The first table below looks at the demand for the Functional Consultant role in IT contracts advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Functional Consultant in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the Yorkshire 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Functional Consultant
Rank 97 90 92
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 14 26 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.734% 1.138% 0.280%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.776% 1.201% 0.299%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 11 0
Average daily rate £570 £475 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £465 £450
% change year-on-year
-3.22% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £51.39 - £30.00
All Job Titles
Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1803 2164 1674
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 94.55% 94.75% 93.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 914 1155 783
Average daily rate £320 £335 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.47% +3.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £190 £210
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £452 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 110 122
Average hourly rate £13.71 £13.50 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.55% -22.85%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.30 £10.30 £7.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.00 £30.00 £40.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Functional Consultant across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Yorkshire Functional Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Functional Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Functional Consultant across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Yorkshire Functional Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Functional Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the Yorkshire 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
West Yorkshire -15 6 £450 -5.26%
East Yorkshire - 2 £550 -
North Yorkshire - 2 £588 -
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title.

1 17 (73.91%) Oracle
2 10 (43.48%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (34.78%) Oracle EBS R12
4 7 (30.43%) Oracle ASCP
4 7 (30.43%) Manufacturing
5 4 (17.39%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (17.39%) Finance
5 4 (17.39%) Oracle BI EE
6 3 (13.04%) Billing
6 3 (13.04%) SAP IS-U
6 3 (13.04%) SAP
6 3 (13.04%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (8.696%) Project Management
7 2 (8.696%) GAAP
7 2 (8.696%) CCAB
7 2 (8.696%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (8.696%) Oracle 10g
7 2 (8.696%) Hyperion
7 2 (8.696%) JD Edwards
7 2 (8.696%) NHS
7 2 (8.696%) Migration
7 2 (8.696%) Telecoms
7 2 (8.696%) Oracle SCM
7 2 (8.696%) SC Cleared
7 2 (8.696%) Security Cleared
7 2 (8.696%) Test Scripting
7 2 (8.696%) Oracle 11g
7 2 (8.696%) Supply Chain Management
7 2 (8.696%) JDE World
8 1 (4.348%) Data Quality

Functional Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 10 (43.48%) Oracle EBS
2 8 (34.78%) Oracle EBS R12
3 7 (30.43%) Oracle ASCP
4 3 (13.04%) SAP IS-U
5 2 (8.696%) Oracle SCM
5 2 (8.696%) JDE World
6 1 (4.348%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (4.348%) Oracle CRM
6 1 (4.348%) Oracle Financials
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (17.39%) Oracle BI EE
2 3 (13.04%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (8.696%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (8.696%) Oracle 10g
3 2 (8.696%) Oracle 11g
General
1 7 (30.43%) Manufacturing
2 4 (17.39%) Finance
3 3 (13.04%) Billing
4 2 (8.696%) Telecoms
5 1 (4.348%) Marketing
5 1 (4.348%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.696%) NHS
2 1 (4.348%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (17.39%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (8.696%) Project Management
2 2 (8.696%) Migration
2 2 (8.696%) Test Scripting
2 2 (8.696%) Supply Chain Management
3 1 (4.348%) Business Transformation
3 1 (4.348%) Master Data Management
3 1 (4.348%) Systems Analysis
3 1 (4.348%) Use Case
3 1 (4.348%) Data Management
3 1 (4.348%) Data Analysis
3 1 (4.348%) EAM
3 1 (4.348%) CRM
3 1 (4.348%) ERP
3 1 (4.348%) Data Modelling
Qualifications
1 2 (8.696%) CCAB
1 2 (8.696%) SC Cleared
1 2 (8.696%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.696%) GAAP
2 1 (4.348%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 17 (73.91%) Oracle
2 3 (13.04%) SAP
3 2 (8.696%) Hyperion
3 2 (8.696%) JD Edwards