The first table below looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Cardiff region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Cardiff region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Analyst
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year
0 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 61 89 83
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cardiff 33.33% 39.38% 36.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 35.67% 41.40% 38.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 56 57
Average daily rate £344 £355 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.16% +9.23%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £245 £108
10% offered a daily rate of more than £432 £450 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 3
Average hourly rate £10.69 £14.00 £100.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-23.64% -86.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £15.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -
All Job Titles
Cardiff
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
171 215 218
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cardiff 93.44% 95.13% 96.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 127 132
Average daily rate £350 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £175 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £500 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 10
Average hourly rate £17.00 £14.25 £12.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+19.29% +18.75%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.88 £14.00 £9.17
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £15.50 £100.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Analyst
South Wales

Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Analyst across the Cardiff region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cardiff Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Cardiff Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

1 59 (49.58%) Finance
2 35 (29.41%) Banking
3 32 (26.89%) Microsoft
4 26 (21.85%) Project Management
5 25 (21.01%) MS Office
6 23 (19.33%) Windows
6 23 (19.33%) Business Analysis
7 21 (17.65%) Migration
7 21 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
8 19 (15.97%) SQL
9 16 (13.45%) AS400
10 15 (12.61%) SQL Server
11 14 (11.76%) MS Project
11 14 (11.76%) Retail
12 13 (10.92%) Retail Banking
13 12 (10.08%) WebSphere
13 12 (10.08%) Degree
13 12 (10.08%) iSeries
13 12 (10.08%) UNIX
13 12 (10.08%) IBM
14 11 (9.244%) SLA
14 11 (9.244%) ISEB
14 11 (9.244%) Data Warehouse
15 10 (8.403%) UML
15 10 (8.403%) IIS
15 10 (8.403%) COBOL
16 9 (7.563%) Shell Script
16 9 (7.563%) DB2
16 9 (7.563%) OO
16 9 (7.563%) PRINCE2

