Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Hummingbird 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 Hummingbird over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHummingbird
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank151180
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads276
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.923 %0.203 %
Daily rates quoted155
Average minimum daily rate£370£440
Average daily rate£409£440
% change on same period last year-6.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£449£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£228£458
% change on same period last year-50.36 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67-
Average hourly rate£23.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.67£21.90
% change on same period last year+35.46 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads29252956
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.607 %3.167 %
Daily rates quoted14911301
Average minimum daily rate£385£447
Average daily rate£415£474
% change on same period last year-12.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£501
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted153134
Average minimum hourly rate£21.13£22.19
Average hourly rate£23.00£23.57
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.88£24.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Hummingbird LondonHummingbird
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 Hummingbird Ltd.

Hummingbird
Demand Trend

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

City of London Hummingbird Demand Trend

Hummingbird
Daily Rate Trend

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

City of London Hummingbird Daily Rate Trend

Hummingbird
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Hummingbird across the City of London region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

City of London Hummingbird Daily Rate Histogram

Hummingbird
Hourly Rate Trend

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

City of London Hummingbird Hourly Rate Trend

Hummingbird
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Hummingbird across the City of London region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

City of London Hummingbird Hourly Rate Histogram

Hummingbird
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Hummingbird 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 Hummingbird.

142 (73.68 %)Law
241 (71.93 %)Document Management
333 (57.89 %)MS Office
432 (56.14 %)Legal
525 (43.86 %)MS Excel
525 (43.86 %)Interwoven
620 (35.09 %)MOS
719 (33.33 %)WorkSite
719 (33.33 %)Project Management
817 (29.82 %)Windows
817 (29.82 %)SQL Server
914 (24.56 %)Microsoft
1012 (21.05 %).NET
1111 (19.30 %)Oracle
1111 (19.30 %)TestDirector
1111 (19.30 %)SharePoint
1111 (19.30 %)Banking
1210 (17.54 %)Investment Banking
138 (14.04 %)Windows XP
138 (14.04 %)Blackberry
138 (14.04 %)IIS
147 (12.28 %)SQL
147 (12.28 %)Active Directory
155 (8.772 %)Front Office
164 (7.018 %)Remedy
164 (7.018 %)Novell
164 (7.018 %)C#
164 (7.018 %)Windows 2000
164 (7.018 %)Video Conferencing
173 (5.263 %)Documentum

Hummingbird
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Hummingbird 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 Hummingbird. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (21.05 %).NET
22 (3.509 %)ASP.NET
22 (3.509 %)CSS
22 (3.509 %)HTML
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (33.33 %)WorkSite
211 (19.30 %)SharePoint
38 (14.04 %)IIS
43 (5.263 %)Documentum
51 (1.754 %)Lotus Notes
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (57.89 %)MS Office
225 (43.86 %)MS Excel
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.509 %)DNS
21 (1.754 %)Internet
21 (1.754 %)Extranet
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (29.82 %)SQL Server
22 (3.509 %)RDBMS
22 (3.509 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.754 %)Reference Data
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (19.30 %)TestDirector
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (73.68 %)Law
232 (56.14 %)Legal
311 (19.30 %)Banking
410 (17.54 %)Investment Banking
55 (8.772 %)Front Office
62 (3.509 %)Finance
71 (1.754 %)Back Office
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (40.35 %)Trainer
123 (40.35 %)IT Trainer
213 (22.81 %)Analyst
311 (19.30 %)Support Manager
48 (14.04 %)Service Desk Analyst
48 (14.04 %)Service Analyst
55 (8.772 %)Applications Support
64 (7.018 %)Applications Support Manager
64 (7.018 %)Applications Manager
73 (5.263 %)Technical Support Manager
73 (5.263 %)Technical Manager
73 (5.263 %)Technical Support
82 (3.509 %)Web Developer
82 (3.509 %)DBA
82 (3.509 %)Support Analyst
82 (3.509 %)Developer
82 (3.509 %)VB.NET Developer
82 (3.509 %)Legal Analyst
82 (3.509 %).NET Developer
82 (3.509 %)Implementation Analyst
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (14.04 %)Blackberry
24 (7.018 %)Video Conferencing
31 (1.754 %)German Language
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (29.82 %)Windows
28 (14.04 %)Windows XP
34 (7.018 %)Windows 2000
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (71.93 %)Document Management
219 (33.33 %)Project Management
32 (3.509 %)OO
32 (3.509 %)CRM
41 (1.754 %)Service Delivery
41 (1.754 %)Business Continuity
41 (1.754 %)Incident Management
41 (1.754 %)Release Management
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (12.28 %)SQL
24 (7.018 %)C#
32 (3.509 %)JavaScript
32 (3.509 %)VB.NET
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (35.09 %)MOS
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.754 %)QA
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (12.28 %)Active Directory
23 (5.263 %)Terminal Server
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.754 %)AutoSys
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (43.86 %)Interwoven
214 (24.56 %)Microsoft
311 (19.30 %)Oracle
44 (7.018 %)Remedy
44 (7.018 %)Novell
52 (3.509 %)Open Text
61 (1.754 %)Lotus
61 (1.754 %)Citrix