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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Insurance' in contract IT jobs within the England 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 Insurance over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6673
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads14161960
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.978 %1.969 %
As % of the category below4.457 %4.391 %
Daily rates quoted629857
Average minimum daily rate£391£380
Average daily rate£413£403
% change on same period last year+2.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£427
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£388
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Hourly rates quoted4096
Average minimum hourly rate£21.32£19.98
Average hourly rate£23.26£21.06
% change on same period last year+10.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.20£22.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.02£18.65
% change on same period last year+34.20 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
England
Matching contract IT job ads3177044638
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled44.38 %44.85 %
Daily rates quoted1228116323
Average minimum daily rate£412£419
Average daily rate£442£447
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£471£474
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted20622581
Average minimum hourly rate£25.88£24.66
Average hourly rate£27.63£26.49
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.38£28.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Insurance UKInsurance
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.

Insurance
Demand Trend

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

England Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Insurance Daily Rate Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Insurance across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England Insurance Daily Rate Histogram

Insurance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Insurance Hourly Rate Trend

Insurance
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Insurance across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England Insurance Hourly Rate Histogram

Insurance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insurance within the England region over the 3 months to 6 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+9604£431+0.18 %
South EastDown-4252£378+1.25 %
East of EnglandUp+14170£419+0.33 %
South WestDown-2153£400+5.97 %
YorkshireDown-2167£382-8.33 %
West MidlandsUp+2752£396+2.93 %
North WestDown-1651£379+6.99 %
East MidlandsDown-523£407-6.48 %
South CoastUp+1313£429+3.11 %
MidlandsUp+910£800+151.96 %
North EastUp+410£333-0.74 %
Insurance UKInsurance
UK

Insurance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

11342 (41.90 %)Finance
2442 (13.80 %)Pensions
3405 (12.64 %)Project Management
4386 (12.05 %)SQL Server
5363 (11.33 %)SQL
6331 (10.33 %).NET
7278 (8.679 %)PRINCE2
8241 (7.524 %)Oracle
8241 (7.524 %)C#
9232 (7.243 %)Banking
10230 (7.181 %)Business Analysis
11222 (6.931 %)Microsoft
12221 (6.900 %)Stakeholder Management
13204 (6.369 %)Migration
14180 (5.620 %)SQL Server 2005
15175 (5.464 %)Windows
16164 (5.120 %)Java
17147 (4.589 %)XML
18139 (4.340 %)ASP.NET
19137 (4.277 %)MS Office
19137 (4.277 %)E-Commerce
20134 (4.184 %)MS Excel
20134 (4.184 %)User Acceptance Testing
21124 (3.871 %)UML
22114 (3.559 %)Datawarehouse
23113 (3.528 %)Change Management
24107 (3.341 %)Retail
25104 (3.247 %)WebServices
26102 (3.185 %)J2EE
2791 (2.841 %)Business Intelligence

Insurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1331 (10.33 %).NET
2147 (4.589 %)XML
3139 (4.340 %)ASP.NET
4104 (3.247 %)WebServices
5102 (3.185 %)J2EE
678 (2.435 %)WebSphere
769 (2.154 %)HTML
851 (1.592 %)Hibernate
947 (1.467 %)Spring
1042 (1.311 %)XSLT
1140 (1.249 %)ASP
1140 (1.249 %)CSS
1237 (1.155 %).NET Framework
1336 (1.124 %)JSP
1426 (0.812 %)XHTML
1522 (0.687 %)AJAX
1621 (0.656 %)JSF
1720 (0.624 %)WinForms
1720 (0.624 %)EJB
1817 (0.531 %)Struts
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
186 (2.685 %)SharePoint
237 (1.155 %)MS Exchange
331 (0.968 %)WebSphere Application Server
331 (0.968 %)Lotus Notes
429 (0.905 %)BizTalk Server
527 (0.843 %)IIS
527 (0.843 %)Exchange Server 2003
622 (0.687 %)SharePoint Server 2007
718 (0.562 %)WPS
718 (0.562 %)SAS
816 (0.500 %)CICS
915 (0.468 %)WebLogic
1012 (0.375 %)Commerce Server
1110 (0.312 %)CMS
1110 (0.312 %)LiveLink
129 (0.281 %)SharePoint Portal Server
138 (0.250 %)ESB
138 (0.250 %)Commerce Server 2007
138 (0.250 %)Documentum
138 (0.250 %)Apache
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1137 (4.277 %)MS Office
2134 (4.184 %)MS Excel
386 (2.685 %)MS Project
462 (1.936 %)MS Visio
538 (1.186 %)CA Clarity
637 (1.155 %)MS PowerPoint
713 (0.406 %)Spreadsheet
89 (0.281 %)Photoshop
93 (0.094 %)Open Workbench
102 (0.062 %)SPSS
111 (0.031 %)MATLAB
111 (0.031 %)Adobe Illustrator
111 (0.031 %)DOC1
111 (0.031 %)PrintSoft PReS
111 (0.031 %)InfoPath
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (0.312 %)Microsoft CRM
110 (0.312 %)SAP FS
110 (0.312 %)INSURE/90
29 (0.281 %)GraphTalk
36 (0.187 %)assyst
36 (0.187 %)Great Plains
36 (0.187 %)SAP FI-GL
45 (0.156 %)SAP FI
45 (0.156 %)Oracle Financials
45 (0.156 %)SAP FI/CO
45 (0.156 %)SAP CO
54 (0.125 %)Dynamics CRM
63 (0.094 %)AWD
63 (0.094 %)SoftGrid
63 (0.094 %)Oracle General Ledger
72 (0.062 %)HiPortfolio
72 (0.062 %)SageBI
81 (0.031 %)Dynamics AX
81 (0.031 %)Dynamics GP
81 (0.031 %)Temenos Globus
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
166 (2.061 %)Internet
231 (0.968 %)Firewall
325 (0.781 %)DNS
325 (0.781 %)SAN
422 (0.687 %)DHCP
521 (0.656 %)Intranet
619 (0.593 %)Extranet
717 (0.531 %)VoIP
717 (0.531 %)TCP/IP
813 (0.406 %)OSPF
813 (0.406 %)BGP
813 (0.406 %)Cisco IOS
99 (0.281 %)Cisco PIX
99 (0.281 %)Network Security
99 (0.281 %)SSL
99 (0.281 %)LDAP
108 (0.250 %)LAN
117 (0.219 %)HTTP
117 (0.219 %)TELNET
126 (0.187 %)IPCC
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1386 (12.05 %)SQL Server
2180 (5.620 %)SQL Server 2005
3114 (3.559 %)Datawarehouse
472 (2.248 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
569 (2.154 %)SQL Server Integration Services
663 (1.967 %)SQL Server 2000
760 (1.873 %)ETL
859 (1.842 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
955 (1.717 %)OLAP
1052 (1.623 %)BusinessObjects
1138 (1.186 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1236 (1.124 %)Oracle 10g
1236 (1.124 %)DTS
1334 (1.062 %)Oracle 9i
1428 (0.874 %)DB2
1526 (0.812 %)Crystal Reports
