The first table below looks at the demand for SimCorp Dimension skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SimCorp Dimension over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Business Applications category for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SimCorp Dimension
Rank - 534 546
Contract jobs citing SimCorp Dimension 0 32 24
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England - 0.060% 0.043%
As % of the Business Applications category - 0.700% 0.493%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 24 22
Average daily rate - £700 £575
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +21.73%
UK excluding London average daily rate - £1,000 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Business Applications
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3485 4573 4867
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 8.356% 8.567% 8.779%
Number of daily rates quoted 1862 2348 2521
Average daily rate £450 £450 £463
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -2.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £295 £300 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 54 86
Average hourly rate £37.80 £34.00 £19.52
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.17% +74.18%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.58 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £57.50 £38.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% +12.50%
SimCorp Dimension
UK

SimCorp Dimension
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SimCorp Dimension across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

England SimCorp Dimension Jobs Demand Trend

SimCorp Dimension
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SimCorp Dimension Daily Rate Trend

SimCorp Dimension
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SimCorp Dimension Hourly Rate Trend

SimCorp Dimension
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SimCorp Dimension 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 SimCorp Dimension.

1 9 (100.00%) SimCorp
2 7 (77.78%) Finance
3 5 (55.56%) Fund Management
4 4 (44.44%) Financial Institution
4 4 (44.44%) Project Management
5 3 (33.33%) Back Office
6 2 (22.22%) Economics
6 2 (22.22%) Investment Management
6 2 (22.22%) Fund Accounting
6 2 (22.22%) Degree
6 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
6 2 (22.22%) Physics
6 2 (22.22%) Front Office
6 2 (22.22%) Banking
6 2 (22.22%) Asset Management
7 1 (11.11%) Fixed Income
7 1 (11.11%) Equities
7 1 (11.11%) ITIL
7 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (11.11%) StatPro
7 1 (11.11%) BI-SAM

SimCorp Dimension
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SimCorp Dimension 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 SimCorp Dimension. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 4 (44.44%) Financial Institution
3 3 (33.33%) Back Office
4 2 (22.22%) Front Office
4 2 (22.22%) Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Analyst
2 4 (44.44%) Business Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Business Project Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Business Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Performance Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Implementation Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Developer Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Economics
1 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
1 2 (22.22%) Physics
2 1 (11.11%) Fixed Income
2 1 (11.11%) Equities
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Fund Management
2 4 (44.44%) Project Management
3 2 (22.22%) Asset Management
3 2 (22.22%) Investment Management
3 2 (22.22%) Fund Accounting
4 1 (11.11%) ITIL
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) SimCorp
2 1 (11.11%) BI-SAM
2 1 (11.11%) StatPro