The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in IT contracts advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 24 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 terms in our General category for the Leeds 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Financial
Rank 9 4 3
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -1
Contract jobs citing Finance 94 121 119
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 12.72% 13.92% 18.71%
As % of the General category 48.70% 43.06% 53.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 81 57
Average daily rate £348 £380 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.55% +1.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £288 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £459 £513 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £378 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+0.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 2
Average hourly rate £13.75 £14.00 £18.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.78% -25.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.75 £14.00 £13.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.75 £14.00 £23.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.50 £20.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year
-7.50% -9.09%
All of the General Category
Leeds
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
193 281 224
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 26.12% 32.34% 35.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 191 103
Average daily rate £323 £375 £388
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.00% -3.22%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £219 £264 £242
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £500 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 13
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.00 £19.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -29.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.35 £10.50 £12.15
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.00 £51.20 £28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.50 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+2.00% -3.84%
Finance
West Yorkshire

Finance
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Leeds Finance Jobs Demand Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Finance Daily Rate Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Finance across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Leeds Finance Daily Rate Histogram

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Finance Hourly Rate Trend

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing Finance 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 Finance.

1 54 (23.08%) Oracle
2 49 (20.94%) Stakeholder Management
3 41 (17.52%) Project Management
4 37 (15.81%) SQL
4 37 (15.81%) Banking
5 36 (15.38%) PRINCE2
6 28 (11.97%) Microsoft
7 27 (11.54%) Retail
8 22 (9.402%) ITIL
8 22 (9.402%) SQL Server
9 21 (8.974%) Oracle 10g
9 21 (8.974%) Telecoms
10 20 (8.547%) Migration
10 20 (8.547%) Windows
11 19 (8.120%) UNIX
11 19 (8.120%) MS Excel
12 18 (7.692%) Legal
12 18 (7.692%) Linux
13 17 (7.265%) Data Warehouse
14 16 (6.838%) .NET
14 16 (6.838%) IBM
15 15 (6.410%) Business Intelligence
16 14 (5.983%) MS Office
16 14 (5.983%) Solaris
16 14 (5.983%) Change Management
17 12 (5.128%) Project Planning
18 11 (4.701%) Oracle 11g
18 11 (4.701%) Process Management
18 11 (4.701%) Management Information System
18 11 (4.701%) PL/SQL

