Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EFT over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank527525
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads697
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.103 %
As % of the category below0.045 %0.508 %
Daily rates quoted340
Average minimum daily rate£350£295
Average daily rate£383£325
% change on same period last year+17.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£356
UK excluding London average daily rate-£337
% 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-
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching contract IT job ads1323619101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled20.99 %20.33 %
Daily rates quoted48416806
Average minimum daily rate£411£463
Average daily rate£443£496
% change on same period last year-10.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£475£529
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£342
% change on same period last year+1.01 %
Hourly rates quoted11331482
Average minimum hourly rate£23.69£23.23
Average hourly rate£25.48£25.21
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.27£27.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£25.42
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
EFT UKEFT
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.

EFT
Demand Trend

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

England EFT Demand Trend

EFT
Daily Rate Trend

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

England EFT Daily Rate Trend

EFT
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EFT across the England region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

England EFT Daily Rate Histogram

EFT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England EFT Hourly Rate Trend

EFT
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EFT within the England region over the 3 months to 1 December 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+505£383+30.47 %
South EastUp+321--
EFT UKEFT
UK

EFT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing EFT 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 EFT.

122 (44.90 %)Retail
218 (36.73 %)ATM
316 (32.65 %)Finance
415 (30.61 %)Banking
415 (30.61 %)EPoS
512 (24.49 %)EMV
512 (24.49 %)ISO8583
512 (24.49 %)Business Analysis
610 (20.41 %)APACS
610 (20.41 %)UML
78 (16.33 %)GAP Analysis
87 (14.29 %)BASE24
96 (12.24 %)QA
105 (10.20 %)Chip and PIN
105 (10.20 %)Migration
114 (8.163 %)Stakeholder Management
114 (8.163 %)Release Management
114 (8.163 %)User Acceptance Testing
114 (8.163 %)IBM
114 (8.163 %)PRINCE2
114 (8.163 %)Project Management
114 (8.163 %)Financial Institution
123 (6.122 %)BT
123 (6.122 %)Sun
123 (6.122 %)EFTPOS
123 (6.122 %)Internet
123 (6.122 %)Smartcard
123 (6.122 %)MPLS
123 (6.122 %)Software Testing
123 (6.122 %)Retail Banking

EFT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing EFT 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 EFT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.041 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (14.29 %)BASE24
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (36.73 %)ATM
23 (6.122 %)Internet
23 (6.122 %)MPLS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.082 %)NonStop SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.082 %)TestDirector
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (44.90 %)Retail
216 (32.65 %)Finance
315 (30.61 %)Banking
44 (8.163 %)Financial Institution
53 (6.122 %)Insurance
53 (6.122 %)Retail Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (51.02 %)Analyst
216 (32.65 %)Business Analyst
312 (24.49 %)Systems Analyst
410 (20.41 %)Business Systems Analyst
56 (12.24 %)Tester
65 (10.20 %)Project Manager
74 (8.163 %)Consultant
74 (8.163 %)Test Manager
74 (8.163 %)Test Analyst
74 (8.163 %)Technical Support
74 (8.163 %)Senior Technical Support
83 (6.122 %)IT Business Analyst
83 (6.122 %)Technical Manager
83 (6.122 %)Technical Project Manager
92 (4.082 %)Developer
92 (4.082 %)Analyst Developer
101 (2.041 %)Financial Business Analyst
101 (2.041 %)Helpdesk Consultant
101 (2.041 %)1st Line Support
101 (2.041 %)Support Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (30.61 %)EPoS
212 (24.49 %)EMV
310 (20.41 %)APACS
45 (10.20 %)Chip and PIN
53 (6.122 %)EFTPOS
53 (6.122 %)Smartcard
53 (6.122 %)IVR
62 (4.082 %)Tandem
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.082 %)Windows
12 (4.082 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.041 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (24.49 %)Business Analysis
210 (20.41 %)UML
38 (16.33 %)GAP Analysis
45 (10.20 %)Migration
54 (8.163 %)Stakeholder Management
54 (8.163 %)Project Management
54 (8.163 %)Release Management
54 (8.163 %)User Acceptance Testing
54 (8.163 %)PRINCE2
63 (6.122 %)Software Testing
72 (4.082 %)Unit Testing
72 (4.082 %)Regression Testing
81 (2.041 %)Supplier Management
81 (2.041 %)Agile Software Development
81 (2.041 %)Data Analysis
81 (2.041 %)Systems Analysis
81 (2.041 %)Test Scripting
81 (2.041 %)Manual Testing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.041 %)Java
11 (2.041 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.041 %)PMP
11 (2.041 %)PMI Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (24.49 %)ISO8583
26 (12.24 %)QA
32 (4.082 %)ISO27001
32 (4.082 %)ISO9001
41 (2.041 %)SLA
41 (2.041 %)PCI DSS
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (8.163 %)IBM
23 (6.122 %)Sun
23 (6.122 %)BT
32 (4.082 %)Dell
41 (2.041 %)Retalix