North West Risk Analysis Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Risk Analysis skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Risk Analysis over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Risk Analysis
Location Aberdeen Aylesbury Basingstoke Berkshire Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cheshire City of London Docklands, London East Anglia East Midlands East of England England Essex Glasgow Hampshire Hertfordshire Leeds Liverpool London Maidenhead Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury North West Northamptonshire Scotland Shropshire Slough Somerset South East South Wales South West Southampton Surrey Sussex Telford UK Uxbridge Wales West Midlands West Wales West Yorkshire Wilmslow Yorkshire	3 months to 4 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	126	123
Rank change on same period last year	-3
Matching contract IT job ads	18	10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.024 %	0.011 %
As % of the category below	0.829 %	0.549 %
Daily rates quoted	4	5
Average minimum daily rate	£463	£325
Average daily rate	£469	£340
% change on same period last year	+37.86 %
Average maximum daily rate	£475	£355
UK excluding London average daily rate	£378	£310
% change on same period last year	+22.19 %
Hourly rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£25.00	-
Average hourly rate	£28.50	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£32.00	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£20.47	£24.50
% change on same period last year	-16.45 %
Processes & Methodologies North West
Matching contract IT job ads	2172	1822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.864 %	1.933 %
Daily rates quoted	589	445
Average minimum daily rate	£350	£350
Average daily rate	£368	£367
% change on same period last year	+0.23 %
Average maximum daily rate	£385	£383
UK excluding London average daily rate	£384	£374
% change on same period last year	+2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted	203	124
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.23	£24.22
Average hourly rate	£24.84	£26.17
% change on same period last year	-5.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£26.45	£28.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.40	£30.19
% change on same period last year	-2.62 %
Risk Analysis 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.

Risk Analysis
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Risk Analysis across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Risk Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

Risk Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Risk Analysis across the North West region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Risk Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Risk Analysis
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Risk Analysis within the North West region over the 3 months to 4 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	-23	8	£458	+34.80 %
Merseyside	-	6	-	-
Cheshire	-	5	£500	-

Risk Analysis England

Risk Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Risk Analysis also 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 that cited Risk Analysis.

1 17 (45.95 %) Information Security 2 15 (40.54 %) CISSP 3 14 (37.84 %) BS7799 3 14 (37.84 %) ISO27001 4 10 (27.03 %) Project Management 5 8 (21.62 %) Finance 6 5 (13.51 %) PRINCE2 6 5 (13.51 %) Legal 6 5 (13.51 %) Stakeholder Management 7 4 (10.81 %) Change Management 7 4 (10.81 %) Programme Management 7 4 (10.81 %) C# 7 4 (10.81 %) MS Project 7 4 (10.81 %) Pensions 8 3 (8.108 %) Pharmaceutical

8 3 (8.108 %) SQL Server 8 3 (8.108 %) SAP 8 3 (8.108 %) GAP Analysis 8 3 (8.108 %) Risk Management 8 3 (8.108 %) Resource Management 9 2 (5.405 %) System Testing 9 2 (5.405 %) CRAMM 9 2 (5.405 %) Business Analysis 9 2 (5.405 %) SQL Server Integration Services 9 2 (5.405 %) Asset Management 9 2 (5.405 %) Quality Management 9 2 (5.405 %) Front Office 9 2 (5.405 %) ASP 9 2 (5.405 %) XSLT 9 2 (5.405 %) JavaScript

Risk Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Risk Analysis also 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 that cited Risk Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 2 (5.405 %) .NET 1 2 (5.405 %) ASP 1 2 (5.405 %) XSLT 1 2 (5.405 %) Middleware 1 2 (5.405 %) FpML	Application Platforms 1 2 (5.405 %) BizTalk Server
Applications 1 4 (10.81 %) MS Project 2 1 (2.703 %) CA Clarity	Communications & Networking 1 1 (2.703 %) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence 1 3 (8.108 %) SQL Server 2 2 (5.405 %) Oracle Reports 2 2 (5.405 %) SQL Server Integration Services	Development Applications 1 2 (5.405 %) Oracle Forms
General 1 8 (21.62 %) Finance 2 5 (13.51 %) Legal 3 4 (10.81 %) Pensions 4 3 (8.108 %) Pharmaceutical 5 2 (5.405 %) Front Office 6 1 (2.703 %) Education 6 1 (2.703 %) Government 6 1 (2.703 %) Health	Job Titles 1 11 (29.73 %) Consultant 2 10 (27.03 %) Security Consultant 3 6 (16.22 %) Analyst 4 4 (10.81 %) Administrator 4 4 (10.81 %) Coordinator 4 4 (10.81 %) Programme Manager 4 4 (10.81 %) Project Coordinator 4 4 (10.81 %) Project Administrator 5 3 (8.108 %) Developer 5 3 (8.108 %) Security Manager 5 3 (8.108 %) Security Analyst 6 1 (2.703 %) SAP Manager 6 1 (2.703 %) BizTalk Developer 6 1 (2.703 %) Business Systems Analyst 6 1 (2.703 %) Systems Analyst 6 1 (2.703 %) Project Manager 6 1 (2.703 %) Business Analyst 6 1 (2.703 %) Project Leader 6 1 (2.703 %) Senior Analyst 6 1 (2.703 %) Analyst Developer
Miscellaneous 1 2 (5.405 %) Asset Management 2 1 (2.703 %) RMADS 2 1 (2.703 %) NHS	Processes & Methodologies 1 17 (45.95 %) Information Security 2 10 (27.03 %) Project Management 3 5 (13.51 %) PRINCE2 3 5 (13.51 %) Stakeholder Management 4 4 (10.81 %) Change Management 4 4 (10.81 %) Programme Management 5 3 (8.108 %) Resource Management 5 3 (8.108 %) GAP Analysis 5 3 (8.108 %) Risk Management 6 2 (5.405 %) Quality Management 6 2 (5.405 %) System Testing 6 2 (5.405 %) CRAMM 6 2 (5.405 %) Business Analysis 7 1 (2.703 %) SC Cleared 7 1 (2.703 %) DV Cleared 7 1 (2.703 %) Security Cleared 7 1 (2.703 %) PRINCE 7 1 (2.703 %) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages 1 4 (10.81 %) C# 2 2 (5.405 %) JavaScript 2 2 (5.405 %) VB 2 2 (5.405 %) VBA 2 2 (5.405 %) Uniface	Qualifications 1 15 (40.54 %) CISSP 2 1 (2.703 %) PRINCE2 Certification 2 1 (2.703 %) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 14 (37.84 %) BS7799 1 14 (37.84 %) ISO27001 2 2 (5.405 %) COBIT	Vendors 1 3 (8.108 %) SAP 2 2 (5.405 %) Oracle