The first table below looks at the demand for Analytics skills in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Analytics 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the London 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
Analytics
Rank 67 84 88
Rank change year-on-year
+17 +4
Contract jobs citing Analytics 589 596 695
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 2.720% 2.212% 2.237%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.637% 3.080% 3.144%
Number of daily rates quoted 375 366 470
Average daily rate £463 £450 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.77% -18.18%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £276 £309
10% offered a daily rate of more than £615 £600 £652
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-13.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 6
Average hourly rate £12.50 £15.00 £57.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.66% -73.91%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £16.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year
+96.96% -26.66%
All Processes & Methodologies
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16194 19350 22109
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 74.77% 71.83% 71.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 11076 12690 14542
Average daily rate £450 £450 £480
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £310
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 254 340 350
Average hourly rate £30.00 £26.23 £27.23
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.39% -3.67%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £15.00 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £102.00 £45.00 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Analytics
England

Analytics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Analytics across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

London Analytics Jobs Demand Trend

Analytics
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Analytics Daily Rate Trend

Analytics
Daily Rate Histogram

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

London Analytics Daily Rate Histogram

Analytics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Analytics Hourly Rate Trend

Analytics
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

London Analytics Hourly Rate Histogram

Analytics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytics within the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +1 159 £500 +5.26%
Canary Wharf -5 15 £600 +33.33%
Docklands, London +10 11 £130 -74.50%
Bromley +4 7 £300 -36.00%
Hackney - 3 - -
Brentford - 1 - -
Analytics
England

Analytics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 315 (30.38%) SQL
2 307 (29.60%) Finance
3 233 (22.47%) Banking
4 165 (15.91%) Marketing
5 148 (14.27%) C#
6 146 (14.08%) SQL Server
6 146 (14.08%) Business Intelligence
7 144 (13.89%) Oracle
8 138 (13.31%) Derivative
9 137 (13.21%) Front Office
10 130 (12.54%) Web Analytics
11 127 (12.25%) Investment Banking
12 119 (11.48%) .NET
13 116 (11.19%) Degree
14 113 (10.90%) SAS
15 111 (10.70%) C++
16 109 (10.51%) Java
17 101 (9.740%) Google
18 98 (9.450%) E-Commerce
19 97 (9.354%) Microsoft
19 97 (9.354%) Risk Management
20 95 (9.161%) Fixed Income
20 95 (9.161%) Google Analytics
21 93 (8.968%) VBA
22 92 (8.872%) Retail
23 91 (8.775%) Data Analysis
23 91 (8.775%) MS Excel
24 88 (8.486%) Agile Software Development
25 87 (8.390%) Python
26 85 (8.197%) Data Warehouse

