The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of OpenLink products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Canary Wharf region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited OpenLink over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Canary Wharf region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within OpenLink Financial, Inc.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
OpenLink
Rank - 43 47
Contract jobs citing OpenLink 0 6 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf - 1.571% 2.811%
As % of the Vendors category - 3.046% 6.829%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 13
Average daily rate - £600 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +33.33%
UK excluding London average daily rate £625 £625 £463
% change year-on-year
- +35.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Vendors
Canary Wharf
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
154 197 205
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 38.31% 51.57% 41.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 117 161
Average daily rate £575 £550 £600
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.54% -8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £334 £450
10% offered a daily rate of more than £675 £600 £700
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 3
Average hourly rate £42.50 £25.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+70.00% +66.66%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
OpenLink
London

OpenLink
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing OpenLink across the Canary Wharf region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Canary Wharf OpenLink Jobs Demand Trend

OpenLink
Daily Rate Trend

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

Canary Wharf OpenLink Daily Rate Trend

OpenLink
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing OpenLink 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 OpenLink.

1 2 (100.00%) Endur
1 2 (100.00%) Back Office
1 2 (100.00%) E-Learning
1 2 (100.00%) MS PowerPoint

OpenLink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing OpenLink 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 OpenLink. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Endur
General
1 2 (100.00%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) E-Learning