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This section looks at the demand for OpenLink Findur skills within the London region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Findur over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpenLink Findur
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank388468
Rank change on same period last yearUp+80
Matching contract IT job ads1610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.660 %0.289 %
Daily rates quoted64
Average minimum daily rate£500£613
Average daily rate£604£644
% change on same period last year-6.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£708£675
UK excluding London average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
London
Matching contract IT job ads24253466
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.200 %3.452 %
Daily rates quoted8391123
Average minimum daily rate£455£453
Average daily rate£490£486
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£525£520
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£421
% change on same period last year+5.08 %
Hourly rates quoted6579
Average minimum hourly rate£34.26£25.05
Average hourly rate£39.34£27.40
% change on same period last year+43.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.41£29.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.70£24.63
% change on same period last year+12.49 %
Findur EnglandFindur
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.

Findur
Demand Trend

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

London Findur Demand Trend

Findur
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Findur Daily Rate Trend

Findur
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Findur across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London Findur Daily Rate Histogram

Findur
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Findur within the London region over the 3 months to 20 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
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
Findur EnglandFindur
England

Findur
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Findur 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 Findur.

140 (100.00 %)OpenLink
227 (67.50 %)Endur
320 (50.00 %)SQL
417 (42.50 %)Oracle
514 (35.00 %)Banking
68 (20.00 %)VB6
68 (20.00 %)Front Office
68 (20.00 %)VB
68 (20.00 %)VBA
68 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
68 (20.00 %)TIBCO
77 (17.50 %)PL/SQL
77 (17.50 %)Microsoft
77 (17.50 %)Finance
77 (17.50 %)Windows
77 (17.50 %)Problem Management
77 (17.50 %)Business Continuity
86 (15.00 %)Migration
86 (15.00 %)Data Migration
86 (15.00 %)Crystal Reports
86 (15.00 %)Rendezvous
86 (15.00 %)C#
94 (10.00 %)C++
94 (10.00 %)Java
102 (5.000 %).NET
102 (5.000 %)Financial Institution
102 (5.000 %)Investment Banking
111 (2.500 %)Business Analysis
111 (2.500 %)Derivative
111 (2.500 %)Legal

Findur
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.000 %).NET
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.00 %)Rendezvous
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
127 (67.50 %)Endur
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
26 (15.00 %)Crystal Reports
31 (2.500 %)SQL Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (35.00 %)Banking
28 (20.00 %)Front Office
37 (17.50 %)Finance
42 (5.000 %)Financial Institution
42 (5.000 %)Investment Banking
51 (2.500 %)Legal
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (60.00 %)Developer
214 (35.00 %)Analyst
37 (17.50 %)Support Analyst
37 (17.50 %)Applications Support
37 (17.50 %)Consultant
37 (17.50 %)Business Analyst
37 (17.50 %)Applications Support Analyst
46 (15.00 %)Business Consultant
46 (15.00 %)Senior Analyst
46 (15.00 %)Senior Consultant
46 (15.00 %)Senior Business Consultant
46 (15.00 %)Senior Business Analyst
55 (12.50 %)Senior Developer
61 (2.500 %)Lead Technical Architect
61 (2.500 %)Lead Architect
61 (2.500 %).NET Developer
61 (2.500 %)C# Developer
61 (2.500 %)SQL Developer
61 (2.500 %)Systems Developer
61 (2.500 %)Technical Architect
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.500 %)Derivative
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (17.50 %)Windows
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.50 %)Problem Management
17 (17.50 %)Business Continuity
26 (15.00 %)Migration
26 (15.00 %)Data Migration
31 (2.500 %)Business Analysis
31 (2.500 %)Risk Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (50.00 %)SQL
28 (20.00 %)VB6
28 (20.00 %)VB
28 (20.00 %)VBA
37 (17.50 %)PL/SQL
46 (15.00 %)C#
54 (10.00 %)C++
54 (10.00 %)Java
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (100.00 %)OpenLink
217 (42.50 %)Oracle
38 (20.00 %)TIBCO
47 (17.50 %)Microsoft
51 (2.500 %)Sybase
51 (2.500 %)Murex
51 (2.500 %)Calypso