The first table below looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Analyst
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year
0 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 265 426 330
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 16.25% 18.94% 17.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.60% 20.47% 18.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 199 143
Average daily rate £325 £320 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.56% -1.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £212 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £413 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 52 36
Average hourly rate £13.00 £13.88 £15.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.30% -9.01%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.30 £28.00 £26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £15.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1506 2081 1765
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 92.34% 92.53% 92.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 679 951 794
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £209 £217 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £460 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 165 156
Average hourly rate £20.00 £15.56 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.53% -13.55%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.99
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Analyst
England

Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Analyst across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

West Midlands Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Analyst across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 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
Birmingham -1 84 £375 +15.38%
Warwickshire -1 43 £325 +1.56%
Coventry -5 30 £313 -6.01%
Staffordshire -2 12 £289 +15.50%
Solihull +5 11 £269 -6.92%
Worcestershire -7 10 £375 +22.95%
Shropshire +8 7 £438 +63.55%
Sutton Coldfield 0 5 £580 +93.25%
Wolverhampton -3 5 £310 +106.33%
Herefordshire -2 2 - -
West Bromwich -1 1 £305 +10.90%
Analyst
England

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 141 (22.96%) Finance
2 107 (17.43%) SQL
3 98 (15.96%) Business Analysis
4 71 (11.56%) Microsoft
5 68 (11.07%) Windows
6 55 (8.958%) MS Excel
7 53 (8.632%) Project Management
8 52 (8.469%) Business Intelligence
9 51 (8.306%) Oracle
9 51 (8.306%) Stakeholder Management
10 49 (7.980%) SAP
11 48 (7.818%) Migration
12 45 (7.329%) SQL Server
13 44 (7.166%) MS Office
13 44 (7.166%) User Acceptance Testing
14 39 (6.352%) NHS
14 39 (6.352%) Test Scripting
15 36 (5.863%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 36 (5.863%) Data Analysis
15 36 (5.863%) Active Directory
16 34 (5.537%) Data Migration
17 33 (5.375%) Retail
17 33 (5.375%) Change Management
17 33 (5.375%) ISEB
17 33 (5.375%) ITIL
17 33 (5.375%) UML
18 30 (4.886%) CRM
19 27 (4.397%) Windows XP
20 25 (4.072%) Security Cleared
20 25 (4.072%) Degree

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 16 (2.606%) .NET
2 10 (1.629%) HTML
3 6 (0.977%) CSS
3 6 (0.977%) XML
4 5 (0.814%) J2EE
5 4 (0.651%) Ruby on Rails
6 3 (0.489%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.489%) EDI
6 3 (0.489%) Web Services
7 2 (0.326%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.326%) XHTML
7 2 (0.326%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.326%) jQuery
7 2 (0.326%) CSS3
7 2 (0.326%) Razor View Engine
8 1 (0.163%) WebKit
8 1 (0.163%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.163%) Flash
8 1 (0.163%) COM
8 1 (0.163%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 17 (2.769%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.117%) MS Exchange
3 10 (1.629%) SAS
4 3 (0.489%) SharePoint 2010
4 3 (0.489%) Lotus Notes
4 3 (0.489%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.489%) NetWeaver
5 2 (0.326%) CMS
5 2 (0.326%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.163%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.163%) Zimbra
6 1 (0.163%) Magento
6 1 (0.163%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.163%) WebSphere Message Broker
6 1 (0.163%) Oracle BPEL
6 1 (0.163%) ESB
6 1 (0.163%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.163%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.163%) Site Server
Applications
1 55 (8.958%) MS Excel
2 44 (7.166%) MS Office
3 18 (2.932%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.303%) MS Project
4 8 (1.303%) MS PowerPoint
5 6 (0.977%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.326%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.163%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 10 (1.629%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.140%) Maximo
3 6 (0.977%) Oracle HRMS
3 6 (0.977%) Agresso
3 6 (0.977%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.651%) Cognos Controller
4 4 (0.651%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 3 (0.489%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.326%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 2 (0.326%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.326%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.326%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.326%) ION MarketView
7 1 (0.163%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.163%) Servitor
7 1 (0.163%) assyst
7 1 (0.163%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.163%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (0.163%) Line 500
7 1 (0.163%) ResourceLink
