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This section looks at the demand for the Support 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 Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3446
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.198 %0.578 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£265£227
% change on same period last year+16.57 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£9.00
Average hourly rate£17.25£10.00
% change on same period last year+72.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.50£11.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.35£18.09
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
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 %
Support Analyst North WestSupport Analyst
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.

Support Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Support Analyst Demand Trend

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Support Analyst
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support 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
ChorleyNew entry-1--
PrestonNew entry-1--
LancasterUp+71--
Support Analyst North WestSupport Analyst
North West

Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Support 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 Support Analyst in their job title.

15 (50.00 %)Microsoft
15 (50.00 %)Windows
23 (30.00 %)Active Directory
23 (30.00 %)Finance
32 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (20.00 %)IBM
32 (20.00 %)SQL
32 (20.00 %)MS Office
32 (20.00 %)Windows XP
32 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
32 (20.00 %)CA
41 (10.00 %)NHS
41 (10.00 %)Legato
41 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (10.00 %)Tivoli
41 (10.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
41 (10.00 %)SeeBeyond
41 (10.00 %)Project Management
41 (10.00 %)LAN
41 (10.00 %)WAN
41 (10.00 %)DHCP
41 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (10.00 %)DNS
41 (10.00 %)Linux
41 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (10.00 %)MCSE
41 (10.00 %)SharePoint
41 (10.00 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (10.00 %)InterSystems
41 (10.00 %)HND

Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Support 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 Support Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (10.00 %)SharePoint
21 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)LAN
11 (10.00 %)WAN
11 (10.00 %)DHCP
11 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (10.00 %)DNS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Insurance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)NHS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (20.00 %)Windows XP
31 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (10.00 %)Linux
31 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
31 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Project Management
11 (10.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (10.00 %)System Testing
11 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)MCSE
11 (10.00 %)HND
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)HL7
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (30.00 %)Active Directory
21 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
21 (10.00 %)Backup Exec
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)Legato
11 (10.00 %)Tivoli
11 (10.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
11 (10.00 %)WSUS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (20.00 %)IBM
22 (20.00 %)CA
31 (10.00 %)SeeBeyond
31 (10.00 %)InterSystems
31 (10.00 %)Intel
31 (10.00 %)Citrix
31 (10.00 %)VMware