Analytics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 119 (11.48%) .NET
2 76 (7.329%) HTML
3 74 (7.136%) CSS
4 67 (6.461%) XML
5 46 (4.436%) ASP.NET
6 41 (3.954%) STL
7 36 (3.472%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 35 (3.375%) WCF
9 33 (3.182%) jQuery
10 30 (2.893%) HTML5
11 28 (2.700%) Web Services
12 25 (2.411%) ASP.NET MVC
13 24 (2.314%) MapReduce
14 23 (2.218%) CSS3
15 19 (1.832%) Ajax
16 18 (1.736%) WPF
17 17 (1.639%) FpML
18 14 (1.350%) J2EE
18 14 (1.350%) Spring
18 14 (1.350%) RESTful
Application Platforms
1 113 (10.90%) SAS
2 66 (6.365%) CMS
3 28 (2.700%) Apache Pig
4 27 (2.604%) Apache
5 17 (1.639%) SharePoint
6 16 (1.543%) Sitecore CMS
7 15 (1.446%) Windows Azure
8 12 (1.157%) Tomcat
9 11 (1.061%) TIBCO EMS
9 11 (1.061%) IIS
10 10 (0.964%) WebLogic
10 10 (0.964%) Apache Solr
11 9 (0.868%) MSMQ
12 7 (0.675%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (0.675%) Amazon AWS
13 5 (0.482%) Lync
13 5 (0.482%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
14 4 (0.386%) Rendezvous
14 4 (0.386%) Adobe CQ
14 4 (0.386%) Drupal
Applications
1 91 (8.775%) MS Excel
2 35 (3.375%) MS PowerPoint
3 26 (2.507%) MS Visio
4 19 (1.832%) Spreadsheet
4 19 (1.832%) MS Office
4 19 (1.832%) SPSS
5 18 (1.736%) MS Project
5 18 (1.736%) Photoshop
6 8 (0.771%) FastStats
7 7 (0.675%) OmniGraffle
7 7 (0.675%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.289%) Fireworks
9 2 (0.193%) FreeHand
9 2 (0.193%) QuarkXPress
10 1 (0.096%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.096%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 95 (9.161%) Google Analytics
2 31 (2.989%) WebTrends
3 29 (2.797%) SiteCatalyst
4 5 (0.482%) Siebel Analytics
4 5 (0.482%) Oracle iProcurement
4 5 (0.482%) Summit
4 5 (0.482%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (0.386%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 4 (0.386%) Oracle EBS R12
5 4 (0.386%) SAP HCM
6 3 (0.289%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 3 (0.289%) Cognos Controller
6 3 (0.289%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 3 (0.289%) HFM
7 2 (0.193%) Endur
7 2 (0.193%) PeopleSoft HRMS
7 2 (0.193%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.193%) SunGard APT
7 2 (0.193%) Bond Adapt
7 2 (0.193%) Hyperion Planning
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.025%) HTTP
2 19 (1.832%) Internet
3 8 (0.771%) CTI
4 6 (0.579%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.482%) Firewall
6 4 (0.386%) DNS
6 4 (0.386%) SMS
7 3 (0.289%) SMTP
7 3 (0.289%) SSL
7 3 (0.289%) HTTPS
8 2 (0.193%) SAN
8 2 (0.193%) Broadband
8 2 (0.193%) FTP
9 1 (0.096%) NFC
9 1 (0.096%) Network Security
9 1 (0.096%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.096%) LDAP
9 1 (0.096%) WAN
9 1 (0.096%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (14.08%) SQL Server
2 85 (8.197%) Data Warehouse
3 77 (7.425%) Big Data
4 57 (5.497%) Data Mining
5 55 (5.304%) Hadoop
6 46 (4.436%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 37 (3.568%) Oracle BI EE
8 36 (3.472%) SQL Server 2008
9 33 (3.182%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 30 (2.893%) Oracle Reports
11 29 (2.797%) Apache Hive
12 24 (2.314%) NoSQL
12 24 (2.314%) QlikView
12 24 (2.314%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 23 (2.218%) Spotfire
14 20 (1.929%) Oracle 8/8i
14 20 (1.929%) Apache Cassandra
15 18 (1.736%) BusinessObjects
15 18 (1.736%) HBase
16 16 (1.543%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 25 (2.411%) Selenium
2 19 (1.832%) Oracle Forms
3 15 (1.446%) TeamCity
3 15 (1.446%) QuickTest Pro
4 14 (1.350%) JUnit
4 14 (1.350%) JIRA
5 10 (0.964%) Visual Studio
5 10 (0.964%) CruiseControl
5 10 (0.964%) Subversion
5 10 (0.964%) Jasmine
6 9 (0.868%) Ant
7 8 (0.771%) Axure RP
7 8 (0.771%) Cucumber
7 8 (0.771%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
8 7 (0.675%) ClearCase
9 6 (0.579%) WebDriver
10 5 (0.482%) Git (software)
10 5 (0.482%) NUnit
10 5 (0.482%) Xcode
10 5 (0.482%) Dreamweaver
General
1 307 (29.60%) Finance
