Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Support Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 16 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 London region.

 Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
16 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank854440
Rank change year-on-year
Down-41Down-4
Matching contract IT job ads5455691420
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London2.149 %3.406 %3.918 %
As % of the Job Titles category2.336 %3.698 %4.177 %
Daily rates quoted250188444
Average daily rate£350£350£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£210£166£171
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£528£475£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£225£275£250
% change year-on-year
-18.18 %+10.00 %
Hourly rates quoted5393270
Average hourly rate£19.50£19.00£20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.630 %-5.000 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.10£12.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.40£27.50£27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.50£13.50£13.50
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
233281538633995
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London91.97 %92.09 %93.79 %
Daily rates quoted12504615213267
Average daily rate£450£410£450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.750 %-8.880 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£270£233£258
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£588£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£340£350
% change year-on-year
-4.410 %-2.850 %
Hourly rates quoted5917371878
Average hourly rate£22.50£21.00£22.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.140 %-4.540 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£13.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.60£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-12.00 %-9.090 %
Support Analyst EnglandSupport Analyst
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.

Support Analyst
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Analyst across the London region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

London Support Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

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 London region.

London Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Analyst across the London region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

London Support Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Analyst within the London region over the 3 months to 16 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
City of LondonDown-21242£400+6.66 %
Docklands, LondonDown-1514£325-13.33 %
Canary WharfDown-2610£563+125.00 %
UxbridgeUp+37£220+10.00 %
LutonNew entry-4£230-
ClaphamNew entry-3--
SurbitonUp+12--
ChessingtonNew entry-2--
CroydonUp+21--
HounslowUp+21£250-
HarrowNo change01--
Support Analyst EnglandSupport Analyst
England

Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

1382 (33.36 %)Windows
2381 (33.28 %)Banking
3351 (30.66 %)SQL
4324 (28.30 %)UNIX
5303 (26.46 %)Finance
6235 (20.52 %)Investment Banking
7220 (19.21 %)Front Office
8184 (16.07 %)SQL Server
9174 (15.20 %)Oracle
10173 (15.11 %)Microsoft
11144 (12.58 %)MS Office
12127 (11.09 %)Active Directory
13124 (10.83 %)Linux
14123 (10.74 %)Derivative
15117 (10.22 %)MS Excel
16115 (10.04 %)Fixed Income
17107 (9.345 %)Windows XP
1897 (8.472 %).NET
1996 (8.384 %)ITIL
2094 (8.210 %)Sybase
2193 (8.122 %)Perl
2287 (7.598 %)Citrix
2383 (7.249 %)VBA
2482 (7.162 %)Windows Server 2003
2580 (6.987 %)Java
2676 (6.638 %)Equities
2773 (6.376 %)C#
2862 (5.415 %)VB
2862 (5.415 %)Bloomberg
2961 (5.328 %)Windows 2000

Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
197 (8.472 %).NET
235 (3.057 %)XML
325 (2.183 %)ASP.NET
421 (1.834 %)WebSphere
516 (1.397 %)FIX Protocol
614 (1.223 %)Murex MxML
713 (1.135 %)J2EE
812 (1.048 %)HTML
812 (1.048 %)Web Services
98 (0.699 %)Application Packaging
107 (0.611 %)Software Packaging
107 (0.611 %)ASP.NET 2.0
107 (0.611 %)JDBC
116 (0.524 %)CSS
116 (0.524 %)Middleware
125 (0.437 %)ASP
125 (0.437 %)XML Messaging
133 (0.262 %)WCF
133 (0.262 %)JMS
142 (0.175 %)XSD
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
148 (4.192 %)SharePoint
247 (4.105 %)MS Exchange
343 (3.755 %)IIS
440 (3.493 %)Rendezvous
535 (3.057 %)Lotus Notes
628 (2.445 %)Exchange Server 2003
721 (1.834 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
818 (1.572 %)Tomcat
917 (1.485 %)Apache
1016 (1.397 %)Exchange Server 2007
1111 (0.961 %)Lotus Domino
1111 (0.961 %)WebLogic
128 (0.699 %)Confluence
137 (0.611 %)SharePoint Server 2007
145 (0.437 %)JCAPS
145 (0.437 %)Documentum
154 (0.349 %)CMS
154 (0.349 %)ArcGIS
163 (0.262 %)Exchange Server 5.5
163 (0.262 %)Exchange Server 2000
London IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1144 (12.58 %)MS Office
2117 (10.22 %)MS Excel
314 (1.223 %)MS Project
413 (1.135 %)MS Visio
512 (1.048 %)MS PowerPoint
68 (0.699 %)Spreadsheet
72 (0.175 %)Photoshop
81 (0.087 %)CINEMA 4D
81 (0.087 %)CA Clarity
81 (0.087 %)Vectorworks
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
133 (2.882 %)ION MarketView
217 (1.485 %)RMDS
313 (1.135 %)Global One
411 (0.961 %)Summit
59 (0.786 %)Cerner Millennium
68 (0.699 %)Loan IQ
77 (0.611 %)Oracle Applications
86 (0.524 %)Minerva
86 (0.524 %)SAP R/3
86 (0.524 %)Eagle PACE
86 (0.524 %)Misys Opics
95 (0.437 %)assyst
95 (0.437 %)SAP FI
95 (0.437 %)SAP SD
95 (0.437 %)SAP CO
95 (0.437 %)SAP FI/CO
104 (0.349 %)CODA-Financials
104 (0.349 %)3000 Xtra
113 (0.262 %)Bloomberg TOMS
113 (0.262 %)Decalog
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
136 (3.144 %)TCP/IP
136 (3.144 %)VPN
225 (2.183 %)LAN
225 (2.183 %)WAN
225 (2.183 %)Internet
324 (2.096 %)DNS
422 (1.921 %)SAN
518 (1.572 %)DHCP
616 (1.397 %)Firewall
712 (1.048 %)IP Telephony
712 (1.048 %)SSL
89 (0.786 %)Wireless
98 (0.699 %)VoIP
98 (0.699 %)Intranet
98 (0.699 %)MPLS
105 (0.437 %)SMS
105 (0.437 %)BIG-IP
114 (0.349 %)Nortel Meridian
123 (0.262 %)Network Security
123 (0.262 %)Wireless Security
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1184 (16.07 %)SQL Server
252 (4.541 %)SQL Server 2005
339 (3.406 %)SQL Server 2000
428 (2.445 %)SQL Server Integration Services
518 (1.572 %)BusinessObjects
612 (1.048 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
612 (1.048 %)RDBMS
710 (0.873 %)ETL
710 (0.873 %)SQL Server 2008
89 (0.786 %)Data Mining
98 (0.699 %)BusinessObjects XI
107 (0.611 %)Oracle 8/8i
107 (0.611 %)Data Mart
116 (0.524 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
125 (0.437 %)SQLPlus
125 (0.437 %)Cognos Powerplay
125 (0.437 %)DTS
125 (0.437 %)Essbase
134 (0.349 %)GIS
134 (0.349 %)MySQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
18 (0.699 %)JIRA
26 (0.524 %)Log4Net
26 (0.524 %)Team Foundation Server
33 (0.262 %)TestDirector
42 (0.175 %)ClearQuest
51 (0.087 %)ClearCase
51 (0.087 %)JUnit
51 (0.087 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.087 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.087 %)CruiseControl
London IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1381 (33.28 %)Banking
2303 (26.46 %)Finance
3235 (20.52 %)Investment Banking
4220 (19.21 %)Front Office
551 (4.454 %)Back Office
633 (2.882 %)Law
633 (2.882 %)Legal
721 (1.834 %)Financial Institution
721 (1.834 %)Government
820 (1.747 %)Retail
915 (1.310 %)Education
1012 (1.048 %)Insurance
1111 (0.961 %)Health
128 (0.699 %)Retail Banking
135 (0.437 %)Telecoms
144 (0.349 %)Home Office
144 (0.349 %)Local Government
144 (0.349 %)Billing
144 (0.349 %)Marketing
153 (0.262 %)Publishing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1123 (10.74 %)Derivative
2115 (10.04 %)Fixed Income
376 (6.638 %)Equities
460 (5.240 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
553 (4.629 %)Blackberry
644 (3.843 %)Credit Derivative
733 (2.882 %)NHS
828 (2.445 %)Equity Derivative
