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This section looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT jobs within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAnalyst
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank21
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads8201026
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.441 %0.428 %
As % of the category below19.43 %21.46 %
Salaries quoted700870
Average minimum salary£34,919£33,634
Average salary£38,330£36,540
% change on same period last year+4.90 %
Average maximum salary£41,742£39,445
UK excluding London average salary£33,275£33,831
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads42204782
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.272 %1.993 %
Salaries quoted35774151
Average minimum salary£37,451£37,023
Average salary£41,307£40,383
% change on same period last year+2.28 %
Average maximum salary£45,164£43,743
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Analyst East of EnglandAnalyst
East of England

Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Analyst Demand Trend

Analyst
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Analyst across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Analyst Salary Trend

Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Analyst across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Analyst Salary Histogram

Analyst
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WatfordUp+1137£41,504+22.30 %
Welwyn Garden CityUp+142£40,821+51.54 %
St AlbansUp+537£33,216+7.80 %
StevenageUp+334£30,941-14.59 %
HertfordUp+829£26,483+15.89 %
RickmansworthUp+714£32,929-2.79 %
Potters BarDown-39£43,056-
LetchworthUp+99£30,128-22.74 %
Bishop's StortfordNew entry-7£28,583-
RoystonDown-94£24,625-11.60 %
BerkhamstedDown-43£21,000-15.00 %
WelwynDown-33£28,833+28.14 %
HoddesdonUp+21£18,000-55.00 %
Analyst East of EnglandAnalyst
East of England

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Analyst in their job title.

1406 (23.94 %)SQL
2390 (23.00 %)Retail
3344 (20.28 %)Finance
4294 (17.33 %)Degree
5267 (15.74 %)Windows
6210 (12.38 %)Project Management
7193 (11.38 %)Microsoft
8187 (11.03 %)Business Analysis
9166 (9.788 %)SQL Server
10156 (9.198 %)Oracle
11138 (8.137 %)MS Office
12135 (7.960 %)MS Excel
13131 (7.724 %)UML
14129 (7.606 %)E-Commerce
15128 (7.547 %)User Acceptance Testing
16126 (7.429 %)Active Directory
17116 (6.840 %)Windows Server 2003
17116 (6.840 %)UNIX
18111 (6.545 %)Pensions
19108 (6.368 %)Java
2096 (5.660 %)Use Case
2191 (5.366 %).NET
2284 (4.953 %)Management Information System
2374 (4.363 %)RPG
2374 (4.363 %)Systems Analysis
2473 (4.304 %)Business Intelligence
2473 (4.304 %)AS400
2473 (4.304 %)Health
2572 (4.245 %)Telecoms
2572 (4.245 %)ITIL