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.257%) LAN
2 18 (2.932%) WAN
3 15 (2.443%) TCP/IP
4 12 (1.954%) DNS
5 10 (1.629%) DHCP
6 8 (1.303%) xDSL
7 5 (0.814%) Internet
8 4 (0.651%) Firewall
9 3 (0.489%) Broadband
9 3 (0.489%) HTTP
9 3 (0.489%) Intranet
10 2 (0.326%) Extranet
10 2 (0.326%) IP Telephony
11 1 (0.163%) NAS
11 1 (0.163%) Intrusion Detection
11 1 (0.163%) Network Security
11 1 (0.163%) LLU
11 1 (0.163%) SAN
11 1 (0.163%) SNMP
11 1 (0.163%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (7.329%) SQL Server
2 36 (5.863%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 24 (3.909%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (3.746%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (1.792%) Oracle Reports
6 10 (1.629%) SQL Server 2008
6 10 (1.629%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 8 (1.303%) Crystal Reports
8 7 (1.140%) BusinessObjects XI
8 7 (1.140%) QlikView
8 7 (1.140%) Oracle 10g
8 7 (1.140%) Xcelsius
9 6 (0.977%) MS Access
10 5 (0.814%) SQL Server 2005
10 5 (0.814%) SAP BW
11 4 (0.651%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 4 (0.651%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 3 (0.489%) SAP Data Services
12 3 (0.489%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.489%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 7 (1.140%) QuickTest Pro
2 6 (0.977%) Selenium
3 3 (0.489%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.489%) JIRA
3 3 (0.489%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (0.489%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.326%) ERwin
5 1 (0.163%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.163%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.163%) TestDirector
General
1 141 (22.96%) Finance
2 33 (5.375%) Retail
3 21 (3.420%) Banking
3 21 (3.420%) Automotive
4 19 (3.094%) Manufacturing
5 16 (2.606%) Telecoms
6 13 (2.117%) Marketing
7 10 (1.629%) Financial Institution
7 10 (1.629%) Back Office
7 10 (1.629%) Investment Banking
8 6 (0.977%) Front Office
8 6 (0.977%) Retail Banking
8 6 (0.977%) German Language
8 6 (0.977%) Local Government
9 4 (0.651%) Legal
9 4 (0.651%) Electronics
10 3 (0.489%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (0.489%) Games
11 2 (0.326%) Advertising
11 2 (0.326%) French Language
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.352%) NHS
2 20 (3.257%) Management Information System
3 9 (1.466%) Smart Meter
4 7 (1.140%) CMDB
5 6 (0.977%) Blackberry
5 6 (0.977%) Statistics
6 5 (0.814%) Reference Data
6 5 (0.814%) Mainframe
7 4 (0.651%) Equities
7 4 (0.651%) Fixed Income
7 4 (0.651%) Thin Client
7 4 (0.651%) DTV
7 4 (0.651%) PMI
7 4 (0.651%) Fat Client
7 4 (0.651%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.489%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.489%) iPad
8 3 (0.489%) Computer Science
8 3 (0.489%) Derivative
8 3 (0.489%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 68 (11.07%) Windows
2 27 (4.397%) Windows XP
3 23 (3.746%) UNIX
4 21 (3.420%) Windows Server 2008
5 19 (3.094%) Windows Server 2003
6 16 (2.606%) Windows 7
7 10 (1.629%) Windows 2000
7 10 (1.629%) Windows Vista
8 3 (0.489%) Android
9 2 (0.326%) Linux
9 2 (0.326%) Windows NT
9 2 (0.326%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.163%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.163%) Windows Phone
10 1 (0.163%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.163%) Windows Mobile
10 1 (0.163%) Solaris
10 1 (0.163%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (15.96%) Business Analysis
2 53 (8.632%) Project Management
3 52 (8.469%) Business Intelligence
4 51 (8.306%) Stakeholder Management
5 48 (7.818%) Migration
6 44 (7.166%) User Acceptance Testing
7 39 (6.352%) Test Scripting
8 36 (5.863%) Data Analysis
9 34 (5.537%) Data Migration
10 33 (5.375%) Change Management
10 33 (5.375%) ITIL
10 33 (5.375%) UML
11 30 (4.886%) CRM
12 21 (3.420%) ERP
13 20 (3.257%) Logistics
13 20 (3.257%) Agile Software Development
13 20 (3.257%) Use Case
14 19 (3.094%) Data Modelling
14 19 (3.094%) GAP Analysis
14 19 (3.094%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 107 (17.43%) SQL
2 20 (3.257%) Java
3 19 (3.094%) T-SQL
4 16 (2.606%) VBA
5 13 (2.117%) C#
6 7 (1.140%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.977%) PL/SQL
8 5 (0.814%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.651%) VB
9 4 (0.651%) C
9 4 (0.651%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.651%) Ruby
10 3 (0.489%) COBOL
10 3 (0.489%) Perl
10 3 (0.489%) ABAP
11 2 (0.326%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.163%) VBScript
12 1 (0.163%) C++
Qualifications
1 33 (5.375%) ISEB
2 25 (4.072%) Security Cleared
2 25 (4.072%) Degree
3 21 (3.420%) SC Cleared
4 12 (1.954%) ISTQB
5 6 (0.977%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (0.814%) BC Cleared
7 4 (0.651%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (0.651%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.489%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.489%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.489%) CCNA
9 2 (0.326%) CIMA
9 2 (0.326%) ACCA
9 2 (0.326%) MCP
9 2 (0.326%) HND
9 2 (0.326%) MCSE
10 1 (0.163%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 1 (0.163%) CEH
10 1 (0.163%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.420%) SLA
2 12 (1.954%) QA
3 6 (0.977%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.326%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.326%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.163%) WCAG
System Software
1 36 (5.863%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.303%) Terminal Services
