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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7092
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads5148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.049 %
As % of the category below4.116 %3.103 %
Daily rates quoted1317
Average minimum daily rate£272£302
Average daily rate£292£314
% change on same period last year-6.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£343
% change on same period last year-2.07 %
Hourly rates quoted61
Average minimum hourly rate£14.67£23.00
Average hourly rate£18.83£24.00
% change on same period last year-21.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.72£34.14
% change on same period last year-27.58 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12391547
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.752 %1.566 %
Daily rates quoted218327
Average minimum daily rate£339£337
Average daily rate£361£354
% change on same period last year+1.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted193173
Average minimum hourly rate£23.08£21.13
Average hourly rate£24.14£22.59
% change on same period last year+6.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.20£24.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.41£24.34
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Business Objects EnglandBusiness Objects
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Yorkshire Business Objects Daily Rate Histogram

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Yorkshire Business Objects Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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+1134£294-10.56 %
South YorkshireUp+136£287+4.24 %
East YorkshireNew entry-3--
North YorkshireDown-11--
Business Objects EnglandBusiness Objects
England

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

1112 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
231 (27.68 %)NHS
328 (25.00 %)SQL
427 (24.11 %)Oracle
526 (23.21 %)Datawarehouse
623 (20.54 %)BusinessObjects XI
717 (15.18 %)Business Intelligence
717 (15.18 %)SQL Server
814 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
814 (12.50 %)Health
913 (11.61 %)Finance
1012 (10.71 %)User Acceptance Testing
1012 (10.71 %)Business Analysis
1111 (9.821 %)Microsoft
1210 (8.929 %)MS Excel
1210 (8.929 %)UML
1210 (8.929 %)Oracle Reports
139 (8.036 %)VB
139 (8.036 %).NET
139 (8.036 %)Migration
148 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
148 (7.143 %)UNIX
157 (6.250 %)Data Migration
157 (6.250 %)Statistics
166 (5.357 %)Retail
166 (5.357 %)ASP.NET
166 (5.357 %)C#
166 (5.357 %)Oracle 10g
166 (5.357 %)Data Modelling
175 (4.464 %)HP

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (8.036 %).NET
26 (5.357 %)ASP.NET
34 (3.571 %)WCF
34 (3.571 %)LINQ
43 (2.679 %)ASP
51 (0.893 %).NET Framework
51 (0.893 %)HTML
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.571 %)BizTalk Server
14 (3.571 %)SharePoint Server 2007
23 (2.679 %)Lotus Notes
31 (0.893 %)SharePoint
31 (0.893 %)SAS
31 (0.893 %)Content Management Server
31 (0.893 %)CMS
31 (0.893 %)IIS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (8.929 %)MS Excel
23 (2.679 %)MS Visio
23 (2.679 %)MS Project
23 (2.679 %)MS Office
32 (1.786 %)CA Clarity
32 (1.786 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.893 %)MS PowerPoint
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.786 %)MAXIMO
12 (1.786 %)Academy Housing
21 (0.893 %)arcHouse
21 (0.893 %)Siebel Analytics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.893 %)SSH
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1112 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
226 (23.21 %)Datawarehouse
323 (20.54 %)BusinessObjects XI
417 (15.18 %)SQL Server
514 (12.50 %)Crystal Reports
610 (8.929 %)Oracle Reports
76 (5.357 %)Oracle 10g
85 (4.464 %)Oracle 8/8i
94 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
94 (3.571 %)TOAD
103 (2.679 %)ETL
103 (2.679 %)Oracle OWB
103 (2.679 %)MS Access
103 (2.679 %)Data Cleansing
103 (2.679 %)SQL Server 2005
112 (1.786 %)BODI
112 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2000
112 (1.786 %)OLAP
121 (0.893 %)SQL Navigator
121 (0.893 %)RDBMS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (4.464 %)Oracle Forms
21 (0.893 %)Visual Studio
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (12.50 %)Health
213 (11.61 %)Finance
36 (5.357 %)Retail
43 (2.679 %)Government
52 (1.786 %)Banking
52 (1.786 %)International Banking
52 (1.786 %)Telecoms
61 (0.893 %)Graphic Design
61 (0.893 %)FMCG
61 (0.893 %)Insurance
61 (0.893 %)Local Government
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (38.39 %)Analyst
240 (35.71 %)Developer
322 (19.64 %)Business Developer
421 (18.75 %)Business Objects Developer
518 (16.07 %)Business Analyst
613 (11.61 %)Information Analyst
79 (8.036 %)NHS Information Analyst
88 (7.143 %)Consultant
97 (6.250 %)Business Consultant
97 (6.250 %)Business Objects Consultant
105 (4.464 %)Business Objects Analyst
114 (3.571 %)Developer Analyst
114 (3.571 %)SQL Developer
114 (3.571 %)Oracle Developer
114 (3.571 %)Data Analyst
114 (3.571 %)Applications Developer
114 (3.571 %)Coordinator
123 (2.679 %)Report Analyst
123 (2.679 %)PL/SQL Developer
123 (2.679 %)Datawarehouse Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (27.68 %)NHS
27 (6.250 %)Statistics
33 (2.679 %)NPfIT
41 (0.893 %)Management Information System
41 (0.893 %)Informatics
41 (0.893 %)Data Extraction
41 (0.893 %)Data Integration
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (7.143 %)UNIX
22 (1.786 %)Windows
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (15.18 %)Business Intelligence
212 (10.71 %)Business Analysis
212 (10.71 %)User Acceptance Testing
310 (8.929 %)UML
49 (8.036 %)Migration
57 (6.250 %)Data Migration
66 (5.357 %)Data Modelling
75 (4.464 %)Data Analysis
84 (3.571 %)ITIL
84 (3.571 %)PRINCE2
93 (2.679 %)Change Management
93 (2.679 %)Incident Management
93 (2.679 %)Unit Testing
93 (2.679 %)Test Scripting
102 (1.786 %)Web Development
102 (1.786 %)Service Management
102 (1.786 %)GAP Analysis
102 (1.786 %)Validation
102 (1.786 %)Stakeholder Management
102 (1.786 %)E-Commerce
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (25.00 %)SQL
29 (8.036 %)VB
38 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
46 (5.357 %)C#
53 (2.679 %)JavaScript
53 (2.679 %)VBA
53 (2.679 %)VB6
62 (1.786 %)PHP
62 (1.786 %)VB.NET
62 (1.786 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.893 %)RPG
71 (0.893 %)Shell Script
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (3.571 %)Degree
21 (0.893 %)ISEB
21 (0.893 %)ITIL Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.893 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.893 %)Oracle RAC
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.893 %)OpenView
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (24.11 %)Oracle
211 (9.821 %)Microsoft
35 (4.464 %)HP
43 (2.679 %)Hyperion
43 (2.679 %)Lotus
43 (2.679 %)Anite
52 (1.786 %)Cognos
52 (1.786 %)Northgate
52 (1.786 %)Capita
52 (1.786 %)Orchard
61 (0.893 %)Civica
61 (0.893 %)Comino
61 (0.893 %)CA
61 (0.893 %)Siebel
61 (0.893 %)IBM
61 (0.893 %)Lagan