The first table below looks at the demand for Xcelsius skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Xcelsius over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category for the West Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius
Rank 94 103 98
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -5
Contract jobs citing Xcelsius 3 2 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.184% 0.089% 0.105%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.875% 0.408% 0.485%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £400 £375
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £45.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year
- +5.88%
All Database & Business Intelligence
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
343 490 412
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 21.03% 21.79% 21.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 251 202
Average daily rate £320 £320 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.18%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £218 £229
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £440 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £333 £335
% change year-on-year
-0.75% -0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 17 14
Average hourly rate £39.60 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+126.28% -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.22 £12.50 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.20 £36.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -15.38%
Xcelsius
England

Xcelsius
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Xcelsius across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

West Midlands Xcelsius Jobs Demand Trend

Xcelsius
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Xcelsius across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Xcelsius Daily Rate Trend

Xcelsius
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Xcelsius across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Xcelsius Hourly Rate Trend

Xcelsius
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Xcelsius within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Warwickshire - 2 - -
Xcelsius
England

Xcelsius
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Xcelsius also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Xcelsius.

1 8 (88.89%) Finance
2 6 (66.67%) Crystal Reports
2 6 (66.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (33.33%) SAP
3 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (33.33%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Dimensional Modelling
4 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
4 2 (22.22%) SAP XI
4 2 (22.22%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (22.22%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (22.22%) ETL
4 2 (22.22%) Business Objects
4 2 (22.22%) Marketing
4 2 (22.22%) BusinessObjects XI
5 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Oracle
5 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
5 1 (11.11%) OLAP
5 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
5 1 (11.11%) SAP BW
5 1 (11.11%) SAP BI
5 1 (11.11%) Star Schema
5 1 (11.11%) SAP EP
5 1 (11.11%) Automotive
5 1 (11.11%) Security Architecture
5 1 (11.11%) Performance Improvement
5 1 (11.11%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Kimball Methodology
5 1 (11.11%) Analytics

Xcelsius
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Xcelsius also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Xcelsius. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (22.22%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) SAP EP
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (66.67%) Crystal Reports
1 6 (66.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 3 (33.33%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 2 (22.22%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (22.22%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (22.22%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
4 1 (11.11%) OLAP
4 1 (11.11%) SAP BW
4 1 (11.11%) SAP BI
4 1 (11.11%) Star Schema
General
1 8 (88.89%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
2 2 (22.22%) Marketing
3 1 (11.11%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Analyst
2 6 (66.67%) MI Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Business Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Business Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Business Objects Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Business Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (22.22%) Dimensional Modelling
2 2 (22.22%) ETL
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Security Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) Performance Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Kimball Methodology
3 1 (11.11%) Analytics
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) SAP
2 2 (22.22%) Business Objects
3 1 (11.11%) Oracle