Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT contracts within the South 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 Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnalyst
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank21
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads8961174
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.411 %1.258 %
As % of the category below22.68 %21.86 %
Daily rates quoted380415
Average minimum daily rate£350£334
Average daily rate£366£352
% change on same period last year+4.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£330
% change on same period last year+0.76 %
Hourly rates quoted8499
Average minimum hourly rate£18.58£19.59
Average hourly rate£20.42£20.72
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.26£21.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.51£18.58
% change on same period last year+4.97 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads39505371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.222 %5.755 %
Daily rates quoted11381373
Average minimum daily rate£346£342
Average daily rate£367£362
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted557675
Average minimum hourly rate£23.34£25.38
Average hourly rate£24.90£27.00
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Analyst EnglandAnalyst
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.

Analyst
Demand Trend

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

South West Analyst Demand Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 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
WiltshireNo change0346£389-2.57 %
BristolDown-2137£324-3.51 %
SomersetUp+1487£349+5.94 %
GloucestershireUp+685£371+4.75 %
DorsetUp+259£315+3.50 %
DevonUp+621£308+7.15 %
AvonDown-23£267-11.78 %
CornwallNo change02--
Analyst EnglandAnalyst
England

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited 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 Analyst in their job title.

1657 (33.50 %)Finance
2362 (18.46 %)Pensions
3210 (10.71 %)Business Analysis
4182 (9.281 %)SQL
5175 (8.924 %)Oracle
6171 (8.720 %)Migration
6171 (8.720 %)Banking
7166 (8.465 %)Security Cleared
8164 (8.363 %)Windows
9142 (7.241 %)Microsoft
10135 (6.884 %)SAP
11124 (6.323 %)Retail
12123 (6.272 %)MS Office
13121 (6.170 %)Insurance
14119 (6.068 %)Data Migration
15112 (5.711 %)MS Excel
16108 (5.507 %)Government
1791 (4.640 %)Change Management
1791 (4.640 %)SQL Server
1791 (4.640 %)SC Cleared
1885 (4.335 %)Test Scripting
1982 (4.182 %)ITIL
2081 (4.131 %)GAP Analysis
2178 (3.978 %)User Acceptance Testing
2178 (3.978 %)CA Clarity
2277 (3.927 %)Data Analysis
2376 (3.876 %)UNIX
2473 (3.723 %)Project Management
2570 (3.570 %)Active Directory
2667 (3.417 %)Requirements Analysis

