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This section looks at the demand for Derivatives 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 Derivative over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDerivatives
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank55
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads8170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.079 %
As % of the category below47.37 %50.72 %
Daily rates quoted2429
Average minimum daily rate£558£522
Average daily rate£598£561
% change on same period last year+6.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£638£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£550£547
% change on same period last year+0.49 %
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£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Miscellaneous Canary WharfMiscellaneous
Canary Wharf
Matching contract IT job ads171138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.219 %0.155 %
Daily rates quoted6460
Average minimum daily rate£493£485
Average daily rate£526£514
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£558£542
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£360
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted93
Average minimum hourly rate£46.43£19.00
Average hourly rate£46.79£19.17
% change on same period last year+144.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£47.14£19.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.96£25.02
% change on same period last year-4.25 %
Derivative LondonDerivative
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.

Derivative
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Derivative across the Canary Wharf region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Canary Wharf Derivative Demand Trend

Derivative
Daily Rate Trend

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

Canary Wharf Derivative Daily Rate Trend

Derivative
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Derivative across the Canary Wharf region over the past 3 months.

Canary Wharf Derivative Daily Rate Histogram

Derivative
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Derivative across the Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf Derivative Hourly Rate Trend

Derivative
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing Derivative also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Derivative.

177 (53.47 %)Front Office
251 (35.42 %)Equity Derivative
350 (34.72 %)C#
441 (28.47 %)Fixed Income
540 (27.78 %)Java
639 (27.08 %)Banking
736 (25.00 %)C++
835 (24.31 %)Finance
835 (24.31 %)Investment Banking
924 (16.67 %)Equities
924 (16.67 %)Risk Management
1023 (15.97 %).NET
1118 (12.50 %)SQL
1216 (11.11 %)VBA
1216 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
1216 (11.11 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1315 (10.42 %)Degree
1315 (10.42 %)User Acceptance Testing
1414 (9.722 %)Electronic Trading
1513 (9.028 %)SQL Server
1513 (9.028 %)XML
1513 (9.028 %)Unix
1513 (9.028 %)Calypso
1513 (9.028 %)Credit Derivative
1612 (8.333 %)RDBMS
1612 (8.333 %)OO
1612 (8.333 %)Back Office
1711 (7.639 %)Oracle
1711 (7.639 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
189 (6.250 %)J2EE

