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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of GL TRADE products and/or services in IT contracts within the City of London region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GL TRADE over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGL TRADE
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank176177
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads2620
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.759 %0.603 %
Daily rates quoted917
Average minimum daily rate£456£379
Average daily rate£488£426
% change on same period last year+14.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£520£473
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads34243317
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.866 %3.350 %
Daily rates quoted18201379
Average minimum daily rate£398£441
Average daily rate£431£467
% change on same period last year-7.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£464£493
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted171132
Average minimum hourly rate£21.64£23.30
Average hourly rate£23.55£24.36
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.46£25.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.38£24.36
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
GL TRADE LondonGL TRADE
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within GL TRADE SA.

GL TRADE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing GL TRADE across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

City of London GL TRADE Demand Trend

GL TRADE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing GL TRADE across the City of London region.

City of London GL TRADE Daily Rate Trend

GL TRADE
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GL TRADE across the City of London region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

City of London GL TRADE Daily Rate Histogram

GL TRADE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GL TRADE across the City of London region.

City of London GL TRADE Hourly Rate Trend

GL TRADE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing GL TRADE 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 GL TRADE.

124 (51.06 %)UNIX
221 (44.68 %)Front Office
317 (36.17 %)Finance
416 (34.04 %)Derivative
515 (31.91 %)Banking
614 (29.79 %)Sybase
713 (27.66 %)Perl
713 (27.66 %)Investment Banking
811 (23.40 %)SQL
811 (23.40 %)Linux
99 (19.15 %)Equity Derivative
108 (17.02 %)Back Office
108 (17.02 %)Sophis
108 (17.02 %)Equities
117 (14.89 %)EasyScreen
126 (12.77 %)NYFIX
126 (12.77 %)Fidessa
126 (12.77 %)TIBCO
126 (12.77 %)FIX Protocol
135 (10.64 %)Patsystems
135 (10.64 %)Murex
135 (10.64 %)Oracle
144 (8.511 %)C++
144 (8.511 %)Java
144 (8.511 %)Windows
144 (8.511 %)Windows XP
144 (8.511 %)Financial Institution
144 (8.511 %)Electronic Trading
153 (6.383 %)Manual Testing
153 (6.383 %)Performance Testing

GL TRADE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing GL TRADE 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 GL TRADE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (12.77 %)FIX Protocol
22 (4.255 %)XML
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.128 %)Lotus Notes
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.128 %)MS Excel
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.128 %)SunGard GMI
11 (2.128 %)Sophis RISQUE
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.383 %)Firewall
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.128 %)BusinessObjects
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (44.68 %)Front Office
217 (36.17 %)Finance
315 (31.91 %)Banking
413 (27.66 %)Investment Banking
58 (17.02 %)Back Office
64 (8.511 %)Financial Institution
72 (4.255 %)Retail
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (46.81 %)Analyst
214 (29.79 %)Support Analyst
36 (12.77 %)Developer
36 (12.77 %)Market Analyst
44 (8.511 %)Business Analyst
44 (8.511 %)Consultant
44 (8.511 %)Applications Support
44 (8.511 %)Data Analyst
44 (8.511 %)Market Data Analyst
44 (8.511 %)Equity Derivatives Business Analyst
44 (8.511 %)Sophis Business Analyst
53 (6.383 %)FIX Analyst
53 (6.383 %)Oracle Developer
53 (6.383 %)Perl Programmer
53 (6.383 %)Test Analyst
53 (6.383 %)Programmer
62 (4.255 %)Technical Consultant
62 (4.255 %)Applications Support Analyst
62 (4.255 %)Sybase Developer
62 (4.255 %)Technical Lead
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (34.04 %)Derivative
29 (19.15 %)Equity Derivative
38 (17.02 %)Equities
41 (2.128 %)AS400
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (51.06 %)UNIX
211 (23.40 %)Linux
34 (8.511 %)Windows
34 (8.511 %)Windows XP
42 (4.255 %)Windows NT
42 (4.255 %)Windows 2000
42 (4.255 %)Solaris
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (8.511 %)Electronic Trading
23 (6.383 %)Manual Testing
23 (6.383 %)Performance Testing
23 (6.383 %)Test Management
32 (4.255 %)Service Delivery
32 (4.255 %)Configuration Management
32 (4.255 %)OO
32 (4.255 %)Business Analysis
32 (4.255 %)Release Management
41 (2.128 %)Project Management
41 (2.128 %)BCP
41 (2.128 %)Agile Software Development
41 (2.128 %)Migration
41 (2.128 %)Business Continuity
41 (2.128 %)Workflow
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (27.66 %)Perl
211 (23.40 %)SQL
34 (8.511 %)C++
34 (8.511 %)Java
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.128 %)Active Directory
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (29.79 %)Sybase
28 (17.02 %)Sophis
37 (14.89 %)EasyScreen
46 (12.77 %)NYFIX
46 (12.77 %)Fidessa
46 (12.77 %)TIBCO
55 (10.64 %)Patsystems
55 (10.64 %)Murex
55 (10.64 %)Oracle
61 (2.128 %)Business Objects
61 (2.128 %)IBM
61 (2.128 %)McAfee Security
61 (2.128 %)Reuters
61 (2.128 %)Bloomberg
61 (2.128 %)SunGard
61 (2.128 %)Lotus