Technical Analyst Contracts in London

The median contractor rate for a Technical Analyst was £500 per day in advertised job vacancies in London during the 3 months to 22 June 2017.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Technical Analyst England / London
Location	3 months to 22 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	269	277	272
Rank change year-on-year	+8	-5
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Analyst	148	157	164
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London	0.71%	0.72%	0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.75%	0.76%	0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted	92	114	101
Median daily rate	£500	£470	£400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+6.38%	+17.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£350	£247	£275
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£625	£600	£538
UK excluding London median daily rate	£388	£378	£350
% change year-on-year	+2.64%	+7.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted	1	2	1
Median hourly rate	£14.50	£17.25	£13.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	-15.94%	+27.77%
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£14.50	£17.75	£23.00
% change year-on-year	-18.30%	-22.82%

The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in contract job vacancies advertised in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract IT Job Roles London
Contract job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role	19665	20680	22203
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in London	94.86%	95.26%	94.65%
Number of daily rates quoted	14033	15001	15472
Median daily rate	£500	£463	£445
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+8.10%	+3.93%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£315	£295	£275
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£650	£625	£605
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£400	£373
% change year-on-year	-	+7.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted	251	230	384
Median hourly rate	£19.82	£18.00	£18.70
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+10.11%	-3.74%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£12.50	£12.00	£11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£47.83	£43.57	£52.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£17.50	£17.45	£16.00
% change year-on-year	+0.28%	+9.06%

Technical Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in London that featured Technical Analyst in the job title.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Analyst in London

Technical Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Technical Analyst in London.

Contractor daily rate trend for Technical Analyst in London

Technical Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in London

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Technical Analyst in London over the 3 months to 22 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Technical Analyst in London

Technical Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Analyst in London.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Technical Analyst in London

Technical Analyst
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Analyst within the London region over the 3 months to 22 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
City of London	+14	30	£500	-	15
Bromley	-	2	£575	-
Technical Analyst England

Technical Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in London

For the 6 months to 22 June 2017, Technical Analyst contract jobs required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the London region featuring Technical Analyst in the job title.

1	90 (31.91%)	SQL
2	87 (30.85%)	Finance
3	73 (25.89%)	Agile Software Development
4	71 (25.18%)	Banking
5	45 (15.96%)	Business Analysis
6	42 (14.89%)	Microsoft Excel
7	39 (13.83%)	Windows
8	37 (13.12%)	Microsoft
9	31 (10.99%)	Java
10	29 (10.28%)	Analytical Skills
11	28 (9.93%)	.NET
12	25 (8.87%)	Stakeholder Management
13	23 (8.16%)	VBA
14	22 (7.80%)	Scrum
14	22 (7.80%)	User Stories

15	21 (7.45%)	SDLC
15	21 (7.45%)	Migration
15	21 (7.45%)	SQL Server
15	21 (7.45%)	XML
15	21 (7.45%)	Cisco
16	20 (7.09%)	Linux
16	20 (7.09%)	MiFID
17	19 (6.74%)	Data Analysis
17	19 (6.74%)	Oracle
17	19 (6.74%)	Analytics
18	18 (6.38%)	Front Office
19	17 (6.03%)	QA
19	17 (6.03%)	Unix
19	17 (6.03%)	Business Intelligence
20	16 (5.67%)	MS Visio

Technical Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	8 (2.84%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
1	8 (2.84%)	Confluence
2	6 (2.13%)	JBoss
3	4 (1.42%)	IIS
4	3 (1.06%)	MS Exchange
4	3 (1.06%)	SharePoint
5	2 (0.71%)	Apache Spark
5	2 (0.71%)	WildFly
6	1 (0.35%)	Adobe Experience Manager
6	1 (0.35%)	Apache
6	1 (0.35%)	CMS
6	1 (0.35%)	Exchange Server 2007
6	1 (0.35%)	Exchange Server 2010
6	1 (0.35%)	Moodle
6	1 (0.35%)	Mule
6	1 (0.35%)	Oracle Workflow
6	1 (0.35%)	SAS