1619 (0.593 %)Oracle Discoverer
1717 (0.531 %)RDBMS
1717 (0.531 %)Oracle Reports
1815 (0.468 %)BusinessObjects XI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
135 (1.093 %)TestDirector
234 (1.062 %)Visual Studio
326 (0.812 %)QuickTest Pro
419 (0.593 %)Eclipse
518 (0.562 %)NUnit
617 (0.531 %)Oracle Forms
716 (0.500 %)LoadRunner
815 (0.468 %)JUnit
911 (0.343 %)Flash
1010 (0.312 %)Synon
119 (0.281 %)RequisitePro
119 (0.281 %)ClearQuest
128 (0.250 %)XMLSpy
128 (0.250 %)WinRunner
128 (0.250 %)ProC
137 (0.219 %)InstallShield
146 (0.187 %)COOL2E
146 (0.187 %)Ant
155 (0.156 %)VSS/SourceSafe
155 (0.156 %)Log4j
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11342 (41.90 %)Finance
2442 (13.80 %)Pensions
3232 (7.243 %)Banking
4107 (3.341 %)Retail
576 (2.373 %)Health
637 (1.155 %)Financial Institution
736 (1.124 %)Back Office
736 (1.124 %)Marketing
835 (1.093 %)Retail Banking
932 (0.999 %)Legal
1031 (0.968 %)General Ledger
1127 (0.843 %)Telecoms
1221 (0.656 %)Government
1318 (0.562 %)Front Office
1415 (0.468 %)Billing
1514 (0.437 %)Investment Banking
1613 (0.406 %)Publishing
1712 (0.375 %)Law
187 (0.219 %)Automotive
195 (0.156 %)Education
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11173 (36.62 %)Analyst
2730 (22.79 %)Business Analyst
3562 (17.55 %)Developer
4557 (17.39 %)Project Manager
5273 (8.523 %)Insurance Business Analyst
6142 (4.433 %)Consultant
7136 (4.246 %).NET Developer
8131 (4.090 %)Test Analyst
9101 (3.153 %)Programme Manager
1095 (2.966 %)C# Developer
1188 (2.747 %)Architect
1287 (2.716 %)Systems Analyst
1369 (2.154 %)Senior Analyst
1468 (2.123 %)SQL Developer
1567 (2.092 %)Java Developer
1661 (1.904 %)Support Analyst
1756 (1.748 %)Business Manager
1852 (1.623 %)Programmer
1949 (1.530 %)Tester
1949 (1.530 %)SQL Server Developer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
148 (1.499 %)Mainframe
239 (1.218 %)Management Information System
334 (1.062 %)AS400
431 (0.968 %)Client/Server
526 (0.812 %)N-Tier
624 (0.749 %)Data Conversion
712 (0.375 %)PMI
712 (0.375 %)Derivative
811 (0.343 %)Replication
811 (0.343 %)Fixed Income
811 (0.343 %)Blackberry
910 (0.312 %)Thin Client
910 (0.312 %)Fat Client
910 (0.312 %)IBM Mainframe
107 (0.219 %)VSAM
115 (0.156 %)W3C
115 (0.156 %)Credit Derivative
115 (0.156 %)Mathematics
124 (0.125 %)Computer Science
124 (0.125 %)French Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1175 (5.464 %)Windows
290 (2.810 %)UNIX
344 (1.374 %)Windows XP
438 (1.186 %)Windows Server 2003
529 (0.905 %)AIX
622 (0.687 %)Windows 2000 Server
719 (0.593 %)Solaris
719 (0.593 %)Windows 2000
811 (0.343 %)Windows Vista
910 (0.312 %)Windows NT
105 (0.156 %)Linux
105 (0.156 %)zOS
105 (0.156 %)VME
114 (0.125 %)NetWare
123 (0.094 %)Windows CE
123 (0.094 %)VxWorks
132 (0.062 %)Windows Mobile
132 (0.062 %)OS/400
132 (0.062 %)HPUX
132 (0.062 %)Windows Server 2008
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1405 (12.64 %)Project Management
2278 (8.679 %)PRINCE2
3230 (7.181 %)Business Analysis
