The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Bloomberg products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Bloomberg over the 3 months to 21 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 Vendors for the Kent 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Bloomberg.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Bloomberg
Rank 37 33 -
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -
Contract jobs citing Bloomberg 1 2 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Kent 0.332% 0.749% -
As % of the Vendors category 0.592% 1.600% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £133 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £575 £288 £350
% change year-on-year
+100.00% -17.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 - £97.63
All Vendors
Kent
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
169 125 149
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Kent 56.15% 46.82% 47.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 62 95
Average daily rate £300 £295 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.69% -1.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £136 £263
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 7 4
Average hourly rate £16.00 £27.50 £40.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-41.81% -31.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £9.94 £27.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £90.00 £67.50 £105.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
Bloomberg
South East

Bloomberg
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Bloomberg across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Kent Bloomberg Jobs Demand Trend

Bloomberg
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Bloomberg Daily Rate Trend

Bloomberg
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Bloomberg 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 Bloomberg.

1 1 (100.00%) Charles River
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Fixed Income
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management

Bloomberg
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Bloomberg 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 Bloomberg. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Charles River