Applications
1	42 (14.89%)	Microsoft Excel
2	16 (5.67%)	MS Visio
3	15 (5.32%)	Microsoft Office
4	12 (4.26%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
5	8 (2.84%)	Spreadsheet
6	2 (0.71%)	Microsoft Project
7	1 (0.35%)	Mingle
7	1 (0.35%)	OmniGraffle

Business Applications
1	7 (2.48%)	Temenos T24
2	5 (1.77%)	SAP Oil and Gas
3	2 (0.71%)	Dynamics CRM
3	2 (0.71%)	Markit EDM
4	1 (0.35%)	Actimize
4	1 (0.35%)	Bloomberg AIM
4	1 (0.35%)	Global One
4	1 (0.35%)	Oracle Applications
4	1 (0.35%)	Oracle EBS
4	1 (0.35%)	Oracle EBS R12
4	1 (0.35%)	Oracle Financials
4	1 (0.35%)	Oracle Internet Expenses
4	1 (0.35%)	Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4	1 (0.35%)	RMDS
4	1 (0.35%)	SAP CRM
4	1 (0.35%)	thinkFolio

Cloud Services
1	5 (1.77%)	Adobe Analytics
1	5 (1.77%)	Google Analytics
2	4 (1.42%)	Office 365
3	3 (1.06%)	Amazon AWS
4	2 (0.71%)	G Suite
4	2 (0.71%)	Microsoft Azure
5	1 (0.35%)	GitHub
5	1 (0.35%)	Google Tag Manager
5	1 (0.35%)	Slack
5	1 (0.35%)	SuccessFactors
5	1 (0.35%)	Trello

Communications & Networking
1	16 (5.67%)	Firewall
2	14 (4.96%)	Wireless
3	10 (3.55%)	TCP/IP
4	7 (2.48%)	LAN
4	7 (2.48%)	OSPF
4	7 (2.48%)	VPN
4	7 (2.48%)	WAN
5	6 (2.13%)	BGP
5	6 (2.13%)	iSCSI
5	6 (2.13%)	SAN
5	6 (2.13%)	Structured Cabling
5	6 (2.13%)	VXLAN
6	2 (0.71%)	Cisco ASA
6	2 (0.71%)	HTTPS
6	2 (0.71%)	Internet
6	2 (0.71%)	Intrusion Detection
6	2 (0.71%)	Network Security
7	1 (0.35%)	DMZ
7	1 (0.35%)	Ethernet
7	1 (0.35%)	FTP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	21 (7.45%)	SQL Server
2	13 (4.61%)	Relational Database
3	10 (3.55%)	Data Warehouse
4	7 (2.48%)	Data Mining
5	6 (2.13%)	Big Data
5	6 (2.13%)	SQL Server Integration Services
6	5 (1.77%)	Hadoop
7	4 (1.42%)	BusinessObjects
7	4 (1.42%)	QlikView
8	3 (1.06%)	MS Access
8	3 (1.06%)	MySQL
8	3 (1.06%)	Oracle Discoverer
8	3 (1.06%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
8	3 (1.06%)	SQLPlus
9	2 (0.71%)	DB2
9	2 (0.71%)	Informix
9	2 (0.71%)	NoSQL
9	2 (0.71%)	Oracle Database
9	2 (0.71%)	PostgreSQL
9	2 (0.71%)	RDBMS

Development Applications
1	16 (5.67%)	Cucumber
1	16 (5.67%)	JIRA
2	14 (4.96%)	Selenium
3	5 (1.77%)	XMLSpy
4	4 (1.42%)	Eclipse
4	4 (1.42%)	Team Foundation Server
5	2 (0.71%)	JBehave
5	2 (0.71%)	Jenkins
5	2 (0.71%)	Oracle APEX
5	2 (0.71%)	Oracle Forms
5	2 (0.71%)	SpecFlow
5	2 (0.71%)	SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5	2 (0.71%)	Toad
5	2 (0.71%)	Visual Studio
6	1 (0.35%)	FitNesse
6	1 (0.35%)	JDeveloper
6	1 (0.35%)	JIRA Agile
6	1 (0.35%)	Visual Studio Team System
6	1 (0.35%)	VSS/SourceSafe

