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

 Solution Analyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank126144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.030 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£375
% change on same period last year+1.74 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Solutions Analyst EnglandSolutions 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.

Solutions Analyst
Demand Trend

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

North West Solutions Analyst Demand Trend

Solutions Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Solutions Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions 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
CheshireNew entry-1--
Solutions Analyst EnglandSolutions Analyst
England

Solutions Analyst
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)Health
13 (75.00 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Cognos
21 (25.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)iSOFT

Solutions 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 Solutions 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 Solutions Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)XML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Finance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Cognos
11 (25.00 %)iSOFT