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The table below looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT contracts within the Aberdeen region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnalyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank37
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads3629
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.029 %
As % of the category below22.64 %14.36 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£245-
Average daily rate£245-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£245-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£331
% change on same period last year+0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted1211
Average minimum hourly rate£28.67£14.77
Average hourly rate£29.62£15.64
% change on same period last year+89.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.58£16.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.58£19.69
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads159202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.224 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted1723
Average minimum daily rate£256£239
Average daily rate£261£270
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£266£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted4233
Average minimum hourly rate£23.01£16.17
Average hourly rate£23.64£17.06
% change on same period last year+38.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.26£17.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Analyst ScotlandAnalyst
Scotland

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.

Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Analyst across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Aberdeen Analyst Demand Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Aberdeen Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title.

132 (40.00 %)Windows
221 (26.25 %)Windows XP
319 (23.75 %)MS Excel
417 (21.25 %)Windows Server 2003
515 (18.75 %)SAP
614 (17.50 %)MS Office
614 (17.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
713 (16.25 %)Cisco
812 (15.00 %)Microsoft
812 (15.00 %)Active Directory
812 (15.00 %)Windows 2000
911 (13.75 %)Oracle
1010 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
1010 (12.50 %)Migration
1010 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
119 (11.25 %)SQL
119 (11.25 %).NET
119 (11.25 %)Citrix
128 (10.00 %)DNS
128 (10.00 %)LAN
128 (10.00 %)WAN
128 (10.00 %)DHCP
128 (10.00 %)Project Management
128 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
137 (8.750 %)MS Access
146 (7.500 %)ITIL
146 (7.500 %)Windows Vista
155 (6.250 %)VMware
155 (6.250 %)Telecoms
155 (6.250 %)Education

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (11.25 %).NET
22 (2.500 %)ASP.NET
31 (1.250 %)WebServices
31 (1.250 %)Application Packaging
31 (1.250 %)ASP
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
110 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (3.750 %)Lotus Notes
31 (1.250 %)SharePoint
31 (1.250 %)Documentum
31 (1.250 %)Exchange Server 5.5
31 (1.250 %)Exchange Server 2000
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (23.75 %)MS Excel
214 (17.50 %)MS Office
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (5.000 %)SAP PM
21 (1.250 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (10.00 %)LAN
18 (10.00 %)WAN
18 (10.00 %)DHCP
18 (10.00 %)DNS
25 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
34 (5.000 %)SAN
34 (5.000 %)Cisco PIX
43 (3.750 %)IPCC
43 (3.750 %)IP Telephony
43 (3.750 %)MGCP
43 (3.750 %)H.323
43 (3.750 %)SMS
43 (3.750 %)VoIP
43 (3.750 %)Broadband
52 (2.500 %)VLAN
52 (2.500 %)Cisco IPT
52 (2.500 %)RIP
61 (1.250 %)Gigabit Ethernet
61 (1.250 %)ATM
61 (1.250 %)VPN
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (8.750 %)MS Access
25 (6.250 %)SQL Server
33 (3.750 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.250 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (1.250 %)TOAD
41 (1.250 %)SAP BW
41 (1.250 %)SQL Server 2000
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.250 %)TestDirector
11 (1.250 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (1.250 %)InstallShield
11 (1.250 %)AdminStudio
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (6.250 %)Education
15 (6.250 %)Telecoms
23 (3.750 %)Government
31 (1.250 %)Health
31 (1.250 %)Home Office
31 (1.250 %)Auditing
31 (1.250 %)Finance
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.500 %)Client/Server
12 (2.500 %)Management Information System
12 (2.500 %)Economics
21 (1.250 %)Clustering
21 (1.250 %)Blackberry
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (40.00 %)Windows
221 (26.25 %)Windows XP
317 (21.25 %)Windows Server 2003
414 (17.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
512 (15.00 %)Windows 2000
66 (7.500 %)Windows Vista
75 (6.250 %)Linux
75 (6.250 %)UNIX
84 (5.000 %)Red Hat Linux
93 (3.750 %)Windows NT
102 (2.500 %)NetWare
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (12.50 %)Migration
28 (10.00 %)Project Management
28 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
36 (7.500 %)ITIL
44 (5.000 %)Change Management
44 (5.000 %)Workflow
53 (3.750 %)Information Management
62 (2.500 %)Business Intelligence
62 (2.500 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (2.500 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.250 %)System Testing
71 (1.250 %)Time Management
71 (1.250 %)Security Cleared
71 (1.250 %)V-Model
71 (1.250 %)Software Testing
71 (1.250 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (1.250 %)Risk Analysis
71 (1.250 %)SAP Implementation
71 (1.250 %)Asset Management
71 (1.250 %)Risk Management
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (11.25 %)SQL
25 (6.250 %)VB.NET
25 (6.250 %)Shell Script
34 (5.000 %)Korn
42 (2.500 %)VB
42 (2.500 %)PL/SQL
51 (1.250 %)C#
51 (1.250 %)VBA
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (6.250 %)CCNA
15 (6.250 %)Cisco Certification
23 (3.750 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (3.750 %)MCSE
32 (2.500 %)MCP
41 (1.250 %)ISEB
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (6.250 %)SLA
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (15.00 %)Active Directory
24 (5.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (3.750 %)MetaFrame
42 (2.500 %)Terminal Server
42 (2.500 %)ISA Server
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (18.75 %)SAP
213 (16.25 %)Cisco
312 (15.00 %)Microsoft
411 (13.75 %)Oracle
59 (11.25 %)Citrix
65 (6.250 %)VMware
74 (5.000 %)Red Hat
83 (3.750 %)Siemens
83 (3.750 %)Lotus
92 (2.500 %)Novell
101 (1.250 %)HP
101 (1.250 %)Macrovision