General
1	87 (30.85%)	Finance
2	71 (25.18%)	Banking
3	18 (6.38%)	Front Office
4	16 (5.67%)	Retail
5	15 (5.32%)	Investment Banking
6	11 (3.90%)	Back Office
6	11 (3.90%)	Marketing
7	7 (2.48%)	Telecoms
8	5 (1.77%)	Advertising
8	5 (1.77%)	Electronics
8	5 (1.77%)	Manufacturing
8	5 (1.77%)	Retail Banking
9	3 (1.06%)	Legal
9	3 (1.06%)	Pharmaceutical
10	2 (0.71%)	Billing
10	2 (0.71%)	French Language
10	2 (0.71%)	Games
10	2 (0.71%)	German Language
10	2 (0.71%)	International Banking
10	2 (0.71%)	Law

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	28 (9.93%)	.NET
2	21 (7.45%)	XML
3	11 (3.90%)	Web Services
4	9 (3.19%)	HTML
5	8 (2.84%)	FIX Protocol
5	8 (2.84%)	JSON
5	8 (2.84%)	Middleware
6	6 (2.13%)	FpML
6	6 (2.13%)	Gherkin
6	6 (2.13%)	REST
6	6 (2.13%)	SAML
7	5 (1.77%)	AngularJS
7	5 (1.77%)	SOAP
7	5 (1.77%)	XSD
7	5 (1.77%)	XSLT
8	4 (1.42%)	CSS
8	4 (1.42%)	HTML5
8	4 (1.42%)	JSON Schema
8	4 (1.42%)	WSDL
9	3 (1.06%)	ASP.NET

Miscellaneous
1	29 (10.28%)	Analytical Skills
2	14 (4.96%)	Data Centre
3	13 (4.61%)	Derivative
4	12 (4.26%)	Management Information System
5	10 (3.55%)	User Experience
6	8 (2.84%)	Blackberry
6	8 (2.84%)	Fixed Income
6	8 (2.84%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
7	6 (2.13%)	Market Risk
8	5 (1.77%)	Computer Science
8	5 (1.77%)	Equities
9	4 (1.42%)	Client/Server
9	4 (1.42%)	Credit Risk
9	4 (1.42%)	Fintech
9	4 (1.42%)	Mobile App
9	4 (1.42%)	OTC Derivatives
9	4 (1.42%)	PMI
9	4 (1.42%)	Reference Data
9	4 (1.42%)	Video on Demand
9	4 (1.42%)	Virtual Team

Operating Systems
1	39 (13.83%)	Windows
2	20 (7.09%)	Linux
3	17 (6.03%)	Unix
4	12 (4.26%)	Windows 10
5	10 (3.55%)	Windows 7
6	8 (2.84%)	Mac OS X
7	5 (1.77%)	Windows Server 2012
8	4 (1.42%)	Solaris
9	3 (1.06%)	Windows Server 2003
9	3 (1.06%)	Windows Server 2008
10	2 (0.71%)	AIX
10	2 (0.71%)	Android
10	2 (0.71%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10	2 (0.71%)	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10	2 (0.71%)	Windows Server
11	1 (0.35%)	Oracle Linux
11	1 (0.35%)	Ubuntu
11	1 (0.35%)	Windows 2000 Server

Processes & Methodologies
1	73 (25.89%)	Agile Software Development
2	45 (15.96%)	Business Analysis
3	25 (8.87%)	Stakeholder Management
4	22 (7.80%)	Scrum
4	22 (7.80%)	User Stories
5	21 (7.45%)	Migration
5	21 (7.45%)	SDLC
6	19 (6.74%)	Analytics
6	19 (6.74%)	Data Analysis
7	17 (6.03%)	Business Intelligence
8	16 (5.67%)	ITIL
8	16 (5.67%)	Project Management
8	16 (5.67%)	Test Scripting
9	15 (5.32%)	Change Management
9	15 (5.32%)	Investment Management
10	14 (4.96%)	Data Modelling
11	13 (4.61%)	Systems Analysis
12	12 (4.26%)	UML
13	11 (3.90%)	E-Commerce
13	11 (3.90%)	GAP Analysis

