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This section looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT contracts within the Lancashire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnalyst
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank63
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads4798
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.098 %
As % of the category below14.07 %18.88 %
Daily rates quoted1922
Average minimum daily rate£302£307
Average daily rate£310£314
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£332
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted1018
Average minimum hourly rate£17.03£29.83
Average hourly rate£18.39£31.97
% change on same period last year-42.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.75£34.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.50£21.03
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads334519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.445 %0.518 %
Daily rates quoted75118
Average minimum daily rate£317£325
Average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted8780
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£25.63
Average hourly rate£24.64£27.18
% change on same period last year-9.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.28£28.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Analyst North WestAnalyst
North West

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 Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Lancashire Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Analyst
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
PrestonDown-212£257-31.42 %
BlackpoolDown-26£420+20.43 %
BlackburnUp+65£315+36.95 %
Lytham St AnnesUp+13£350+35.13 %
SkelmersdaleNew entry-2£351-
ChorleyUp+21--
LancasterUp+71--
Analyst North WestAnalyst
North West

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

128 (22.05 %)Oracle
128 (22.05 %)Government
224 (18.90 %)SQL
319 (14.96 %)Finance
418 (14.17 %)NHS
418 (14.17 %)SQL Server
512 (9.449 %)Oracle 11i
610 (7.874 %)MS Excel
610 (7.874 %)Windows
610 (7.874 %)Microsoft
79 (7.087 %)Data Modelling
79 (7.087 %)MS Office
88 (6.299 %)Mainframe
88 (6.299 %)Migration
97 (5.512 %)AutoSys
97 (5.512 %)VBA
97 (5.512 %)ERP
97 (5.512 %)Active Directory
97 (5.512 %)CA
97 (5.512 %)Insurance
106 (4.724 %)Business Analysis
106 (4.724 %)SQL Server 2005
106 (4.724 %)Pensions
106 (4.724 %)Retail
106 (4.724 %)Security Cleared
106 (4.724 %).NET
106 (4.724 %)VB.NET
106 (4.724 %)C
106 (4.724 %)XML
106 (4.724 %)Disaster Recovery

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (4.724 %).NET
16 (4.724 %)XML
24 (3.150 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.787 %)WebServices
31 (0.787 %)J2EE
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.150 %)CICS
23 (2.362 %)Papyrus
23 (2.362 %)MS Exchange
23 (2.362 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (1.575 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (0.787 %)CMS
41 (0.787 %)Apache
41 (0.787 %)Tomcat
41 (0.787 %)SharePoint
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (7.874 %)MS Excel
29 (7.087 %)MS Office
34 (3.150 %)CATIA
43 (2.362 %)MS Visio
52 (1.575 %)SPSS
52 (1.575 %)PrintSoft PReS
52 (1.575 %)Spreadsheet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (9.449 %)Oracle 11i
25 (3.937 %)Oracle EBS
25 (3.937 %)Oracle ERP
34 (3.150 %)Teamcenter
41 (0.787 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
41 (0.787 %)Oracle Financials
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.362 %)FTP
22 (1.575 %)DHCP
22 (1.575 %)DNS
31 (0.787 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.787 %)LAN
31 (0.787 %)WAN
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (14.17 %)SQL Server
26 (4.724 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (3.937 %)DB2
44 (3.150 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (3.150 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (2.362 %)GIS
62 (1.575 %)BusinessObjects
62 (1.575 %)Data Cleansing
62 (1.575 %)Datawarehouse
62 (1.575 %)DTS
62 (1.575 %)TOAD
71 (0.787 %)Oracle Discoverer
71 (0.787 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.787 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.787 %)MS Access
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.362 %)LoadRunner
22 (1.575 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.787 %)Eclipse
31 (0.787 %)TestDirector
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (22.05 %)Government
219 (14.96 %)Finance
37 (5.512 %)Insurance
46 (4.724 %)Retail
46 (4.724 %)Pensions
53 (2.362 %)Local Government
61 (0.787 %)Billing
61 (0.787 %)Health
61 (0.787 %)Back Office
61 (0.787 %)Telecoms
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (14.17 %)NHS
28 (6.299 %)Mainframe
34 (3.150 %)Management Information System
34 (3.150 %)Data Integration
43 (2.362 %)VSAM
51 (0.787 %)IBM Mainframe
51 (0.787 %)Data Extraction
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (7.874 %)Windows
24 (3.150 %)Windows XP
33 (2.362 %)Windows 2000
42 (1.575 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (1.575 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (0.787 %)Windows Vista
51 (0.787 %)zOS
51 (0.787 %)MVS
51 (0.787 %)Windows NT
51 (0.787 %)Solaris
51 (0.787 %)Linux
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (7.087 %)Data Modelling
28 (6.299 %)Migration
37 (5.512 %)ERP
46 (4.724 %)Business Analysis
46 (4.724 %)Disaster Recovery
46 (4.724 %)Security Cleared
55 (3.937 %)BPR
55 (3.937 %)Data Analysis
55 (3.937 %)Data Migration
64 (3.150 %)Change Management
64 (3.150 %)PDM
64 (3.150 %)Data Management
64 (3.150 %)E-Commerce
64 (3.150 %)OO
73 (2.362 %)ITIL
73 (2.362 %)Service Delivery
73 (2.362 %)Statistical Analysis
73 (2.362 %)Resource Management
82 (1.575 %)Use Case
82 (1.575 %)User Acceptance Testing
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (18.90 %)SQL
27 (5.512 %)VBA
36 (4.724 %)VB.NET
36 (4.724 %)C
45 (3.937 %)REXX
54 (3.150 %)JCL
54 (3.150 %)C++
54 (3.150 %)VB
62 (1.575 %)VB6
62 (1.575 %)Progress 4GL
71 (0.787 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.787 %)COBOL
71 (0.787 %)Java
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.937 %)ISEB
21 (0.787 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.787 %)HND
21 (0.787 %)MCSE
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.787 %)QA
11 (0.787 %)HL7
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (5.512 %)Active Directory
21 (0.787 %)VMware ESX
21 (0.787 %)Backup Exec
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (5.512 %)AutoSys
21 (0.787 %)WSUS
21 (0.787 %)Legato
21 (0.787 %)Tivoli
21 (0.787 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (22.05 %)Oracle
210 (7.874 %)Microsoft
37 (5.512 %)CA
44 (3.150 %)Informatica
44 (3.150 %)Baan
53 (2.362 %)IBM
62 (1.575 %)Progress
62 (1.575 %)Business Objects
71 (0.787 %)Cognos
71 (0.787 %)Compuware
71 (0.787 %)HP
71 (0.787 %)Intel
71 (0.787 %)Citrix
71 (0.787 %)Lucent
71 (0.787 %)SeeBeyond
71 (0.787 %)ESRI
71 (0.787 %)InterSystems
71 (0.787 %)VMware
71 (0.787 %)Peregrine