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This section looks at the demand for Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OLAP over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Analytical Processing (OLAP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank111134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.876 %0.868 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£418
% change on same period last year-14.36 %
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£37.10£44.10
% change on same period last year-15.87 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads693691
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.924 %0.689 %
Daily rates quoted10768
Average minimum daily rate£287£335
Average daily rate£308£351
% change on same period last year-12.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£358
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted7558
Average minimum hourly rate£28.65£28.00
Average hourly rate£30.58£29.43
% change on same period last year+3.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.52£30.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.15£32.12
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
OLAP EnglandOLAP
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.

OLAP
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire OLAP Demand Trend

OLAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire OLAP Daily Rate Trend

OLAP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OLAP across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Yorkshire OLAP Daily Rate Histogram

OLAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire OLAP Hourly Rate Trend

OLAP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OLAP within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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 YorkshireNew entry-7£300-
East YorkshireNew entry-1--
South YorkshireUp+21--
OLAP EnglandOLAP
England

OLAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing OLAP 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 OLAP.

113 (72.22 %)SQL
210 (55.56 %)SQL Server
37 (38.89 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (33.33 %)Migration
46 (33.33 %)Datawarehouse
46 (33.33 %)Microsoft
46 (33.33 %).NET
55 (27.78 %)Transact-SQL
55 (27.78 %)OLTP
55 (27.78 %)SQL Server Integration Services
55 (27.78 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
55 (27.78 %)Finance
64 (22.22 %)Business Analysis
64 (22.22 %)Business Intelligence
64 (22.22 %)IBM
64 (22.22 %)DTS
73 (16.67 %)Data Modelling
73 (16.67 %)DB2
73 (16.67 %)XHTML
73 (16.67 %)MS Excel
73 (16.67 %)C#
73 (16.67 %)CSS
73 (16.67 %)WebServices
73 (16.67 %)XML
73 (16.67 %)Data Integration
73 (16.67 %)Degree
82 (11.11 %)Data Migration
82 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
82 (11.11 %)Business Objects
82 (11.11 %)ETL

OLAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing OLAP 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 OLAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (33.33 %).NET
23 (16.67 %)CSS
23 (16.67 %)WebServices
23 (16.67 %)XML
23 (16.67 %)XHTML
31 (5.556 %)ASP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)PowerExchange
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (16.67 %)MS Excel
21 (5.556 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (5.556 %)MS Project
21 (5.556 %)MS Office
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (55.56 %)SQL Server
27 (38.89 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (33.33 %)Datawarehouse
45 (27.78 %)OLTP
45 (27.78 %)SQL Server Integration Services
45 (27.78 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
54 (22.22 %)DTS
63 (16.67 %)DB2
72 (11.11 %)ETL
72 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects
72 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (5.556 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
81 (5.556 %)PowerCenter
81 (5.556 %)Oracle OLAP
81 (5.556 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (5.556 %)Data Cleansing
81 (5.556 %)RDBMS
81 (5.556 %)Crystal Reports
81 (5.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (5.556 %)MS Access
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (27.78 %)Finance
21 (5.556 %)Retail
21 (5.556 %)Marketing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (83.33 %)Developer
28 (44.44 %)SQL Developer
34 (22.22 %)DBA
34 (22.22 %)SQL Server Developer
43 (16.67 %)Analyst
52 (11.11 %)SQL DBA
61 (5.556 %)Business Analyst
61 (5.556 %).NET Developer
61 (5.556 %)Information Analyst
61 (5.556 %)Informatica Developer
61 (5.556 %)Cognos Developer
61 (5.556 %)Hyperion Analyst
61 (5.556 %)Solutions Analyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (16.67 %)Data Integration
21 (5.556 %)NHS
21 (5.556 %)Replication
21 (5.556 %)Clustering
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.556 %)UNIX
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (33.33 %)Migration
24 (22.22 %)Business Intelligence
24 (22.22 %)Business Analysis
33 (16.67 %)Data Modelling
42 (11.11 %)Data Migration
51 (5.556 %)Web Development
51 (5.556 %)Internet Marketing
51 (5.556 %)PRINCE2
51 (5.556 %)Project Management
51 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (5.556 %)Web Design
51 (5.556 %)Data Analysis
51 (5.556 %)Logistics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (72.22 %)SQL
25 (27.78 %)Transact-SQL
33 (16.67 %)C#
41 (5.556 %)JavaScript
41 (5.556 %)PHP
41 (5.556 %)PL/SQL
41 (5.556 %)Korn
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (16.67 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (33.33 %)Microsoft
24 (22.22 %)IBM
32 (11.11 %)Business Objects
32 (11.11 %)Cognos
41 (5.556 %)Oracle
41 (5.556 %)Hyperion
41 (5.556 %)Informatica