Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Support Analyst role in IT contracts within the Staffordshire 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 Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3122
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.835 %1.705 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£243£246
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£12.33-
Average hourly rate£12.83-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.08£16.79
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads218176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted8152
Average minimum daily rate£308£299
Average daily rate£333£320
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted3442
Average minimum hourly rate£16.57£24.54
Average hourly rate£18.12£26.37
% change on same period last year-31.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.68£28.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Support Analyst West MidlandsSupport Analyst
West 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.

Support Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Support Analyst Demand Trend

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Analyst across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Staffordshire Support Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Analyst within the Staffordshire 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
StaffordNew entry-1--
Support Analyst West MidlandsSupport Analyst
West Midlands

Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Support 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 Support Analyst in their job title.

112 (75.00 %)Windows
210 (62.50 %)Windows XP
38 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (31.25 %)PDA
54 (25.00 %)Windows Mobile
54 (25.00 %)MS Office
63 (18.75 %)SQL
63 (18.75 %)Active Directory
63 (18.75 %)JD Edwards
72 (12.50 %)VPN
72 (12.50 %)Microsoft
72 (12.50 %)PeopleSoft
72 (12.50 %)SAP
72 (12.50 %)ERP
81 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
81 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (6.250 %)SC Cleared
81 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
81 (6.250 %)ITIL
81 (6.250 %)MCP
81 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
81 (6.250 %)VB
81 (6.250 %)VBA
81 (6.250 %)Oracle
81 (6.250 %)SQL Server
81 (6.250 %)Dell
81 (6.250 %)Citrix
81 (6.250 %)MetaFrame
81 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (6.250 %)Great Plains

Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.250 %)MS Exchange
11 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (25.00 %)MS Office
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.250 %)Great Plains
11 (6.250 %)Movex
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (12.50 %)VPN
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (31.25 %)PDA
21 (6.250 %)Blackberry
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (75.00 %)Windows
210 (62.50 %)Windows XP
38 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (25.00 %)Windows Mobile
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)ERP
21 (6.250 %)PRINCE
21 (6.250 %)SC Cleared
21 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
21 (6.250 %)ITIL
21 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (18.75 %)SQL
21 (6.250 %)VB
21 (6.250 %)VBA
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)MCP
11 (6.250 %)MCSE
11 (6.250 %)MCSA
11 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (18.75 %)Active Directory
21 (6.250 %)MetaFrame
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)JD Edwards
22 (12.50 %)PeopleSoft
22 (12.50 %)SAP
22 (12.50 %)Microsoft
31 (6.250 %)Dell
31 (6.250 %)Citrix
31 (6.250 %)Baan
31 (6.250 %)Lawson
31 (6.250 %)Oracle