3 4 (0.651%) XenApp
4 3 (0.489%) VMware Server
5 2 (0.326%) RACF
6 1 (0.163%) vSphere
6 1 (0.163%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.163%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (2.606%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.326%) Norton AntiVirus
3 1 (0.163%) Oracle Identity Manager
3 1 (0.163%) CiscoWorks
3 1 (0.163%) Tivoli
3 1 (0.163%) Tivoli Identity Manager
3 1 (0.163%) DameWare
Vendors
1 71 (11.56%) Microsoft
2 51 (8.306%) Oracle
3 49 (7.980%) SAP
4 19 (3.094%) IBM
5 16 (2.606%) Cognos
6 15 (2.443%) Business Objects
7 12 (1.954%) JD Edwards
8 11 (1.792%) Cisco
8 11 (1.792%) VMware
9 10 (1.629%) Teradata
10 7 (1.140%) Citrix
11 6 (0.977%) HP
12 4 (0.651%) Symantec
12 4 (0.651%) Remedy
12 4 (0.651%) Epicor
13 3 (0.489%) Syclo
13 3 (0.489%) Google
13 3 (0.489%) Lotus
13 3 (0.489%) Sage
13 3 (0.489%) webMethods
West Midlands
My client is is a large Public Sector organisation looking for a Business Analyst to hit the ground running.Your role will be to work with the Project...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £250.00 - £260.00 per day
Posted: 10 May 2013
West Midlands
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic BA to oversee the creation and administration process of literature within UFSS. The role will include the processing of the letter...
Sanderson
Rate: £240 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
West Midlands
In order to be successful for this role you must have the following skills and experience Business facing Change Management Experience of working on an Invoice Financing project...
McGregor Boyall
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Midlands
The Business Analyst will work with various stakeholders and the eCommerce team to capture business requirements accurately... This will include regression, system, accessibility and sanity testing and you...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 15 May 2013
Warwickshire, West Midlands
Microsoft certified 1st Line Helpdesk Analyst/Technician required from end user environment with own transport to work for a large organisation on the outskirts of Leamington Spa in...
GSA Techsource
Rate: GBP13 per hour
Posted: 2 May 2013
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Working with the DIO's IT supplier, the team will elicit, capture, document and manage detailed requirements and business rules and then manage and support UAT for the...
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd.
Posted: 13 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
I am looking for analysts who come from a Marketing, Insight, database or CRM background. The successful candidate will assist the Head of Loyalty & CRM through the provision...
MBN Recruitment Solutions
Rate: Up to £275 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
You must have a good degree in a numerate discipline with knowledge and experience of programming in at least one language such as Perl, Java, Delphi, C# or...
University Hospital Birmingham
Rate: Excellent salary plus benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Day to day administration for a number of Business Systems including Microstrategy, CedAr, Basware/EDI, Bank Rec, Auditworks, On-Line banking, Access databases and maintenance of the data...
Celesio
Rate: Competitve salary package
Posted: 30 April 2013
Warwickshire
Test Analyst - PCI DSSContract - 7 WeeksWarwickshireMUST BE AVAILABLE TO START IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS!We are currently looking for a Test Analyst who has experience working in...
Jumar Solutions
Posted: 1 May 2013
West Midlands
My client is now seeking an experienced interim/contract Lean/Six Sigma Business Analyst, with strong Business Process improvement / re-engineering skills (BPR). Contributing to a larger programme...
Hudson
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
My client based based in the West Midlands is looking for a BI Analyst/Developer, for a 3-6 month contract, Essentials: - ZAP/BI toolkit for Dynamics AX.
Computer Futures
Posted: 22 May 2013
West Midlands
My client is a large Public Sector organisation looking for a Service Desk Analyst to hit the ground running.Your role will be to work on a Service...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £11.00 - £12.00 per hour
Posted: 9 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
You will be responsible for providing dedicated back end electronic trading systems application support to the global Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities and Derivatives businesses which are made up...
Hatstand Limited
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Nuneaton, West Midlands
If you are an Analyst/Developer with experience developing SSRS, SSIS and SSAS and you are looking for a new contract in Warwickshire, then the following role could...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £200.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 10 May 2013
Warwickshire, West Midlands
Exciting contract opportunity for a German Speaking Service Desk Analyst to join my client for a one year fixed term contract including the opportunity to work in Germany...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £10.00 - £15.00 per hour + Dependent on experience
Posted: 8 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
A top tier banking client urgently requires a PMO Analyst to work in their Birmingham Office, on a 3 month rolling contract basis.
Orgtel
Rate: £250 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013