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The table below looks at the demand for Rational Unified Process (RUP) skills within the City of London region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RUP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRational Unified Process (RUP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank152155
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads5438
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.076 %0.038 %
As % of the category below1.231 %1.064 %
Daily rates quoted3518
Average minimum daily rate£436£397
Average daily rate£464£422
% change on same period last year+10.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£493£447
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£389
% change on same period last year+4.61 %
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£40.23£28.46
% change on same period last year+41.37 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads43883572
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.178 %3.610 %
Daily rates quoted25451503
Average minimum daily rate£419£440
Average daily rate£459£470
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£498£501
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted8694
Average minimum hourly rate£24.22£23.36
Average hourly rate£25.84£25.31
% change on same period last year+2.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.47£27.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
RUP LondonRUP
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.

RUP
Demand Trend

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

City of London RUP Demand Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Trend

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

City of London RUP Daily Rate Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RUP across the City of London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

City of London RUP Daily Rate Histogram

RUP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

City of London RUP Hourly Rate Trend

RUP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing RUP 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 RUP.

162 (52.10 %)Finance
261 (51.26 %)UML
339 (32.77 %)Banking
436 (30.25 %)Derivative
436 (30.25 %)OO
530 (25.21 %)Fixed Income
629 (24.37 %)Investment Banking
722 (18.49 %)J2EE
722 (18.49 %)DSDM
821 (17.65 %)Front Office
920 (16.81 %)Java
920 (16.81 %)MS Project
1019 (15.97 %)Project Management
1118 (15.13 %)Business Analysis
1216 (13.45 %)SQL
1315 (12.61 %)PRINCE2
1315 (12.61 %)Unified Process
1315 (12.61 %)Systems Analysis
1413 (10.92 %)Oracle
1413 (10.92 %)Data Modelling
1413 (10.92 %)ClearQuest
1413 (10.92 %)Investment Management
1512 (10.08 %)Use Case
1512 (10.08 %)Security Cleared
1512 (10.08 %)ClearCase
1611 (9.244 %)Equities
1611 (9.244 %)MS Office
1710 (8.403 %)Office Project Server
1710 (8.403 %)Resource Management
189 (7.563 %)Mantas

RUP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing RUP 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 RUP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (18.49 %)J2EE
28 (6.723 %)WebServices
37 (5.882 %)XML
37 (5.882 %)Hibernate
37 (5.882 %)Spring
46 (5.042 %)Struts
46 (5.042 %)Servlets
55 (4.202 %)HTML
55 (4.202 %).NET
55 (4.202 %)ASP
64 (3.361 %)Java EE
72 (1.681 %)WebSphere
72 (1.681 %)ASP.NET
72 (1.681 %)Middleware
72 (1.681 %)XSLT
81 (0.840 %)Swing
81 (0.840 %)JRules
81 (0.840 %)EJB
81 (0.840 %)JDBC
81 (0.840 %)JSP
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (8.403 %)Office Project Server
28 (6.723 %)WebLogic
34 (3.361 %)CMS
43 (2.521 %)SharePoint
43 (2.521 %)WebLogic Portal
51 (0.840 %)ATG Dynamo
51 (0.840 %)Oracle Application Server
51 (0.840 %)JBoss
51 (0.840 %)Apache
51 (0.840 %)Tomcat
51 (0.840 %)WebSphere Application Server
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (16.81 %)MS Project
211 (9.244 %)MS Office
36 (5.042 %)MS Visio
45 (4.202 %)MS Excel
53 (2.521 %)MS PowerPoint
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (4.202 %)LDAP
21 (0.840 %)Internet
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (5.042 %)RDBMS
23 (2.521 %)Reference Data
31 (0.840 %)GIS
31 (0.840 %)SQL Server
31 (0.840 %)DB2
31 (0.840 %)TOAD
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (10.92 %)ClearQuest
212 (10.08 %)ClearCase
35 (4.202 %)Rational Rose
44 (3.361 %)RequisitePro
52 (1.681 %)PowerBuilder
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
162 (52.10 %)Finance
239 (32.77 %)Banking
329 (24.37 %)Investment Banking
421 (17.65 %)Front Office
58 (6.723 %)Government
64 (3.361 %)Financial Institution
73 (2.521 %)Insurance
82 (1.681 %)Retail
82 (1.681 %)International Banking
82 (1.681 %)Publishing
91 (0.840 %)Criminal Justice
91 (0.840 %)Police
91 (0.840 %)Back Office
91 (0.840 %)Construction
91 (0.840 %)Education
91 (0.840 %)Auditing
91 (0.840 %)Billing
91 (0.840 %)Retail Banking
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
167 (56.30 %)Analyst
259 (49.58 %)Business Analyst
314 (11.76 %)Developer
412 (10.08 %)Coordinator
511 (9.244 %)Project Manager
511 (9.244 %)Java Developer
610 (8.403 %)Systems Analyst
79 (7.563 %)Architect
79 (7.563 %)Senior Analyst
79 (7.563 %)Senior Business Analyst
79 (7.563 %)Business Systems Analyst
88 (6.723 %)Project Coordinator
97 (5.882 %)Solutions Architect
106 (5.042 %)Process Analyst
115 (4.202 %)UML Business Analyst
124 (3.361 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
124 (3.361 %)Test Analyst
133 (2.521 %)Development Manager
133 (2.521 %)Junior
133 (2.521 %)Software Engineer
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
136 (30.25 %)Derivative
230 (25.21 %)Fixed Income
311 (9.244 %)Equities
45 (4.202 %)Management Information System
54 (3.361 %)N-Tier
63 (2.521 %)PMI
63 (2.521 %)Computer Science
72 (1.681 %)AS400
81 (0.840 %)Thin Client
81 (0.840 %)Equity Derivative
81 (0.840 %)Contract for Difference
81 (0.840 %)French Language
81 (0.840 %)German Language
81 (0.840 %)Spanish Language
81 (0.840 %)Fat Client
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (1.681 %)UNIX
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
161 (51.26 %)UML
236 (30.25 %)OO
322 (18.49 %)DSDM
419 (15.97 %)Project Management
518 (15.13 %)Business Analysis
615 (12.61 %)Systems Analysis
615 (12.61 %)PRINCE2
615 (12.61 %)Unified Process
713 (10.92 %)Data Modelling
713 (10.92 %)Investment Management
812 (10.08 %)Security Cleared
812 (10.08 %)Use Case
910 (8.403 %)Resource Management
109 (7.563 %)SOA
118 (6.723 %)Scrum
118 (6.723 %)SC Cleared
127 (5.882 %)Asset Management
127 (5.882 %)ITIL
127 (5.882 %)OOA/OOD
136 (5.042 %)Programme Management
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (16.81 %)Java
216 (13.45 %)SQL
34 (3.361 %)PL/SQL
42 (1.681 %)VB
51 (0.840 %)PowerHouse
51 (0.840 %)RPG
51 (0.840 %)C#
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (5.042 %)Degree
24 (3.361 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (2.521 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (1.681 %)PMP
42 (1.681 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.840 %)Sun Certification
51 (0.840 %)ISEB
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.361 %)QA
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.521 %)AquaLogic
21 (0.840 %)Active Directory
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (10.92 %)Oracle
29 (7.563 %)Mantas
34 (3.361 %)BEA
43 (2.521 %)Microsoft
52 (1.681 %)Sybase
52 (1.681 %)HP
52 (1.681 %)Pega
61 (0.840 %)thinkFolio
61 (0.840 %)Sun
61 (0.840 %)ILOG
61 (0.840 %)Primavera
61 (0.840 %)ATG