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The table below looks at the demand for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ACCA over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank474513
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads84134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.118 %0.135 %
As % of the category below1.233 %1.456 %
Daily rates quoted3757
Average minimum daily rate£428£423
Average daily rate£455£459
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£494
UK excluding London average daily rate£433£397
% change on same period last year+9.07 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£19.93
Average hourly rate£32.50£21.59
% change on same period last year+50.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£23.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.67£21.59
% change on same period last year+74.43 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching contract IT job ads68149203
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.594 %9.300 %
Daily rates quoted23783018
Average minimum daily rate£344£343
Average daily rate£365£361
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted749923
Average minimum hourly rate£23.83£24.12
Average hourly rate£25.38£25.80
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.93£27.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
ACCA UKACCA
UK

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.

ACCA
Demand Trend

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

England ACCA Demand Trend

ACCA
Daily Rate Trend

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

England ACCA Daily Rate Trend

ACCA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ACCA across the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

England ACCA Daily Rate Histogram

ACCA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ACCA Hourly Rate Trend

ACCA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the England region over the 3 months to 10 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
LondonUp+2942£465-4.96 %
South EastUp+4717£375-2.73 %
South WestUp+339£450+89.47 %
West MidlandsUp+154£438-
MidlandsUp+193£500-5.66 %
North WestUp+193--
YorkshireNew entry-2--
East of EnglandUp+181£340-
North EastUp+61--
ACCA UKACCA
UK

ACCA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ACCA 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 ACCA.

1177 (84.69 %)Finance
2163 (77.99 %)CIMA
356 (26.79 %)Banking
452 (24.88 %)SAP
523 (11.00 %)Hyperion
622 (10.53 %)Investment Banking
719 (9.091 %)Degree
719 (9.091 %)Microsoft
818 (8.612 %)Change Management
818 (8.612 %)Business Analysis
917 (8.134 %)Oracle
917 (8.134 %)MS Excel
1016 (7.656 %)Derivative
1114 (6.699 %)Hyperion Enterprise
1114 (6.699 %)User Acceptance Testing
1114 (6.699 %)SAP BW
1213 (6.220 %)Telecoms
1213 (6.220 %)Project Management
1213 (6.220 %)General Ledger
1312 (5.742 %)HFM
1411 (5.263 %)Data Analysis
1411 (5.263 %)SAP FI
1411 (5.263 %)MS Project
1411 (5.263 %)SAP FI/CO
1411 (5.263 %)SAP CO
1510 (4.785 %)Data Management
169 (4.306 %)Insurance
169 (4.306 %)Pensions
178 (3.828 %)Retail
178 (3.828 %)Back Office

ACCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ACCA 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 ACCA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.478 %)SharePoint
11 (0.478 %)SAS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (8.134 %)MS Excel
211 (5.263 %)MS Project
38 (3.828 %)MS Office
46 (2.871 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (1.914 %)MS Visio
62 (0.957 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (6.699 %)Hyperion Enterprise
212 (5.742 %)HFM
311 (5.263 %)SAP FI
311 (5.263 %)SAP FI/CO
311 (5.263 %)SAP CO
46 (2.871 %)Oracle Financials
55 (2.392 %)Summit
64 (1.914 %)Dynamics AX
64 (1.914 %)SAP Bank Analyzer
73 (1.435 %)CODA-Financials
82 (0.957 %)Axapta
82 (0.957 %)Dynamics GP
82 (0.957 %)Dynamics NAV
91 (0.478 %)SAP Retail
91 (0.478 %)SAP Oil and Gas
91 (0.478 %)Cognos Controller
91 (0.478 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
91 (0.478 %)SAP SEM
91 (0.478 %)Oracle 11i
91 (0.478 %)SAP FI-GL
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (0.957 %)3G
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (6.699 %)SAP BW
23 (1.435 %)Oracle 8/8i
23 (1.435 %)BusinessObjects
32 (0.957 %)ETL
32 (0.957 %)MS Access
41 (0.478 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.478 %)SQL Server
41 (0.478 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.478 %)SAP BI
41 (0.478 %)Hyperion Essbase
41 (0.478 %)PerformancePoint
41 (0.478 %)Oracle Discoverer
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1177 (84.69 %)Finance
256 (26.79 %)Banking
322 (10.53 %)Investment Banking
413 (6.220 %)General Ledger
413 (6.220 %)Telecoms
59 (4.306 %)Insurance
59 (4.306 %)Pensions
68 (3.828 %)Retail
68 (3.828 %)Back Office
74 (1.914 %)Financial Institution
74 (1.914 %)Front Office
74 (1.914 %)Retail Banking
82 (0.957 %)Marketing
82 (0.957 %)FMCG
82 (0.957 %)Education
91 (0.478 %)Legal
91 (0.478 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.478 %)Publishing
91 (0.478 %)Military
91 (0.478 %)Corporate Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
196 (45.93 %)Analyst
262 (29.67 %)Business Analyst
335 (16.75 %)Consultant
418 (8.612 %)Financial Analyst
514 (6.699 %)Systems Accountant
514 (6.699 %)Project Manager
611 (5.263 %)Qualified Accountant
710 (4.785 %)Hyperion Consultant
710 (4.785 %)Project Accountant
710 (4.785 %)SAP Consultant
88 (3.828 %)Functional Analyst
97 (3.349 %)Financial Business Analyst
97 (3.349 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
106 (2.871 %)Test Analyst
114 (1.914 %)Functional Consultant
114 (1.914 %)SAP Business Analyst
114 (1.914 %)Management Accountant
114 (1.914 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
123 (1.435 %)MI Analyst
123 (1.435 %)Banking Business Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (7.656 %)Derivative
25 (2.392 %)Credit Derivative
34 (1.914 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
34 (1.914 %)Equity Derivative
43 (1.435 %)Management Information System
43 (1.435 %)Fixed Income
52 (0.957 %)Interest Rate Derivative
61 (0.478 %)Italian Language
61 (0.478 %)Market Risk
61 (0.478 %)Client/Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (0.478 %)UNIX
11 (0.478 %)Windows
11 (0.478 %)Mac OS X
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (8.612 %)Change Management
118 (8.612 %)Business Analysis
214 (6.699 %)User Acceptance Testing
313 (6.220 %)Project Management
411 (5.263 %)Data Analysis
510 (4.785 %)Data Management
66 (2.871 %)Stakeholder Management
66 (2.871 %)Business Continuity
66 (2.871 %)Risk Management
66 (2.871 %)ERP
75 (2.392 %)Financial Modelling
84 (1.914 %)Business Intelligence
84 (1.914 %)BPR
84 (1.914 %)Logistics
93 (1.435 %)Asset Management
93 (1.435 %)Validation
93 (1.435 %)Migration
93 (1.435 %)Performance Management
93 (1.435 %)Business Performance Management
93 (1.435 %)PRINCE2
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (3.349 %)SQL
25 (2.392 %)VBA
32 (0.957 %)VB
41 (0.478 %)Transact-SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1163 (77.99 %)CIMA
219 (9.091 %)Degree
32 (0.957 %)Citrix Certification
41 (0.478 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.478 %)CISA
41 (0.478 %)QiCA
41 (0.478 %)MBA
41 (0.478 %)ACSA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.871 %)Basel II
25 (2.392 %)QA
33 (1.435 %)COBIT
42 (0.957 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
42 (0.957 %)GAAP
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.478 %)Active Directory
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
152 (24.88 %)SAP
223 (11.00 %)Hyperion
319 (9.091 %)Microsoft
417 (8.134 %)Oracle
58 (3.828 %)Cognos
67 (3.349 %)CODA
67 (3.349 %)Agresso
76 (2.871 %)Calypso
85 (2.392 %)Murex
85 (2.392 %)OutlookSoft
93 (1.435 %)CA
93 (1.435 %)Business Objects
93 (1.435 %)PeopleSoft
101 (0.478 %)Apple
101 (0.478 %)Sage
101 (0.478 %)Reuters