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
191 (5.366 %).NET
258 (3.420 %)HTML
258 (3.420 %)XML
355 (3.243 %)ASP
436 (2.123 %)ASP.NET
533 (1.946 %)J2EE
625 (1.474 %)WebSphere
719 (1.120 %)EDI
813 (0.767 %)COM+
813 (0.767 %)XSLT
99 (0.531 %)Middleware
108 (0.472 %)WebServices
108 (0.472 %)CSS
117 (0.413 %)ADO
117 (0.413 %)ADO.NET
117 (0.413 %)XML Schema
126 (0.354 %)XSL
126 (0.354 %)AJAX
135 (0.295 %)SAP XI
135 (0.295 %)ODBC
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
152 (3.066 %)Lotus Notes
152 (3.066 %)MS Exchange
237 (2.182 %)Exchange Server 2003
326 (1.533 %)IIS
424 (1.415 %)SAS
519 (1.120 %)WebLogic
612 (0.708 %)BizTalk Server
710 (0.590 %)IBM HTTP Server
88 (0.472 %)WebSphere Application Server
97 (0.413 %)Lotus Domino
97 (0.413 %)CMS
106 (0.354 %)SharePoint
106 (0.354 %)SharePoint Server 2007
115 (0.295 %)Exchange Server 2007
115 (0.295 %)Exchange Server 2000
115 (0.295 %)Office Project Server
124 (0.236 %)CICS
133 (0.177 %)Apache
133 (0.177 %)Office Communications Server
142 (0.118 %)Oracle 10gAS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1138 (8.137 %)MS Office
2135 (7.960 %)MS Excel
321 (1.238 %)SPSS
417 (1.002 %)MS Visio
417 (1.002 %)MS PowerPoint
511 (0.649 %)Spreadsheet
69 (0.531 %)MS Project
74 (0.236 %)MATLAB
81 (0.059 %)S-PLUS
81 (0.059 %)Acrobat
81 (0.059 %)Photoshop
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
122 (1.297 %)Oracle Applications
218 (1.061 %)Movex
313 (0.767 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
412 (0.708 %)BPCS
412 (0.708 %)Oracle Financials
510 (0.590 %)SAP HR
69 (0.531 %)Oracle EBS
77 (0.413 %)BASE24
77 (0.413 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
77 (0.413 %)Microsoft CRM
86 (0.354 %)SAP FI/CO
86 (0.354 %)SAP CO
86 (0.354 %)SAP FI
95 (0.295 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
103 (0.177 %)Retail-J
103 (0.177 %)SAP Retail
103 (0.177 %)Oracle 11i
112 (0.118 %)SAP SD
112 (0.118 %)Singl.eView
112 (0.118 %)SAP R/3
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
169 (4.068 %)Internet
250 (2.948 %)DNS
340 (2.358 %)SAN
340 (2.358 %)TCP/IP
426 (1.533 %)HTTP
523 (1.356 %)DHCP
523 (1.356 %)LAN
621 (1.238 %)Wi-Fi
720 (1.179 %)IP Telephony
720 (1.179 %)ATM
819 (1.120 %)Cisco PIX
918 (1.061 %)WAN
1016 (0.943 %)Firewall
1113 (0.767 %)Wireless
1211 (0.649 %)IPX
1211 (0.649 %)VPN
139 (0.531 %)VoIP
139 (0.531 %)Cisco ASA
148 (0.472 %)FTP
157 (0.413 %)Network Security
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1166 (9.788 %)SQL Server
267 (3.950 %)Datawarehouse
351 (3.007 %)BusinessObjects
428 (1.651 %)DB2
524 (1.415 %)Data Mining
623 (1.356 %)MS Access
623 (1.356 %)Crystal Reports
722 (1.297 %)SQL Server 2005
821 (1.238 %)SAP BW
821 (1.238 %)Oracle Reports
919 (1.120 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1017 (1.002 %)RDBMS
1114 (0.825 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1114 (0.825 %)Base SAS
1213 (0.767 %)TOAD
1311 (0.649 %)Oracle Discoverer
1410 (0.590 %)ETL
159 (0.531 %)Oracle 10g
168 (0.472 %)SQL Server 2000
177 (0.413 %)Cognos Impromptu
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (1.061 %)WinRunner
215 (0.884 %)TestDirector
39 (0.531 %)QuickTest Pro
39 (0.531 %)Rational Rose
39 (0.531 %)RequisitePro
46 (0.354 %)LoadRunner
46 (0.354 %)TestPartner
54 (0.236 %)Oracle Forms
63 (0.177 %)Ant
63 (0.177 %)ProC
63 (0.177 %)VSS/SourceSafe
63 (0.177 %)Subversion
72 (0.118 %)Visual Studio
72 (0.118 %)AppScan
72 (0.118 %)JIRA
81 (0.059 %)Visual Studio Team System
81 (0.059 %)ClearCase
81 (0.059 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
81 (0.059 %)ClearQuest
81 (0.059 %)InstallShield
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1390 (23.00 %)Retail
2344 (20.28 %)Finance
3111 (6.545 %)Pensions
473 (4.304 %)Health
572 (4.245 %)Telecoms
660 (3.538 %)Marketing
759 (3.479 %)Education
847 (2.771 %)Back Office
945 (2.653 %)Insurance
1044 (2.594 %)Banking
1137 (2.182 %)Construction
1235 (2.064 %)Billing
1321 (1.238 %)Games
1416 (0.943 %)Manufacturing
