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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in contract IT jobs within the Bristol region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank22
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads171239
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.228 %0.238 %
As % of the category below39.68 %40.58 %
Daily rates quoted83131
Average minimum daily rate£365£376
Average daily rate£389£384
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Hourly rates quoted1112
Average minimum hourly rate£16.41£24.42
Average hourly rate£17.70£26.50
% change on same period last year-33.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£28.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.80£26.81
% change on same period last year-3.77 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads431589
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.574 %0.588 %
Daily rates quoted161278
Average minimum daily rate£354£376
Average daily rate£376£389
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted6146
Average minimum hourly rate£30.85£25.81
Average hourly rate£31.72£27.44
% change on same period last year+15.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.59£29.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Finance South WestFinance
South West

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.

Finance
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Bristol Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Finance Daily Rate Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Finance across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Bristol Finance Daily Rate Histogram

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Finance Hourly Rate Trend

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Finance across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Bristol Finance Hourly Rate Histogram

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Finance 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 Finance.

163 (17.45 %)Pensions
249 (13.57 %)Insurance
346 (12.74 %)Banking
444 (12.19 %)SAP
533 (9.141 %)MS Excel
631 (8.587 %)Project Management
729 (8.033 %)MS Office
828 (7.756 %)Microsoft
924 (6.648 %)SQL
1022 (6.094 %)ISEB
1022 (6.094 %)PRINCE2
1119 (5.263 %)Windows
1119 (5.263 %)Migration
1218 (4.986 %)MS Project
1317 (4.709 %)E-Commerce
1317 (4.709 %)Retail
1415 (4.155 %)Stakeholder Management
1415 (4.155 %)User Acceptance Testing
1514 (3.878 %)SAP SRM
1514 (3.878 %)C#
1613 (3.601 %).NET
1613 (3.601 %)Internet
1712 (3.324 %)SQL Server
1712 (3.324 %)Change Management
1811 (3.047 %)Management Information System
1811 (3.047 %)VBA
1811 (3.047 %)XML
1811 (3.047 %)Citrix
1811 (3.047 %)Novell
1910 (2.770 %)Sarbanes-Oxley

