Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire 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 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Hertfordshire region.

 Analyst
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank1123
Rank change year-on-year
Up+11Down-9
Matching contract IT job ads12880289
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire24.85 %10.77 %18.90 %
As % of the Job Titles category27.83 %11.89 %20.17 %
Daily rates quoted4040142
Average daily rate£325£350£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.140 %-6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£162£239£230
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£428£405£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£325£349
% change year-on-year
-1.530 %-6.810 %
Hourly rates quoted38827
Average hourly rate£14.50£15.75£16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.930 %-4.540 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.00£12.38£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.38£21.50£29.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£16.50£15.00
% change year-on-year
-9.090 %+10.00 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4606731433
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire89.32 %90.58 %93.72 %
Daily rates quoted167176568
Average daily rate£325£350£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.140 %-6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£165£200£230
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£475£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£350
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %-3.570 %
Hourly rates quoted7654124
Average hourly rate£15.30£25.00£20.40
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-38.80 %+22.54 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.06£13.50£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.00£35.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %-9.090 %
Analyst East of EnglandAnalyst
East of England

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.

Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Analyst Demand Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Hertfordshire Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Hertfordshire Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
WatfordNo change029£500+42.85 %
StevenageUp+611£325-2.62 %
RickmansworthNo change06£340-
Welwyn Garden CityUp+34--
Potters BarNew entry-3--
St AlbansDown-11--
HertfordNew entry-1£450-
LetchworthNew entry-1£275-
Analyst East of EnglandAnalyst
East of England

