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The table below looks at the demand for SAS System skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAS System
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6091
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.004 %
As % of the category below7.237 %1.379 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£387-
Average daily rate£387-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£387-
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£376
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.57£36.60
% change on same period last year-43.79 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads152290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.244 %0.311 %
Daily rates quoted6492
Average minimum daily rate£341£311
Average daily rate£356£323
% change on same period last year+10.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Hourly rates quoted729
Average minimum hourly rate£21.14£20.81
Average hourly rate£22.57£21.90
% change on same period last year+3.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£22.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.11£23.48
% change on same period last year-1.59 %
SAS East of EnglandSAS
East of 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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
WatfordNew entry-2£380-
SAS East of EnglandSAS
East of England

SAS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

18 (36.36 %)SQL
18 (36.36 %)Telecoms
26 (27.27 %)Base SAS
26 (27.27 %)Business Objects
26 (27.27 %)BusinessObjects
35 (22.73 %)Validation
35 (22.73 %)Pharmaceutical
44 (18.18 %)SPSS
44 (18.18 %)Data Modelling
44 (18.18 %)MS Access
44 (18.18 %)VB
44 (18.18 %)Marketing
53 (13.64 %)Migration
62 (9.091 %)Ab Initio
62 (9.091 %)CHAID
62 (9.091 %)Red Hat
62 (9.091 %).NET
62 (9.091 %)Oracle
62 (9.091 %)ODBC
62 (9.091 %)Linux
62 (9.091 %)MS Excel
62 (9.091 %)Chordiant
62 (9.091 %)Credit Risk
62 (9.091 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
62 (9.091 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
62 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
62 (9.091 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
62 (9.091 %)SAS Macro
62 (9.091 %)Teradata
62 (9.091 %)Project Planning

SAS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (9.091 %).NET
12 (9.091 %)ODBC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (18.18 %)SPSS
22 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (27.27 %)BusinessObjects
16 (27.27 %)Base SAS
24 (18.18 %)MS Access
32 (9.091 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
32 (9.091 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (36.36 %)Telecoms
25 (22.73 %)Pharmaceutical
34 (18.18 %)Marketing
41 (4.545 %)Finance
41 (4.545 %)Advertising
41 (4.545 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (36.36 %)Programmer
18 (36.36 %)SAS Programmer
25 (22.73 %)Consultant
34 (18.18 %)Developer
34 (18.18 %)Analyst
43 (13.64 %)SAS Consultant
43 (13.64 %)SAS Analyst
52 (9.091 %)Risk Analyst
52 (9.091 %)Management Consultant
52 (9.091 %)Technical Consultant
61 (4.545 %)Migration Consultant
61 (4.545 %)VB Developer
61 (4.545 %)SQL Developer
61 (4.545 %)Junior
61 (4.545 %)Access Developer
61 (4.545 %)Marketing Analyst
61 (4.545 %)Junior Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.091 %)Mathematics
12 (9.091 %)Credit Risk
21 (4.545 %)Computer Science
21 (4.545 %)Life Science
21 (4.545 %)Economics
21 (4.545 %)Statistics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.091 %)Linux
12 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
12 (9.091 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
21 (4.545 %)UNIX
21 (4.545 %)AIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (22.73 %)Validation
24 (18.18 %)Data Modelling
33 (13.64 %)Migration
42 (9.091 %)Project Planning
42 (9.091 %)Cluster Analysis
42 (9.091 %)CHAID
51 (4.545 %)Biostatistics
51 (4.545 %)Risk Analysis
51 (4.545 %)Performance Management
51 (4.545 %)Direct Marketing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (36.36 %)SQL
24 (18.18 %)VB
32 (9.091 %)SAS Macro
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.545 %)PhD
11 (4.545 %)SAS Certification
11 (4.545 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (27.27 %)Business Objects
22 (9.091 %)Chordiant
22 (9.091 %)Red Hat
22 (9.091 %)Ab Initio
22 (9.091 %)Teradata
22 (9.091 %)Oracle
31 (4.545 %)IBM