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The table below looks at the demand for SAS System skills within the Northamptonshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAS over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAS System
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1633
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads208
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.008 %
As % of the category below39.22 %8.333 %
Daily rates quoted132
Average minimum daily rate£435£380
Average daily rate£473£393
% change on same period last year+20.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£512£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£385
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
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£33.75£42.66
% change on same period last year-20.88 %
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Northamptonshire
Matching contract IT job ads5196
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.097 %
Daily rates quoted2422
Average minimum daily rate£383£339
Average daily rate£407£357
% change on same period last year+13.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Hourly rates quoted225
Average minimum hourly rate£26.67£19.76
Average hourly rate£29.17£20.06
% change on same period last year+45.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£20.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.77£24.01
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
SAS East MidlandsSAS
East Midlands

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.

SAS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAS across the Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Northamptonshire SAS Demand Trend

SAS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SAS across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire SAS Daily Rate Trend

SAS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAS across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Northamptonshire SAS Daily Rate Histogram

SAS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAS within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
NorthamptonUp+516£475+21.01 %
SAS East MidlandsSAS
East Midlands

SAS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing SAS 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 SAS.

131 (79.49 %)Finance
213 (33.33 %)Datawarehouse
213 (33.33 %)Banking
310 (25.64 %)Data Modelling
49 (23.08 %)Project Management
58 (20.51 %)ERwin
67 (17.95 %)Business Analysis
76 (15.38 %)Retail
76 (15.38 %)SQL
85 (12.82 %)Stakeholder Management
85 (12.82 %)Data Analysis
85 (12.82 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
94 (10.26 %)Time Management
94 (10.26 %)Degree
94 (10.26 %)Mathematics
94 (10.26 %)Retail Banking
94 (10.26 %)Ab Initio
94 (10.26 %)UNIX
94 (10.26 %)Cognos
103 (7.692 %)ETL
103 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
103 (7.692 %)Teradata
103 (7.692 %)Marketing
103 (7.692 %)Data Mart
103 (7.692 %)Credit Risk
112 (5.128 %)Statistics
112 (5.128 %)Data Management
112 (5.128 %)BASE24
112 (5.128 %)Business Intelligence
112 (5.128 %)OLAP

SAS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing SAS 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 SAS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.564 %)WebSphere
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.564 %)Spreadsheet
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.128 %)BASE24
21 (2.564 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (33.33 %)Datawarehouse
25 (12.82 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
33 (7.692 %)ETL
33 (7.692 %)Data Mart
42 (5.128 %)OLAP
51 (2.564 %)Base SAS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (20.51 %)ERwin
21 (2.564 %)TestDirector
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (79.49 %)Finance
213 (33.33 %)Banking
36 (15.38 %)Retail
44 (10.26 %)Retail Banking
53 (7.692 %)Marketing
53 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
61 (2.564 %)Telecoms
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (48.72 %)Analyst
214 (35.90 %)Consultant
313 (33.33 %)SAS Consultant
410 (25.64 %)SAS Analyst
58 (20.51 %)Project Manager
66 (15.38 %)Data Analyst
74 (10.26 %)Data Manager
82 (5.128 %)SAS Developer
82 (5.128 %)SAS Data Analyst
82 (5.128 %)Programmer
82 (5.128 %)Developer
91 (2.564 %)Architect
91 (2.564 %)Tester
91 (2.564 %)Analyst Programmer
91 (2.564 %)Technical Architect
91 (2.564 %)Infrastructure Analyst
91 (2.564 %)Senior Analyst
91 (2.564 %)Statistical Analyst
91 (2.564 %)Team Leader
91 (2.564 %)Implementation Consultant
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.26 %)Mathematics
23 (7.692 %)Credit Risk
32 (5.128 %)Statistics
41 (2.564 %)Mainframe
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.26 %)UNIX
21 (2.564 %)AIX
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (25.64 %)Data Modelling
29 (23.08 %)Project Management
37 (17.95 %)Business Analysis
45 (12.82 %)Stakeholder Management
45 (12.82 %)Data Analysis
54 (10.26 %)Time Management
62 (5.128 %)Data Management
62 (5.128 %)Business Intelligence
71 (2.564 %)Migration
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (15.38 %)SQL
21 (2.564 %)JCL
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (10.26 %)Degree
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (10.26 %)Cognos
14 (10.26 %)Ab Initio
23 (7.692 %)Teradata