Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Worcestershire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank139
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.515 %6.154 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£488
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£625
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£433
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.63£32.42
% change on same period last year+28.40 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads6665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£380£179
Average daily rate£428£206
% change on same period last year+108.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£477£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted1316
Average minimum hourly rate£16.58£24.56
Average hourly rate£17.28£25.43
% change on same period last year-32.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.99£26.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Consultant West MidlandsConsultant
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Worcestershire Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Consultant across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
RedditchNew entry-1--
Consultant West MidlandsConsultant
West Midlands

Consultant
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title.

11 (25.00 %)Data Mining
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (25.00 %)Internet
11 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Law

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Data Mining
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Law
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Service Delivery