Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Analyst Programmer role in IT contracts within the North West 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnalyst Programmer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank102110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads2533
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.035 %
As % of the category below0.824 %0.813 %
Daily rates quoted77
Average minimum daily rate£343£323
Average daily rate£361£331
% change on same period last year+8.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£326
% change on same period last year+1.65 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50£34.67
Average hourly rate£32.50£35.50
% change on same period last year-8.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£36.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.29£33.50
% change on same period last year+14.29 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Analyst Programmer EnglandAnalyst Programmer
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.

Analyst Programmer
Demand Trend

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

North West Analyst Programmer Demand Trend

Analyst Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Analyst Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Analyst Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst Programmer across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Analyst Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

Analyst Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Analyst Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Analyst Programmer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst Programmer across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Analyst Programmer Hourly Rate Histogram

Analyst Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst Programmer within the North West 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
CheshireUp+29£341+21.90 %
ManchesterDown-26£375-4.66 %
MerseysideDown-52--
Analyst Programmer EnglandAnalyst Programmer
England

Analyst Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Analyst Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

119 (42.22 %)SQL
215 (33.33 %)SQL Server
313 (28.89 %).NET
411 (24.44 %)C
411 (24.44 %)C#
510 (22.22 %)Java
510 (22.22 %)RPG
510 (22.22 %)XML
69 (20.00 %)Windows
69 (20.00 %)C++
69 (20.00 %)INSURE/90
78 (17.78 %)ASP.NET
86 (13.33 %)UNIX
86 (13.33 %)Oracle
86 (13.33 %)Transact-SQL
86 (13.33 %)Degree
95 (11.11 %)VB.NET
95 (11.11 %)WebServices
95 (11.11 %)N-Tier
95 (11.11 %)Microsoft
104 (8.889 %)Embedded C
104 (8.889 %)J2ME
104 (8.889 %)DTS
104 (8.889 %)OO
104 (8.889 %)XSLT
104 (8.889 %)Perl
104 (8.889 %)PL/SQL
104 (8.889 %)AJAX
104 (8.889 %)SQL Server 2005
104 (8.889 %)Pharmaceutical

Analyst Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Analyst Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (28.89 %).NET
210 (22.22 %)XML
38 (17.78 %)ASP.NET
45 (11.11 %)WebServices
54 (8.889 %)XSLT
54 (8.889 %)J2ME
54 (8.889 %)AJAX
63 (6.667 %).NET Framework
63 (6.667 %)SOAP
72 (4.444 %)CSS
72 (4.444 %)HTML
72 (4.444 %)ASP
72 (4.444 %)WinForms
81 (2.222 %)Spring
81 (2.222 %)Swing
81 (2.222 %)MDX
81 (2.222 %)J2EE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.222 %)SharePoint
11 (2.222 %)SAS
11 (2.222 %)CICS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.222 %)MS Office
11 (2.222 %)MS Excel
11 (2.222 %)MS Visio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (20.00 %)INSURE/90
22 (4.444 %)GraphTalk
31 (2.222 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (2.222 %)MFGPRO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.444 %)Intranet
21 (2.222 %)LDAP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (33.33 %)SQL Server
24 (8.889 %)DTS
24 (8.889 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
33 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (4.444 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (4.444 %)Oracle 9i
42 (4.444 %)MS Access
51 (2.222 %)Datawarehouse
51 (2.222 %)Adabas
51 (2.222 %)Oracle Discoverer
51 (2.222 %)Oracle 10g
51 (2.222 %)GIS
51 (2.222 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
51 (2.222 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (2.222 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (2.222 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (2.222 %)IDMS
51 (2.222 %)DB2
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.222 %)ProC
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (8.889 %)Government
14 (8.889 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (6.667 %)Finance
32 (4.444 %)Insurance
32 (4.444 %)Pensions
41 (2.222 %)Manufacturing
41 (2.222 %)Home Office
41 (2.222 %)Retail
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.11 %)N-Tier
24 (8.889 %)Smartcard
32 (4.444 %)Mainframe
41 (2.222 %)AS400
41 (2.222 %)iSeries
41 (2.222 %)NHS
41 (2.222 %)Client/Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (20.00 %)Windows
26 (13.33 %)UNIX
33 (6.667 %)Linux
42 (4.444 %)VMS
42 (4.444 %)Windows CE
42 (4.444 %)MVS
51 (2.222 %)VME
51 (2.222 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (2.222 %)AIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (8.889 %)OO
14 (8.889 %)Configuration Management
14 (8.889 %)Validation
22 (4.444 %)Migration
22 (4.444 %)Security Cleared
22 (4.444 %)Agile Software Development
31 (2.222 %)Data Management
31 (2.222 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (2.222 %)Unit Testing
31 (2.222 %)System Testing
31 (2.222 %)ITIL
31 (2.222 %)Extreme Programming
31 (2.222 %)Project Management
31 (2.222 %)Service Delivery
31 (2.222 %)Change Management
31 (2.222 %)RAD
31 (2.222 %)CRM
31 (2.222 %)E-Commerce
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (42.22 %)SQL
211 (24.44 %)C
211 (24.44 %)C#
310 (22.22 %)Java
310 (22.22 %)RPG
49 (20.00 %)C++
56 (13.33 %)Transact-SQL
65 (11.11 %)VB.NET
74 (8.889 %)Embedded C
74 (8.889 %)Perl
74 (8.889 %)PL/SQL
83 (6.667 %)COBOL
92 (4.444 %)JavaScript
92 (4.444 %)Assembly Language
92 (4.444 %)VBA
101 (2.222 %)VB
101 (2.222 %)Shell Script
101 (2.222 %)NATURAL
101 (2.222 %)JCL
101 (2.222 %)Korn
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (13.33 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.222 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.222 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (13.33 %)Oracle
25 (11.11 %)Microsoft
33 (6.667 %)Business Objects
42 (4.444 %)IBM
51 (2.222 %)Progress
51 (2.222 %)Red Hat
51 (2.222 %)Mapinfo
51 (2.222 %)Autodesk
51 (2.222 %)ESRI
51 (2.222 %)ProClarity
51 (2.222 %)ICL