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The table below looks at the demand for Foreign Exchange (FX) skills within the Docklands, London region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkForeign Exchange (FX)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3822
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads36141
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.139 %
As % of the category below9.424 %17.49 %
Daily rates quoted1758
Average minimum daily rate£541£535
Average daily rate£568£588
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£594£641
UK excluding London average daily rate£421£350
% change on same period last year+20.33 %
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-
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Docklands, London
Matching contract IT job ads382806
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.516 %0.795 %
Daily rates quoted229445
Average minimum daily rate£520£498
Average daily rate£557£542
% change on same period last year+2.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£593£586
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted38
Average minimum hourly rate£19.80£19.50
Average hourly rate£20.70£20.50
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.60£21.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Foreign Exchange (FX) LondonForeign Exchange (FX)
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.

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Docklands, London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Docklands, London Foreign Exchange (FX) Demand Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London Foreign Exchange (FX) Daily Rate Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Docklands, London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Docklands, London Foreign Exchange (FX) Daily Rate Histogram

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London Foreign Exchange (FX) Hourly Rate Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 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 Foreign Exchange (FX).

145 (50.00 %)Derivative
243 (47.78 %)Banking
337 (41.11 %)Front Office
434 (37.78 %)Investment Banking
528 (31.11 %)Calypso
627 (30.00 %)Finance
726 (28.89 %)Back Office
824 (26.67 %)Java
824 (26.67 %)SQL
919 (21.11 %)Murex
1017 (18.89 %)C++
1116 (17.78 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1214 (15.56 %)XML
1313 (14.44 %)Business Analysis
1412 (13.33 %)C#
1510 (11.11 %)Summit
169 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
178 (8.889 %)Data Modelling
178 (8.889 %)MS Excel
178 (8.889 %)UNIX
178 (8.889 %)UML
178 (8.889 %)Sybase
187 (7.778 %)Credit Derivative
196 (6.667 %)Equity Derivative
196 (6.667 %)Murex Flex
196 (6.667 %)Credit Risk
196 (6.667 %)Rational Rose
196 (6.667 %)Workflow
196 (6.667 %)Migration
205 (5.556 %)WinForms

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 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 Foreign Exchange (FX). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (15.56 %)XML
26 (6.667 %)Murex Flex
35 (5.556 %)WinForms
35 (5.556 %)J2EE
44 (4.444 %)ASP.NET
44 (4.444 %).NET
44 (4.444 %)ASP.NET 2.0
53 (3.333 %)Swing
62 (2.222 %)Spring
71 (1.111 %)J2SE
71 (1.111 %)CORBA
71 (1.111 %)HTML
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.111 %)WebLogic
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (8.889 %)MS Excel
23 (3.333 %)Spreadsheet
32 (2.222 %)MS Visio
32 (2.222 %)MS Project
41 (1.111 %)MS Office
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (11.11 %)Summit
22 (2.222 %)Salerio
31 (1.111 %)Capstone
31 (1.111 %)Sentinel
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (4.444 %)SQL Server
22 (2.222 %)Data Cleansing
22 (2.222 %)Reference Data
31 (1.111 %)DB2
31 (1.111 %)DB2 UDB
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (6.667 %)Rational Rose
25 (5.556 %)ClearQuest
32 (2.222 %)JUnit
32 (2.222 %)ClearCase
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (47.78 %)Banking
237 (41.11 %)Front Office
334 (37.78 %)Investment Banking
427 (30.00 %)Finance
526 (28.89 %)Back Office
62 (2.222 %)General Ledger
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (44.44 %)Developer
237 (41.11 %)Analyst
331 (34.44 %)Business Analyst
417 (18.89 %)Java Developer
515 (16.67 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
613 (14.44 %)Senior Java Developer
613 (14.44 %)Senior Developer
710 (11.11 %)Project Manager
710 (11.11 %)C# Developer
88 (8.889 %)IT Business Analyst
96 (6.667 %)C++ Developer
96 (6.667 %)Flex Developer
105 (5.556 %)WinForms Developer
105 (5.556 %)Banking Business Analyst
114 (4.444 %)Project Coordinator
114 (4.444 %)Calypso Developer
114 (4.444 %)Support Analyst
114 (4.444 %)Coordinator
123 (3.333 %)Systems Analyst
132 (2.222 %)Systems Support
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
145 (50.00 %)Derivative
216 (17.78 %)Interest Rate Derivative
37 (7.778 %)Credit Derivative
46 (6.667 %)Credit Risk
46 (6.667 %)Equity Derivative
55 (5.556 %)Equities
64 (4.444 %)Fixed Income
72 (2.222 %)Mathematics
72 (2.222 %)Physics
81 (1.111 %)Grid Computing
81 (1.111 %)Management Information System
81 (1.111 %)Market Risk
81 (1.111 %)Hybrid Derivative
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (8.889 %)UNIX
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (14.44 %)Business Analysis
29 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
38 (8.889 %)Data Modelling
38 (8.889 %)UML
46 (6.667 %)Workflow
46 (6.667 %)Migration
54 (4.444 %)Project Management
54 (4.444 %)Change Management
54 (4.444 %)Risk Management
62 (2.222 %)OO
62 (2.222 %)Six Sigma
62 (2.222 %)Monte Carlo Method
62 (2.222 %)Greeks
62 (2.222 %)Black-Scholes
71 (1.111 %)RUP
71 (1.111 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.111 %)Regression Testing
71 (1.111 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.111 %)Asset Management
71 (1.111 %)Validation
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (26.67 %)Java
124 (26.67 %)SQL
217 (18.89 %)C++
312 (13.33 %)C#
42 (2.222 %)Perl
42 (2.222 %)Korn
42 (2.222 %)VBA
51 (1.111 %)VC++
51 (1.111 %)PL/SQL
51 (1.111 %)C
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.333 %)Degree
21 (1.111 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.111 %)Basel II
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (31.11 %)Calypso
219 (21.11 %)Murex
38 (8.889 %)Sybase
45 (5.556 %)Oracle
54 (4.444 %)DataSynapse
62 (2.222 %)GoldenSource
71 (1.111 %)Fidessa
71 (1.111 %)Informatica
71 (1.111 %)TIBCO
71 (1.111 %)LatentZero