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (3.601 %).NET
211 (3.047 %)XML
36 (1.662 %)XHTML
43 (0.831 %)ASP.NET
43 (0.831 %)HTML
43 (0.831 %)WebServices
52 (0.554 %)SOAP
52 (0.554 %)XML Messaging
52 (0.554 %)AJAX
52 (0.554 %)MDX
61 (0.277 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (0.277 %)Windows SharePoint Services
61 (0.277 %).NET Framework
61 (0.277 %)WinForms
61 (0.277 %)SAP Basis
61 (0.277 %)XSLT
61 (0.277 %)CSS
61 (0.277 %)J2SE
61 (0.277 %)EDI
61 (0.277 %)WSDL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (2.770 %)SharePoint
26 (1.662 %)SAS
26 (1.662 %)GroupWise
31 (0.277 %)CMS
31 (0.277 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (0.277 %)NetWeaver
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (9.141 %)MS Excel
229 (8.033 %)MS Office
318 (4.986 %)MS Project
45 (1.385 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (1.108 %)Spreadsheet
63 (0.831 %)MS Visio
71 (0.277 %)CA Clarity
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (3.878 %)SAP SRM
24 (1.108 %)SAP HR
32 (0.554 %)SAP SD
32 (0.554 %)SAP R/3
32 (0.554 %)SAP FI
32 (0.554 %)SAP MM
32 (0.554 %)SAP PS
32 (0.554 %)SAP FI/CO
32 (0.554 %)SAP CO
32 (0.554 %)Oracle Financials
32 (0.554 %)SAP FI-GL
41 (0.277 %)SAP CCM
41 (0.277 %)AWD
41 (0.277 %)Summit
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (3.601 %)Internet
27 (1.939 %)Intranet
33 (0.831 %)Extranet
41 (0.277 %)DSL
41 (0.277 %)LAN
41 (0.277 %)VoIP
41 (0.277 %)WAN
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (3.324 %)SQL Server
210 (2.770 %)Datawarehouse
39 (2.493 %)SAP BW
46 (1.662 %)ETL
54 (1.108 %)OLAP
63 (0.831 %)DB2
63 (0.831 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (0.554 %)SQL Server Integration Services
72 (0.554 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
72 (0.554 %)MySQL
72 (0.554 %)Reference Data
72 (0.554 %)Data Mining
72 (0.554 %)Star Schema
72 (0.554 %)SAP BI
72 (0.554 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
72 (0.554 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (0.277 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (0.277 %)Oracle 10g
81 (0.277 %)TOAD
81 (0.277 %)Crystal Reports
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (2.493 %)TestDirector
28 (2.216 %)QuickTest Pro
35 (1.385 %)LoadRunner
44 (1.108 %)Visual Studio
53 (0.831 %)ClearQuest
62 (0.554 %)PVCS
62 (0.554 %)VSS/SourceSafe
62 (0.554 %)ClearCase
71 (0.277 %)Dreamweaver
71 (0.277 %)WinRunner
71 (0.277 %)Oracle Forms
71 (0.277 %)Flash
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
163 (17.45 %)Pensions
249 (13.57 %)Insurance
346 (12.74 %)Banking
417 (4.709 %)Retail
510 (2.770 %)Marketing
67 (1.939 %)Telecoms
67 (1.939 %)Legal
74 (1.108 %)Back Office
74 (1.108 %)Government
74 (1.108 %)Financial Institution
74 (1.108 %)Retail Banking
83 (0.831 %)General Ledger
83 (0.831 %)Front Office
92 (0.554 %)Aerospace
92 (0.554 %)Advertising
92 (0.554 %)Investment Banking
92 (0.554 %)Online Banking
92 (0.554 %)Wholesale Banking
101 (0.277 %)Military
101 (0.277 %)Auditing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1155 (42.94 %)Analyst
263 (17.45 %)Business Analyst
343 (11.91 %)Project Manager
433 (9.141 %)Test Analyst
529 (8.033 %)Developer
623 (6.371 %)Programme Manager
718 (4.986 %)Consultant
816 (4.432 %)Architect
816 (4.432 %)Data Analyst
912 (3.324 %)Banking Business Analyst
1011 (3.047 %)Technical Support
1110 (2.770 %)Support Engineer
1110 (2.770 %)Technical Support Engineer
1110 (2.770 %)Technical Engineer
1110 (2.770 %)Financial Business Analyst
129 (2.493 %)C# Developer
138 (2.216 %)Web Developer
138 (2.216 %)Programme Office Analyst
138 (2.216 %)Business Architect
147 (1.939 %)Author
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (3.047 %)Management Information System
22 (0.554 %)Mathematics
22 (0.554 %)Mainframe
22 (0.554 %)Data Conversion
31 (0.277 %)French Language
31 (0.277 %)German Language
31 (0.277 %)Credit Risk
31 (0.277 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (0.277 %)Tandem
31 (0.277 %)N-Tier
31 (0.277 %)Blackberry
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (5.263 %)Windows
210 (2.770 %)Windows 2000
210 (2.770 %)Windows XP
36 (1.662 %)NetWare
36 (1.662 %)Windows NT
43 (0.831 %)UNIX
52 (0.554 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.277 %)zOS
61 (0.277 %)MVS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (8.587 %)Project Management
222 (6.094 %)PRINCE2
319 (5.263 %)Migration
417 (4.709 %)E-Commerce
515 (4.155 %)Stakeholder Management
515 (4.155 %)User Acceptance Testing
612 (3.324 %)Change Management
710 (2.770 %)Data Analysis
710 (2.770 %)Wealth Management
710 (2.770 %)Business Analysis
89 (2.493 %)Project Planning
89 (2.493 %)Regression Testing
89 (2.493 %)UML
89 (2.493 %)Business Intelligence
98 (2.216 %)Data Modelling
106 (1.662 %)Test Management
106 (1.662 %)Test Scripting
115 (1.385 %)Systems Analysis
115 (1.385 %)Data Migration
115 (1.385 %)GAP Analysis
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (6.648 %)SQL
214 (3.878 %)C#
311 (3.047 %)VBA
49 (2.493 %)PHP
54 (1.108 %)C
54 (1.108 %)VB
63 (0.831 %)Java
63 (0.831 %)PL/SQL
72 (0.554 %)Transact-SQL
72 (0.554 %)VBScript
72 (0.554 %)ABAP
72 (0.554 %)SAPscript
72 (0.554 %)VB6
81 (0.277 %)Python
81 (0.277 %)COBOL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (6.094 %)ISEB
29 (2.493 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
36 (1.662 %)CNA
36 (1.662 %)CNE
36 (1.662 %)Novell Certification
36 (1.662 %)PRINCE2 Certification
45 (1.385 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (1.108 %)MCP
54 (1.108 %)MCSE
54 (1.108 %)MCSA
63 (0.831 %)Citrix Certification
72 (0.554 %)ITIL Certification
72 (0.554 %)ISTQB
72 (0.554 %)Degree
81 (0.277 %)ACCA
81 (0.277 %)CIMA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.770 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (1.662 %)NDS
16 (1.662 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (1.662 %)ARCserve
23 (0.831 %)OpenView Configuration Management
32 (0.554 %)Tivoli
41 (0.277 %)OpenView
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (12.19 %)SAP
228 (7.756 %)Microsoft
311 (3.047 %)Citrix
311 (3.047 %)Novell
410 (2.770 %)Oracle
59 (2.493 %)HP
65 (1.385 %)IBM
74 (1.108 %)CA
82 (0.554 %)Thunderhead
82 (0.554 %)Interwoven
82 (0.554 %)Sybase
91 (0.277 %)Siebel
91 (0.277 %)Progress
91 (0.277 %)Teradata
91 (0.277 %)Agresso
91 (0.277 %)Sage
91 (0.277 %)CheckPoint
91 (0.277 %)TIBCO