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This section looks at the demand for Standard Template Library (STL) skills within the Canary Wharf region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited STL over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStandard Template Library (STL)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4046
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads612
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.012 %
As % of the category below6.186 %7.895 %
Daily rates quoted25
Average minimum daily rate£475£452
Average daily rate£500£476
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£525£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£276£318
% change on same period last year-13.07 %
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£35.50£33.17
% change on same period last year+7.03 %
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Canary Wharf
Matching contract IT job ads97152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.151 %
Daily rates quoted5266
Average minimum daily rate£416£434
Average daily rate£430£449
% change on same period last year-4.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£463
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£23.33£24.86
Average hourly rate£27.67£27.57
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£30.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
STL LondonSTL
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.

STL
Demand Trend

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

Canary Wharf STL Demand Trend

STL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Canary Wharf STL Daily Rate Trend

STL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing STL 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 STL.

17 (100.00 %)C++
24 (57.14 %)Fixed Income
24 (57.14 %)SQL
24 (57.14 %)Degree
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server
33 (42.86 %)Banking
33 (42.86 %)ION Trading
33 (42.86 %)Investment Banking
42 (28.57 %)Front Office
42 (28.57 %)Finance
42 (28.57 %)Government
42 (28.57 %)UNIX
42 (28.57 %)OO
42 (28.57 %)Swaptions
42 (28.57 %)Market Risk
42 (28.57 %)Multithreading
42 (28.57 %)Tradeweb
51 (14.29 %)Algorithmic Trading
51 (14.29 %)Mathematics
51 (14.29 %)Computer Science
51 (14.29 %)C#
51 (14.29 %)CORBA
51 (14.29 %)VC++
51 (14.29 %)MS Excel
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft
51 (14.29 %)IONA
51 (14.29 %)Orbix
51 (14.29 %)Basel II
51 (14.29 %)Windows
51 (14.29 %)Linux

STL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf region citing STL 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 STL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)CORBA
11 (14.29 %).NET
11 (14.29 %)MFC
11 (14.29 %)WinForms
11 (14.29 %).NET Framework
11 (14.29 %)Java SE
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)SQL Server
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Banking
13 (42.86 %)Investment Banking
22 (28.57 %)Front Office
22 (28.57 %)Finance
22 (28.57 %)Government
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Developer
24 (57.14 %)C++ Developer
32 (28.57 %)Senior Developer
41 (14.29 %)C++/Java Developer
41 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (14.29 %)Programmer
41 (14.29 %)Analyst
41 (14.29 %)Java Developer
41 (14.29 %)SQL Developer
41 (14.29 %)C++ Analyst Programmer
41 (14.29 %)C++ Programmer
41 (14.29 %)Senior Java Developer
41 (14.29 %)Senior C++ Developer
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (57.14 %)Fixed Income
22 (28.57 %)Swaptions
22 (28.57 %)Market Risk
22 (28.57 %)Multithreading
31 (14.29 %)Mathematics
31 (14.29 %)Computer Science
31 (14.29 %)Derivative
31 (14.29 %)Statistics
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)UNIX
21 (14.29 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Linux
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)OO
21 (14.29 %)Algorithmic Trading
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)C++
24 (57.14 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)VC++
31 (14.29 %)Java
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (57.14 %)Degree
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)Basel II
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Orbix
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)ION Trading
22 (28.57 %)Tradeweb
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (14.29 %)IONA