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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Banking' in contract IT jobs within the Dorset region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Banking over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBanking
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1217
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads3229
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.030 %
As % of the category below14.48 %16.57 %
Daily rates quoted3011
Average minimum daily rate£359£359
Average daily rate£380£368
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£401£397
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.06£30.88
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads221175
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.310 %0.179 %
Daily rates quoted8379
Average minimum daily rate£374£333
Average daily rate£396£349
% change on same period last year+13.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£381
% change on same period last year+0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted6323
Average minimum hourly rate£30.60£28.02
Average hourly rate£31.66£30.28
% change on same period last year+4.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.73£32.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.09£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
Banking South WestBanking
South West

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.

Banking
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Banking across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Dorset Banking Demand Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Banking across the Dorset region.

Dorset Banking Daily Rate Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Banking across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Dorset Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Banking across the Dorset region.

Dorset Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Banking
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Banking within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PooleUp+428£383+9.87 %
BournemouthUp+43£279-36.49 %
Banking South WestBanking
South West

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Banking 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 Banking.

163 (54.78 %)Finance
247 (40.87 %)Retail
337 (32.17 %)Pensions
432 (27.83 %)Retail Banking
518 (15.65 %)Investment Banking
518 (15.65 %)Stakeholder Management
615 (13.04 %)Data Analysis
714 (12.17 %)Project Management
813 (11.30 %)Migration
911 (9.565 %)Data Mapping
911 (9.565 %)PRINCE2
1010 (8.696 %)Six Sigma
119 (7.826 %)Business Analysis
119 (7.826 %)Data Migration
119 (7.826 %)Programme Management
119 (7.826 %)Data Management
119 (7.826 %)Change Management
128 (6.957 %)UNIX
128 (6.957 %)MS Excel
137 (6.087 %)SQL
137 (6.087 %)Middleware
137 (6.087 %)Insurance
146 (5.217 %)Lean Six Sigma
146 (5.217 %)ITIL
146 (5.217 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
146 (5.217 %)Oracle
146 (5.217 %)Sybase
155 (4.348 %)Solaris
155 (4.348 %)Microsoft
155 (4.348 %)DataStage

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Banking 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 Banking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (6.087 %)Middleware
22 (1.739 %)WebSphere
31 (0.870 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (0.870 %)MVC
31 (0.870 %)WinForms
31 (0.870 %).NET
31 (0.870 %)ASP
31 (0.870 %)ASP.NET
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.609 %)Lotus Notes
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (6.957 %)MS Excel
24 (3.478 %)MS Office
33 (2.609 %)MS Visio
42 (1.739 %)MS Project
51 (0.870 %)MS PowerPoint
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.870 %)Staffware
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.870 %)LDAP
11 (0.870 %)Intranet
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (4.348 %)DataStage
23 (2.609 %)SQL Server
32 (1.739 %)Oracle 9i
32 (1.739 %)Oracle 10g
32 (1.739 %)Data Cleansing
41 (0.870 %)Sybase ASE
41 (0.870 %)Adabas
41 (0.870 %)DB2
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.609 %)QuickTest Pro
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
163 (54.78 %)Finance
247 (40.87 %)Retail
337 (32.17 %)Pensions
432 (27.83 %)Retail Banking
518 (15.65 %)Investment Banking
67 (6.087 %)Insurance
75 (4.348 %)Legal
82 (1.739 %)Education
82 (1.739 %)Back Office
91 (0.870 %)Telecoms
91 (0.870 %)Home Office
91 (0.870 %)Corporate Banking
91 (0.870 %)Marketing
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (41.74 %)Analyst
227 (23.48 %)Business Analyst
320 (17.39 %)Project Manager
414 (12.17 %)Data Analyst
510 (8.696 %)Performance Manager
510 (8.696 %)Banking Business Analyst
69 (7.826 %)Data Manager
76 (5.217 %)Financial Business Analyst
76 (5.217 %)Capacity Manager
76 (5.217 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
85 (4.348 %)Systems Manager
94 (3.478 %)Programme Manager
103 (2.609 %)Test Analyst
103 (2.609 %)DBA
103 (2.609 %)Implementation Manager
103 (2.609 %)Communications Manager
112 (1.739 %)Programme Director
112 (1.739 %)Migration Project Manager
112 (1.739 %)Oracle DBA
112 (1.739 %)Programmer
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.609 %)N-Tier
21 (0.870 %)Mainframe
21 (0.870 %)Hindi Language
21 (0.870 %)Punjabi Language
21 (0.870 %)Client/Server
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (6.957 %)UNIX
25 (4.348 %)Solaris
33 (2.609 %)Windows
41 (0.870 %)AIX
41 (0.870 %)zOS
41 (0.870 %)Windows Server 2003
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (15.65 %)Stakeholder Management
215 (13.04 %)Data Analysis
314 (12.17 %)Project Management
413 (11.30 %)Migration
511 (9.565 %)PRINCE2
511 (9.565 %)Data Mapping
610 (8.696 %)Six Sigma
79 (7.826 %)Programme Management
79 (7.826 %)Data Management
79 (7.826 %)Business Analysis
79 (7.826 %)Change Management
79 (7.826 %)Data Migration
86 (5.217 %)Lean Six Sigma
86 (5.217 %)ITIL
95 (4.348 %)Data Protection
95 (4.348 %)Test Scripting
104 (3.478 %)PRINCE
112 (1.739 %)Performance Management
112 (1.739 %)Matrix Management
112 (1.739 %)User Acceptance Testing
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (6.087 %)SQL
23 (2.609 %)Java
31 (0.870 %)C
31 (0.870 %)COBOL
31 (0.870 %)Transact-SQL
31 (0.870 %)VB
31 (0.870 %)Assembly Language
31 (0.870 %)REXX
31 (0.870 %)NATURAL
31 (0.870 %)VB6
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (3.478 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (1.739 %)Degree
31 (0.870 %)ISEB
31 (0.870 %)PMP
31 (0.870 %)PMI Certification
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (5.217 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.870 %)Basel II
21 (0.870 %)QA
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.739 %)Oracle RAC
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.870 %)AutoSys
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (5.217 %)Oracle
16 (5.217 %)Sybase
25 (4.348 %)Microsoft
25 (4.348 %)Ascential
25 (4.348 %)Informatica
33 (2.609 %)Lotus
33 (2.609 %)Sun