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Steady increase in consultancy prices
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2008-12-10T10:00:00.000Z
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Computer cosultancy services, price index, Q3 2008

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Steady increase in consultancy prices

Prices of computer consultancy services increased by 0.8 per cent during the 3rd quarter this year. The year-on-year increase is 3.7 per cent.

Computer consultancy services. 2nd quarter 2006-3rd quarter 2008. 2nd quarter 2006=100. Total index, computer consultant categories

Computer consultancy services. 2nd quarter 2006-3rd quarter 2008. 2nd quarter 2006=100. Total index, competence level

Prices of computer consultancy services increased by 3.7 per cent from the 3rd quarter of 2007 to the 3rd quarter of 2008. From the 2nd quarter to the 3rd quarter of 2008, the increase was 0.8 per cent. In comparison, prices increased by 0.4 per cent on a quarterly basis the previous quarter.

The sub-index for IT-architects had the largest increase from the previous quarter with 3.2 per cent. The same group has had the largest increase over the past year with 6.6 per cent.

Considering the price changes for different levels of competence, the strongest increase was seen for those with the lowest level of competence. From the 3rd quarter of 2007 to the 3rd quarter of 2008, the increase was 6.9 per cent for this group. In comparison, the prices charged by computer consultants with the highest competence level only increased by 1.8 per cent. Even on a quarter-on-quarter basis the group with the lowest level of competence has had the strongest increase in prices with 1.9 per cent compared to only 0.1 per cent increase for those with the highest level of competence.

Computer consultancy services. 3rd quarter 2007-3rd quarter 2008. 2nd quarter 2006=100. Total index, computer consultant categories and competence levels. Changes from same quarter last year and from last quarter, per cent
  Indeks Changes from
3rd quarter 2007,
per cent 		Changes from
2nd quarter 2008,
per cent
  3rd quarter 2007 4th quarter 2007 1st quarter 2008 2nd quarter 2008 3rd quarter 2008
Total index  107.7  108.0  110.4  110.8  111.7 3.7 0.8
               
IT-architect, systems designer  109.5  110.3  114.0  113.1  116.7 6.6 3.2
Programmer/systems programmer  106.1  107.0  107.5  108.5  109.8 3.5 1.2
Project manager  107.1  107.5  109.9  109.7  112.4 4.9 2.5
Adviser  110.5  110.0  113.8  114.6  115.3 4.3 0.6
Systems consultant  107.3  106.2  109.3  110.8  111.9 4.3 1.0
               
Competence level 1  110.8  111.3  116.0  116.2  118.4 6.9 1.9
Competence level 2  107.2  107.7  108.2  110.1  110.4 3.0 0.3
Competence level 3  107.6  106.7  110.2  109.8  111.1 3.3 1.2
Competence level 4  104.6  105.6  107.1  106.4  106.5 1.8 0.1

The four competence levels are defined by education and work experience.

Level 1: Education within the field and up to one year of experience.

Level 2: Education within the field and between one and three years of experience.

Level 3: At least three years of education and more than eight years of experience.

Level 4: Expert competence and at least seven to twelve years of experience.

For more information, see About the statistics .

New standard industrial classification

The statistics for the 1st quarter of 2009 will be published according to the new standard industrial classification (NACE rev.2). This statistics will be maintained as a price index for computer consultancy services (new activity code 62). The activity publishing of software will then no longer be a part of this index.