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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sophis products and/or services in IT contracts within the Essex region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sophis over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSophis
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-59
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.292 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£600£350
% change on same period last year+71.42 %
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-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads343342
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.453 %0.341 %
Daily rates quoted10997
Average minimum daily rate£349£309
Average daily rate£364£337
% change on same period last year+8.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted4180
Average minimum hourly rate£24.93£25.56
Average hourly rate£26.51£26.44
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.10£27.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Sophis East of EnglandSophis
East of England

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 Sophis.

Sophis
Demand Trend

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

Essex Sophis Demand Trend

Sophis
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Sophis Daily Rate Trend

Sophis
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Sophis 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 Sophis.

13 (100.00 %)SunGard
13 (100.00 %)StatPro
13 (100.00 %)HiInvest
13 (100.00 %)HiPortfolio
13 (100.00 %)Financial Institution
13 (100.00 %)Back Office
13 (100.00 %)Finance
13 (100.00 %)Sophis RISQUE
13 (100.00 %)Banking
13 (100.00 %)Adaptiv
13 (100.00 %)FRONT ARENA
13 (100.00 %)Business Analysis
13 (100.00 %)SimCorp
13 (100.00 %)SimCorp Dimension
13 (100.00 %)SunGard Martini
13 (100.00 %)SunGard AvantGard
13 (100.00 %)Thomson PORTIA
13 (100.00 %)Sophis VALUE
13 (100.00 %)InvestOne
13 (100.00 %)Advent
13 (100.00 %)Advent Geneva

Sophis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Sophis 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 Sophis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (100.00 %)HiInvest
13 (100.00 %)HiPortfolio
13 (100.00 %)Sophis RISQUE
13 (100.00 %)Adaptiv
13 (100.00 %)FRONT ARENA
13 (100.00 %)SimCorp Dimension
13 (100.00 %)SunGard Martini
13 (100.00 %)SunGard AvantGard
13 (100.00 %)Thomson PORTIA
13 (100.00 %)Sophis VALUE
13 (100.00 %)InvestOne
13 (100.00 %)Advent Geneva
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Financial Institution
13 (100.00 %)Back Office
13 (100.00 %)Finance
13 (100.00 %)Banking
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Project Manager
13 (100.00 %)Business Analyst
13 (100.00 %)Analyst
13 (100.00 %)Business Project Manager
13 (100.00 %)Business Manager
13 (100.00 %)Banking Business Analyst
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Business Analysis
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)SunGard
13 (100.00 %)StatPro
13 (100.00 %)SimCorp
13 (100.00 %)Advent