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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Banking' in contract IT jobs within the Buckinghamshire 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 Banking over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBanking
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1833
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads7778
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.108 %0.078 %
As % of the category below13.49 %11.03 %
Daily rates quoted1711
Average minimum daily rate£296£392
Average daily rate£321£401
% change on same period last year-19.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£403£396
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£23.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£23.50
% change on same period last year+48.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.06£28.74
% change on same period last year+8.06 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads571707
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.798 %0.710 %
Daily rates quoted190184
Average minimum daily rate£303£327
Average daily rate£327£340
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted5271
Average minimum hourly rate£21.54£30.37
Average hourly rate£22.35£31.40
% change on same period last year-28.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.17£32.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Banking South EastBanking
South East

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.

Banking
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Banking Demand Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Banking Daily Rate Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Banking across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Buckinghamshire Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Banking
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Banking within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
Milton KeynesUp+672£310-22.82 %
AylesburyUp+91£324-35.20 %
Banking South EastBanking
South East

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Banking 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 Banking.

1157 (67.97 %)Finance
257 (24.68 %)Retail
351 (22.08 %)DB2
443 (18.61 %)Project Management
542 (18.18 %)Retail Banking
637 (16.02 %)Oracle
733 (14.29 %)Financial Institution
733 (14.29 %)IBM
829 (12.55 %)Systems Analysis
925 (10.82 %)COBOL
925 (10.82 %)UNIX
1019 (8.225 %)PowerCenter
1118 (7.792 %)SQL
1217 (7.359 %)Corporate Banking
1316 (6.926 %)GAP Analysis
1415 (6.494 %)Mainframe
1415 (6.494 %)IBM Mainframe
1513 (5.628 %)Investment Banking
1513 (5.628 %)Business Analysis
1513 (5.628 %)CRM
1612 (5.195 %)Internet
1612 (5.195 %)WebSphere
1711 (4.762 %)JCL
1711 (4.762 %)Data Modelling
1711 (4.762 %)ETL
1810 (4.329 %)Migration
1810 (4.329 %)Microsoft
1810 (4.329 %)BusinessObjects
1810 (4.329 %)Middleware
1810 (4.329 %)Business Objects

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Banking 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 Banking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (5.195 %)WebSphere
210 (4.329 %)Middleware
35 (2.165 %)HTML
35 (2.165 %)J2EE
43 (1.299 %)CSS
43 (1.299 %)JSP
52 (0.866 %).NET
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (3.896 %)Tuxedo
19 (3.896 %)BizTalk Server
28 (3.463 %)MQSeries
36 (2.597 %)SAS
45 (2.165 %)CICS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (3.896 %)MS Visio
27 (3.030 %)MS PowerPoint
27 (3.030 %)MS Excel
35 (2.165 %)MS Project
43 (1.299 %)MS Office
43 (1.299 %)CA Clarity
51 (0.433 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.433 %)ImageReady
51 (0.433 %)Casewise Corporate Modeler Suite
51 (0.433 %)Photoshop
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.433 %)Summit
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (5.195 %)Internet
26 (2.597 %)ATM
35 (2.165 %)Intranet
44 (1.732 %)SAN
52 (0.866 %)X.25
61 (0.433 %)TCP/IP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (22.08 %)DB2
219 (8.225 %)PowerCenter
311 (4.762 %)ETL
410 (4.329 %)BusinessObjects
59 (3.896 %)SQL Server
66 (2.597 %)Datawarehouse
75 (2.165 %)Data Mart
84 (1.732 %)DB2 UDB
93 (1.299 %)Oracle Reports
102 (0.866 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
111 (0.433 %)Oracle 10g
111 (0.433 %)Oracle 8/8i
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (3.030 %)Rational Rose
22 (0.866 %)Oracle Forms
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1157 (67.97 %)Finance
257 (24.68 %)Retail
342 (18.18 %)Retail Banking
433 (14.29 %)Financial Institution
517 (7.359 %)Corporate Banking
613 (5.628 %)Investment Banking
73 (1.299 %)Legal
82 (0.866 %)Online Banking
82 (0.866 %)Pensions
82 (0.866 %)Construction
91 (0.433 %)Back Office
91 (0.433 %)Wholesale Banking
91 (0.433 %)International Banking
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1137 (59.31 %)Analyst
244 (19.05 %)Systems Analyst
343 (18.61 %)Business Analyst
436 (15.58 %)Project Manager
525 (10.82 %)Developer
619 (8.225 %)Functional Analyst
718 (7.792 %)Banking Business Analyst
815 (6.494 %)Team Leader
911 (4.762 %)Programme Office Analyst
109 (3.896 %)Data Analyst
117 (3.030 %)COBOL Developer
126 (2.597 %)MIS Manager
126 (2.597 %)Technical Team Leader
126 (2.597 %)Test Analyst
135 (2.165 %)Business Systems Analyst
135 (2.165 %)Support Analyst
135 (2.165 %)Oracle Developer
135 (2.165 %)Banking Analyst
144 (1.732 %)Data Mart Analyst
144 (1.732 %)Project Analyst
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (6.494 %)Mainframe
115 (6.494 %)IBM Mainframe
24 (1.732 %)Management Information System
24 (1.732 %)Spanish Language
24 (1.732 %)Credit Risk
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (10.82 %)UNIX
24 (1.732 %)Windows
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (18.61 %)Project Management
229 (12.55 %)Systems Analysis
316 (6.926 %)GAP Analysis
413 (5.628 %)CRM
413 (5.628 %)Business Analysis
511 (4.762 %)Data Modelling
610 (4.329 %)Migration
79 (3.896 %)Project Planning
87 (3.030 %)PRINCE2
95 (2.165 %)RAD
95 (2.165 %)PRINCE
95 (2.165 %)Stakeholder Management
95 (2.165 %)Requirements Analysis
104 (1.732 %)Use Case
104 (1.732 %)Resource Management
104 (1.732 %)Test Management
104 (1.732 %)Test Scripting
104 (1.732 %)BPR
113 (1.299 %)E-Commerce
113 (1.299 %)SSADM
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (10.82 %)COBOL
218 (7.792 %)SQL
311 (4.762 %)JCL
49 (3.896 %)C++
58 (3.463 %)PL/SQL
66 (2.597 %)Java
73 (1.299 %)PHP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (1.299 %)MCSE
13 (1.299 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.433 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (0.433 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (0.433 %)ISEB
21 (0.433 %)Citrix Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.866 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.433 %)NetBackup
11 (0.433 %)Oracle RMAN
11 (0.433 %)VMware Infrastructure
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (16.02 %)Oracle
233 (14.29 %)IBM
310 (4.329 %)Microsoft
310 (4.329 %)Business Objects
43 (1.299 %)FatWire
43 (1.299 %)PlateSpin
52 (0.866 %)SAP
52 (0.866 %)Sun
61 (0.433 %)Informatica
61 (0.433 %)NCR
61 (0.433 %)Lotus
61 (0.433 %)Sybase
61 (0.433 %)VMware
61 (0.433 %)Casewise
61 (0.433 %)Adobe