2 233 (22.47%) Banking
3 165 (15.91%) Marketing
4 137 (13.21%) Front Office
5 127 (12.25%) Investment Banking
6 92 (8.872%) Retail
7 30 (2.893%) Publishing
7 30 (2.893%) Retail Banking
8 21 (2.025%) Games
9 18 (1.736%) Telecoms
10 17 (1.639%) Legal
11 16 (1.543%) Advertising
11 16 (1.543%) French Language
12 10 (0.964%) Financial Institution
13 8 (0.771%) Billing
14 7 (0.675%) Back Office
15 6 (0.579%) Corporate Banking
15 6 (0.579%) German Language
16 4 (0.386%) Spanish Language
17 3 (0.289%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 362 (34.91%) Analyst
2 291 (28.06%) Developer
3 143 (13.79%) Business Analyst
4 72 (6.943%) C# Developer
5 70 (6.750%) Consultant
6 66 (6.365%) C++ Developer
7 45 (4.339%) Architect
8 42 (4.050%) Web Analyst
9 39 (3.761%) Project Manager
10 35 (3.375%) Data Analyst
10 35 (3.375%) Java Developer
11 33 (3.182%) Risk Analyst
12 32 (3.086%) Senior Analyst
13 30 (2.893%) Banking Business Analyst
14 28 (2.700%) Insight Analyst
15 27 (2.604%) Senior Developer
16 26 (2.507%) Quantitative Developer
17 25 (2.411%) SAS Analyst
17 25 (2.411%) .NET Developer
17 25 (2.411%) Investment Banking Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 138 (13.31%) Derivative
2 95 (9.161%) Fixed Income
3 75 (7.232%) Credit Risk
4 65 (6.268%) Mathematics
4 65 (6.268%) Market Risk
5 63 (6.075%) Credit Derivative
6 58 (5.593%) Computer Science
7 56 (5.400%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 45 (4.339%) Visualisation
9 35 (3.375%) Statistics
10 31 (2.989%) Physics
11 29 (2.797%) Social Media
11 29 (2.797%) Management Information System
12 27 (2.604%) Interest Rate Derivative
13 23 (2.218%) Open Source
14 22 (2.122%) FMCG
15 19 (1.832%) Swaptions
16 16 (1.543%) Equities
17 15 (1.446%) Grid Computing
18 14 (1.350%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 61 (5.882%) Windows
2 46 (4.436%) Linux
3 40 (3.857%) UNIX
4 18 (1.736%) Windows XP
4 18 (1.736%) Windows 7
5 11 (1.061%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.386%) Android
7 3 (0.289%) CentOS
7 3 (0.289%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.096%) AIX
8 1 (0.096%) Solaris
8 1 (0.096%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (14.08%) Business Intelligence
2 130 (12.54%) Web Analytics
3 98 (9.450%) E-Commerce
4 97 (9.354%) Risk Management
5 91 (8.775%) Data Analysis
6 88 (8.486%) Agile Software Development
7 80 (7.715%) SEO
8 74 (7.136%) TDD
9 70 (6.750%) CRM
9 70 (6.750%) Risk Analytics
10 67 (6.461%) Business Analysis
11 64 (6.172%) Data Modelling
12 58 (5.593%) Project Management
13 56 (5.400%) ETL
14 51 (4.918%) Data Analytics
14 51 (4.918%) MVC
15 46 (4.436%) Data Management
15 46 (4.436%) OO
15 46 (4.436%) Multithreading
16 45 (4.339%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 315 (30.38%) SQL
2 148 (14.27%) C#
3 111 (10.70%) C++
4 109 (10.51%) Java
5 93 (8.968%) VBA
6 87 (8.390%) Python
7 76 (7.329%) JavaScript
8 26 (2.507%) Perl
9 21 (2.025%) T-SQL
10 19 (1.832%) R
11 18 (1.736%) PHP
12 15 (1.446%) C
13 12 (1.157%) PL/SQL
14 11 (1.061%) Scala
15 10 (0.964%) Jython
15 10 (0.964%) Ruby
15 10 (0.964%) SAS Macro
16 9 (0.868%) PowerShell
16 9 (0.868%) VB
17 8 (0.771%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 116 (11.19%) Degree
2 31 (2.989%) PhD
3 23 (2.218%) ISEB
4 13 (1.254%) ISTQB
5 5 (0.482%) MBA
6 4 (0.386%) SC Cleared
6 4 (0.386%) Security Cleared
7 3 (0.289%) CISSP
7 3 (0.289%) PMP
7 3 (0.289%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.289%) ACCA
8 2 (0.193%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.193%) Oracle Certification
8 2 (0.193%) CCA
8 2 (0.193%) Citrix Certification
8 2 (0.193%) CCEA
8 2 (0.193%) MCP
8 2 (0.193%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.193%) MCSE
9 1 (0.096%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (4.243%) Basel III
2 38 (3.664%) QA
3 26 (2.507%) Basel II
4 9 (0.868%) ISO 9001
5 7 (0.675%) SLA
6 6 (0.579%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.096%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.096%) FATCA
