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The table below looks at the demand for Base SAS (SAS Base) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Base SAS over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBase SAS (SAS Base)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank133158
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.220 %0.416 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£440£385
Average daily rate£440£402
% change on same period last year+9.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£384
% change on same period last year-7.66 %
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-£46.60
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
South West
Matching contract IT job ads9081202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.430 %1.288 %
Daily rates quoted260259
Average minimum daily rate£339£322
Average daily rate£368£338
% change on same period last year+8.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£346
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted89135
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£32.23
Average hourly rate£25.97£35.20
% change on same period last year-26.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.93£38.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.32£31.87
% change on same period last year-14.27 %
Base SAS EnglandBase SAS
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.

Base SAS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Base SAS across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

South West Base SAS Demand Trend

Base SAS
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Base SAS Daily Rate Trend

Base SAS
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South West Base SAS Daily Rate Histogram

Base SAS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Base SAS Hourly Rate Trend

Base SAS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Base SAS 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
GloucestershireUp+31£450-1.09 %
WiltshireDown-41£450-
SomersetNew entry-1£450-
DevonNew entry-1£450-
Base SAS EnglandBase SAS
England

Base SAS
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Base 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 Base SAS.

19 (100.00 %)SAS
25 (55.56 %)Datawarehouse
25 (55.56 %)Oracle
25 (55.56 %)Oracle Discoverer
25 (55.56 %)Insurance
34 (44.44 %)Oracle OLAP
34 (44.44 %)OLAP
34 (44.44 %)RAD
34 (44.44 %)Data Modelling
34 (44.44 %)Business Intelligence
34 (44.44 %)OLTP
43 (33.33 %)Management Information System
43 (33.33 %)Finance
43 (33.33 %)Data Analysis
43 (33.33 %)Oracle BI EE
52 (22.22 %)SAS Macro
61 (11.11 %)Retail
61 (11.11 %)Marketing
61 (11.11 %)Dimensional Modelling
61 (11.11 %)Data Mapping
61 (11.11 %)SQL
61 (11.11 %)Credit Risk
61 (11.11 %)SPSS
61 (11.11 %)Basel II
61 (11.11 %)Mainframe
61 (11.11 %)ETL
61 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i

Base SAS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Base 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 Base SAS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (100.00 %)SAS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)SPSS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (55.56 %)Datawarehouse
15 (55.56 %)Oracle Discoverer
24 (44.44 %)Oracle OLAP
24 (44.44 %)OLTP
24 (44.44 %)OLAP
33 (33.33 %)Oracle BI EE
41 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (11.11 %)ETL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Insurance
23 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (11.11 %)Retail
31 (11.11 %)Marketing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (44.44 %)Analyst
22 (22.22 %)SAS Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Risk Analyst
31 (11.11 %)SAS Analyst Programmer
31 (11.11 %)MI Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Credit Risk Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (11.11 %)Programmer
31 (11.11 %)SAS Programmer
31 (11.11 %)Credit Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (33.33 %)Management Information System
21 (11.11 %)Credit Risk
21 (11.11 %)Mainframe
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)RAD
14 (44.44 %)Data Modelling
14 (44.44 %)Business Intelligence
23 (33.33 %)Data Analysis
31 (11.11 %)Dimensional Modelling
31 (11.11 %)Data Mapping
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)SAS Macro
21 (11.11 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)Basel II
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Oracle