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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of LatentZero products and/or services in IT contracts within the England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LatentZero over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLatentZero
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank467559
Rank change on same period last yearUp+92
Matching contract IT job ads8382
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.116 %0.082 %
As % of the category below0.292 %0.202 %
Daily rates quoted5048
Average minimum daily rate£476£497
Average daily rate£547£534
% change on same period last year+2.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£617£571
UK excluding London average daily rate-£300
% 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, VendorsVendors
England
Matching contract IT job ads2843140655
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.72 %40.85 %
Daily rates quoted862912025
Average minimum daily rate£375£389
Average daily rate£400£413
% change on same period last year-3.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted26433810
Average minimum hourly rate£23.04£23.35
Average hourly rate£24.54£24.81
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.05£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
LatentZero UKLatentZero
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Fidessa LatentZero Limited.

LatentZero
Demand Trend

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

England LatentZero Demand Trend

LatentZero
Daily Rate Trend

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

England LatentZero Daily Rate Trend

LatentZero
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England LatentZero Daily Rate Histogram

LatentZero
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England LatentZero Hourly Rate Trend

LatentZero
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LatentZero 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+7883£547-1.57 %
LatentZero UKLatentZero
UK

LatentZero
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1156 (67.83 %)Asset Management
2118 (51.30 %)Fixed Income
399 (43.04 %)Capstone
496 (41.74 %)Front Office
592 (40.00 %)Minerva
680 (34.78 %)Investment Management
776 (33.04 %)Tesseract
864 (27.83 %)Derivative
956 (24.35 %)Equities
1054 (23.48 %)Finance
1152 (22.61 %)Sentinel
1248 (20.87 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1347 (20.43 %)SQL
1443 (18.70 %)Business Analysis
1539 (16.96 %)Fidessa
1634 (14.78 %)Charles River
1727 (11.74 %)thinkFolio
1822 (9.565 %)Banking
1920 (8.696 %)GoldenSource
1920 (8.696 %)Fund Management
2019 (8.261 %)FIX Protocol
2019 (8.261 %)Bloomberg
2019 (8.261 %)UNIX
2118 (7.826 %)Investment Banking
2217 (7.391 %)Data Analysis
2315 (6.522 %)Perl
2315 (6.522 %)XML
2413 (5.652 %)Back Office
2512 (5.217 %)Process Management
2512 (5.217 %)Oracle

LatentZero
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (8.261 %)FIX Protocol
215 (6.522 %)XML
37 (3.043 %)Middleware
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (2.609 %)MQSeries
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (0.870 %)MS Project
12 (0.870 %)MS Office
12 (0.870 %)MS Excel
12 (0.870 %)MS Visio
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
199 (43.04 %)Capstone
292 (40.00 %)Minerva
376 (33.04 %)Tesseract
452 (22.61 %)Sentinel
55 (2.174 %)HiInvest
55 (2.174 %)HiPortfolio
63 (1.304 %)LongView
63 (1.304 %)Thomson PORTIA
72 (0.870 %)SimCorp Dimension
72 (0.870 %)HiPerformance
81 (0.435 %)Decalog
81 (0.435 %)Global One
81 (0.435 %)Summit
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.435 %)Firewall
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (3.043 %)SQL Server
23 (1.304 %)Crystal Reports
32 (0.870 %)Datawarehouse
32 (0.870 %)Reference Data
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
196 (41.74 %)Front Office
254 (23.48 %)Finance
322 (9.565 %)Banking
418 (7.826 %)Investment Banking
513 (5.652 %)Back Office
69 (3.913 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.435 %)Legal
71 (0.435 %)Pensions
71 (0.435 %)Retail
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1142 (61.74 %)Analyst
283 (36.09 %)Business Analyst
338 (16.52 %)Support Analyst
434 (14.78 %)Project Manager
516 (6.957 %)Technical Analyst
516 (6.957 %)FIX Analyst
614 (6.087 %)Technical Support Analyst
614 (6.087 %)Developer
614 (6.087 %)Technical Support
710 (4.348 %)Senior Business Analyst
710 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst
87 (3.043 %)Analyst Developer
87 (3.043 %)Developer Analyst
96 (2.609 %)Business Manager
96 (2.609 %)Systems Analyst
105 (2.174 %)Systems Developer
114 (1.739 %)Applications Support
114 (1.739 %)Fidessa Analyst
123 (1.304 %)Banking Business Analyst
123 (1.304 %)Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1118 (51.30 %)Fixed Income
264 (27.83 %)Derivative
356 (24.35 %)Equities
448 (20.87 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
512 (5.217 %)Equity Derivative
64 (1.739 %)PMI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (8.261 %)UNIX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1156 (67.83 %)Asset Management
280 (34.78 %)Investment Management
343 (18.70 %)Business Analysis
420 (8.696 %)Fund Management
517 (7.391 %)Data Analysis
612 (5.217 %)Process Management
711 (4.783 %)Project Management
89 (3.913 %)User Acceptance Testing
97 (3.043 %)Electronic Trading
97 (3.043 %)Data Mapping
105 (2.174 %)Algorithmic Trading
105 (2.174 %)Workflow
105 (2.174 %)Data Management
105 (2.174 %)PRINCE2
112 (0.870 %)UML
112 (0.870 %)OO
112 (0.870 %)RUP
112 (0.870 %)Data Modelling
112 (0.870 %)Benchmarking
112 (0.870 %)Service Delivery
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (20.43 %)SQL
215 (6.522 %)Perl
36 (2.609 %)PL/SQL
45 (2.174 %)VB
52 (0.870 %)VBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (2.174 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.174 %)QA
21 (0.435 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (2.609 %)OpenView
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (16.96 %)Fidessa
234 (14.78 %)Charles River
327 (11.74 %)thinkFolio
420 (8.696 %)GoldenSource
519 (8.261 %)Bloomberg
612 (5.217 %)Oracle
77 (3.043 %)Microsoft
77 (3.043 %)NYFIX
86 (2.609 %)HP
95 (2.174 %)Tradeweb
104 (1.739 %)Reuters
113 (1.304 %)Sybase
113 (1.304 %)Linedata
122 (0.870 %)SimCorp
131 (0.435 %)Axiom
131 (0.435 %)Sophis
131 (0.435 %)Murex
131 (0.435 %)SunGard