The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 21 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 Vendors for the West Sussex 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within SAP Business Objects.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Objects
Rank 34 50 50
Rank change year-on-year
+16 0
Contract jobs citing Business Objects 7 6 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 1.837% 0.929% 0.455%
As % of the Vendors category 3.465% 2.174% 0.917%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 1
Average daily rate £425 £305 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+39.34% -32.22%
UK excluding London average daily rate £360 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
+2.85% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.89 £17.50 £21.75
% change year-on-year
+76.51% -19.54%
All Vendors
West Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
202 276 218
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 53.02% 42.72% 49.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 145 94
Average daily rate £400 £350 £388
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% -9.67%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £228 £260
10% offered a daily rate of more than £585 £488 £485
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 17 22
Average hourly rate £26.00 £17.53 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+48.35% -12.37%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.50 £11.75 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.60 £30.75 £21.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
Business Objects
South East

Business Objects
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Sussex Business Objects Jobs Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Sussex Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Sussex Business Objects Daily Rate Histogram

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Sussex Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Objects within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 21 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
Crawley +10 2 £373 +65.55%
Worthing 0 2 £475 +39.70%
Gatwick - 1 - -
Business Objects
South East

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects.

1 13 (50.00%) SQL
2 12 (46.15%) SAP
2 12 (46.15%) BusinessObjects
3 9 (34.62%) Microsoft
3 9 (34.62%) Data Architecture
4 8 (30.77%) SQL Server
5 7 (26.92%) SharePoint
5 7 (26.92%) Migration
6 6 (23.08%) SOA
6 6 (23.08%) MS Office
6 6 (23.08%) UNIX
6 6 (23.08%) MS Excel
7 5 (19.23%) VB
7 5 (19.23%) ETL
7 5 (19.23%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (15.38%) DMZ
8 4 (15.38%) Internet
8 4 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (15.38%) MS Visio
8 4 (15.38%) Data Modelling
8 4 (15.38%) MS Access
8 4 (15.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (15.38%) Supplier Management
8 4 (15.38%) MS PowerPoint
8 4 (15.38%) F5
9 3 (11.54%) SQL Server 2008
9 3 (11.54%) SAP PSCD
9 3 (11.54%) Revenue Management
9 3 (11.54%) Smart Meter
9 3 (11.54%) SAP Data Services

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (7.692%) Web Dynpro
1 2 (7.692%) SAP XI
1 2 (7.692%) Web Services
2 1 (3.846%) Middleware
2 1 (3.846%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 7 (26.92%) SharePoint
2 2 (7.692%) LiveCycle
Applications
1 6 (23.08%) MS Office
1 6 (23.08%) MS Excel
2 4 (15.38%) MS Visio
2 4 (15.38%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (11.54%) SAP PSCD
2 2 (7.692%) SAP ERP
3 1 (3.846%) SAP FI
3 1 (3.846%) SAP FI-CA
Communications & Networking
1 4 (15.38%) DMZ
1 4 (15.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (46.15%) BusinessObjects
2 8 (30.77%) SQL Server
3 4 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (15.38%) MS Access
3 4 (15.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (11.54%) SQL Server 2008
4 3 (11.54%) SAP Data Services
4 3 (11.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (7.692%) TOAD
6 1 (3.846%) SAP BW
6 1 (3.846%) SQL Server Analysis Services
General
1 1 (3.846%) Telecoms
1 1 (3.846%) Finance
1 1 (3.846%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 9 (34.62%) Architect
2 7 (26.92%) Developer
2 7 (26.92%) Systems Architect
3 4 (15.38%) Data Analyst
3 4 (15.38%) Analyst
3 4 (15.38%) Project Manager
4 2 (7.692%) SAP Consultant
4 2 (7.692%) ABAP Developer
4 2 (7.692%) Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (7.692%) ETL Developer
4 2 (7.692%) SAP Developer
4 2 (7.692%) Consultant
4 2 (7.692%) Infrastructure Project Manager
4 2 (7.692%) Solutions Architect
4 2 (7.692%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 1 (3.846%) Functional Consultant
5 1 (3.846%) SAP Functional Consultant
5 1 (3.846%) Database Developer
5 1 (3.846%) SAP Basis Consultant
5 1 (3.846%) SAP FI Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.54%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 6 (23.08%) UNIX
2 2 (7.692%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (34.62%) Data Architecture
2 7 (26.92%) Migration
3 6 (23.08%) SOA
4 5 (19.23%) ETL
4 5 (19.23%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (15.38%) Data Modelling
5 4 (15.38%) Supplier Management
6 3 (11.54%) Revenue Management
7 2 (7.692%) Workflow
7 2 (7.692%) Validation
7 2 (7.692%) Data Security
7 2 (7.692%) Risk Management
7 2 (7.692%) OOP
7 2 (7.692%) OO
7 2 (7.692%) PRINCE2
7 2 (7.692%) ERP
7 2 (7.692%) DRM
7 2 (7.692%) Data Migration
7 2 (7.692%) Data Protection
8 1 (3.846%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 13 (50.00%) SQL
2 5 (19.23%) VB
3 2 (7.692%) PL/SQL
3 2 (7.692%) ABAP
3 2 (7.692%) VBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.692%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 12 (46.15%) SAP
2 9 (34.62%) Microsoft
3 4 (15.38%) F5
4 2 (7.692%) Cognos
4 2 (7.692%) Oracle
4 2 (7.692%) Adobe
5 1 (3.846%) CA