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

154 (25.96 %)Retail
240 (19.23 %)Finance
331 (14.90 %)E-Commerce
430 (14.42 %)Windows
528 (13.46 %)Microsoft
623 (11.06 %)MS Excel
720 (9.615 %)MS Office
720 (9.615 %)SQL
817 (8.173 %)Telecoms
916 (7.692 %)Use Case
1015 (7.212 %)UML
1114 (6.731 %)WAN
1114 (6.731 %)Insurance
1213 (6.250 %)User Acceptance Testing
1213 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
1213 (6.250 %)Active Directory
1213 (6.250 %)LAN
1213 (6.250 %)SQL Server
1312 (5.769 %)UNIX
1312 (5.769 %)Systems Analysis
1312 (5.769 %)Business Analysis
149 (4.327 %)Project Management
149 (4.327 %)Windows 2000
149 (4.327 %).NET
149 (4.327 %)JDA
149 (4.327 %)Security Cleared
158 (3.846 %)SC Cleared
158 (3.846 %)ISDN
158 (3.846 %)DHCP
158 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
19 (4.327 %).NET
28 (3.846 %)XML
37 (3.365 %)Web Services
46 (2.885 %)J2EE
55 (2.404 %)ASP
55 (2.404 %)XML Schema
64 (1.923 %)Middleware
73 (1.442 %)Spring
82 (0.962 %)WebSphere
82 (0.962 %)ASP.NET
91 (0.481 %)EDI
91 (0.481 %)CSS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
16 (2.885 %)SAS
25 (2.404 %)WebLogic
34 (1.923 %)Office Project Server
34 (1.923 %)Lotus Notes
43 (1.442 %)Apache
52 (0.962 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (0.962 %)SharePoint
52 (0.962 %)Lotus Domino
61 (0.481 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.481 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
61 (0.481 %)ESB
61 (0.481 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
123 (11.06 %)MS Excel
220 (9.615 %)MS Office
35 (2.404 %)MS Visio
35 (2.404 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.481 %)MS Project
41 (0.481 %)Spreadsheet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
13 (1.442 %)SAP CO
13 (1.442 %)SAP FI/CO
13 (1.442 %)SAP FI
21 (0.481 %)TrackWise
21 (0.481 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.481 %)SAP R/3
21 (0.481 %)WebTrends
21 (0.481 %)SAP HR
21 (0.481 %)SAP SD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
114 (6.731 %)WAN
213 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
213 (6.250 %)LAN
38 (3.846 %)ISDN
38 (3.846 %)DHCP
38 (3.846 %)ATM
47 (3.365 %)Wireless
47 (3.365 %)VPN
56 (2.885 %)Ethernet
56 (2.885 %)Internet
65 (2.404 %)Gigabit Ethernet
65 (2.404 %)Firewall
65 (2.404 %)Frame Relay
65 (2.404 %)WEP
65 (2.404 %)WPA
65 (2.404 %)ADSL
65 (2.404 %)VoIP
65 (2.404 %)802.11
65 (2.404 %)OSPF
65 (2.404 %)BGP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (6.250 %)SQL Server
28 (3.846 %)MS Access
37 (3.365 %)Datawarehouse
45 (2.404 %)MySQL
45 (2.404 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (2.404 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (0.962 %)BusinessObjects
52 (0.962 %)Crystal Reports
52 (0.962 %)Data Mining
52 (0.962 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (0.481 %)ETL
61 (0.481 %)Adabas
61 (0.481 %)SAP BW
61 (0.481 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (0.481 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
61 (0.481 %)Base SAS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
18 (3.846 %)ClearCase
18 (3.846 %)ClearQuest
27 (3.365 %)RequisitePro
33 (1.442 %)Ant
41 (0.481 %)WinRunner
41 (0.481 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.481 %)Dreamweaver
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
154 (25.96 %)Retail
240 (19.23 %)Finance
317 (8.173 %)Telecoms
414 (6.731 %)Insurance
54 (1.923 %)Government
54 (1.923 %)Banking
63 (1.442 %)Billing
63 (1.442 %)Pharmaceutical
63 (1.442 %)Pensions
72 (0.962 %)Marketing
72 (0.962 %)Health
72 (0.962 %)Legal
72 (0.962 %)Military
81 (0.481 %)Education
81 (0.481 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (2.404 %)Management Information System
15 (2.404 %)EPoS
15 (2.404 %)German Language
24 (1.923 %)Russian Language
33 (1.442 %)NHS
33 (1.442 %)PDA
42 (0.962 %)Data Extraction
42 (0.962 %)Data Protection Act
42 (0.962 %)Italian Language
42 (0.962 %)CMDB
42 (0.962 %)Credit Risk
51 (0.481 %)APACS
51 (0.481 %)Mainframe
51 (0.481 %)Handset
51 (0.481 %)AS400
51 (0.481 %)NPfIT
51 (0.481 %)Blackberry
51 (0.481 %)Chip and PIN
51 (0.481 %)EFT
51 (0.481 %)EFTPOS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
130 (14.42 %)Windows
212 (5.769 %)UNIX
39 (4.327 %)Windows 2000
48 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (2.885 %)Solaris
56 (2.885 %)Windows XP
64 (1.923 %)Windows Vista
64 (1.923 %)NetWare
73 (1.442 %)Linux
82 (0.962 %)AIX
82 (0.962 %)Windows NT
91 (0.481 %)Windows Mobile
91 (0.481 %)Windows 7
91 (0.481 %)Windows Server 2008
91 (0.481 %)Windows 2000 Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
131 (14.90 %)E-Commerce
216 (7.692 %)Use Case
315 (7.212 %)UML
413 (6.250 %)User Acceptance Testing
512 (5.769 %)Systems Analysis
512 (5.769 %)Business Analysis
69 (4.327 %)Project Management
78 (3.846 %)PRINCE2
78 (3.846 %)ITIL
78 (3.846 %)RUP
78 (3.846 %)Data Analysis
87 (3.365 %)Business Intelligence
96 (2.885 %)Migration
105 (2.404 %)Unified Process
105 (2.404 %)Service Management
105 (2.404 %)Data Migration
114 (1.923 %)Time Management
114 (1.923 %)Software Testing
114 (1.923 %)Project Planning
114 (1.923 %)Workflow
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
120 (9.615 %)SQL
28 (3.846 %)VB
36 (2.885 %)Shell Script
45 (2.404 %)VBA
51 (0.481 %)Perl
51 (0.481 %)VB.NET
51 (0.481 %)ActionScript
51 (0.481 %)VBScript
51 (0.481 %)NATURAL
51 (0.481 %)JCL
51 (0.481 %)ActionScript 2.0
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
19 (4.327 %)Security Cleared
28 (3.846 %)SC Cleared
36 (2.885 %)Cisco Certification
44 (1.923 %)Degree
44 (1.923 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (1.442 %)MCP
53 (1.442 %)ISEB
62 (0.962 %)CCNP
62 (0.962 %)CCNA
62 (0.962 %)MCSE
71 (0.481 %)MOS
71 (0.481 %)Network+ Certification
71 (0.481 %)ITIL Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.885 %)SLA
22 (0.962 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.481 %)GxP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
113 (6.250 %)Active Directory
23 (1.442 %)NFS
32 (0.962 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (0.962 %)VMware ESX
41 (0.481 %)XenServer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
12 (0.962 %)WSUS
21 (0.481 %)ARCserve
21 (0.481 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.481 %)Legato
21 (0.481 %)EMC NetWorker
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
128 (13.46 %)Microsoft
29 (4.327 %)JDA
37 (3.365 %)SAP
46 (2.885 %)Cisco
46 (2.885 %)IBM
55 (2.404 %)Remedy
55 (2.404 %)Lotus
64 (1.923 %)HP
64 (1.923 %)JD Edwards
64 (1.923 %)Novell
64 (1.923 %)Oracle
73 (1.442 %)NetApp
82 (0.962 %)Coremetrics
82 (0.962 %)EMC
82 (0.962 %)Intel
82 (0.962 %)Business Objects
82 (0.962 %)JBoss
82 (0.962 %)ATG
82 (0.962 %)VMware
91 (0.481 %)Altiris