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This section looks at the demand for Financial Information Exchange Markup Language (FIXML) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FIXML over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial Information Exchange Markup Language (FIXML)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank400475
Rank change on same period last yearUp+75
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.047 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% 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, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads857812054
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.32 %12.01 %
Daily rates quoted38804721
Average minimum daily rate£371£397
Average daily rate£401£425
% change on same period last year-5.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£454
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted268372
Average minimum hourly rate£30.64£30.92
Average hourly rate£32.61£33.85
% change on same period last year-3.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.59£36.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
FIXML EnglandFIXML
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.

FIXML
Demand Trend

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

London FIXML Demand Trend

FIXML
Daily Rate Trend

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

London FIXML Daily Rate Trend

FIXML
Daily Rate Histogram

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

London FIXML Daily Rate Histogram

FIXML
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FIXML 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
City of LondonNew entry-4£450-
FIXML EnglandFIXML
England

FIXML
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

15 (83.33 %)Java
15 (83.33 %)XML
15 (83.33 %)XML Schema
15 (83.33 %)Finance
24 (66.67 %)WMQI
24 (66.67 %)ESB
24 (66.67 %)WebSphere Message Broker
24 (66.67 %)WebSphere MQ
24 (66.67 %)RDBMS
24 (66.67 %)SOA
24 (66.67 %)Sybase
24 (66.67 %)WebServices
24 (66.67 %)ClearCase
24 (66.67 %)XSLT
24 (66.67 %)UNIX
24 (66.67 %)Perl
32 (33.33 %)Financial Institution
32 (33.33 %)Front Office
32 (33.33 %)WebSphere
41 (16.67 %)QA
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (16.67 %)Bloomberg
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %).NET
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server
41 (16.67 %)OO
41 (16.67 %)MS Visio
41 (16.67 %)C++
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft

FIXML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (83.33 %)XML
15 (83.33 %)XML Schema
24 (66.67 %)WebServices
24 (66.67 %)XSLT
32 (33.33 %)WebSphere
41 (16.67 %).NET
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)WMQI
14 (66.67 %)ESB
14 (66.67 %)WebSphere Message Broker
14 (66.67 %)WebSphere MQ
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (66.67 %)RDBMS
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (66.67 %)ClearCase
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (83.33 %)Finance
22 (33.33 %)Financial Institution
22 (33.33 %)Front Office
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Software Tester
21 (16.67 %)QA Tester
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Business Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Tester
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)SOA
21 (16.67 %)OO
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)Java
24 (66.67 %)Perl
31 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)C++
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Sybase
21 (16.67 %)Bloomberg
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft