The first table below looks at the demand for the Configuration Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Configuration Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Cheshire 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Configuration Analyst
Rank 52 64 71
Rank change year-on-year
+12 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Configuration Analyst 9 3 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 1.247% 0.371% 0.201%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.366% 0.406% 0.219%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 0
Average daily rate £313 £205 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+52.68% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £260 £264 £225
% change year-on-year
-1.42% +17.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £17.00
All Job Titles
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
659 739 912
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 91.27% 91.46% 91.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 381 506
Average daily rate £370 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.71% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £225 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 20 36
Average hourly rate £37.50 £25.00 £15.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+50.00% +61.29%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.50 £9.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £34.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Configuration Analyst
North West

Configuration Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Configuration Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Configuration Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Configuration Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Configuration Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Configuration Analyst across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Cheshire Configuration Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Configuration Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Configuration Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Configuration Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Analyst within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Crewe +12 6 - -
Macclesfield +7 6 - -
Configuration Analyst
North West

Configuration Analyst
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Configuration 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 Configuration Analyst in their job title.

1 13 (86.67%) Configuration Management
1 13 (86.67%) CMDB
2 8 (53.33%) Change Management
3 7 (46.67%) ITIL
4 6 (40.00%) Remedy
5 5 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (33.33%) MS Excel
5 5 (33.33%) SQL
6 3 (20.00%) SQL Server
6 3 (20.00%) Service Management
7 2 (13.33%) Information Security
7 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
7 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
7 2 (13.33%) Banking
8 1 (6.667%) Asset Management
8 1 (6.667%) Logistics
8 1 (6.667%) SAP LE
8 1 (6.667%) FMCG
8 1 (6.667%) SAP
8 1 (6.667%) Finance
8 1 (6.667%) Validation
8 1 (6.667%) Stakeholder Management

Configuration Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Configuration 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 Configuration Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 5 (33.33%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (6.667%) SAP LE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (13.33%) Banking
2 1 (6.667%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 13 (86.67%) CMDB
2 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (6.667%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (86.67%) Configuration Management
2 8 (53.33%) Change Management
3 7 (46.67%) ITIL
4 3 (20.00%) Service Management
5 2 (13.33%) Information Security
6 1 (6.667%) Asset Management
6 1 (6.667%) Logistics
6 1 (6.667%) Validation
6 1 (6.667%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 6 (40.00%) Remedy
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.667%) SAP
Cheshire
Essential Skills & Experience: Technical knowledge *Understands the inter-relationship of software, hardware and Configuration Management *Can describe the major roles and responsibilities of the IT function *Can identify...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cheshire
My Banking client requires an asset and configuration management consultant. * To capture complete and accurate configuration information for all infrastructure, applications, networks and services and load this accurately...
Spring Technology
Rate: £252.00 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013