Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Information Analyst role in IT contracts within the Birmingham 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 Information Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Information Analyst
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4559
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.377 %0.519 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£180
Average daily rate-£200
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£248£196
% change on same period last year+26.61 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£9.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£11.00
% change on same period last year+81.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.05£19.48
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads531964
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.862 %1.052 %
Daily rates quoted171214
Average minimum daily rate£346£353
Average daily rate£369£380
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted75183
Average minimum hourly rate£19.28£16.17
Average hourly rate£21.11£17.26
% change on same period last year+22.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.93£18.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Information Analyst West MidlandsInformation Analyst
West Midlands

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.

Information Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Information Analyst Demand Trend

Information Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Information Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Information Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Information Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Information Analyst
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Information 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 Information Analyst in their job title.

16 (60.00 %)SQL
24 (40.00 %)MS Excel
24 (40.00 %)Microsoft
24 (40.00 %)NHS
24 (40.00 %)Degree
33 (30.00 %)Transact-SQL
42 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (20.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
42 (20.00 %)CISSP
42 (20.00 %)Health
42 (20.00 %)Information Security
42 (20.00 %)PCI DSS
51 (10.00 %)Statistical Analysis
51 (10.00 %)AS400
51 (10.00 %)OLAP
51 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
51 (10.00 %)MS Access
51 (10.00 %)SAS
51 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
51 (10.00 %)RDBMS

Information Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Information 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 Information Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)SAS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (40.00 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)OLAP
11 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
11 (10.00 %)MS Access
11 (10.00 %)RDBMS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Health
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (40.00 %)NHS
21 (10.00 %)AS400
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Information Security
21 (10.00 %)Statistical Analysis
21 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (60.00 %)SQL
23 (30.00 %)Transact-SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)Degree
22 (20.00 %)CISSP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
12 (20.00 %)PCI DSS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Microsoft