Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Business Consultant role in IT contracts within the Yorkshire 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 Business Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Consultant
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank99136
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads88
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.331 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£528£360
Average daily rate£552£370
% change on same period last year+49.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£576£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£416£408
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£45.38
% change on same period last year-
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads24203615
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.837 %3.848 %
Daily rates quoted539839
Average minimum daily rate£335£324
Average daily rate£357£339
% change on same period last year+5.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted277339
Average minimum hourly rate£19.71£21.46
Average hourly rate£21.03£22.88
% change on same period last year-8.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.35£24.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Business Consultant EnglandBusiness Consultant
England

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.

Business Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Business Consultant Demand Trend

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Business Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Consultant across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Yorkshire Business Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Business Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Business Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Business Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 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
West YorkshireUp+115£600-
North YorkshireUp+151£690+72.28 %
South YorkshireUp+241£269+7.60 %
Business Consultant EnglandBusiness Consultant
England

Business Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title.

16 (30.00 %)NHS
25 (25.00 %)Finance
34 (20.00 %)Health
34 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
34 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
34 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
34 (20.00 %)Oracle
34 (20.00 %)Business Objects
34 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
43 (15.00 %)Business Intelligence
43 (15.00 %)Hyperion
52 (10.00 %)Project Management
52 (10.00 %)GAP Analysis
52 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
52 (10.00 %)SQL Server
52 (10.00 %)BusinessObjects XI
61 (5.000 %)Retalix
61 (5.000 %)Oracle BI EE
61 (5.000 %)Financial Modelling
61 (5.000 %)Retail
61 (5.000 %)BODI
61 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (5.000 %)Pensions
61 (5.000 %)Java
61 (5.000 %)SQL
61 (5.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (5.000 %)IIS
61 (5.000 %)ETL
61 (5.000 %)EPoS
61 (5.000 %)Internet

Business Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.000 %)IIS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.000 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
14 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
22 (10.00 %)BusinessObjects XI
22 (10.00 %)SQL Server
31 (5.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (5.000 %)ETL
31 (5.000 %)Oracle BI EE
31 (5.000 %)BODI
31 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (25.00 %)Finance
24 (20.00 %)Health
31 (5.000 %)Retail
31 (5.000 %)Pensions
31 (5.000 %)Government
31 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (5.000 %)Telecoms
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (30.00 %)NHS
21 (5.000 %)EPoS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
14 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
23 (15.00 %)Business Intelligence
32 (10.00 %)Project Management
32 (10.00 %)GAP Analysis
41 (5.000 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (5.000 %)Financial Modelling
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)Java
11 (5.000 %)SQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (20.00 %)Oracle
14 (20.00 %)Business Objects
23 (15.00 %)Hyperion
31 (5.000 %)Retalix