Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkSophis
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5565
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.027 %
As % of the category below0.778 %3.448 %
Daily rates quoted024
Average minimum daily rate-£617
Average daily rate-£700
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£783
UK excluding London average daily rate-£425
% 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-
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Docklands, London
Matching contract IT job ads257725
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.415 %0.791 %
Daily rates quoted109423
Average minimum daily rate£377£469
Average daily rate£398£509
% change on same period last year-21.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£549
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1015
Average minimum hourly rate£19.78£20.01
Average hourly rate£21.28£21.66
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.78£23.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.59 %
Sophis LondonSophis
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 Sophis.

Sophis
Demand Trend

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

Docklands, London Sophis Demand Trend

Sophis
Daily Rate Trend

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

Docklands, London Sophis Daily Rate Trend

Sophis
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing Sophis 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 Sophis.

14 (66.67 %)Banking
23 (50.00 %)Investment Banking
23 (50.00 %)Front Office
32 (33.33 %)Back Office
32 (33.33 %)Fixed Income
32 (33.33 %)Global One
32 (33.33 %)Equities
32 (33.33 %)VBA
32 (33.33 %)Business Objects
32 (33.33 %)RAD
32 (33.33 %)C#
32 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects
32 (33.33 %)Finance
41 (16.67 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (16.67 %)Derivative
41 (16.67 %)Equity Derivative
41 (16.67 %)Degree
41 (16.67 %)Contract for Difference
41 (16.67 %)Credit Risk
41 (16.67 %)Market Risk
41 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (16.67 %)TestDirector
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)MS Access
41 (16.67 %)Risk Management

Sophis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing Sophis 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 Sophis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (33.33 %)Global One
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects
21 (16.67 %)MS Access
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)TestDirector
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Banking
23 (50.00 %)Investment Banking
23 (50.00 %)Front Office
32 (33.33 %)Back Office
32 (33.33 %)Finance
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Developer
22 (33.33 %)Front Office Developer
22 (33.33 %)Sophis Developer
22 (33.33 %)RAD Developer
31 (16.67 %)Project Manager
31 (16.67 %)VBA Developer
31 (16.67 %)C# Developer
31 (16.67 %)Test Manager
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Fixed Income
12 (33.33 %)Equities
21 (16.67 %)Derivative
21 (16.67 %)Equity Derivative
21 (16.67 %)Contract for Difference
21 (16.67 %)Credit Risk
21 (16.67 %)Market Risk
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)RAD
21 (16.67 %)Risk Management
21 (16.67 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)C#
12 (33.33 %)VBA
21 (16.67 %)SQL
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)Degree
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Business Objects