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The table below looks at the demand for SAS System skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAS System
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6367
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads2725
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.025 %
As % of the category below10.93 %7.937 %
Daily rates quoted154
Average minimum daily rate£418£353
Average daily rate£453£365
% change on same period last year+24.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£488£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£386
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£42.79
% change on same period last year-21.13 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads247315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.351 %0.318 %
Daily rates quoted6846
Average minimum daily rate£336£332
Average daily rate£356£347
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£339
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted2160
Average minimum hourly rate£16.87£18.61
Average hourly rate£18.47£19.33
% change on same period last year-4.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.07£20.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.54£24.08
% change on same period last year+1.92 %
SAS EnglandSAS
England

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.

SAS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAS across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

East Midlands SAS Demand Trend

SAS
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands SAS Daily Rate Trend

SAS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAS across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

East Midlands SAS Daily Rate Histogram

SAS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands SAS Hourly Rate Trend

SAS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAS within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NorthamptonshireUp+1620£473+20.52 %
NottinghamshireDown-42--
DerbyshireNew entry-1£320-
SAS EnglandSAS
England

SAS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing SAS also 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 that cited SAS.

136 (66.67 %)Finance
217 (31.48 %)Datawarehouse
315 (27.78 %)Banking
412 (22.22 %)Data Modelling
511 (20.37 %)SQL
69 (16.67 %)Project Management
78 (14.81 %)ERwin
87 (12.96 %)Data Analysis
87 (12.96 %)Business Analysis
96 (11.11 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
96 (11.11 %)Retail
96 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
96 (11.11 %)UNIX
96 (11.11 %)Cognos
105 (9.259 %)ETL
105 (9.259 %)Stakeholder Management
105 (9.259 %)Mathematics
105 (9.259 %)Credit Risk
105 (9.259 %)Marketing
114 (7.407 %)Retail Banking
114 (7.407 %)Degree
114 (7.407 %)Time Management
114 (7.407 %)Base SAS
114 (7.407 %)Telecoms
114 (7.407 %)Ab Initio
114 (7.407 %)Teradata
114 (7.407 %)OLAP
123 (5.556 %)VBA
123 (5.556 %)Business Objects
123 (5.556 %)BusinessObjects

SAS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing SAS also 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 that cited SAS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.852 %)WebSphere
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.704 %)MS Excel
12 (3.704 %)SPSS
21 (1.852 %)Spreadsheet
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.704 %)BASE24
21 (1.852 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (31.48 %)Datawarehouse
26 (11.11 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
35 (9.259 %)ETL
44 (7.407 %)OLAP
44 (7.407 %)Base SAS
53 (5.556 %)BusinessObjects
53 (5.556 %)Data Mart
62 (3.704 %)TOAD
71 (1.852 %)Crystal Reports
71 (1.852 %)MS Access
71 (1.852 %)SQL Server
71 (1.852 %)SQL Server 2000
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (14.81 %)ERwin
21 (1.852 %)TestDirector
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (66.67 %)Finance
215 (27.78 %)Banking
36 (11.11 %)Retail
45 (9.259 %)Marketing
54 (7.407 %)Telecoms
54 (7.407 %)Retail Banking
63 (5.556 %)Financial Institution
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (48.15 %)Analyst
217 (31.48 %)Consultant
316 (29.63 %)SAS Consultant
413 (24.07 %)SAS Analyst
59 (16.67 %)Project Manager
59 (16.67 %)Data Analyst
65 (9.259 %)Programmer
74 (7.407 %)Developer
74 (7.407 %)SAS Data Analyst
74 (7.407 %)Data Manager
83 (5.556 %)SAS Programmer
83 (5.556 %)SAS Developer
83 (5.556 %)Analyst Programmer
92 (3.704 %)MI Analyst
92 (3.704 %)SAS Analyst Programmer
92 (3.704 %)Architect
92 (3.704 %)Implementation Consultant
101 (1.852 %)Junior Developer
101 (1.852 %)Team Leader
101 (1.852 %)Infrastructure Analyst
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.259 %)Mathematics
15 (9.259 %)Credit Risk
22 (3.704 %)Mainframe
22 (3.704 %)Statistics
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (11.11 %)UNIX
21 (1.852 %)AIX
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (22.22 %)Data Modelling
29 (16.67 %)Project Management
37 (12.96 %)Data Analysis
37 (12.96 %)Business Analysis
46 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
55 (9.259 %)Stakeholder Management
64 (7.407 %)Time Management
73 (5.556 %)Migration
82 (3.704 %)Data Management
91 (1.852 %)B2B
91 (1.852 %)B2C
91 (1.852 %)Data Migration
91 (1.852 %)Statistical Analysis
91 (1.852 %)Test Scripting
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (20.37 %)SQL
23 (5.556 %)VBA
32 (3.704 %)SAS Macro
41 (1.852 %)JCL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.407 %)Degree
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (11.11 %)Cognos
24 (7.407 %)Ab Initio
24 (7.407 %)Teradata
33 (5.556 %)Business Objects
41 (1.852 %)Oracle
41 (1.852 %)Hyperion
41 (1.852 %)Alterian