The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Halifax region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Senior Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Halifax 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Analyst
Rank 13 20 22
Rank change year-on-year
+7 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 7 11 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Halifax 6.140% 4.867% 1.613%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.667% 5.093% 1.802%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 10 0
Average daily rate £450 £415 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.43% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £375 £350
% change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £13.50 £17.50 £21.86
% change year-on-year
-22.85% -19.94%
All Job Titles
Halifax
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
105 216 111
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Halifax 92.11% 95.58% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 187 72
Average daily rate £365 £380 £393
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.94% -3.18%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £260 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £505 £459 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
Average hourly rate - £15.00 £7.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +114.28%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Senior Analyst
West Yorkshire

Senior Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Halifax Senior Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Halifax Senior Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Senior Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Analyst across the Halifax region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Halifax Senior Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Halifax Senior Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax region that cited Senior 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 Senior Analyst in their job title.

1 8 (80.00%) Banking
2 7 (70.00%) Retail
3 6 (60.00%) Finance
4 5 (50.00%) Retail Banking
4 5 (50.00%) UML
5 4 (40.00%) Use Case
6 3 (30.00%) Workflow
6 3 (30.00%) TIBCO
6 3 (30.00%) SOA
6 3 (30.00%) BPMN
6 3 (30.00%) Pega
7 2 (20.00%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (20.00%) Test Strategy
7 2 (20.00%) ISTQB
7 2 (20.00%) ISEB
7 2 (20.00%) Project Management
7 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (10.00%) NFC
8 1 (10.00%) DataFlux
8 1 (10.00%) Data Management
8 1 (10.00%) ISEB Practitioner
8 1 (10.00%) Software Testing
8 1 (10.00%) Oracle
8 1 (10.00%) MS Project
8 1 (10.00%) Change Management
8 1 (10.00%) Firewall
8 1 (10.00%) GAP Analysis
8 1 (10.00%) Front Office
8 1 (10.00%) Back Office

Senior Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax region that cited Senior 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 Senior Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) NFC
1 1 (10.00%) Firewall
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco PIX
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco ASA
General
1 8 (80.00%) Banking
2 7 (70.00%) Retail
3 6 (60.00%) Finance
4 5 (50.00%) Retail Banking
5 1 (10.00%) Front Office
5 1 (10.00%) Back Office
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) UML
2 4 (40.00%) Use Case
3 3 (30.00%) Workflow
3 3 (30.00%) SOA
3 3 (30.00%) BPMN
4 2 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Test Strategy
4 2 (20.00%) Project Management
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) Data Management
5 1 (10.00%) Software Testing
5 1 (10.00%) Change Management
5 1 (10.00%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (20.00%) ISEB
2 1 (10.00%) ISEB Practitioner
2 1 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (10.00%) CCNA
2 1 (10.00%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) TIBCO
1 3 (30.00%) Pega
2 1 (10.00%) DataFlux
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle
2 1 (10.00%) Juniper
2 1 (10.00%) Informatica
2 1 (10.00%) CheckPoint
2 1 (10.00%) Cisco
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Skills: - Experience within workshop facilitation - Worked across all stages of the lifecycle - Capacity to put together functional specifications, technical specifications - Able to effectively manage stakeholders - Experience in requirements...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £450.00 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013