Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnalyst
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank14
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads10387
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.165 %0.093 %
As % of the category below26.55 %15.70 %
Daily rates quoted1718
Average minimum daily rate£300£220
Average daily rate£313£226
% change on same period last year+38.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£232
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£332
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Hourly rates quoted1923
Average minimum hourly rate£15.95£16.33
Average hourly rate£17.76£18.48
% change on same period last year-3.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.58£20.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.27£18.54
% change on same period last year+3.95 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Analyst South EastAnalyst
South East

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.

Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

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

Kent 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 Kent 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
CanterburyUp+19£380-
SandwichDown-49--
MaidstoneUp+18£400-
FolkestoneNo change03--
DoverUp+11--
Tunbridge WellsDown-21--
West MallingNew entry-1--
ChathamUp+31£200-
Analyst South EastAnalyst
South East

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

143 (26.71 %)NHS
232 (19.88 %)Health
329 (18.01 %)Windows
425 (15.53 %)SQL
519 (11.80 %)SQL Server
617 (10.56 %)MS Office
617 (10.56 %)Finance
716 (9.938 %)Change Management
716 (9.938 %)Active Directory
815 (9.317 %)Microsoft
913 (8.075 %)SharePoint
913 (8.075 %)Windows 2000
1012 (7.453 %)MS Excel
1111 (6.832 %)Business Intelligence
1111 (6.832 %)TCP/IP
1111 (6.832 %).NET
1210 (6.211 %)Pharmaceutical
1210 (6.211 %)Project Management
1210 (6.211 %)Data Analysis
139 (5.590 %)Degree
139 (5.590 %)C#
139 (5.590 %)Windows XP
139 (5.590 %)UNIX
148 (4.969 %)VB
148 (4.969 %)Solaris
157 (4.348 %)Linux
157 (4.348 %)HPUX
157 (4.348 %)DNS
157 (4.348 %)Novell
157 (4.348 %)Migration

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (6.832 %).NET
24 (2.484 %)ASP.NET
33 (1.863 %)ASP
33 (1.863 %)WebServices
33 (1.863 %)XML
42 (1.242 %)ActiveX
51 (0.621 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (0.621 %)COM
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (8.075 %)SharePoint
25 (3.106 %)MS Exchange
34 (2.484 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (1.242 %)Papyrus
42 (1.242 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (1.242 %)Documentum
51 (0.621 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.621 %)CMS
51 (0.621 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.621 %)Lotus Notes
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (10.56 %)MS Office
212 (7.453 %)MS Excel
33 (1.863 %)MS Visio
42 (1.242 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (1.242 %)MS Project
51 (0.621 %)Spreadsheet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.621 %)SAP FI
11 (0.621 %)SAP CRM
11 (0.621 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (0.621 %)SAP CO
11 (0.621 %)arcHouse
11 (0.621 %)GoldMine
11 (0.621 %)Cerner Millennium
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (6.832 %)TCP/IP
27 (4.348 %)DNS
33 (1.863 %)Firewall
33 (1.863 %)WAN
33 (1.863 %)DHCP
42 (1.242 %)VPN
42 (1.242 %)SAN
42 (1.242 %)Internet
42 (1.242 %)Extranet
42 (1.242 %)OSPF
42 (1.242 %)BGP
42 (1.242 %)EIGRP
42 (1.242 %)VLAN
51 (0.621 %)DMZ
51 (0.621 %)SMDS
51 (0.621 %)IPsec
51 (0.621 %)IPX
51 (0.621 %)ATM
51 (0.621 %)LAN
51 (0.621 %)SMS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (11.80 %)SQL Server
26 (3.727 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (2.484 %)BusinessObjects
43 (1.863 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (1.863 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
43 (1.863 %)PerformancePoint
43 (1.863 %)SAP BI
43 (1.863 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
52 (1.242 %)EDMS
52 (1.242 %)SAP BW
52 (1.242 %)MS Access
52 (1.242 %)Datawarehouse
52 (1.242 %)DB2
52 (1.242 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.621 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.621 %)SQL Server 2000
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.621 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (19.88 %)Health
217 (10.56 %)Finance
310 (6.211 %)Pharmaceutical
47 (4.348 %)Insurance
55 (3.106 %)Military
64 (2.484 %)Back Office
73 (1.863 %)Legal
73 (1.863 %)Games
82 (1.242 %)Education
82 (1.242 %)Banking
82 (1.242 %)Pensions
91 (0.621 %)Marketing
91 (0.621 %)FMCG
91 (0.621 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.621 %)Government
91 (0.621 %)Telecoms
91 (0.621 %)Construction
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
143 (26.71 %)NHS
23 (1.863 %)Computer Science
23 (1.863 %)Management Information System
32 (1.242 %)AS400
32 (1.242 %)IBM Mainframe
32 (1.242 %)Mainframe
41 (0.621 %)Informatics
41 (0.621 %)Chemistry
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (18.01 %)Windows
213 (8.075 %)Windows 2000
39 (5.590 %)Windows XP
39 (5.590 %)UNIX
48 (4.969 %)Solaris
57 (4.348 %)Linux
57 (4.348 %)HPUX
66 (3.727 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (1.863 %)Windows 2000 Server
73 (1.863 %)Windows NT
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (9.938 %)Change Management
211 (6.832 %)Business Intelligence
310 (6.211 %)Project Management
310 (6.211 %)Data Analysis
47 (4.348 %)Migration
47 (4.348 %)Document Management
56 (3.727 %)Business Analysis
56 (3.727 %)Stakeholder Management
56 (3.727 %)Risk Management
65 (3.106 %)ITIL
74 (2.484 %)Validation
74 (2.484 %)Requirements Analysis
74 (2.484 %)Incident Management
74 (2.484 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (1.863 %)Investment Management
83 (1.863 %)Security Cleared
83 (1.863 %)Operations Research
83 (1.863 %)Scrum
83 (1.863 %)RUP
83 (1.863 %)CRM
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (15.53 %)SQL
29 (5.590 %)C#
38 (4.969 %)VB
44 (2.484 %)VBA
53 (1.863 %)Transact-SQL
62 (1.242 %)VB.NET
62 (1.242 %)COBOL
62 (1.242 %)Java
62 (1.242 %)JavaScript
62 (1.242 %)C
71 (0.621 %)VB6
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (5.590 %)Degree
23 (1.863 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.242 %)ITIL Certification
32 (1.242 %)MCP
32 (1.242 %)MCSE
32 (1.242 %)ISEB
41 (0.621 %)MCSA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.621 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (9.938 %)Active Directory
24 (2.484 %)NDS
32 (1.242 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.242 %)VMware ESX
41 (0.621 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.621 %)Unicenter
11 (0.621 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (0.621 %)WSUS
11 (0.621 %)ServiceCenter
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (9.317 %)Microsoft
27 (4.348 %)Novell
35 (3.106 %)SAP
44 (2.484 %)Cisco
44 (2.484 %)Business Objects
44 (2.484 %)Casewise
53 (1.863 %)VMware
53 (1.863 %)Oracle
53 (1.863 %)HP
53 (1.863 %)Citrix
53 (1.863 %)Avaya
62 (1.242 %)Intel
62 (1.242 %)IBM
62 (1.242 %)Lotus
62 (1.242 %)Cerner
71 (0.621 %)CheckPoint
71 (0.621 %)Altiris
71 (0.621 %)Ariba