System Software
1 4 (0.386%) Apache ZooKeeper
2 3 (0.289%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.193%) Terminal Server
3 2 (0.193%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.193%) vCloud
3 2 (0.193%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.193%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (1.929%) HP Quality Center
2 5 (0.482%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 5 (0.482%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
3 3 (0.289%) SCCM
3 3 (0.289%) SCOM
3 3 (0.289%) HP SiteScope
4 2 (0.193%) Splunk
5 1 (0.096%) BladeLogic
5 1 (0.096%) HP Operations Orchestration
5 1 (0.096%) Puppet
5 1 (0.096%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 144 (13.89%) Oracle
2 101 (9.740%) Google
3 97 (9.354%) Microsoft
4 67 (6.461%) Omniture
5 39 (3.761%) Business Objects
6 33 (3.182%) TIBCO
7 31 (2.989%) Sybase
8 30 (2.893%) SAP
9 25 (2.411%) Siebel
9 25 (2.411%) Adobe
10 21 (2.025%) Cognos
11 20 (1.929%) Tableau
12 16 (1.543%) Sitecore
12 16 (1.543%) Coremetrics
13 14 (1.350%) Bloomberg
14 13 (1.254%) IBM
14 13 (1.254%) Informatica
15 12 (1.157%) StatPro
15 12 (1.157%) hybris
16 11 (1.061%) Unica
City of London
Urgent Requirement: Business Intelligence Developer - 12 Month contract - £240 - £250 per day - London / ReadingBusiness Intelligence Developer / Business Intelligence / SSIS / SSRS / SSAS / SQL Server 2012, 2008, 2005 / Data Warehouse /...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £240 - £250 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
Ensuring golden source data reconciles to all analysis... Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel 2010 (with VBA) Experience of using SAS and/or SQL in a database environment.Experience...
WorldPay
Posted: 25 May 2013
City of London
Urgent Requirement: Senior Information Analyst - 3 Month contract - £200 - £250 per day - London Information Analyst / MS Excel / T-SQL / SSRS / MS Word / SAS Data Sets/ NHSAn excellent opportunity...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
My client, a leading consultancy in Central London, is recruiting for 3 Analyst/Consultants with excellent SQL, Access and Excel to maintain and operate a customized financial service...
Venturi
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Data Analytics - Data Scientist - Our client based in the centre of London are looking for a Business Intelligence resource to review their data domain and shape their product...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
A leading Investment Bank are currently recruiting for a C# developer to work in a Quant Risk team. The Group is comprised of three main quantitative functions, Model...
Aston Carter
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
You will be required to provide both Business Analysis, Process Management and Stakeholder Engagement as the client implements ATG... You will be required provide Consultancy support across the...
Salt
Rate: £400 - £475 per day
Posted: 25 May 2013
London
c#, winforms, oracle, sql, .net 3.5, shell scripting, autosys, c#, winforms, oracle, sql, .net 3.5, shell scripting, autosys, c#, winforms, oracle, sql, .net 3.5, shell...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £450 - £500 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
London
A leading CRM and Data Analytics brand is expanding across all levels within the business across the globe... The successful candidate will have: -Strong SAS or SPSS Coding...
SEC Recruitment Limited
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
BI ARCHITECT - GROUP ARCHITECTURE - BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - ARCHITECT - SOLUTION ARCHITECT - STRATEGY - ANALYTICS. Montash are currently working with a global organisation who are looking for a Business Intelligence Architect. THE...
Montash
Rate: £500 - £550 per day + negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
