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Steady increase in consultancy prices
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2009-03-17T10:00:00.000Z
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Computer cosultancy services, price index, Q4 2008

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Steady increase in consultancy prices

Prices of computer consultancy services increased by 0.6 per cent during the 4th quarter this year. The year-on-year increase was 4.1 per cent.

Prices of computer consultancy services increased by 4.1 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2007 to the 4th quarter of 2008. From the 3rd quarter to the 4th quarter of 2008, the increase was 0.6 per cent. In comparison, prices increased by 0.8 per cent on a quarterly basis the previous quarter.

Computer consultancy services. 2nd quarter 2006-4th quarter 2008. 2nd quarter 2006=100. Total index, competence level

Computer consultancy services. 2nd quarter 2006-4th quarter 2008. 2nd quarter 2006=100. Total index, computer consultant categories

The sub-index for systems consultants had the largest increase from the previous quarter with a 1.3 per cent growth. The same group had the largest increase over the past year with 6.7 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. Those with the highest level of competence experienced a price increase of 0.1 per cent only.

Computer consultancy services. 4th quarter 2007-4th 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
4th quarter 2007,
per cent 		Changes from
3rd quarter 2008,
per cent
  4th quarter 2007 1st quarter 2008 2nd quarter 2008 3rd quarter 2008 4th quarter 2008
Total index  108.0  110.4  110.8  111.7  112.4 4.1 0.6
               
IT-architect, systems designer  110.3  114.0  113.1  116.7  116.8 5.9 0.1
Programmer/systems programmer  107.0  107.5  108.5  109.8  110.3 3.1 0.5
Project manager  107.5  109.9  109.7  112.4  112.9 5.0 0.4
Adviser  110.0  113.8  114.6  115.3  116.8 6.2 1.3
Systems consultant  106.2  109.3  110.8  111.9  113.3 6.7 1.3
               
Competence level 1  111.3  116.0  116.2  118.4  119.2 7.1 0.7
Competence level 2  107.7  108.2  110.1  110.4  111.2 3.2 0.7
Competence level 3  106.7  110.2  109.8  111.1  111.6 4.6 0.5
Competence level 4  105.6  107.1  106.4  106.5  107.3 1.6 0.8

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 publishing routines

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. The price index for computer consultancy services will be published together with the other existing price index in the information and communication industries, the price index for telecommunication services.