4221 (6.900 %)Stakeholder Management
5204 (6.369 %)Migration
6137 (4.277 %)E-Commerce
7134 (4.184 %)User Acceptance Testing
8124 (3.871 %)UML
9113 (3.528 %)Change Management
1091 (2.841 %)Business Intelligence
1184 (2.623 %)SOA
1280 (2.498 %)Data Migration
1373 (2.279 %)ITIL
1467 (2.092 %)Data Modelling
1563 (1.967 %)OO
1563 (1.967 %)Project Planning
1661 (1.904 %)CRM
1756 (1.748 %)Workflow
1851 (1.592 %)Test Scripting
1949 (1.530 %)PRINCE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1363 (11.33 %)SQL
2241 (7.524 %)C#
3164 (5.120 %)Java
487 (2.716 %)VB.NET
578 (2.435 %)VB
669 (2.154 %)PL/SQL
766 (2.061 %)JavaScript
858 (1.811 %)Transact-SQL
951 (1.592 %)C
1041 (1.280 %)VB6
1129 (0.905 %)VBA
1222 (0.687 %)Perl
1320 (0.624 %)C++
1419 (0.593 %)VBScript
1516 (0.500 %)RPG
1516 (0.500 %)COBOL
1613 (0.406 %)Korn
1712 (0.375 %)Shell Script
1811 (0.343 %)XPath
1910 (0.312 %)JCL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
190 (2.810 %)PRINCE2 Certification
278 (2.435 %)ISEB
366 (2.061 %)Degree
450 (1.561 %)Microsoft Certification
537 (1.155 %)MCSE
617 (0.531 %)MCP
715 (0.468 %)Cisco Certification
814 (0.437 %)CCNA
814 (0.437 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
913 (0.406 %)ISTQB
913 (0.406 %)CCNP
913 (0.406 %)CCSA
913 (0.406 %)CCSE
1010 (0.312 %)ISEB Practitioner
119 (0.281 %)ACCA
119 (0.281 %)CCIE
128 (0.250 %)ITIL Certification
136 (0.187 %)Sun Certification
145 (0.156 %)Citrix Certification
154 (0.125 %)CCEA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
143 (1.342 %)QA
242 (1.311 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
316 (0.500 %)SLA
44 (0.125 %)PCI DSS
52 (0.062 %)COSO
52 (0.062 %)Basel II
52 (0.062 %)EFQM
61 (0.031 %)ISO27001
61 (0.031 %)COBIT
61 (0.031 %)BS7799
61 (0.031 %)ISO17799
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
180 (2.498 %)Active Directory
214 (0.437 %)NetBackup
313 (0.406 %)VMware ESX
49 (0.281 %)VMware Infrastructure
49 (0.281 %)ISA Server
54 (0.125 %)MetaFrame
54 (0.125 %)AquaLogic
54 (0.125 %)Citrix Presentation Server
62 (0.062 %)Oracle RAC
62 (0.062 %)Terminal Services
71 (0.031 %)NDS
71 (0.031 %)Novell eDirectory
71 (0.031 %)Oracle RMAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (0.500 %)Tivoli
29 (0.281 %)MOM
29 (0.281 %)WSUS
37 (0.219 %)MAILsweeper
45 (0.156 %)ARCserve
45 (0.156 %)OpenView
52 (0.062 %)Tivoli Monitoring
52 (0.062 %)Norton AntiVirus
52 (0.062 %)SCCM
52 (0.062 %)SCOM
61 (0.031 %)AllFusion Endevor
61 (0.031 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
61 (0.031 %)Legato
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1241 (7.524 %)Oracle
2222 (6.931 %)Microsoft
381 (2.529 %)IBM
465 (2.029 %)Citrix
556 (1.748 %)SAP
652 (1.623 %)Business Objects
736 (1.124 %)VMware
835 (1.093 %)Cisco
835 (1.093 %)HP
931 (0.968 %)Lotus
1022 (0.687 %)Sun
1121 (0.656 %)Cognos
1220 (0.624 %)Blue Coat
1318 (0.562 %)ProClarity
1417 (0.531 %)Sybase
1515 (0.468 %)Nokia
1515 (0.468 %)CheckPoint
1613 (0.406 %)Intel
1710 (0.312 %)Siebel
1710 (0.312 %)PeopleSoft