1515 (0.884 %)Auditing
1612 (0.708 %)FMCG
1710 (0.590 %)General Ledger
186 (0.354 %)Aerospace
186 (0.354 %)Electronics
186 (0.354 %)Pharmaceutical
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
184 (4.953 %)Management Information System
273 (4.304 %)AS400
336 (2.123 %)Computer Science
431 (1.828 %)EFT
527 (1.592 %)Mathematics
626 (1.533 %)Statistics
722 (1.297 %)iDTV
819 (1.120 %)Blackberry
819 (1.120 %)Mainframe
916 (0.943 %)EPoS
1012 (0.708 %)EFTPOS
1012 (0.708 %)Credit Risk
1111 (0.649 %)IBM Mainframe
1210 (0.590 %)IPTV
139 (0.531 %)N-Tier
147 (0.413 %)PMI
156 (0.354 %)Client/Server
156 (0.354 %)APACS
156 (0.354 %)Data Conversion
165 (0.295 %)CLARiiON
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1267 (15.74 %)Windows
2116 (6.840 %)UNIX
2116 (6.840 %)Windows Server 2003
368 (4.009 %)Windows XP
455 (3.243 %)Linux
538 (2.241 %)Windows 2000
629 (1.710 %)Windows 2000 Server
715 (0.884 %)Windows NT
812 (0.708 %)NetWare
911 (0.649 %)Windows Vista
109 (0.531 %)MVS
109 (0.531 %)Solaris
116 (0.354 %)AIX
124 (0.236 %)VMS
131 (0.059 %)HPUX
131 (0.059 %)Red Hat Linux
131 (0.059 %)Mac OS X
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1210 (12.38 %)Project Management
2187 (11.03 %)Business Analysis
3131 (7.724 %)UML
4129 (7.606 %)E-Commerce
5128 (7.547 %)User Acceptance Testing
696 (5.660 %)Use Case
774 (4.363 %)Systems Analysis
873 (4.304 %)Business Intelligence
972 (4.245 %)ITIL
1067 (3.950 %)ERP
1067 (3.950 %)Data Analysis
1165 (3.833 %)RUP
1264 (3.774 %)CRM
1361 (3.597 %)Change Management
1460 (3.538 %)PRINCE2
1542 (2.476 %)OO
1640 (2.358 %)Workflow
1733 (1.946 %)Service Delivery
1831 (1.828 %)Time Management
1930 (1.769 %)Migration
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1406 (23.94 %)SQL
2108 (6.368 %)Java
374 (4.363 %)RPG
465 (3.833 %)VBA
556 (3.302 %)VB
647 (2.771 %)C#
727 (1.592 %)Transact-SQL
826 (1.533 %)VB.NET
923 (1.356 %)JavaScript
1021 (1.238 %)PL/SQL
1120 (1.179 %)COBOL
1216 (0.943 %)C
1312 (0.708 %)Shell Script
1411 (0.649 %)VBScript
159 (0.531 %)C++
167 (0.413 %)PHP
174 (0.236 %)VC++
174 (0.236 %)VB6
174 (0.236 %)DCL
183 (0.177 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1294 (17.33 %)Degree
241 (2.417 %)Microsoft Certification
331 (1.828 %)Cisco Certification
428 (1.651 %)ISEB
520 (1.179 %)CCNP
619 (1.120 %)MCSE
717 (1.002 %)ITIL Certification
816 (0.943 %)CISSP
913 (0.767 %)MCP
1011 (0.649 %)CCNA
119 (0.531 %)CIMA
119 (0.531 %)GSEC
126 (0.354 %)ISTQB
135 (0.295 %)ACCA
135 (0.295 %)PRINCE2 Certification
144 (0.236 %)MCSA
144 (0.236 %)NVQ Level 3
153 (0.177 %)CCSE
153 (0.177 %)MCDBA
162 (0.118 %)HND
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
164 (3.774 %)SLA
241 (2.417 %)QA
318 (1.061 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
412 (0.708 %)COBIT
57 (0.413 %)ISO8583
61 (0.059 %)ISO27001
61 (0.059 %)GxP
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1126 (7.429 %)Active Directory
220 (1.179 %)Backup Exec
37 (0.413 %)VMware Infrastructure
44 (0.236 %)Citrix Presentation Server
44 (0.236 %)VMware Workstation
52 (0.118 %)NetBackup
52 (0.118 %)WebInspect
52 (0.118 %)MetaFrame
52 (0.118 %)Terminal Server
52 (0.118 %)Terminal Services
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (0.943 %)CiscoWorks
28 (0.472 %)ZENworks
37 (0.413 %)SCOM
46 (0.354 %)AssetCenter
55 (0.295 %)ARCserve
55 (0.295 %)OpenView
64 (0.236 %)Tivoli
73 (0.177 %)OpenView Configuration Management
82 (0.118 %)MAILsweeper
82 (0.118 %)Nessus
91 (0.059 %)OVSD
91 (0.059 %)Norton AntiVirus
91 (0.059 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1193 (11.38 %)Microsoft
2156 (9.198 %)Oracle
357 (3.361 %)SAP
455 (3.243 %)Lotus
553 (3.125 %)IBM
651 (3.007 %)Business Objects
749 (2.889 %)JD Edwards
846 (2.712 %)Cisco
940 (2.358 %)Citrix
1029 (1.710 %)HP
1126 (1.533 %)Remedy
1225 (1.474 %)VMware
1225 (1.474 %)Cognos
1319 (1.120 %)Red Hat
1418 (1.061 %)PeopleSoft
1418 (1.061 %)BT
1516 (0.943 %)Novell
1614 (0.825 %)CheckPoint
1713 (0.767 %)EMC
1812 (0.708 %)JDA