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This section looks at the demand for DSTi HiInvest 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 HiInvest over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDSTi HiInvest
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank398464
Rank change on same period last yearUp+66
Matching contract IT job ads614
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.247 %0.404 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£400£625
Average daily rate£475£650
% change on same period last year-26.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£550£675
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, 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 %
HiInvest EnglandHiInvest
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.

HiInvest
Demand Trend

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

London HiInvest Demand Trend

HiInvest
Daily Rate Trend

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

London HiInvest Daily Rate Trend

HiInvest
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HiInvest 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 LondonDown-191--
HiInvest EnglandHiInvest
England

HiInvest
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

17 (77.78 %)Asset Management
26 (66.67 %)Investment Management
35 (55.56 %)SimCorp
35 (55.56 %)HiPortfolio
44 (44.44 %)Business Analysis
53 (33.33 %)LatentZero
53 (33.33 %)Charles River
53 (33.33 %)Front Office
53 (33.33 %)Datawarehouse
62 (22.22 %)Data Modelling
62 (22.22 %)UML
62 (22.22 %)OO
62 (22.22 %)RUP
62 (22.22 %)Finance
62 (22.22 %)Benchmarking
62 (22.22 %)Project Management
62 (22.22 %)TDD
71 (11.11 %)Algorithmic Trading
71 (11.11 %)InvestOne
71 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (11.11 %)Test Management
71 (11.11 %)Migration
71 (11.11 %).NET
71 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
71 (11.11 %)UNIX
71 (11.11 %)SunGard
71 (11.11 %)AutoSys

HiInvest
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %).NET
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (55.56 %)HiPortfolio
21 (11.11 %)InvestOne
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (33.33 %)Datawarehouse
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Front Office
22 (22.22 %)Finance
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (100.00 %)Analyst
28 (88.89 %)Business Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Business Data Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Data Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (77.78 %)Asset Management
26 (66.67 %)Investment Management
34 (44.44 %)Business Analysis
42 (22.22 %)Data Modelling
42 (22.22 %)UML
42 (22.22 %)OO
42 (22.22 %)RUP
42 (22.22 %)Benchmarking
42 (22.22 %)Project Management
42 (22.22 %)TDD
51 (11.11 %)Algorithmic Trading
51 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (11.11 %)Test Management
51 (11.11 %)Migration
51 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)AutoSys
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)SimCorp
23 (33.33 %)LatentZero
23 (33.33 %)Charles River
31 (11.11 %)SunGard