Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Support Analyst role in IT contracts within the North East 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3946
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.852 %1.916 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£238
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£243£250
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£11.60£20.67
Average hourly rate£12.60£24.67
% change on same period last year-48.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.60£28.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.93£16.62
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching contract IT job ads486835
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.781 %0.897 %
Daily rates quoted98231
Average minimum daily rate£293£327
Average daily rate£318£338
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted83119
Average minimum hourly rate£16.93£24.76
Average hourly rate£18.25£26.65
% change on same period last year-31.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.57£28.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Support Analyst EnglandSupport Analyst
England

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North East 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 North East 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
Tyne and WearUp+155--
DurhamDown-102--
Support Analyst EnglandSupport Analyst
England

Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

118 (52.94 %)Windows
211 (32.35 %)Windows XP
211 (32.35 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (23.53 %)Microsoft
38 (23.53 %)Active Directory
38 (23.53 %)Citrix
47 (20.59 %)MS Exchange
55 (14.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
55 (14.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (14.71 %)Windows 2000
55 (14.71 %)MS Office
64 (11.76 %)VERITAS
64 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (11.76 %)ITIL Certification
64 (11.76 %)ITIL
64 (11.76 %)Backup Exec
64 (11.76 %)Service Management
64 (11.76 %)Systems Analysis
73 (8.824 %)Release Management
73 (8.824 %)Data Protection
73 (8.824 %)Quality Management
73 (8.824 %)Banking
73 (8.824 %)PRINCE2
73 (8.824 %)MCSE
73 (8.824 %)TCP/IP
82 (5.882 %)MS Excel
82 (5.882 %)SQL
82 (5.882 %)Adobe
82 (5.882 %)Blackberry
82 (5.882 %)Firewall

Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (20.59 %)MS Exchange
25 (14.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.941 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (2.941 %)Lotus Notes
31 (2.941 %)SharePoint
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (14.71 %)MS Office
22 (5.882 %)MS Excel
22 (5.882 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (2.941 %)Photoshop
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.824 %)TCP/IP
22 (5.882 %)Firewall
31 (2.941 %)Wireless
31 (2.941 %)DHCP
31 (2.941 %)VPN
31 (2.941 %)DNS
31 (2.941 %)Internet
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (8.824 %)Banking
22 (5.882 %)Finance
31 (2.941 %)Pharmaceutical
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.882 %)Blackberry
21 (2.941 %)PDA
21 (2.941 %)Dutch Language
21 (2.941 %)French Language
21 (2.941 %)German Language
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (52.94 %)Windows
211 (32.35 %)Windows XP
211 (32.35 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (14.71 %)Windows 2000
35 (14.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
51 (2.941 %)Linux
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (11.76 %)ITIL
14 (11.76 %)Service Management
14 (11.76 %)Systems Analysis
23 (8.824 %)Release Management
23 (8.824 %)Quality Management
23 (8.824 %)PRINCE2
23 (8.824 %)Data Protection
32 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
41 (2.941 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (2.941 %)Statistical Analysis
41 (2.941 %)Incident Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.882 %)SQL
21 (2.941 %)C
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (11.76 %)ITIL Certification
23 (8.824 %)MCSE
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.941 %)HL7
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (23.53 %)Active Directory
24 (11.76 %)Backup Exec
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (23.53 %)Microsoft
18 (23.53 %)Citrix
24 (11.76 %)VERITAS
32 (5.882 %)Adobe
41 (2.941 %)Sun
41 (2.941 %)Intel
41 (2.941 %)Lotus
41 (2.941 %)Apple
41 (2.941 %)SeeBeyond
41 (2.941 %)InterSystems
41 (2.941 %)VMware
41 (2.941 %)WatchGuard
41 (2.941 %)Novell
41 (2.941 %)Cisco