The first table below looks at the demand for SAS skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAS over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAS System
Rank 69 85 97
Rank change year-on-year
+16 +12
Contract jobs citing SAS 43 55 23
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 2.086% 1.665% 0.833%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.47% 9.565% 5.374%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 46 11
Average daily rate £350 £379 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.59% +5.20%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £302 £325 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £463 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £350
% change year-on-year
+0.06% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.63 £55.00 £31.50
% change year-on-year
-58.86% +74.60%
All Application Platforms
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
375 575 428
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 18.20% 17.41% 15.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 344 222
Average daily rate £350 £364 £318
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.78% +14.56%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £163
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £444 £411
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £345
% change year-on-year
- -5.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 35 24
Average hourly rate £19.00 £25.00 £21.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-24.00% +16.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £16.00 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £24.50 £41.50 £41.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -2.43%
SAS
England

SAS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SAS across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

South West SAS Jobs Demand Trend

SAS
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West SAS Daily Rate Trend

SAS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAS across the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South West SAS Daily Rate Histogram

SAS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West SAS Hourly Rate Trend

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 South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol +22 23 £350 -3.44%
Gloucestershire +8 7 £343 -9.86%
Wiltshire +13 5 £450 +8.43%
SAS
England

SAS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

1 56 (67.47%) Finance
2 34 (40.96%) SQL
3 22 (26.51%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (25.30%) Business Intelligence
5 20 (24.10%) Banking
5 20 (24.10%) Marketing
6 14 (16.87%) Business Objects
7 13 (15.66%) Business Analysis
8 12 (14.46%) Credit Risk
9 11 (13.25%) Retail
9 11 (13.25%) ETL
10 10 (12.05%) Analytics
11 9 (10.84%) Mathematics
11 9 (10.84%) SAS Macro
12 8 (9.639%) Degree
12 8 (9.639%) Retail Banking
12 8 (9.639%) Base SAS
12 8 (9.639%) CRM
13 7 (8.434%) ISEB
13 7 (8.434%) SPSS
13 7 (8.434%) ProC
13 7 (8.434%) Stakeholder Management
13 7 (8.434%) Data Analysis
14 6 (7.229%) Data Governance
15 5 (6.024%) Project Management
15 5 (6.024%) PRINCE2
15 5 (6.024%) Statistics
15 5 (6.024%) Operations Research
16 4 (4.819%) Information Management
16 4 (4.819%) Continuous Improvement

SAS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.614%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (8.434%) SPSS
2 3 (3.614%) MS Excel
3 2 (2.410%) MS Project
3 2 (2.410%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.614%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.410%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (26.51%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (9.639%) Base SAS
3 3 (3.614%) Big Data
3 3 (3.614%) BusinessObjects XI
4 2 (2.410%) SQL Server
4 2 (2.410%) OLAP
4 2 (2.410%) Data Mining
5 1 (1.205%) DataStage
5 1 (1.205%) Oracle Discoverer
5 1 (1.205%) TOAD
5 1 (1.205%) PerformancePoint
5 1 (1.205%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 1 (1.205%) SAS Enterprise Miner
5 1 (1.205%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (1.205%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 7 (8.434%) ProC
General
1 56 (67.47%) Finance
2 20 (24.10%) Banking
2 20 (24.10%) Marketing
3 11 (13.25%) Retail
4 8 (9.639%) Retail Banking
5 1 (1.205%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 56 (67.47%) Analyst
2 26 (31.33%) SAS Analyst
3 17 (20.48%) Business Analyst
4 13 (15.66%) Developer
5 12 (14.46%) SAS Developer
6 8 (9.639%) MI Analyst
7 6 (7.229%) Insight Analyst
7 6 (7.229%) Project Manager
8 5 (6.024%) Senior Analyst
8 5 (6.024%) Risk Analyst
8 5 (6.024%) Analyst Developer
9 4 (4.819%) SAS Insight Analyst
10 3 (3.614%) Data Analyst
10 3 (3.614%) Data Manager
10 3 (3.614%) Marketing Analyst
11 2 (2.410%) Credit Risk Analyst
11 2 (2.410%) Customer Analyst
11 2 (2.410%) Financial Services Business Analyst
11 2 (2.410%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 2 (2.410%) Business Intelligence Developer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (14.46%) Credit Risk
2 9 (10.84%) Mathematics
3 5 (6.024%) Statistics
4 2 (2.410%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.410%) Reference Data
5 1 (1.205%) NHS
5 1 (1.205%) Mainframe
5 1 (1.205%) Data Extraction
5 1 (1.205%) Data Integration
5 1 (1.205%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.410%) UNIX
2 1 (1.205%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (25.30%) Business Intelligence
2 13 (15.66%) Business Analysis
3 11 (13.25%) ETL
4 10 (12.05%) Analytics
5 8 (9.639%) CRM
6 7 (8.434%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (8.434%) Data Analysis
7 6 (7.229%) Data Governance
8 5 (6.024%) Project Management
8 5 (6.024%) PRINCE2
8 5 (6.024%) Operations Research
9 4 (4.819%) Information Management
9 4 (4.819%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (4.819%) Data Management
9 4 (4.819%) Change Management
10 3 (3.614%) Migration
10 3 (3.614%) Reverse Engineering
10 3 (3.614%) Customer Insight
10 3 (3.614%) Data Analytics
10 3 (3.614%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 34 (40.96%) SQL
2 9 (10.84%) SAS Macro
3 3 (3.614%) MATLAB
3 3 (3.614%) C++
3 3 (3.614%) R
4 2 (2.410%) VBA
5 1 (1.205%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.205%) VB
Qualifications
1 8 (9.639%) Degree
2 7 (8.434%) ISEB
3 2 (2.410%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.819%) Basel II
2 1 (1.205%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 14 (16.87%) Business Objects
2 3 (3.614%) Cognos
2 3 (3.614%) Oracle
3 2 (2.410%) Casewise
3 2 (2.410%) SAP
4 1 (1.205%) Teradata
4 1 (1.205%) KXEN
4 1 (1.205%) DataFlux
Gloucestershire, South West
MI Analyst, South West, Banking, SQL/SAS, MI Systems, £200 per day A key banking client in the south west of England urgently requires an MI Analyst for...
Orgtel
Rate: £200 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Bristol £350 - £450 per day 6 Month Initial Contract Skills: SAS BI toolset, v9.1, Web Report Studio, Information Map Studio, Financial Services, Design Documentation production. Our large...
Reed Technology
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, South West
My client is a leading Retail Bank that requires an experienced SAS MI Analyst to pick up some project work, details of the role are listed below: Recent...
Real Staffing
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, South West
SAS Business Analyst - Bristol - Up to £350/day! Our Client, a Major Financial Services Organisation, are currently looking for a SAS Business Analyst to work in their Bristol...
Orgtel
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
South West
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER FINANCIAL SERVICES SOUTH WEST ENGLAND. My Financial Services client based in the South West requires a Project Manager to assist a key change programme... Many...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £480.00 - £510.00 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
Key skills:-Strong SAS-Credit Risk-Financial services-Data Analysis skills-Mortgage experience nice to have Interviews available ASAP via phone or face to face for the right...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £300 - £450 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Our Client, a Major Financial Services Organisation, are currently looking for multiple SAS BI Content Developers to work in their Bristol Office, on a long-term contract basis.
Orgtel
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Our Client, a Major Financial Services Organisation, are currently looking for a SAS BI Content Developer to work in their Bristol Office, on a long-term contract basis.
Orgtel
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013