923 (2.009 %)PDA
1018 (1.572 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1110 (0.873 %)VAX
129 (0.786 %)Video Conferencing
129 (0.786 %)Management Information System
138 (0.699 %)Clustering
138 (0.699 %)Credit Risk
138 (0.699 %)Statistics
147 (0.611 %)Swaptions
155 (0.437 %)STB
155 (0.437 %)AS400
164 (0.349 %)Tandem
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1382 (33.36 %)Windows
2324 (28.30 %)UNIX
3124 (10.83 %)Linux
4107 (9.345 %)Windows XP
582 (7.162 %)Windows Server 2003
661 (5.328 %)Windows 2000
741 (3.581 %)Solaris
826 (2.271 %)Windows Vista
826 (2.271 %)Windows 2000 Server
925 (2.183 %)Windows Server 2008
925 (2.183 %)Red Hat Linux
1019 (1.659 %)Mac OS X
1116 (1.397 %)VMS
129 (0.786 %)Windows NT
137 (0.611 %)Windows 7
146 (0.524 %)HPUX
155 (0.437 %)Tru64
155 (0.437 %)AIX
161 (0.087 %)Windows Mobile
161 (0.087 %)Mac OS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
196 (8.384 %)ITIL
243 (3.755 %)Project Management
336 (3.144 %)Risk Management
433 (2.882 %)Disaster Recovery
532 (2.795 %)PRINCE2
628 (2.445 %)Asset Management
724 (2.096 %)Algorithmic Trading
724 (2.096 %)Investment Management
822 (1.921 %)User Acceptance Testing
921 (1.834 %)Service Delivery
1019 (1.659 %)Business Analysis
1019 (1.659 %)Data Management
1118 (1.572 %)E-Commerce
1217 (1.485 %)Release Management
1316 (1.397 %)Service Management
1414 (1.223 %)Migration
1513 (1.135 %)Electronic Trading
1612 (1.048 %)CRM
1612 (1.048 %)OO
1612 (1.048 %)Incident Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1351 (30.66 %)SQL
293 (8.122 %)Perl
383 (7.249 %)VBA
480 (6.987 %)Java
573 (6.376 %)C#
662 (5.415 %)VB
740 (3.493 %)Shell Script
832 (2.795 %)C
929 (2.533 %)Korn
1023 (2.009 %)Tcl
1121 (1.834 %)T-SQL
1220 (1.747 %)Bash shell
1316 (1.397 %)C++
1414 (1.223 %)VBScript
1511 (0.961 %)JavaScript
1511 (0.961 %)PL/SQL
166 (0.524 %)C-shell
175 (0.437 %)VB.NET
175 (0.437 %)PHP
184 (0.349 %)VB6
London IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
141 (3.581 %)Degree
236 (3.144 %)Microsoft Certification
329 (2.533 %)Security Cleared
420 (1.747 %)MCSE
516 (1.397 %)MCP
615 (1.310 %)DV Cleared
79 (0.786 %)SC Cleared
79 (0.786 %)ITIL Certification
79 (0.786 %)ACHDS
86 (0.524 %)Cisco Certification
94 (0.349 %)MOS
103 (0.262 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
103 (0.262 %)PRINCE2 Certification
103 (0.262 %)CCNP
103 (0.262 %)CCNA
112 (0.175 %)MCITP
121 (0.087 %)MCDST
121 (0.087 %)CTC Cleared
121 (0.087 %)ISEB
121 (0.087 %)Citrix Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
137 (3.231 %)SLA
212 (1.048 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
212 (1.048 %)QA
31 (0.087 %)COBIT
31 (0.087 %)PCI DSS
London IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1127 (11.09 %)Active Directory
212 (1.048 %)MSMQ
39 (0.786 %)Citrix Presentation Server
39 (0.786 %)VMware Infrastructure
47 (0.611 %)ISA Server
47 (0.611 %)Terminal Services
54 (0.349 %)VMware ESX
63 (0.262 %)XenApp
63 (0.262 %)XenServer
72 (0.175 %)Terminal Server
72 (0.175 %)MetaFrame
81 (0.087 %)Oracle RAC
81 (0.087 %)vSphere
81 (0.087 %)XenDesktop
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
114 (1.223 %)OpenView
114 (1.223 %)AutoSys
29 (0.786 %)SCCM
38 (0.699 %)Tivoli
47 (0.611 %)CONTROL-M
47 (0.611 %)Backup Exec
55 (0.437 %)NetBackup
64 (0.349 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
64 (0.349 %)MOM
73 (0.262 %)SCOM
73 (0.262 %)Norton AntiVirus
73 (0.262 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
73 (0.262 %)BMC PATROL
73 (0.262 %)MAILsweeper
82 (0.175 %)CiscoWorks
82 (0.175 %)MIMEsweeper
82 (0.175 %)MSI
82 (0.175 %)Tivoli Configuration Manager
82 (0.175 %)SolarWinds Orion
82 (0.175 %)EMC NetWorker
London IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1174 (15.20 %)Oracle
2173 (15.11 %)Microsoft
394 (8.210 %)Sybase
487 (7.598 %)Citrix
562 (5.415 %)Bloomberg
660 (5.240 %)Reuters
753 (4.629 %)TIBCO
845 (3.930 %)ION Trading
940 (3.493 %)Remedy
1037 (3.231 %)Lotus
1037 (3.231 %)HP
1134 (2.969 %)Fidessa
1229 (2.533 %)SAP
1229 (2.533 %)Cisco
1229 (2.533 %)Murex
1328 (2.445 %)VMware
1425 (2.183 %)Red Hat
1522 (1.921 %)Charles River
1621 (1.834 %)IBM
1718 (1.572 %)Business Objects