North West Problem Analyst Contracts

This section looks at the demand for the Problem 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 Problem Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Buckinghamshire East Yorkshire Eastleigh England Hampshire Hull Isle of Wight Leeds London Manchester Milton Keynes Newcastle Upon Tyne North East North West Ryde Solihull South East South West Southampton Swindon Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge West Midlands West Yorkshire Wiltshire Wolverhampton Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	133	137
Rank change on same period last year	+4
Matching contract IT job ads	10	1
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.013 %	0.001 %
As % of the category below	0.283 %	0.027 %
Daily rates quoted	7	0
Average minimum daily rate	£207	-
Average daily rate	£221	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£234	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£237	£236
% change on same period last year	+0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£16.66	£25.00
% change on same period last year	-33.37 %
Job Titles North West
Matching contract IT job ads	3534	3747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	4.711 %	3.791 %
Daily rates quoted	819	800
Average minimum daily rate	£328	£320
Average daily rate	£346	£336
% change on same period last year	+2.80 %
Average maximum daily rate	£364	£353
UK excluding London average daily rate	£357	£353
% change on same period last year	+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted	421	363
Average minimum hourly rate	£20.71	£21.12
Average hourly rate	£22.79	£22.71
% change on same period last year	+0.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£24.86	£24.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.51	£25.99
% change on same period last year	-9.54 %
Problem 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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Problem Analyst across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem Analyst within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Manchester	-	10	£221	-

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Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Problem 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 Problem Analyst in their job title.

1 11 (73.33 %) ITIL 2 9 (60.00 %) Service Management 2 9 (60.00 %) Problem Management 3 4 (26.67 %) ITIL Certification 3 4 (26.67 %) Process Management 4 3 (20.00 %) Service Delivery 5 2 (13.33 %) SLA 5 2 (13.33 %) HP 5 2 (13.33 %) Finance 5 2 (13.33 %) Programme Management 5 2 (13.33 %) Supplier Management 5 2 (13.33 %) Project Planning 6 1 (6.667 %) ServiceCenter 6 1 (6.667 %) Knowledge Management 6 1 (6.667 %) Incident Management

6 1 (6.667 %) SMS 6 1 (6.667 %) ITSM

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Problem 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 Problem Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking 1 1 (6.667 %) SMS	General 1 2 (13.33 %) Finance
Processes & Methodologies 1 11 (73.33 %) ITIL 2 9 (60.00 %) Service Management 2 9 (60.00 %) Problem Management 3 4 (26.67 %) Process Management 4 3 (20.00 %) Service Delivery 5 2 (13.33 %) Programme Management 5 2 (13.33 %) Supplier Management 5 2 (13.33 %) Project Planning 6 1 (6.667 %) Knowledge Management 6 1 (6.667 %) Incident Management 6 1 (6.667 %) ITSM	Qualifications 1 4 (26.67 %) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 2 (13.33 %) SLA	Systems Management 1 1 (6.667 %) ServiceCenter
Vendors 1 2 (13.33 %) HP