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The table below looks at the demand for the Change Analyst 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 Change Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Change Analyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank116140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.329 %0.173 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£288
Average daily rate-£294
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£274£272
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£16.80-
Average hourly rate£17.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.20-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.63£14.21
% change on same period last year+31.03 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33444045
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.708 %4.088 %
Daily rates quoted783827
Average minimum daily rate£324£320
Average daily rate£341£338
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted467456
Average minimum hourly rate£21.62£20.30
Average hourly rate£23.40£21.94
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£23.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Change Analyst EnglandChange 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.

Change Analyst
Demand Trend

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

North West Change Analyst Demand Trend

Change Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Change Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Change Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Change Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Change Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Change Analyst across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Change Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Change Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Analyst within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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+127--
ManchesterNew entry-2--
MerseysideDown-11--
Change Analyst EnglandChange Analyst
England

Change Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Change 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 Change Analyst in their job title.

113 (61.90 %)Change Management
210 (47.62 %)ITIL
37 (33.33 %)Remedy
44 (19.05 %)OpenView
53 (14.29 %)Release Management
53 (14.29 %)e-Work
53 (14.29 %)Finance
53 (14.29 %)Service Management
62 (9.524 %)ITIL Certification
62 (9.524 %)MS Office
62 (9.524 %)Legal
62 (9.524 %)Insurance
62 (9.524 %)Business Analysis
62 (9.524 %)Pensions
71 (4.762 %)Retail Banking
71 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
71 (4.762 %)QA
71 (4.762 %)Problem Management
71 (4.762 %)Manufacturing
71 (4.762 %)Banking
71 (4.762 %)Retail
71 (4.762 %)Government
71 (4.762 %)SAP
71 (4.762 %)HP
71 (4.762 %)PRINCE2
71 (4.762 %)ERP
71 (4.762 %)SLA
71 (4.762 %)Microsoft
71 (4.762 %)SAP BW
71 (4.762 %)SAP APO

Change Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Change 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 Change Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.524 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (14.29 %)e-Work
21 (4.762 %)SAP APO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.762 %)SAP BW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (14.29 %)Finance
22 (9.524 %)Insurance
22 (9.524 %)Pensions
22 (9.524 %)Legal
31 (4.762 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.762 %)Banking
31 (4.762 %)Retail
31 (4.762 %)Retail Banking
31 (4.762 %)Government
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (61.90 %)Change Management
210 (47.62 %)ITIL
33 (14.29 %)Release Management
33 (14.29 %)Service Management
42 (9.524 %)Business Analysis
51 (4.762 %)Problem Management
51 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
51 (4.762 %)PRINCE2
51 (4.762 %)ERP
51 (4.762 %)Configuration Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.524 %)ITIL Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.762 %)SLA
11 (4.762 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (4.762 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (19.05 %)OpenView
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (33.33 %)Remedy
21 (4.762 %)SAP
21 (4.762 %)Microsoft
21 (4.762 %)HP