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The table below looks at the demand for Statistical 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 jobs that have cited Statistical Analysis over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStatistical Analysis
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank119134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.765 %0.259 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£286-
Average daily rate£316-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£346-
UK excluding London average daily rate£231£424
% change on same period last year-45.56 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£11.50£16.50
% change on same period last year-30.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.17£25.14
% change on same period last year+8.05 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18311934
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.871 %2.104 %
Daily rates quoted458411
Average minimum daily rate£356£335
Average daily rate£380£351
% change on same period last year+8.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£369
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
Hourly rates quoted197181
Average minimum hourly rate£24.72£25.83
Average hourly rate£26.17£27.76
% change on same period last year-5.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.61£29.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.09£29.91
% change on same period last year-6.09 %
Statistical Analysis EnglandStatistical 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.

Statistical Analysis
Demand Trend

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

North West Statistical Analysis Demand Trend

Statistical Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Statistical Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Statistical Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Statistical Analysis across the North West region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

North West Statistical Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Statistical Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Statistical Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Statistical Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Statistical Analysis within the North West region over the 3 months to 20 November 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-7£301-
MerseysideNew entry-5£375-
ManchesterUp+31--
Statistical Analysis EnglandStatistical Analysis
England

Statistical Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Statistical 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 Statistical Analysis.

19 (30.00 %)SAS
28 (26.67 %)Finance
28 (26.67 %)Marketing
37 (23.33 %)Statistics
46 (20.00 %)Degree
46 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
55 (16.67 %)Risk Management
55 (16.67 %)Microsoft
55 (16.67 %)Text Mining
55 (16.67 %)Data Analysis
55 (16.67 %)ETRM
64 (13.33 %)Informatics
64 (13.33 %)Government
64 (13.33 %)Validation
64 (13.33 %)Pharmaceutical
73 (10.00 %)GIS
73 (10.00 %)Management Information System
73 (10.00 %)MS Excel
73 (10.00 %)Oracle
73 (10.00 %)Direct Marketing
73 (10.00 %)Spreadsheet
73 (10.00 %)Computer Science
73 (10.00 %)Life Science
82 (6.667 %)MS PowerPoint
82 (6.667 %)UNIX
82 (6.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (6.667 %)MS Access
82 (6.667 %)NHS
82 (6.667 %)Electric
91 (3.333 %)Health

Statistical Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Statistical 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 Statistical Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (30.00 %)SAS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (10.00 %)MS Excel
13 (10.00 %)Spreadsheet
22 (6.667 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (3.333 %)MS Project
31 (3.333 %)MS Visio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.333 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (16.67 %)Text Mining
23 (10.00 %)GIS
32 (6.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (6.667 %)MS Access
41 (3.333 %)Base SAS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (26.67 %)Finance
18 (26.67 %)Marketing
24 (13.33 %)Pharmaceutical
24 (13.33 %)Government
32 (6.667 %)Electric
41 (3.333 %)Financial Institution
41 (3.333 %)Health
41 (3.333 %)Banking
41 (3.333 %)International Banking
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (33.33 %)Analyst
26 (20.00 %)Developer
26 (20.00 %)Data Analyst
26 (20.00 %)Data Modeller
35 (16.67 %)Software Developer
43 (10.00 %)Risk Analyst
51 (3.333 %)GIS Analyst
51 (3.333 %)Senior SAS Developer
51 (3.333 %)GIS Data Analyst
51 (3.333 %)NHS Information Analyst
51 (3.333 %)SAS Developer
51 (3.333 %)Service Desk Manager
51 (3.333 %)Information Analyst
51 (3.333 %)SAS Programmer
51 (3.333 %)Senior Developer
51 (3.333 %)Programmer
51 (3.333 %)Statistical Analyst
51 (3.333 %)Service Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (23.33 %)Statistics
24 (13.33 %)Informatics
33 (10.00 %)Management Information System
33 (10.00 %)Computer Science
33 (10.00 %)Life Science
42 (6.667 %)NHS
51 (3.333 %)Mathematics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.667 %)UNIX
21 (3.333 %)Windows
21 (3.333 %)AIX
21 (3.333 %)Windows NT
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
25 (16.67 %)Risk Management
25 (16.67 %)Data Analysis
25 (16.67 %)ETRM
34 (13.33 %)Validation
43 (10.00 %)Direct Marketing
51 (3.333 %)ITIL
51 (3.333 %)Project Management
51 (3.333 %)Service Delivery
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.333 %)Perl
11 (3.333 %)SQL
11 (3.333 %)Python
11 (3.333 %)SAS Macro
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (20.00 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (16.67 %)Microsoft
23 (10.00 %)Oracle