Programming Languages
1	90 (31.91%)	SQL
2	31 (10.99%)	Java
3	23 (8.16%)	VBA
4	14 (4.96%)	PowerShell
5	12 (4.26%)	C#
6	11 (3.90%)	JavaScript
6	11 (3.90%)	Perl
7	9 (3.19%)	Shell Script
8	6 (2.13%)	Python
9	5 (1.77%)	PL/SQL
10	3 (1.06%)	Bash Shell
10	3 (1.06%)	C++
10	3 (1.06%)	R
10	3 (1.06%)	Scala
10	3 (1.06%)	T-SQL
11	2 (0.71%)	TypeScript
11	2 (0.71%)	VB.NET
11	2 (0.71%)	VBScript
12	1 (0.35%)	C
12	1 (0.35%)	VB

Qualifications
1	12 (4.26%)	Degree
2	10 (3.55%)	ITIL Certification
2	10 (3.55%)	Security Cleared
3	9 (3.19%)	Cisco Certification
3	9 (3.19%)	SC Cleared
4	8 (2.84%)	CCNP
5	7 (2.48%)	CCNA
6	6 (2.13%)	PMI Certification
7	4 (1.42%)	CISSP
8	3 (1.06%)	Microsoft Certification
9	2 (0.71%)	CNA
9	2 (0.71%)	GCIA
9	2 (0.71%)	GCIH
9	2 (0.71%)	GIAC
9	2 (0.71%)	ISEB
9	2 (0.71%)	MCSE
9	2 (0.71%)	Network+ Certification
9	2 (0.71%)	Novell Certification
9	2 (0.71%)	PMP
9	2 (0.71%)	SANS

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	20 (7.09%)	MiFID
2	17 (6.03%)	QA
3	12 (4.26%)	SLA
4	4 (1.42%)	GDPR
5	3 (1.06%)	EMIR
5	3 (1.06%)	GxP
6	2 (0.71%)	IFRS
6	2 (0.71%)	IFRS 9
7	1 (0.35%)	Basel II
7	1 (0.35%)	Data Quality
7	1 (0.35%)	Dodd-Frank
7	1 (0.35%)	FINREP
7	1 (0.35%)	PMO
7	1 (0.35%)	SEPA

System Software
1	15 (5.32%)	Active Directory
2	12 (4.26%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	8 (2.84%)	Virtual Desktop
3	8 (2.84%)	vSphere
4	3 (1.06%)	VMware ESXi
5	2 (0.71%)	Docker
5	2 (0.71%)	Virtual Machines
6	1 (0.35%)	Dovecot
6	1 (0.35%)	HDFS
6	1 (0.35%)	Hyper-V
6	1 (0.35%)	ISA Server
6	1 (0.35%)	vCloud
6	1 (0.35%)	XenApp

Systems Management
1	4 (1.42%)	Nagios
2	3 (1.06%)	SCCM
3	2 (0.71%)	AirWatch
3	2 (0.71%)	BladeLogic
3	2 (0.71%)	Control-M
3	2 (0.71%)	Host Intrusion Detection System
3	2 (0.71%)	Kubernetes
4	1 (0.35%)	Cisco CUCM
4	1 (0.35%)	DameWare
4	1 (0.35%)	EMC NetWorker
4	1 (0.35%)	ITRS Geneos
4	1 (0.35%)	Microsoft Clustering
4	1 (0.35%)	vRealize

Vendors
1	37 (13.12%)	Microsoft
2	21 (7.45%)	Cisco
3	19 (6.74%)	Oracle
4	16 (5.67%)	VMware
5	9 (3.19%)	Google
5	9 (3.19%)	Murex
5	9 (3.19%)	Palo Alto
5	9 (3.19%)	SAP
6	8 (2.84%)	Fortinet
6	8 (2.84%)	LANDesk
7	7 (2.48%)	SolarWinds
7	7 (2.48%)	Temenos
8	6 (2.13%)	Arista
8	6 (2.13%)	Sophis
9	5 (1.77%)	Calypso
10	4 (1.42%)	Adobe
10	4 (1.42%)	Atlassian
10	4 (1.42%)	Cognos
10	4 (1.42%)	Tableau
11	3 (1.06%)	Tripwire