Contract Java Developer x 2 - London - derivatives, VaR, IRD Swaps - Central London - c. 700p/d 12 mthsKey skills: Java development, derivatives, Swaps, Interest Rate Derivatives, trade level NVP,...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Rate: £600 - £700 per day
Posted: 12 May 2013
South West London
ROLE: Web Developer / UI & UX Design... They are now seeking to appoint a Web Developer with expertise in UX and UI design.
Technology Resourcing
Rate: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Digital Marketing Manager - Digital, Online, Marketing, Customer journeys, SEO. Working as part of a large digital programme, we are looking for a Digital Marketing Manager to join the...
Reed Professional Services
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
City of London
Our client is urgently looking to recruit an experienced BI Analyst for an on-going project.You will be responsible for the provision information management, analytics, and predictive...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £350.00 per day
Posted: 3 May 2013
City of London
Python SQL Developer Finance London Investment Bank Market Risk My Tier 1 Investment Banking Client is looking for a solid Python/ SQL Developer to set up a new...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £450 - £600 per day + dependant on candiate
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Support of the existing linear analytics. Essential Education / Qualifications Strong numerical skills to degree level. Degree in a numerate subject... Experience of optimizing and refactoring large and complex...
Nicoll Curtin
Rate: £550 - £650 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
Leader in Financial Services requires MI Lead to support a major programme which is currently in flight.You will be required to work with a team who will...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £500.00 per day
Posted: 30 April 2013
London
My reputable client has come to me looking for a Hadoop Architect. They have a number of projects planned over the next few years and need an experience...
Real Staffing
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
They are currently looking for an Oracle Business Intelligence Consultant(Oracle BI/OBIEE/OBI/ODI/Essbase/Hyperion) to join their Enterprise Data Management and Analytics department's growing...
Annapurna
Rate: £400.00 - £500 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
They are currently looking for an Oracle Business Intelligence Consultant(Oracle BI/OBIEE/OBI/ODI/Essbase/Hyperion) to join their Enterprise Data Management and Analytics department's growing...
Annapurna HR
Rate: £400.00 - £500 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
London, Central London, South East England
Reporting to the Lead Developer in the Front Office Trading Analytics team you will be working closely with the business to develop agile and prototype solution using the...
Elevate Platform Ltd
Rate: Negotiable on experience
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
You will be responsible for liaising with the business and the development of new business objects based reporting and analytics capability within this team and will be required...
Real Staffing
Rate: £400 - £500 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
Be able to present to the client as part of the team Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Marketing, Economics, Computer Science, Information technology or Human-Computer...
Salt
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 25 May 2013
London
Wordpress, SharePoint 2010, HTML and CSS) and content management experience (as a superuser or admin) *Strong verbal and written communications skills, including copywriting for the web and digital...
Connectus
Rate: £150 - £175 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
C++ / Risk / Contract / London / £500-£600pd My client a top tier investment bank is looking for a C++ Developer with significant experience who has worked across multiple projects...
Real Staffing
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013