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (6.838%) .NET
2 8 (3.419%) J2EE
2 8 (3.419%) ASP.NET
3 6 (2.564%) Web Services
3 6 (2.564%) XML
3 6 (2.564%) WebSphere
4 4 (1.709%) JDBC
4 4 (1.709%) Middleware
4 4 (1.709%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.855%) Struts
5 2 (0.855%) Hibernate
5 2 (0.855%) WinForms
5 2 (0.855%) Ajax
5 2 (0.855%) jQuery
6 1 (0.427%) ASP.NET MVC 2
6 1 (0.427%) Struts2
6 1 (0.427%) WCF
6 1 (0.427%) Java EE
6 1 (0.427%) Application Packaging
6 1 (0.427%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 6 (2.564%) IIS
2 5 (2.137%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.709%) Tomcat
3 4 (1.709%) MQSeries
3 4 (1.709%) WebSphere Application Server
3 4 (1.709%) SAS
3 4 (1.709%) CICS
3 4 (1.709%) CMS
3 4 (1.709%) FileNet
3 4 (1.709%) IBM HTTP Server
3 4 (1.709%) Oracle Application Server
4 3 (1.282%) GlassFish
5 2 (0.855%) Apache
5 2 (0.855%) Documentum
5 2 (0.855%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.855%) Liferay
6 1 (0.427%) Adobe CQ
6 1 (0.427%) Magento
6 1 (0.427%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.427%) WebLogic
Applications
1 19 (8.120%) MS Excel
2 14 (5.983%) MS Office
3 9 (3.846%) MS Project
4 4 (1.709%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.427%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 10 (4.274%) Oracle EBS R12
2 8 (3.419%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (2.564%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (2.137%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (1.709%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.855%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.427%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
7 1 (0.427%) Hyperion Planning
7 1 (0.427%) HFM
7 1 (0.427%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.427%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.427%) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.991%) Internet
2 5 (2.137%) WAN
3 4 (1.709%) FTP
3 4 (1.709%) HTTP
3 4 (1.709%) VPN
4 3 (1.282%) Firewall
4 3 (1.282%) SAN
5 2 (0.855%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.427%) GPON
6 1 (0.427%) NGN
6 1 (0.427%) CTI
6 1 (0.427%) MPLS
6 1 (0.427%) DNS
6 1 (0.427%) SSL
6 1 (0.427%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.427%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (9.402%) SQL Server
2 21 (8.974%) Oracle 10g
3 17 (7.265%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (4.701%) Oracle 11g
5 9 (3.846%) Oracle 8/8i
6 8 (3.419%) Oracle OWB
6 8 (3.419%) SQL Server 2008
7 7 (2.991%) Oracle BI EE
7 7 (2.991%) SQL Server 2005
8 5 (2.137%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (1.709%) DB2
9 4 (1.709%) SQLPlus
10 3 (1.282%) SQL Server 2000
10 3 (1.282%) Oracle 9i
11 2 (0.855%) OLAP
11 2 (0.855%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.855%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.855%) GIS
12 1 (0.427%) Base SAS
12 1 (0.427%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.709%) Subversion
2 3 (1.282%) JIRA
3 2 (0.855%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.855%) VSS/SourceSafe
3 2 (0.855%) JUnit
3 2 (0.855%) ChangeMan
3 2 (0.855%) Selenium
3 2 (0.855%) Hudson
4 1 (0.427%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.427%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.427%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.427%) Maven
4 1 (0.427%) CruiseControl
4 1 (0.427%) JMeter
4 1 (0.427%) ERwin
4 1 (0.427%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.427%) Ant
General
1 37 (15.81%) Banking
2 27 (11.54%) Retail
3 21 (8.974%) Telecoms
4 18 (7.692%) Legal
5 10 (4.274%) Investment Banking
6 9 (3.846%) Retail Banking
7 6 (2.564%) Law
8 5 (2.137%) Marketing
8 5 (2.137%) Games
9 4 (1.709%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.282%) Billing
11 2 (0.855%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.855%) Private Banking
12 1 (0.427%) Advertising
12 1 (0.427%) Back Office
12 1 (0.427%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 63 (26.92%) Analyst
2 43 (18.38%) Project Manager
3 33 (14.10%) Business Analyst
4 22 (9.402%) Developer
5 19 (8.120%) Consultant
6 11 (4.701%) Architect
7 9 (3.846%) DBA
8 8 (3.419%) Senior Manager
8 8 (3.419%) Test Analyst
8 8 (3.419%) Data Warehouse Developer
8 8 (3.419%) Oracle DBA
9 7 (2.991%) PMO Manager
9 7 (2.991%) Oracle Developer
9 7 (2.991%) Senior Project Manager
9 7 (2.991%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (2.564%) Programme Manager
10 6 (2.564%) VB.NET Developer
10 6 (2.564%) .NET Developer
10 6 (2.564%) Oracle Data Warehouse Developer
11 5 (2.137%) Senior Architect
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.701%) Management Information System
2 6 (2.564%) NHS
3 3 (1.282%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (1.282%) Credit Risk
3 3 (1.282%) Data Integration
4 2 (0.855%) Mainframe
4 2 (0.855%) Web 2.0
4 2 (0.855%) Statistics
4 2 (0.855%) Reference Data
5 1 (0.427%) Smart Meter
5 1 (0.427%) iPad
5 1 (0.427%) Hedge funds
5 1 (0.427%) CMDB
5 1 (0.427%) Mathematics
5 1 (0.427%) Fat Client
5 1 (0.427%) iPhone
5 1 (0.427%) EMC Centera
5 1 (0.427%) Thin Client
5 1 (0.427%) Blackberry
5 1 (0.427%) DTV
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.547%) Windows
2 19 (8.120%) UNIX
3 18 (7.692%) Linux
4 14 (5.983%) Solaris
5 6 (2.564%) AIX
6 5 (2.137%) Windows 7
7 3 (1.282%) zOS
8 1 (0.427%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.427%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.427%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.427%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.427%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.427%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (20.94%) Stakeholder Management
2 41 (17.52%) Project Management
3 36 (15.38%) PRINCE2
4 22 (9.402%) ITIL
5 20 (8.547%) Migration
6 15 (6.410%) Business Intelligence
7 14 (5.983%) Change Management
8 12 (5.128%) Project Planning
9 11 (4.701%) Process Management
10 10 (4.274%) Service Management
10 10 (4.274%) User Acceptance Testing
11 9 (3.846%) Kimball Methodology
11 9 (3.846%) Data Migration
11 9 (3.846%) E-Commerce
12 8 (3.419%) Continuous Improvement
12 8 (3.419%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 7 (2.991%) Change Control
13 7 (2.991%) Dimensional Modelling
13 7 (2.991%) Use Case
13 7 (2.991%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 37 (15.81%) SQL
2 11 (4.701%) PL/SQL
3 9 (3.846%) Java
4 7 (2.991%) VB.NET
5 6 (2.564%) VBA
5 6 (2.564%) C#
6 4 (1.709%) COBOL
6 4 (1.709%) Perl
6 4 (1.709%) Bash shell
7 3 (1.282%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.855%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.855%) C
8 2 (0.855%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.427%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.427%) LINC
9 1 (0.427%) VBScript
9 1 (0.427%) VB
Qualifications
1 8 (3.419%) ISEB
1 8 (3.419%) PMP
1 8 (3.419%) PMI Certification
2 7 (2.991%) CCAB
2 7 (2.991%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 6 (2.564%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (1.282%) APMP
5 2 (0.855%) ACCA
5 2 (0.855%) ISTQB
5 2 (0.855%) Degree
6 1 (0.427%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.427%) BC Cleared
6 1 (0.427%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.427%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.427%) CISA
6 1 (0.427%) CISSP
6 1 (0.427%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.427%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.709%) SLA
2 3 (1.282%) QA
2 3 (1.282%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 3 (1.282%) GAAP
3 1 (0.427%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.427%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (1.709%) Oracle RAC
2 3 (1.282%) NFS
3 2 (0.855%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.427%) Xen
4 1 (0.427%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.137%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.855%) Control-M
2 2 (0.855%) NetBackup
3 1 (0.427%) PureDisk
3 1 (0.427%) Tivoli
3 1 (0.427%) Tivoli Remote Control
3 1 (0.427%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 1 (0.427%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 54 (23.08%) Oracle
2 28 (11.97%) Microsoft
3 16 (6.838%) IBM
4 6 (2.564%) Sun
4 6 (2.564%) Hyperion
4 6 (2.564%) VMware
5 5 (2.137%) Citrix
6 4 (1.709%) Business Objects
6 4 (1.709%) SAP
7 3 (1.282%) Amdocs
8 2 (0.855%) Siebel
8 2 (0.855%) Cisco
8 2 (0.855%) Avaya
8 2 (0.855%) Intel
8 2 (0.855%) HP
8 2 (0.855%) Informatica
8 2 (0.855%) NetApp
8 2 (0.855%) Brocade
9 1 (0.427%) Riverbed
9 1 (0.427%) Nokia Siemens Networks
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