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (3.315 %).NET
229 (1.479 %)ASP.NET
328 (1.428 %)XML
417 (0.867 %)ASP
516 (0.816 %)HTML
611 (0.561 %)Middleware
79 (0.459 %)WebServices
79 (0.459 %).NET Framework
87 (0.357 %)J2EE
95 (0.255 %)ADO.NET
95 (0.255 %)SOAP
95 (0.255 %)XSL
95 (0.255 %)MDX
95 (0.255 %)Windows SharePoint Services
95 (0.255 %)ASP.NET 2.0
104 (0.204 %)CSS
113 (0.153 %)COM+
113 (0.153 %)WebSphere
122 (0.102 %)Jini
122 (0.102 %)Application Packaging
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
149 (2.499 %)SAS
226 (1.326 %)MS Exchange
323 (1.173 %)Lotus Notes
421 (1.071 %)Exchange Server 2003
515 (0.765 %)IIS
611 (0.561 %)SharePoint
710 (0.510 %)Exchange Server 5.5
86 (0.306 %)SharePoint Server 2007
95 (0.255 %)Exchange Server 2000
95 (0.255 %)BizTalk Server
95 (0.255 %)Apache
104 (0.204 %)Tomcat
104 (0.204 %)Exchange Server 2007
113 (0.153 %)WebLogic
122 (0.102 %)WebSphere Application Server
122 (0.102 %)Commerce Server
122 (0.102 %)GroupWise
122 (0.102 %)Portal Infranet
122 (0.102 %)CMS
122 (0.102 %)SharePoint Portal Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1123 (6.272 %)MS Office
2112 (5.711 %)MS Excel
378 (3.978 %)CA Clarity
452 (2.652 %)MS Visio
537 (1.887 %)MS Project
614 (0.714 %)Spreadsheet
713 (0.663 %)MS PowerPoint
811 (0.561 %)SPSS
94 (0.204 %)Stata
103 (0.153 %)Open Workbench
112 (0.102 %)XMetaL
112 (0.102 %)CATIA
121 (0.051 %)Casewise Corporate Modeler Suite
121 (0.051 %)Acrobat
121 (0.051 %)FreeHand
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
124 (1.224 %)SAP HR
218 (0.918 %)Endur
316 (0.816 %)Oracle EBS
413 (0.663 %)assyst
413 (0.663 %)SAP SRM
510 (0.510 %)Summit
510 (0.510 %)Oracle ERP
68 (0.408 %)SAP FI
68 (0.408 %)SAP CO
68 (0.408 %)SAP FI/CO
76 (0.306 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
85 (0.255 %)SAP SD
85 (0.255 %)Oracle Financials
94 (0.204 %)SAP CRM
103 (0.153 %)Oracle Payroll
103 (0.153 %)Academy Housing
103 (0.153 %)arcHouse
103 (0.153 %)Oracle 11i
112 (0.102 %)HiPortfolio
112 (0.102 %)Oracle Applications
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (1.836 %)TCP/IP
225 (1.275 %)SAN
321 (1.071 %)WAN
420 (1.020 %)LAN
518 (0.918 %)DNS
616 (0.816 %)DHCP
715 (0.765 %)Firewall
814 (0.714 %)Intranet
98 (0.408 %)Internet
107 (0.357 %)VPN
115 (0.255 %)Cisco IPT
115 (0.255 %)Network Security
124 (0.204 %)SMS
124 (0.204 %)LDAP
133 (0.153 %)SSL
142 (0.102 %)DSL
142 (0.102 %)NetScreen
142 (0.102 %)Extranet
142 (0.102 %)VoIP
142 (0.102 %)SMTP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
191 (4.640 %)SQL Server
233 (1.683 %)Datawarehouse
332 (1.632 %)SQL Server 2000
429 (1.479 %)SQL Server 2005
527 (1.377 %)BusinessObjects
625 (1.275 %)MS Access
625 (1.275 %)Data Cleansing
719 (0.969 %)Crystal Reports
818 (0.918 %)Oracle Reports
916 (0.816 %)Oracle 10g
1015 (0.765 %)TOAD
1114 (0.714 %)ETL
1114 (0.714 %)GIS
1212 (0.612 %)SAP BW
1311 (0.561 %)Oracle Discoverer
1410 (0.510 %)Cognos Impromptu
1410 (0.510 %)InterBase
1410 (0.510 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
159 (0.459 %)Oracle 9i
159 (0.459 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (1.275 %)TestDirector
220 (1.020 %)Visual Studio
315 (0.765 %)Oracle Forms
413 (0.663 %)LoadRunner
510 (0.510 %)QuickTest Pro
67 (0.357 %)Rational Rose
67 (0.357 %)WinRunner
67 (0.357 %)QALoad
74 (0.204 %)MSI
74 (0.204 %)FrontPage
74 (0.204 %)VSS/SourceSafe
74 (0.204 %)ClearCase
83 (0.153 %)ClearQuest
83 (0.153 %)PVCS
83 (0.153 %)QARun
92 (0.102 %)Oracle Designer/2000
92 (0.102 %)RequisitePro
101 (0.051 %)ERwin
101 (0.051 %)Synon
101 (0.051 %)COOL2E
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1657 (33.50 %)Finance
2362 (18.46 %)Pensions
3171 (8.720 %)Banking
4124 (6.323 %)Retail
5121 (6.170 %)Insurance
6108 (5.507 %)Government
763 (3.213 %)Retail Banking
845 (2.295 %)Telecoms
937 (1.887 %)Marketing
937 (1.887 %)Back Office
1033 (1.683 %)Local Government
1126 (1.326 %)Health
1219 (0.969 %)Construction
1318 (0.918 %)Electric
1417 (0.867 %)Financial Institution
1513 (0.663 %)Education
1513 (0.663 %)Aerospace
1513 (0.663 %)Avionics
1611 (0.561 %)Military
179 (0.459 %)Investment Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
163 (3.213 %)NHS
