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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Canary Wharf region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4558
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.186 %0.847 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£550£725
Average daily rate£575£725
% change on same period last year-20.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£600£725
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£267
% change on same period last year+38.19 %
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£35.64£35.86
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Canary Wharf
Matching contract IT job ads183236
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.241 %0.235 %
Daily rates quoted89117
Average minimum daily rate£503£471
Average daily rate£532£494
% change on same period last year+7.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£560£518
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£38.48£15.29
Average hourly rate£38.91£16.71
% change on same period last year+132.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.35£18.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Computer Science LondonComputer Science
London

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.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Computer Science across the Canary Wharf region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Canary Wharf Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Computer Science across the Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf Computer Science Daily Rate Trend

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

18 (72.73 %)Equities
26 (54.55 %)C#
26 (54.55 %)Degree
35 (45.45 %)Front Office
44 (36.36 %)Investment Banking
44 (36.36 %)Java
44 (36.36 %)UNIX
44 (36.36 %)Linux
44 (36.36 %)SQL Server
44 (36.36 %)Ant
44 (36.36 %)J2SE
44 (36.36 %)JMS
44 (36.36 %)FIX Protocol
44 (36.36 %)Banking
53 (27.27 %)Mathematics
53 (27.27 %)Derivative
53 (27.27 %)Risk Management
53 (27.27 %).NET
62 (18.18 %)Middleware
62 (18.18 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (18.18 %)Finance
62 (18.18 %)Education
62 (18.18 %)Equity Derivative
62 (18.18 %).NET Remoting
62 (18.18 %)N-Tier
62 (18.18 %)Cognizant
62 (18.18 %)CORBA
62 (18.18 %)Swing
71 (9.091 %)SQL
71 (9.091 %)C++

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (36.36 %)J2SE
14 (36.36 %)JMS
14 (36.36 %)FIX Protocol
23 (27.27 %).NET
32 (18.18 %)Middleware
32 (18.18 %).NET Remoting
32 (18.18 %)CORBA
32 (18.18 %)Swing
41 (9.091 %)STL
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)Internet
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (36.36 %)Ant
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (45.45 %)Front Office
24 (36.36 %)Investment Banking
24 (36.36 %)Banking
32 (18.18 %)Finance
32 (18.18 %)Education
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (81.82 %)Developer
26 (54.55 %)Senior Developer
34 (36.36 %)C# Developer
42 (18.18 %)Senior C# Developer
42 (18.18 %)Senior Java Developer
42 (18.18 %)Java Developer
51 (9.091 %)C++ Developer
51 (9.091 %)GUI Developer
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (72.73 %)Equities
23 (27.27 %)Mathematics
23 (27.27 %)Derivative
32 (18.18 %)Equity Derivative
32 (18.18 %)N-Tier
41 (9.091 %)Fixed Income
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (36.36 %)UNIX
14 (36.36 %)Linux
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)Risk Management
22 (18.18 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (9.091 %)Algorithmic Trading
31 (9.091 %)Electronic Trading
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)C#
24 (36.36 %)Java
31 (9.091 %)SQL
31 (9.091 %)C++
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (54.55 %)Degree
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Cognizant
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft
21 (9.091 %)ION Trading