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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Banking' in contract IT jobs within the Leicestershire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Banking over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBanking
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1415
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads2219
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.020 %
As % of the category below23.91 %17.76 %
Daily rates quoted1215
Average minimum daily rate£311£340
Average daily rate£325£385
% change on same period last year-15.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£377
% change on same period last year+7.26 %
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£20.30£33.40
% change on same period last year-39.21 %
General LeicestershireGeneral
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads92107
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.121 %0.113 %
Daily rates quoted3331
Average minimum daily rate£314£324
Average daily rate£338£357
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£372
% change on same period last year+3.96 %
Hourly rates quoted314
Average minimum hourly rate£10.83£22.48
Average hourly rate£13.00£23.78
% change on same period last year-45.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.17£25.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.47£27.20
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Banking East MidlandsBanking
East Midlands

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.

Banking
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire Banking Demand Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Banking Daily Rate Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Banking across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Leicestershire Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Banking
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Banking within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
LeicesterUp+819£337-6.38 %
Banking East MidlandsBanking
East Midlands

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing Banking 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 Banking.

130 (46.88 %)Java
227 (42.19 %)Finance
323 (35.94 %)Test Scripting
422 (34.38 %)Mainframe
520 (31.25 %)SQL
618 (28.13 %)Rational Performance Tester
717 (26.56 %)Performance Testing
717 (26.56 %)JavaScript
717 (26.56 %)COBOL
717 (26.56 %)DB2
717 (26.56 %)SOAP
813 (20.31 %)Retail
912 (18.75 %)Retail Banking
1010 (15.63 %)Struts
1010 (15.63 %)UML
119 (14.06 %)Tomcat
119 (14.06 %)WebSphere
128 (12.50 %)Oracle
137 (10.94 %)Spring
137 (10.94 %)Business Analysis
145 (7.813 %)Requirements Analysis
145 (7.813 %)CA Clarity
145 (7.813 %)Data Migration
145 (7.813 %)Migration
145 (7.813 %)GAP Analysis
145 (7.813 %)SSADM
145 (7.813 %)Unix
145 (7.813 %)DSDM
154 (6.250 %)IBM
154 (6.250 %)WebSphere Application Server

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing Banking 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 Banking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
117 (26.56 %)SOAP
210 (15.63 %)Struts
39 (14.06 %)WebSphere
47 (10.94 %)Spring
54 (6.250 %)J2EE
61 (1.563 %)Hibernate
Application Platforms
19 (14.06 %)Tomcat
24 (6.250 %)WebSphere Application Server
33 (4.688 %)SAS
41 (1.563 %)MTS
Applications
15 (7.813 %)CA Clarity
22 (3.125 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
12 (3.125 %)BASE24
Communications & Networking
11 (1.563 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
117 (26.56 %)DB2
23 (4.688 %)TOAD
32 (3.125 %)Datawarehouse
32 (3.125 %)ETL
Development Applications
118 (28.13 %)Rational Performance Tester
23 (4.688 %)Ant
23 (4.688 %)JUnit
23 (4.688 %)ClearCase
32 (3.125 %)ClearQuest
General
127 (42.19 %)Finance
213 (20.31 %)Retail
312 (18.75 %)Retail Banking
42 (3.125 %)Back Office
Job Titles
133 (51.56 %)Analyst
220 (31.25 %)Tester
316 (25.00 %)Performance Tester
415 (23.44 %)Business Analyst
513 (20.31 %)Systems Analyst
69 (14.06 %)Test Analyst
78 (12.50 %)Architect
87 (10.94 %)Business Systems Analyst
87 (10.94 %)Banking Business Analyst
95 (7.813 %)Systems Administrator
95 (7.813 %)Administrator
95 (7.813 %)Solutions Architect
103 (4.688 %)Technical Architect
103 (4.688 %)Financial Business Analyst
112 (3.125 %)Oracle DBA
112 (3.125 %)Senior Tester
112 (3.125 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
112 (3.125 %)DBA
121 (1.563 %)Consultant
121 (1.563 %)Analyst Programmer
Miscellaneous
122 (34.38 %)Mainframe
22 (3.125 %)APACS
31 (1.563 %)Tandem
Operating Systems
15 (7.813 %)Unix
23 (4.688 %)AIX
31 (1.563 %)Windows XP
31 (1.563 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
123 (35.94 %)Test Scripting
217 (26.56 %)Performance Testing
310 (15.63 %)UML
47 (10.94 %)Business Analysis
55 (7.813 %)Requirements Analysis
55 (7.813 %)GAP Analysis
55 (7.813 %)SSADM
55 (7.813 %)DSDM
55 (7.813 %)Migration
55 (7.813 %)Data Migration
63 (4.688 %)Data Modelling
63 (4.688 %)Change Management
63 (4.688 %)Use Case
63 (4.688 %)Systems Analysis
72 (3.125 %)Data Analysis
81 (1.563 %)Risk Management
81 (1.563 %)RDF
81 (1.563 %)Benchmarking
81 (1.563 %)Risk Assessment
81 (1.563 %)Information Security
Programming Languages
130 (46.88 %)Java
220 (31.25 %)SQL
317 (26.56 %)COBOL
317 (26.56 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
12 (3.125 %)Citrix Certification
21 (1.563 %)CISSP
21 (1.563 %)ISEB
Vendors
18 (12.50 %)Oracle
24 (6.250 %)IBM
31 (1.563 %)HP
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