The first table below looks at the demand for the Functional Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Functional Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Manchester region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Functional Analyst
Rank 66 83 -
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Analyst 7 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 0.766% 0.077% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.816% 0.084% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 0
Average daily rate £338 £335 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.74% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £345 £372 £338
% change year-on-year
-7.25% +10.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £30.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year
- -33.33%
All Job Titles
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
858 1192 978
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 93.87% 91.62% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 587 427
Average daily rate £325 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £225 £130
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £495
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 74 75
Average hourly rate £17.00 £18.50 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.10% +12.12%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.98 £9.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £87.50 £33.32 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Functional Analyst
North West

Functional Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Functional Analyst across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester Functional Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Functional Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Functional Analyst across the Manchester region.

Manchester Functional Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Functional Analyst
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Functional 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 Functional Analyst in their job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Business Analysis
2 5 (71.43%) Retail
2 5 (71.43%) B2B
3 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (57.14%) BPR
4 1 (14.29%) E-Commerce
4 1 (14.29%) Scrum
4 1 (14.29%) TDD
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) User Stories

Functional Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Functional 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 Functional Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 5 (71.43%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Business Analysis
2 5 (71.43%) B2B
3 4 (57.14%) BPR
3 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Scrum
4 1 (14.29%) TDD
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) User Stories
4 1 (14.29%) E-Commerce
Manchester, Lancashire
This role is to work within the Project Delivery Team ensuring the functional requirements of the business are reflected in the delivered systems and processes. You will be...
Senitor Associates
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Manchester, North West
You will be responsible for working on the functional needs for high profile eCommerce solutions, working with senior members of the business and development teams, hence the need...
Applause IT Ltd
Rate: £320 - £360 per day +
Posted: 8 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Business Analysis, Business Analyst, Functional Architect, Architecture, Energy, B2B, process, transformation, change, BPO, BPR, stakeholder, function, design, requirements, Manchester, Northwest, North West... with B2B energy experience is required...
AMsource Technology
Rate: From £325 to £350 per day DoE
Posted: 17 May 2013