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Application Development
1 12 (10.08%) WebSphere
2 7 (5.882%) .NET
3 4 (3.361%) J2EE
4 3 (2.521%) XML
5 2 (1.681%) HTML
6 1 (0.840%) XML Schema
6 1 (0.840%) COM
6 1 (0.840%) DWR
Application Platforms
1 10 (8.403%) IIS
2 3 (2.521%) SAS
2 3 (2.521%) MS Exchange
2 3 (2.521%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.840%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 25 (21.01%) MS Office
2 14 (11.76%) MS Project
3 8 (6.723%) MS Excel
4 2 (1.681%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.840%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.681%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.840%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.840%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 1 (0.840%) SalesLogix
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.521%) Internet
2 2 (1.681%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.681%) Broadband
3 1 (0.840%) LAN
3 1 (0.840%) WAN
3 1 (0.840%) DNS
3 1 (0.840%) DHCP
3 1 (0.840%) SAN
3 1 (0.840%) Firewall
3 1 (0.840%) Symposium
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (12.61%) SQL Server
2 11 (9.244%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (7.563%) DB2
4 4 (3.361%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (2.521%) SAP BW
5 3 (2.521%) Xcelsius
5 3 (2.521%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 2 (1.681%) Data Mart
6 2 (1.681%) SQL Server 2008
6 2 (1.681%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.840%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.840%) Cognos Impromptu
7 1 (0.840%) MS Access
7 1 (0.840%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.840%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 9 (7.563%) TestDirector
2 3 (2.521%) Visual Studio
2 3 (2.521%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.840%) Talend Open Studio
General
1 59 (49.58%) Finance
2 35 (29.41%) Banking
3 14 (11.76%) Retail
4 13 (10.92%) Retail Banking
5 4 (3.361%) Multimedia
6 1 (0.840%) Welsh Language
6 1 (0.840%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 16 (13.45%) AS400
2 12 (10.08%) iSeries
3 8 (6.723%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.521%) NHS
4 3 (2.521%) Mainframe
5 2 (1.681%) Credit Risk
6 1 (0.840%) Thin Client
6 1 (0.840%) IVR
6 1 (0.840%) Digital Media
6 1 (0.840%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.840%) Physics
6 1 (0.840%) Fat Client
6 1 (0.840%) Data Extraction
6 1 (0.840%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 23 (19.33%) Windows
2 12 (10.08%) UNIX
3 9 (7.563%) OS/400
4 5 (4.202%) AIX
4 5 (4.202%) Windows 7
5 3 (2.521%) Linux
5 3 (2.521%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (1.681%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (1.681%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (21.85%) Project Management
2 23 (19.33%) Business Analysis
3 21 (17.65%) Migration
3 21 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (8.403%) UML
5 9 (7.563%) OO
5 9 (7.563%) PRINCE2
5 9 (7.563%) Data Migration
6 8 (6.723%) User Acceptance Testing
7 7 (5.882%) Data Analysis
8 6 (5.042%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 6 (5.042%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (4.202%) Test Strategy
9 5 (4.202%) Use Case
9 5 (4.202%) Content Management
10 4 (3.361%) Software Testing
10 4 (3.361%) Change Control
10 4 (3.361%) Data Mapping
10 4 (3.361%) Disaster Recovery
10 4 (3.361%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 19 (15.97%) SQL
2 10 (8.403%) COBOL
3 9 (7.563%) Shell Script
4 8 (6.723%) RPG
5 3 (2.521%) VB
6 2 (1.681%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.840%) Java
7 1 (0.840%) C
7 1 (0.840%) LINC
Qualifications
1 12 (10.08%) Degree
2 11 (9.244%) ISEB
3 4 (3.361%) MCSE
3 4 (3.361%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (2.521%) MCP
4 3 (2.521%) ISEB Practitioner
5 2 (1.681%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.681%) MCSA
6 1 (0.840%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.244%) SLA
2 2 (1.681%) QA
3 1 (0.840%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 9 (7.563%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.202%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.840%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.840%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (0.840%) ARCserve
1 1 (0.840%) Cisco UCCE
1 1 (0.840%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 32 (26.89%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.08%) IBM
3 5 (4.202%) SAP
3 5 (4.202%) VMware
4 4 (3.361%) Rackspace
4 4 (3.361%) Business Objects
5 3 (2.521%) Citrix
5 3 (2.521%) Oracle
6 2 (1.681%) Remedy
6 2 (1.681%) McAfee
6 2 (1.681%) Cognos
7 1 (0.840%) Cisco
7 1 (0.840%) HP
7 1 (0.840%) Intel
7 1 (0.840%) Salesforce.com
7 1 (0.840%) TSYS
7 1 (0.840%) Talend
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
My client is looking to recruit an experienced Business Analyst for a large-scale, long term contract based in Cardiff. The postholder will be required to understand and...
Pertemps IT
Rate: £300 to £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
The key skills for the Business Analyst are Strong Stakeholder management experience Capture, Analyse and Documenting requirements Communicate and deliver requirements with Stakeholders agreeing buy in and agreement.
CPS Group UK
Rate: £250 - £330 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
To provide business architecture expertise aligned to technical architecture across multiple business areas... The successful candidate must have a solid background in Business Analysis with demonstrable experience of...
Sanderson
Rate: £300 - £350 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Our client, a large financial services organisation, currently requires a Business Analyst to work on a 3-month initial contract based in Cardiff. Experience in Lending would be...
Experis IT
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
ISEB Business Analysis Practitioner) or have substantial commercial experience, an understanding of Prince 2 project management methodology and be able to demonstrate the following: - Understanding of process mapping...
Intapeople
Rate: £250 - £330 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
The suitable test analyst must have covered one of the following areas: Credit Risk UAT. Digital web based UAT. Insurance UAT... Suitable candidates must be fully competent on...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £330.00 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
To work closely with the PMO Manager to ensure project standards are maintained and administer all project documentation on behalf of the Senior Business Solutions team within the...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rate: £200.00 - £250.00 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013