Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in IT contracts within the London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CIMA over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkChartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank323408
Rank change on same period last yearUp+85
Matching contract IT job ads4955
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.059 %
As % of the category below1.920 %1.359 %
Daily rates quoted2131
Average minimum daily rate£404£460
Average daily rate£440£515
% change on same period last year-14.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£476£570
UK excluding London average daily rate£470£364
% change on same period last year+29.04 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£41.63£35.00
% change on same period last year+18.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£48.26£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.06£20.70
% change on same period last year+21.10 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
London
Matching contract IT job ads25524046
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.047 %4.307 %
Daily rates quoted10311477
Average minimum daily rate£360£369
Average daily rate£380£390
% change on same period last year-2.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted177286
Average minimum hourly rate£25.50£24.11
Average hourly rate£26.75£25.99
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£27.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.18£25.30
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
CIMA EnglandCIMA
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.

CIMA
Demand Trend

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

London CIMA Demand Trend

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend

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

London CIMA Daily Rate Trend

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CIMA across the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

London CIMA Daily Rate Histogram

CIMA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London CIMA Hourly Rate Trend

CIMA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 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 LondonUp+107£350-33.33 %
Canary WharfUp+143£313-50.00 %
UxbridgeNew entry-2--
Docklands, LondonUp+332£450+12.50 %
CIMA EnglandCIMA
England

CIMA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing CIMA 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 CIMA.

179 (79.80 %)ACCA
278 (78.79 %)Finance
332 (32.32 %)Banking
423 (23.23 %)SAP
516 (16.16 %)Investment Banking
611 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
79 (9.091 %)Change Management
88 (8.081 %)Project Management
88 (8.081 %)SAP BW
88 (8.081 %)Derivative
97 (7.071 %)Business Analysis
97 (7.071 %)Data Management
97 (7.071 %)MS Excel
106 (6.061 %)Oracle
106 (6.061 %)SAP FI
106 (6.061 %)Retail
106 (6.061 %)SAP FI/CO
106 (6.061 %)SAP CO
115 (5.051 %)Business Continuity
115 (5.051 %)Asset Management
115 (5.051 %)SQL
115 (5.051 %)Calypso
115 (5.051 %)Microsoft
115 (5.051 %)Hyperion
115 (5.051 %)Degree
115 (5.051 %)QA
124 (4.040 %)Security Cleared
124 (4.040 %)Murex
124 (4.040 %)MS Project
124 (4.040 %)HFM

CIMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing CIMA 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 CIMA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.010 %)SharePoint
11 (1.010 %)SAS
11 (1.010 %)Oracle Workflow
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (7.071 %)MS Excel
24 (4.040 %)MS Project
32 (2.020 %)MS Office
32 (2.020 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.010 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (6.061 %)SAP FI
16 (6.061 %)SAP FI/CO
16 (6.061 %)SAP CO
24 (4.040 %)HFM
24 (4.040 %)Summit
33 (3.030 %)Oracle Financials
33 (3.030 %)Hyperion Enterprise
41 (1.010 %)Dynamics AX
41 (1.010 %)Dynamics GP
41 (1.010 %)Oracle EBS R12
41 (1.010 %)Great Plains
41 (1.010 %)Axapta
41 (1.010 %)CODA-Financials
41 (1.010 %)Oracle EBS
41 (1.010 %)Oracle ERP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.030 %)Internet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (8.081 %)SAP BW
23 (3.030 %)BusinessObjects
23 (3.030 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (2.020 %)Crystal Reports
32 (2.020 %)Oracle Discoverer
32 (2.020 %)BusinessObjects XI
41 (1.010 %)Oracle OWB
41 (1.010 %)MS Access
41 (1.010 %)ETL
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
178 (78.79 %)Finance
232 (32.32 %)Banking
316 (16.16 %)Investment Banking
46 (6.061 %)Retail
54 (4.040 %)General Ledger
63 (3.030 %)Retail Banking
63 (3.030 %)Marketing
63 (3.030 %)Law
63 (3.030 %)Financial Institution
72 (2.020 %)Front Office
72 (2.020 %)Back Office
72 (2.020 %)Government
81 (1.010 %)Education
81 (1.010 %)Telecoms
81 (1.010 %)FMCG
81 (1.010 %)Corporate Banking
81 (1.010 %)Local Government
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
153 (53.54 %)Analyst
233 (33.33 %)Business Analyst
314 (14.14 %)Financial Analyst
411 (11.11 %)Consultant
58 (8.081 %)Financial Business Analyst
66 (6.061 %)Functional Analyst
66 (6.061 %)Project Manager
74 (4.040 %)Qualified Accountant
74 (4.040 %)Management Accountant
74 (4.040 %)Test Analyst
74 (4.040 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
74 (4.040 %)SAP Consultant
74 (4.040 %)SAP Business Analyst
74 (4.040 %)Systems Accountant
83 (3.030 %)Hyperion Consultant
83 (3.030 %)SAP BW Business Analyst
83 (3.030 %)MI Analyst
83 (3.030 %)Trainee
92 (2.020 %)ERP Project Manager
92 (2.020 %)Banking Business Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (8.081 %)Derivative
24 (4.040 %)Fixed Income
33 (3.030 %)Equity Derivative
42 (2.020 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
42 (2.020 %)Credit Derivative
42 (2.020 %)Interest Rate Derivative
51 (1.010 %)Statistics
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
29 (9.091 %)Change Management
38 (8.081 %)Project Management
47 (7.071 %)Business Analysis
47 (7.071 %)Data Management
55 (5.051 %)Business Continuity
55 (5.051 %)Asset Management
64 (4.040 %)Data Analysis
64 (4.040 %)Security Cleared
64 (4.040 %)Stakeholder Management
73 (3.030 %)GAP Analysis
73 (3.030 %)Risk Management
73 (3.030 %)ERP
73 (3.030 %)Business Intelligence
73 (3.030 %)PRINCE
73 (3.030 %)BPR
73 (3.030 %)SC Cleared
82 (2.020 %)DV Cleared
82 (2.020 %)Financial Modelling
82 (2.020 %)Performance Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (5.051 %)SQL
23 (3.030 %)VBA
32 (2.020 %)C
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
179 (79.80 %)ACCA
25 (5.051 %)Degree
34 (4.040 %)CIPFA
42 (2.020 %)Citrix Certification
51 (1.010 %)MBA
51 (1.010 %)CFA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.051 %)QA
22 (2.020 %)Basel II
31 (1.010 %)GAAP
31 (1.010 %)COBIT
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (23.23 %)SAP
26 (6.061 %)Oracle
35 (5.051 %)Microsoft
35 (5.051 %)Calypso
35 (5.051 %)Hyperion
44 (4.040 %)Murex
53 (3.030 %)Business Objects
53 (3.030 %)Cognos
62 (2.020 %)CA
62 (2.020 %)CODA
71 (1.010 %)Agresso
71 (1.010 %)Sage
71 (1.010 %)Minitab
71 (1.010 %)OutlookSoft
71 (1.010 %)Informatica
71 (1.010 %)PeopleSoft