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This section looks at the demand for Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FIX Protocol over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank138-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.111 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£488
% change on same period last year-38.46 %
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-£38.00
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads9011362
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.201 %1.359 %
Daily rates quoted311394
Average minimum daily rate£345£337
Average daily rate£370£357
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted64171
Average minimum hourly rate£29.10£30.08
Average hourly rate£31.62£31.16
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.14£32.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
FIX Protocol EnglandFIX Protocol
England

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.

FIX Protocol
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing FIX Protocol across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England FIX Protocol Demand Trend

FIX Protocol
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing FIX Protocol across the East of England region.

East of England FIX Protocol Daily Rate Trend

FIX Protocol
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing FIX Protocol across the East of England region.

East of England FIX Protocol Hourly Rate Trend

FIX Protocol
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FIX Protocol within the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
EssexNew entry-1--
FIX Protocol EnglandFIX Protocol
England

FIX Protocol
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing FIX Protocol 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 FIX Protocol.

13 (100.00 %)Finance
22 (66.67 %)Fixed Income
22 (66.67 %)Equities
22 (66.67 %)Derivative
22 (66.67 %)Degree
22 (66.67 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %).NET
22 (66.67 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)Linux
31 (33.33 %)ISEB
31 (33.33 %)Web Testing
31 (33.33 %)Electronic Trading

FIX Protocol
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing FIX Protocol 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 FIX Protocol. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %).NET
12 (66.67 %)XML
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Finance
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Analyst
22 (66.67 %)Business Analyst
22 (66.67 %)Financial Business Analyst
31 (33.33 %)Test Analyst
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 (66.67 %)Fixed Income
12 (66.67 %)Equities
12 (66.67 %)Derivative
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)Linux
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Web Testing
11 (33.33 %)Electronic Trading
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)Degree
21 (33.33 %)ISEB