261 (3.111 %)Management Information System
313 (0.663 %)Data Extraction
412 (0.612 %)Data Integration
412 (0.612 %)Mainframe
510 (0.510 %)Clustering
69 (0.459 %)Replication
75 (0.255 %)Credit Risk
75 (0.255 %)Mathematics
75 (0.255 %)AS400
75 (0.255 %)EPoS
75 (0.255 %)Data Conversion
84 (0.204 %)Equities
84 (0.204 %)Statistics
84 (0.204 %)Data Protection Act
93 (0.153 %)CMDB
93 (0.153 %)IBM Mainframe
93 (0.153 %)Tandem
102 (0.102 %)Blackberry
102 (0.102 %)NPfIT
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1164 (8.363 %)Windows
276 (3.876 %)UNIX
348 (2.448 %)Windows Server 2003
432 (1.632 %)Windows 2000
521 (1.071 %)Solaris
619 (0.969 %)Windows XP
714 (0.714 %)Windows 2000 Server
810 (0.510 %)Linux
98 (0.408 %)AIX
107 (0.357 %)HPUX
115 (0.255 %)Windows NT
115 (0.255 %)Windows Server 2008
124 (0.204 %)OpenVMS
132 (0.102 %)NetWare
132 (0.102 %)VMS
141 (0.051 %)zOS
141 (0.051 %)OS/400
141 (0.051 %)Windows Vista
141 (0.051 %)Red Hat Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1210 (10.71 %)Business Analysis
2171 (8.720 %)Migration
3166 (8.465 %)Security Cleared
4119 (6.068 %)Data Migration
591 (4.640 %)SC Cleared
591 (4.640 %)Change Management
685 (4.335 %)Test Scripting
782 (4.182 %)ITIL
881 (4.131 %)GAP Analysis
978 (3.978 %)User Acceptance Testing
1077 (3.927 %)Data Analysis
1173 (3.723 %)Project Management
1267 (3.417 %)Requirements Analysis
1366 (3.366 %)UML
1463 (3.213 %)PRINCE2
1560 (3.060 %)CRM
1652 (2.652 %)Data Modelling
1741 (2.091 %)Stakeholder Management
1840 (2.040 %)BPR
1939 (1.989 %)ERP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1182 (9.281 %)SQL
237 (1.887 %)C#
332 (1.632 %)VBA
430 (1.530 %)VB
527 (1.377 %)C
625 (1.275 %)Ada
720 (1.020 %)PL/SQL
817 (0.867 %)JavaScript
817 (0.867 %)VB6
911 (0.561 %)VB.NET
1010 (0.510 %)Transact-SQL
116 (0.306 %)VBScript
125 (0.255 %)COBOL
134 (0.204 %)Java
143 (0.153 %)Perl
143 (0.153 %)ABAP
152 (0.102 %)RPG
152 (0.102 %)Korn
152 (0.102 %)SAS Macro
152 (0.102 %)Shell Script
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
159 (3.009 %)ISEB
230 (1.530 %)Degree
327 (1.377 %)Microsoft Certification
421 (1.071 %)MCSE
518 (0.918 %)ITIL Certification
614 (0.714 %)Cisco Certification
712 (0.612 %)ACCA
811 (0.561 %)PRINCE2 Certification
811 (0.561 %)CCNA
910 (0.510 %)MCP
910 (0.510 %)ISTQB
108 (0.408 %)CIMA
117 (0.357 %)MCSA
126 (0.306 %)Citrix Certification
135 (0.255 %)CISSP
144 (0.204 %)CCNP
144 (0.204 %)CCA
153 (0.153 %)HNC
153 (0.153 %)A+ Certification
153 (0.153 %)MCTS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
134 (1.734 %)QA
228 (1.428 %)SLA
311 (0.561 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
47 (0.357 %)PCI DSS
53 (0.153 %)Basel II
53 (0.153 %)ISO27001
62 (0.102 %)GMP
71 (0.051 %)ISO9000
71 (0.051 %)ISO9001
71 (0.051 %)BS7799
71 (0.051 %)ISO17799
71 (0.051 %)ISO12207
71 (0.051 %)HMG Infosec
71 (0.051 %)BS25999
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
170 (3.570 %)Active Directory
220 (1.020 %)NetBackup
39 (0.459 %)MailMarshal
47 (0.357 %)Backup Exec
56 (0.306 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (0.102 %)VMware ESX
62 (0.102 %)Citrix Presentation Server
71 (0.051 %)ISA Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (0.816 %)MOM
29 (0.459 %)MAILsweeper
38 (0.408 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
47 (0.357 %)CONTROL-M
55 (0.255 %)OpenView
64 (0.204 %)Legato
64 (0.204 %)AutoSys
64 (0.204 %)EMC NetWorker
73 (0.153 %)ServiceCenter
73 (0.153 %)Tivoli
73 (0.153 %)Unicenter
82 (0.102 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
82 (0.102 %)OpenView Configuration Management
82 (0.102 %)CiscoWorks
82 (0.102 %)MIMEsweeper
82 (0.102 %)EMC Navisphere
91 (0.051 %)NNM
91 (0.051 %)WSUS
91 (0.051 %)Norton AntiVirus
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1175 (8.924 %)Oracle
2142 (7.241 %)Microsoft
3135 (6.884 %)SAP
435 (1.785 %)HP
531 (1.581 %)Lagan
627 (1.377 %)Business Objects
726 (1.326 %)Citrix
823 (1.173 %)Cisco
823 (1.173 %)Lotus
921 (1.071 %)VERITAS
1020 (1.020 %)OpenLink
1020 (1.020 %)IBM
1115 (0.765 %)Symantec
1214 (0.714 %)VMware
1313 (0.663 %)Trillium
149 (0.459 %)BMC
158 (0.408 %)TIBCO
167 (0.357 %)Remedy
167 (0.357 %)Compuware
167 (0.357 %)PeopleSoft