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This section looks at the demand for Business Development skills within the London region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Development over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Development
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank341353
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads75124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.123 %
As % of the category below0.395 %0.506 %
Daily rates quoted3528
Average minimum daily rate£401£471
Average daily rate£435£490
% change on same period last year-11.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£469£509
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£416
% change on same period last year-30.86 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£25.00
Average hourly rate£16.67£28.75
% change on same period last year-42.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.67£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.80£39.22
% change on same period last year-46.96 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
London
Matching contract IT job ads1897124529
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled25.03 %24.43 %
Daily rates quoted86239612
Average minimum daily rate£411£416
Average daily rate£442£443
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£470
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted636906
Average minimum hourly rate£26.26£28.82
Average hourly rate£28.00£30.78
% change on same period last year-9.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.75£32.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Business Development EnglandBusiness Development
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.

Business Development
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Development across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

London Business Development Demand Trend

Business Development
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Business Development Daily Rate Trend

Business Development
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Development across the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

London Business Development Daily Rate Histogram

Business Development
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Business Development Hourly Rate Trend

Business Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Development across the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

London Business Development Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Development
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 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 LondonDown-2520£492+57.54 %
WestminsterNew entry-1£300-
CroydonNew entry-1--
Docklands, LondonUp+271£550+41.93 %
Business Development EnglandBusiness Development
England

Business Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Business Development 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 Business Development.

131 (21.83 %)Finance
229 (20.42 %)Banking
325 (17.61 %)Investment Banking
325 (17.61 %)Derivative
420 (14.08 %)Java
420 (14.08 %)UNIX
519 (13.38 %)Project Management
617 (11.97 %)Equities
716 (11.27 %)SQL
716 (11.27 %)User Acceptance Testing
815 (10.56 %)Front Office
914 (9.859 %)C++
914 (9.859 %)Linux
914 (9.859 %)OO
914 (9.859 %)Fixed Income
1013 (9.155 %)Marketing
1013 (9.155 %)TestDirector
1112 (8.451 %)ISEB
1112 (8.451 %).NET
1112 (8.451 %)Algorithmic Trading
1211 (7.746 %)Oracle
1211 (7.746 %)Risk Analysis
1310 (7.042 %)Reference Data
1310 (7.042 %)Degree
149 (6.338 %)Government
149 (6.338 %)C#
157 (4.930 %)Microsoft
157 (4.930 %)C
157 (4.930 %)SQL Server
157 (4.930 %)PRINCE2