Derivative
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing Derivative also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Derivative. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
123 (15.97 %).NET
213 (9.028 %)XML
39 (6.250 %)J2EE
48 (5.556 %)Middleware
48 (5.556 %)WinForms
57 (4.861 %)Spring
65 (3.472 %)Hibernate
74 (2.778 %).NET Remoting
74 (2.778 %)WebServices
74 (2.778 %)CORBA
83 (2.083 %)SOAP
92 (1.389 %)FpML
92 (1.389 %)Swing
92 (1.389 %)J2SE
92 (1.389 %)ASP.NET
101 (0.694 %)JDBC
101 (0.694 %)JSP
101 (0.694 %)MFC
101 (0.694 %)Murex Flex
Application Platforms
12 (1.389 %)WebLogic
12 (1.389 %)JBoss
21 (0.694 %)Tomcat
21 (0.694 %)TIBCO EMS
Applications
13 (2.083 %)MS Excel
21 (0.694 %)MS Project
Business Applications
15 (3.472 %)Summit
23 (2.083 %)Fidessa
32 (1.389 %)Global One
32 (1.389 %)FRONT ARENA
Database & Business Intelligence
113 (9.028 %)SQL Server
212 (8.333 %)RDBMS
35 (3.472 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.694 %)PostgreSQL
41 (0.694 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (0.694 %)MS Access
41 (0.694 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.694 %)DTS
Development Applications
15 (3.472 %)ClearCase
15 (3.472 %)NUnit
24 (2.778 %)CruiseControl
24 (2.778 %)Subversion
24 (2.778 %)ClearQuest
33 (2.083 %)RequisitePro
42 (1.389 %)Eclipse
42 (1.389 %)Ant
42 (1.389 %)JUnit
51 (0.694 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.694 %)TestDirector
General
177 (53.47 %)Front Office
239 (27.08 %)Banking
335 (24.31 %)Investment Banking
335 (24.31 %)Finance
412 (8.333 %)Back Office
58 (5.556 %)Government
67 (4.861 %)Education
73 (2.083 %)Publishing
82 (1.389 %)Construction
Job Titles
171 (49.31 %)Developer
251 (35.42 %)Analyst
336 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
425 (17.36 %)C# Developer
523 (15.97 %)Java Developer
614 (9.722 %)Senior Developer
713 (9.028 %)Front Office Developer
89 (6.250 %)Senior C# Developer
98 (5.556 %)C++ Developer
107 (4.861 %)Technical Analyst
107 (4.861 %)Test Analyst
116 (4.167 %)Test Manager
125 (3.472 %)Support Analyst
125 (3.472 %)Applications Support
125 (3.472 %)Applications Support Analyst
134 (2.778 %)Applications Developer
134 (2.778 %)Senior Java Developer
134 (2.778 %)Calypso Developer
134 (2.778 %)Relationships Manager
134 (2.778 %)Technical Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
151 (35.42 %)Equity Derivative
241 (28.47 %)Fixed Income
324 (16.67 %)Equities
416 (11.11 %)Interest Rate Derivative
513 (9.028 %)Credit Derivative
611 (7.639 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
76 (4.167 %)Asset Management
76 (4.167 %)Mathematics
85 (3.472 %)Computer Science
85 (3.472 %)Multithreading
94 (2.778 %)Credit Risk
94 (2.778 %)N-Tier
103 (2.083 %)DTCC
112 (1.389 %)Market Risk
112 (1.389 %)Equity Risk
121 (0.694 %)Contract for Difference
121 (0.694 %)Economics
121 (0.694 %)Exotic Derivative
Operating Systems
113 (9.028 %)Unix
25 (3.472 %)Linux
25 (3.472 %)Windows NT
33 (2.083 %)Windows
42 (1.389 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
124 (16.67 %)Risk Management
216 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
315 (10.42 %)User Acceptance Testing
414 (9.722 %)Electronic Trading
512 (8.333 %)OO
67 (4.861 %)Change Management
76 (4.167 %)Project Management
76 (4.167 %)Performance Testing
76 (4.167 %)Agile Software Development
85 (3.472 %)Test Management
85 (3.472 %)Workflow
94 (2.778 %)Migration
94 (2.778 %)Business Continuity
94 (2.778 %)Programme Management
94 (2.778 %)Investment Management
103 (2.083 %)Systems Analysis
103 (2.083 %)Volume Testing
103 (2.083 %)GAP Analysis
103 (2.083 %)RUP
103 (2.083 %)PRINCE
Programming Languages
150 (34.72 %)C#
240 (27.78 %)Java
336 (25.00 %)C++
418 (12.50 %)SQL
516 (11.11 %)VBA
66 (4.167 %)Perl
75 (3.472 %)Transact-SQL
75 (3.472 %)Shell Script
75 (3.472 %)C
83 (2.083 %)Korn
92 (1.389 %)Python
92 (1.389 %)PL/SQL
101 (0.694 %)VB
101 (0.694 %)VB6
Qualifications
115 (10.42 %)Degree
22 (1.389 %)PhD
22 (1.389 %)ACCA
22 (1.389 %)CIMA
31 (0.694 %)ISTQB
31 (0.694 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.778 %)MiFID
23 (2.083 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (2.083 %)Basel II
31 (0.694 %)QA
Vendors
113 (9.028 %)Calypso
211 (7.639 %)Oracle
38 (5.556 %)Sybase
46 (4.167 %)Microsoft
54 (2.778 %)Thunderhead
63 (2.083 %)Murex
71 (0.694 %)Sophis
71 (0.694 %)TIBCO
71 (0.694 %)Perforce
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