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The table below looks at the demand for SAS System skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAS over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAS System
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8590
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads89
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.740 %3.051 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£323-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£345-
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£379
% change on same period last year-2.27 %
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£40.83£42.06
% change on same period last year-2.91 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads292295
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.395 %0.291 %
Daily rates quoted4053
Average minimum daily rate£315£327
Average daily rate£341£347
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£344
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted2536
Average minimum hourly rate£22.66£22.21
Average hourly rate£25.01£23.23
% change on same period last year+7.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.37£24.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£24.38
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
SAS YorkshireSAS
Yorkshire

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.

SAS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAS across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

West Yorkshire SAS Demand Trend

SAS
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire SAS Daily Rate Trend

SAS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeedsDown-38£323-
SAS YorkshireSAS
Yorkshire

SAS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

110 (45.45 %)Finance
110 (45.45 %)Base SAS
28 (36.36 %)Retail
37 (31.82 %)SAS Macro
46 (27.27 %)Dimensional Modelling
46 (27.27 %)Retail Banking
46 (27.27 %)Banking
55 (22.73 %)Datawarehouse
63 (13.64 %)SQL
72 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
72 (9.091 %)SAS Certification
72 (9.091 %)ETL
72 (9.091 %)Business Objects
72 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (4.545 %)Time Management
81 (4.545 %)Telecoms
81 (4.545 %)Migration
81 (4.545 %)Degree
81 (4.545 %)Cluster Analysis
81 (4.545 %)Mathematics
81 (4.545 %)Data Analysis
81 (4.545 %)Insurance
81 (4.545 %)Business Analysis
81 (4.545 %)Statistical Analysis
81 (4.545 %)Statistics
81 (4.545 %)ITIL
81 (4.545 %)UNIX
81 (4.545 %)AIX
81 (4.545 %)VB
81 (4.545 %)Data Modelling

SAS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (45.45 %)Base SAS
25 (22.73 %)Datawarehouse
32 (9.091 %)ETL
32 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (45.45 %)Finance
28 (36.36 %)Retail
36 (27.27 %)Banking
36 (27.27 %)Retail Banking
41 (4.545 %)Telecoms
41 (4.545 %)Insurance
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (36.36 %)Programmer
18 (36.36 %)SAS Programmer
23 (13.64 %)Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Test Manager
32 (9.091 %)Business Analyst
41 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
41 (4.545 %)SAS Analyst
41 (4.545 %)Senior SAS Analyst
41 (4.545 %)UAT Test Manager
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.545 %)Statistics
11 (4.545 %)Mathematics
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.545 %)UNIX
11 (4.545 %)AIX
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (27.27 %)Dimensional Modelling
22 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (4.545 %)Time Management
31 (4.545 %)ITIL
31 (4.545 %)Data Modelling
31 (4.545 %)Business Intelligence
31 (4.545 %)CHAID
31 (4.545 %)Migration
31 (4.545 %)Data Analysis
31 (4.545 %)Business Analysis
31 (4.545 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (4.545 %)Cluster Analysis
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (31.82 %)SAS Macro
23 (13.64 %)SQL
31 (4.545 %)VB
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.091 %)SAS Certification
21 (4.545 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (9.091 %)Business Objects
21 (4.545 %)IBM
21 (4.545 %)HP