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The table below looks at the demand for Biometrics skills within the London region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Biometrics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBiometrics
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank375461
Rank change on same period last yearUp+86
Matching contract IT job ads248
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.276 %0.060 %
Daily rates quoted72
Average minimum daily rate£429£400
Average daily rate£500£425
% change on same period last year+17.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£571£450
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.00
Average hourly rate-£14.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
London
Matching contract IT job ads871013260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.26 %13.40 %
Daily rates quoted42015801
Average minimum daily rate£465£492
Average daily rate£501£527
% change on same period last year-5.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£536£562
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted362496
Average minimum hourly rate£26.44£22.23
Average hourly rate£28.42£24.15
% change on same period last year+17.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.41£26.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
Biometrics EnglandBiometrics
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.

Biometrics
Demand Trend

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

London Biometrics Demand Trend

Biometrics
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Biometrics Daily Rate Trend

Biometrics
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Biometrics across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London Biometrics Daily Rate Histogram

Biometrics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Biometrics Hourly Rate Trend

Biometrics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Biometrics within the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
City of LondonNew entry-12£483-
CroydonUp+11£600+100.00 %
Biometrics EnglandBiometrics
England

Biometrics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Biometrics 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 Biometrics.

151 (78.46 %)Security Cleared
245 (69.23 %)SC Cleared
337 (56.92 %)Government
432 (49.23 %)J2EE
529 (44.62 %)WebServices
628 (43.08 %)Java
724 (36.92 %)ESB
823 (35.38 %)SOA
922 (33.85 %)RDBMS
922 (33.85 %)Workflow
1021 (32.31 %).NET
1119 (29.23 %)Identity Management
1212 (18.46 %)PKI
1212 (18.46 %)jBPM
1311 (16.92 %)Unit Testing
1410 (15.38 %)BPEL
158 (12.31 %)Education
167 (10.77 %)SQL
175 (7.692 %)DV Cleared
175 (7.692 %)Data Protection
175 (7.692 %)Finance
175 (7.692 %)Information Security
175 (7.692 %)BEA
184 (6.154 %)CheckPoint
184 (6.154 %)IBM
184 (6.154 %)Active Directory
184 (6.154 %)HP
184 (6.154 %)Apache
184 (6.154 %)Tomcat
184 (6.154 %)VB.NET

Biometrics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Biometrics 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 Biometrics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (49.23 %)J2EE
229 (44.62 %)WebServices
321 (32.31 %).NET
412 (18.46 %)jBPM
54 (6.154 %)WebSphere
54 (6.154 %)XML
61 (1.538 %)SAML
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (36.92 %)ESB
24 (6.154 %)Apache
24 (6.154 %)Tomcat
33 (4.615 %)WebLogic
42 (3.077 %)WebSphere Application Server
42 (3.077 %)Oracle Application Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.538 %)MS Project
11 (1.538 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.615 %)Firewall
22 (3.077 %)Internet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (33.85 %)RDBMS
23 (4.615 %)SQL Server
32 (3.077 %)DB2
41 (1.538 %)EDRMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
137 (56.92 %)Government
28 (12.31 %)Education
35 (7.692 %)Finance
43 (4.615 %)Legal
43 (4.615 %)Banking
52 (3.077 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.538 %)Electronics
61 (1.538 %)Electric
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (26.15 %)Consultant
213 (20.00 %)Developer
311 (16.92 %)Architect
311 (16.92 %)Java Developer
48 (12.31 %)Java/J2EE Developer
56 (9.231 %)J2EE Consultant
56 (9.231 %)Senior Consultant
56 (9.231 %)Technical Consultant
64 (6.154 %)Project Manager
64 (6.154 %)Java Consultant
64 (6.154 %)Senior Technical Consultant
73 (4.615 %)Security Architect
73 (4.615 %)Analyst
73 (4.615 %)Technical Architect
73 (4.615 %)Security Consultant
73 (4.615 %)Principal Architect
82 (3.077 %)Senior Security Consultant
82 (3.077 %)Information Architect
82 (3.077 %)Senior Developer
82 (3.077 %)Business Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (18.46 %)PKI
24 (6.154 %)Cryptography
33 (4.615 %)Smartcard
33 (4.615 %)Freedom of Information Act
42 (3.077 %)Computer Science
42 (3.077 %)Data Protection Act
42 (3.077 %)Freedom of Information
51 (1.538 %)CCTV
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (6.154 %)Windows
23 (4.615 %)Windows XP
31 (1.538 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
151 (78.46 %)Security Cleared
245 (69.23 %)SC Cleared
323 (35.38 %)SOA
422 (33.85 %)Workflow
519 (29.23 %)Identity Management
611 (16.92 %)Unit Testing
710 (15.38 %)BPEL
85 (7.692 %)Information Security
85 (7.692 %)DV Cleared
85 (7.692 %)Data Protection
93 (4.615 %)Data Management
93 (4.615 %)DSDM
93 (4.615 %)Project Management
93 (4.615 %)UML
93 (4.615 %)RAD
102 (3.077 %)ITIL
102 (3.077 %)PRINCE2
102 (3.077 %)Content Management
102 (3.077 %)User Acceptance Testing
102 (3.077 %)Technical Architecture
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (43.08 %)Java
27 (10.77 %)SQL
34 (6.154 %)VB.NET
42 (3.077 %)C
42 (3.077 %)C++
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.615 %)CISSP
22 (3.077 %)Degree
31 (1.538 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.615 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (1.538 %)QA
21 (1.538 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (6.154 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (7.692 %)BEA
24 (6.154 %)CheckPoint
24 (6.154 %)Oracle
24 (6.154 %)IBM
24 (6.154 %)HP
31 (1.538 %)Vignette