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The table below looks at the demand for SunGard FRONT ARENA (Derivatech) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FRONT ARENA over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSunGard FRONT ARENA (Derivatech)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank514592
Rank change on same period last yearUp+78
Matching contract IT job ads3439
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.039 %
As % of the category below0.755 %0.607 %
Daily rates quoted922
Average minimum daily rate£411£558
Average daily rate£419£618
% change on same period last year-32.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£677
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% 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, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads45016430
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.396 %6.494 %
Daily rates quoted12541901
Average minimum daily rate£427£436
Average daily rate£462£467
% change on same period last year-1.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£497£498
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£421
% change on same period last year+5.33 %
Hourly rates quoted135204
Average minimum hourly rate£29.38£26.03
Average hourly rate£32.28£27.96
% change on same period last year+15.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.18£29.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£28.18
% change on same period last year-15.43 %
FRONT ARENA UKFRONT ARENA
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.

FRONT ARENA
Demand Trend

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

England FRONT ARENA Demand Trend

FRONT ARENA
Daily Rate Trend

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

England FRONT ARENA Daily Rate Trend

FRONT ARENA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FRONT ARENA across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England FRONT ARENA Daily Rate Histogram

FRONT ARENA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England FRONT ARENA Hourly Rate Trend

FRONT ARENA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FRONT ARENA within the England region over the 3 months to 7 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+8534£419-32.08 %
FRONT ARENA UKFRONT ARENA
UK

FRONT ARENA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing FRONT ARENA 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 FRONT ARENA.

130 (57.69 %)Python
222 (42.31 %)SQL
222 (42.31 %)Finance
315 (28.85 %)Sybase
315 (28.85 %)UNIX
315 (28.85 %)Perl
315 (28.85 %)Shell Script
410 (19.23 %)Fixed Income
59 (17.31 %)Banking
59 (17.31 %)Citrix
68 (15.38 %)OO
68 (15.38 %)C#
77 (13.46 %)C++
77 (13.46 %)Asset Management
86 (11.54 %)Front Office
95 (9.615 %)Back Office
95 (9.615 %)SQL Server
95 (9.615 %)SunGard
95 (9.615 %)Business Analysis
104 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
104 (7.692 %)Java
104 (7.692 %)Risk Management
113 (5.769 %)VB.NET
113 (5.769 %).NET
113 (5.769 %)Derivative
113 (5.769 %)Investment Banking
122 (3.846 %)Kondor+
122 (3.846 %)Fund Management
122 (3.846 %)Data Modelling
122 (3.846 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)

FRONT ARENA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing FRONT ARENA 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 FRONT ARENA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.769 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.923 %)MATLAB
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.846 %)Kondor+
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (9.615 %)SQL Server
21 (1.923 %)DTS
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (42.31 %)Finance
29 (17.31 %)Banking
36 (11.54 %)Front Office
45 (9.615 %)Back Office
54 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
63 (5.769 %)Investment Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (44.23 %)Developer
221 (40.38 %)FRONT ARENA Developer
315 (28.85 %)Analyst
45 (9.615 %)Business Analyst
54 (7.692 %)Architect
54 (7.692 %)Systems Analyst
63 (5.769 %)Programmer
63 (5.769 %)Applications Support
72 (3.846 %)Senior Business Analyst
72 (3.846 %)Senior Analyst
72 (3.846 %)Applications Support Analyst
72 (3.846 %)Support Analyst
81 (1.923 %)Python Developer
81 (1.923 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
81 (1.923 %)Analyst Developer
81 (1.923 %)Team Leader
81 (1.923 %)Implementation Analyst
81 (1.923 %)Developer Analyst
81 (1.923 %)Financial Business Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (19.23 %)Fixed Income
23 (5.769 %)Derivative
32 (3.846 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (28.85 %)UNIX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (15.38 %)OO
27 (13.46 %)Asset Management
35 (9.615 %)Business Analysis
44 (7.692 %)Risk Management
52 (3.846 %)Data Modelling
52 (3.846 %)Fund Management
61 (1.923 %)RAD
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (57.69 %)Python
222 (42.31 %)SQL
315 (28.85 %)Shell Script
315 (28.85 %)Perl
48 (15.38 %)C#
57 (13.46 %)C++
64 (7.692 %)Java
73 (5.769 %)VB.NET
81 (1.923 %)VBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (28.85 %)Sybase
29 (17.31 %)Citrix
35 (9.615 %)SunGard
41 (1.923 %)Reuters
41 (1.923 %)Bloomberg
41 (1.923 %)Calypso