The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in IT contracts advertised for the Coventry region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 24 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 terms in our General category for the Coventry 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Financial
Rank 8 5 6
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 28 35 23
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Coventry 13.93% 13.51% 12.78%
As % of the General category 29.17% 36.08% 30.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 29 11
Average daily rate £388 £400 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.12% -15.78%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £245 £275 £375
10% offered a daily rate of more than £505 £482 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £378 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+0.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.50 £20.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year
-7.50% -9.09%
All of the General Category
Coventry
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
96 97 76
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Coventry 47.76% 37.45% 42.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 35 17
Average daily rate £375 £390 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% -17.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £160 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £502 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 15 5
Average hourly rate £37.80 £26.00 £33.30
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+45.38% -21.92%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.50 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+2.00% -3.84%
Finance
West Midlands

Finance
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Coventry Finance Jobs Demand Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry Finance Daily Rate Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Finance across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Coventry Finance Daily Rate Histogram

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the Coventry region.

Coventry Finance Hourly Rate Trend

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing Finance 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 Finance.

1 19 (32.76%) SQL
2 13 (22.41%) PRINCE2
2 13 (22.41%) Logistics
3 12 (20.69%) .NET
3 12 (20.69%) SAP
4 11 (18.97%) SQL Server
5 8 (13.79%) Degree
5 8 (13.79%) SQL Server 2008
6 7 (12.07%) Project Management
6 7 (12.07%) T-SQL
7 6 (10.34%) C#
7 6 (10.34%) HTML
7 6 (10.34%) JavaScript
7 6 (10.34%) CSS
7 6 (10.34%) Cognos
7 6 (10.34%) Teradata
7 6 (10.34%) Web Development
7 6 (10.34%) Web Application Development
8 5 (8.621%) Analytics
8 5 (8.621%) SQL Server 2005
8 5 (8.621%) C
9 4 (6.897%) MS Office
9 4 (6.897%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (6.897%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 4 (6.897%) Matrix Management
9 4 (6.897%) Test Scripting
9 4 (6.897%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (5.172%) User Acceptance Testing
10 3 (5.172%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (5.172%) Stakeholder Management

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (20.69%) .NET
2 6 (10.34%) HTML
2 6 (10.34%) CSS
3 2 (3.448%) XHTML
3 2 (3.448%) CSS3
3 2 (3.448%) Razor View Engine
3 2 (3.448%) jQuery
3 2 (3.448%) .NET Framework
4 1 (1.724%) WebSphere
4 1 (1.724%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 2 (3.448%) SharePoint
1 2 (3.448%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 4 (6.897%) MS Office
2 1 (1.724%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (1.724%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.724%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.724%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.724%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.724%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.724%) SAP MM
1 1 (1.724%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.724%) LTE
1 1 (1.724%) 4G
1 1 (1.724%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (18.97%) SQL Server
2 8 (13.79%) SQL Server 2008
3 5 (8.621%) SQL Server 2005
4 4 (6.897%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (6.897%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 4 (6.897%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (1.724%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.724%) SAP BI
5 1 (1.724%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (1.724%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (1.724%) LoadRunner
General
1 3 (5.172%) Manufacturing
2 2 (3.448%) Financial Institution
2 2 (3.448%) Automotive
2 2 (3.448%) Banking
2 2 (3.448%) Retail
2 2 (3.448%) Marketing
3 1 (1.724%) Billing
Job Titles
1 30 (51.72%) Analyst
2 15 (25.86%) Business Analyst
3 11 (18.97%) Developer
4 8 (13.79%) Analyst Developer
5 7 (12.07%) Service Manager
6 6 (10.34%) Analyst Programmer
6 6 (10.34%) Programmer
7 5 (8.621%) MI Analyst
7 5 (8.621%) Project Manager
8 4 (6.897%) IT Manager
8 4 (6.897%) IT Services Manager
8 4 (6.897%) Business Manager
8 4 (6.897%) Head of IT
9 3 (5.172%) Programme Support Officer
9 3 (5.172%) Transition Manager
10 2 (3.448%) Test Manager
10 2 (3.448%) Programme Manager
10 2 (3.448%) Senior Developer
10 2 (3.448%) Senior Analyst
10 2 (3.448%) Senior Analyst Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.448%) PMI
1 2 (3.448%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.448%) VMS
2 1 (1.724%) Windows Vista
2 1 (1.724%) Windows 7
2 1 (1.724%) UNIX
2 1 (1.724%) Windows
2 1 (1.724%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (22.41%) PRINCE2
1 13 (22.41%) Logistics
2 7 (12.07%) Project Management
3 6 (10.34%) Web Development
3 6 (10.34%) Web Application Development
4 5 (8.621%) Analytics
5 4 (6.897%) Matrix Management
5 4 (6.897%) Test Scripting
6 3 (5.172%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (5.172%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (5.172%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (5.172%) Change Management
6 3 (5.172%) ITIL
7 2 (3.448%) MVC
7 2 (3.448%) CRM
7 2 (3.448%) PRINCE
7 2 (3.448%) Migration
7 2 (3.448%) Programme Management
7 2 (3.448%) Business Analysis
7 2 (3.448%) ITIL V3
Programming Languages
1 19 (32.76%) SQL
2 7 (12.07%) T-SQL
3 6 (10.34%) C#
3 6 (10.34%) JavaScript
4 5 (8.621%) C
5 2 (3.448%) PL/SQL
5 2 (3.448%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 8 (13.79%) Degree
2 2 (3.448%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.724%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (1.724%) ISEB
3 1 (1.724%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.448%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.724%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 12 (20.69%) SAP
2 6 (10.34%) Cognos
2 6 (10.34%) Teradata
3 2 (3.448%) Oracle
3 2 (3.448%) CheckPoint
4 1 (1.724%) Siebel
4 1 (1.724%) IBM
4 1 (1.724%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.724%) HP
4 1 (1.724%) Progress
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Day to day administration for a number of Business Systems including Microstrategy, CedAr, Basware/EDI, Bank Rec, Auditworks, On-Line banking, Access databases and maintenance of the data...
Celesio
Rate: Competitve salary package
Posted: 30 April 2013