Business Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Business Development 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 Business Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (8.451 %).NET
26 (4.225 %)XML
34 (2.817 %)J2EE
34 (2.817 %)WebServices
34 (2.817 %)XSL
43 (2.113 %)Spring
43 (2.113 %)Middleware
43 (2.113 %)Swing
52 (1.408 %)ASP.NET
52 (1.408 %)SOAP
52 (1.408 %)JDBC
52 (1.408 %)JSP
52 (1.408 %)WebSphere
52 (1.408 %).NET Framework
61 (0.704 %)Adobe Flex
61 (0.704 %)WCF
61 (0.704 %)WPF
61 (0.704 %)Silverlight
61 (0.704 %)LINQ
61 (0.704 %)SAP ALE
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.113 %)Apache
13 (2.113 %)JBoss
13 (2.113 %)IIS
22 (1.408 %)SharePoint
22 (1.408 %)Tomcat
22 (1.408 %)BizTalk Server
22 (1.408 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (0.704 %)Office Project Server
31 (0.704 %)WebSphere MQ
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (3.521 %)MS Visio
24 (2.817 %)MS Office
24 (2.817 %)MS Excel
33 (2.113 %)MS Project
33 (2.113 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.704 %)MS PowerPoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.704 %)Loan IQ
11 (0.704 %)Oracle ERP
11 (0.704 %)Endur
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.113 %)BSS
13 (2.113 %)Intranet
22 (1.408 %)VoIP
22 (1.408 %)WAN
22 (1.408 %)DWDM
22 (1.408 %)MPLS
31 (0.704 %)NGN
31 (0.704 %)IP Telephony
31 (0.704 %)Internet
31 (0.704 %)SONET
31 (0.704 %)Firewall
31 (0.704 %)Ethernet
31 (0.704 %)VPN
31 (0.704 %)LAN
31 (0.704 %)SDH
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (7.042 %)Reference Data
27 (4.930 %)SQL Server
35 (3.521 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (2.817 %)MS Access
44 (2.817 %)Datawarehouse
52 (1.408 %)Oracle Discoverer
52 (1.408 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.704 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.704 %)EDRMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (9.155 %)TestDirector
25 (3.521 %)JUnit
32 (1.408 %)Ant
32 (1.408 %)Visual Studio
32 (1.408 %)JIRA
41 (0.704 %)ClearQuest
41 (0.704 %)ClearCase
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (21.83 %)Finance
229 (20.42 %)Banking
325 (17.61 %)Investment Banking
415 (10.56 %)Front Office
513 (9.155 %)Marketing
69 (6.338 %)Government
75 (3.521 %)Retail
75 (3.521 %)Telecoms
75 (3.521 %)Legal
84 (2.817 %)Law
93 (2.113 %)Health
93 (2.113 %)Publishing
102 (1.408 %)Back Office
102 (1.408 %)Manufacturing
111 (0.704 %)Retail Banking
111 (0.704 %)Interactive Media
111 (0.704 %)Pensions
111 (0.704 %)Local Government
111 (0.704 %)Insurance
111 (0.704 %)Construction
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (19.01 %)Developer
221 (14.79 %)Analyst
317 (11.97 %)Architect
415 (10.56 %)Project Manager
511 (7.746 %)Business Analyst
610 (7.042 %)Java Developer
78 (5.634 %)Consultant
86 (4.225 %)Systems Analyst
95 (3.521 %)Resource Manager
95 (3.521 %)C++ Developer
95 (3.521 %)Solutions Architect
104 (2.817 %)Test Manager
104 (2.817 %)Programme Manager
104 (2.817 %)Development Manager
104 (2.817 %)Web Manager
113 (2.113 %)Account Director
113 (2.113 %)Technical Solutions Architect
113 (2.113 %)Business Manager
113 (2.113 %)Analyst Developer
113 (2.113 %)Business Development Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (17.61 %)Derivative
217 (11.97 %)Equities
314 (9.859 %)Fixed Income
45 (3.521 %)Multithreading
53 (2.113 %)Computer Science
62 (1.408 %)N-Tier
62 (1.408 %)DTV
62 (1.408 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
62 (1.408 %)Web 2.0
62 (1.408 %)Life Science
62 (1.408 %)Credit Risk
71 (0.704 %)Informatics
71 (0.704 %)Exotic Derivative
71 (0.704 %)Streaming Video
71 (0.704 %)Credit Derivative
71 (0.704 %)NHS
71 (0.704 %)Thin Client
71 (0.704 %)Management Information System
71 (0.704 %)Fat Client
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (14.08 %)UNIX
214 (9.859 %)Linux
32 (1.408 %)Red Hat Linux
32 (1.408 %)Windows
32 (1.408 %)Windows XP
41 (0.704 %)AIX
41 (0.704 %)Solaris
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (13.38 %)Project Management
216 (11.27 %)User Acceptance Testing
314 (9.859 %)OO
412 (8.451 %)Algorithmic Trading
511 (7.746 %)Risk Analysis
67 (4.930 %)PRINCE2
67 (4.930 %)E-Commerce
76 (4.225 %)CRM
76 (4.225 %)Knowledge Management
76 (4.225 %)Test Management
85 (3.521 %)Electronic Trading
85 (3.521 %)Software Testing
85 (3.521 %)Asset Management
85 (3.521 %)TDD
85 (3.521 %)Workflow
94 (2.817 %)E-business
94 (2.817 %)Resource Management
103 (2.113 %)Programme Management
103 (2.113 %)SOA
112 (1.408 %)Integration Testing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (14.08 %)Java
216 (11.27 %)SQL
314 (9.859 %)C++
49 (6.338 %)C#
57 (4.930 %)C
64 (2.817 %)VB
64 (2.817 %)VBA
73 (2.113 %)PL/SQL
81 (0.704 %)XPath
81 (0.704 %)JavaScript
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (8.451 %)ISEB
210 (7.042 %)Degree
36 (4.225 %)ISEB Practitioner
42 (1.408 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.704 %)Cisco Certification
51 (0.704 %)CCIE
51 (0.704 %)CCNP
51 (0.704 %)CCDP
51 (0.704 %)ACCA
51 (0.704 %)CIMA
51 (0.704 %)Postgraduate
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.408 %)QA
12 (1.408 %)MiFID
21 (0.704 %)SNOMED CT
21 (0.704 %)HL7
21 (0.704 %)CDISC
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (7.746 %)Oracle
27 (4.930 %)Microsoft
34 (2.817 %)SAP
43 (2.113 %)JDA
52 (1.408 %)Red Hat
61 (0.704 %)Misys
61 (0.704 %)Fidessa
61 (0.704 %)OpenLink
61 (0.704 %)Mercator
61 (0.704 %)Cognos
61 (0.704 %)Siebel
61 (0.704 %)Cisco
61 (0.704 %)Business Objects
61 (0.704 %)Sybase