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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mantas products and/or services in IT contracts within the London region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mantas over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMantas
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008		Same period last year
Rank358-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.070 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£563-
Average daily rate£606-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£650-
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, VendorsVendors
London
Matching contract IT job ads1149718941
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled18.66 %20.68 %
Daily rates quoted43466666
Average minimum daily rate£377£419
Average daily rate£402£444
% change on same period last year-9.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£470
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted7911112
Average minimum hourly rate£24.32£23.43
Average hourly rate£25.64£24.84
% change on same period last year+3.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.97£26.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Mantas EnglandMantas
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Mantas, Inc.

Mantas
Demand Trend

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

London Mantas Demand Trend

Mantas
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Mantas Daily Rate Trend

Mantas
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mantas across the London region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

London Mantas Daily Rate Histogram

Mantas
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mantas within the London region over the 3 months to 4 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 LondonNew entry-2£475-
Mantas EnglandMantas
England

Mantas
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Mantas 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 Mantas.

122 (68.75 %)Banking
212 (37.50 %)Investment Banking
310 (31.25 %)Finance
310 (31.25 %)RUP
49 (28.13 %)International Banking
58 (25.00 %)Oracle
67 (21.88 %)SQL
67 (21.88 %)Business Analysis
74 (12.50 %)Spreadsheet
74 (12.50 %)SQL Server
74 (12.50 %)Sybase
83 (9.375 %)Java
83 (9.375 %)PL/SQL
83 (9.375 %)UNIX
83 (9.375 %)RequisitePro
83 (9.375 %)Performance Testing
83 (9.375 %)Front Office
83 (9.375 %)Data Mart
92 (6.250 %)Back Office
92 (6.250 %)Oracle APEX
92 (6.250 %)Market Risk
92 (6.250 %)Apache
92 (6.250 %)AutoSys
92 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
92 (6.250 %)Microsoft
92 (6.250 %)ClearCase
92 (6.250 %)Perl
92 (6.250 %)Ant
101 (3.125 %)PRINCE2
101 (3.125 %)C++

Mantas
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Mantas 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 Mantas. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.125 %)HTML
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.250 %)Apache
21 (3.125 %)SAS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (12.50 %)Spreadsheet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (12.50 %)SQL Server
23 (9.375 %)Data Mart
32 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (3.125 %)MS Access
41 (3.125 %)Datawarehouse
41 (3.125 %)Data Mining
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (9.375 %)RequisitePro
22 (6.250 %)Oracle APEX
22 (6.250 %)Ant
22 (6.250 %)ClearCase
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (68.75 %)Banking
212 (37.50 %)Investment Banking
310 (31.25 %)Finance
49 (28.13 %)International Banking
53 (9.375 %)Front Office
62 (6.250 %)Back Office
71 (3.125 %)Corporate Banking
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (75.00 %)Analyst
221 (65.63 %)Business Analyst
310 (31.25 %)Senior Business Analyst
310 (31.25 %)Senior Analyst
43 (9.375 %)Project Manager
43 (9.375 %)Developer
43 (9.375 %)Systems Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Programme Manager
52 (6.250 %)SQL Developer
52 (6.250 %)PL/SQL Developer
52 (6.250 %)Compliance Manager
61 (3.125 %)Banking Business Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Informatica Developer
61 (3.125 %)IT Programme Manager
61 (3.125 %)Banking Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Oracle Developer
61 (3.125 %)IT Project Manager
61 (3.125 %)Senior Developer
61 (3.125 %)Business Systems Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.250 %)Market Risk
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.375 %)UNIX
21 (3.125 %)Solaris
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (31.25 %)RUP
27 (21.88 %)Business Analysis
33 (9.375 %)Performance Testing
41 (3.125 %)Test Management
41 (3.125 %)Performance Management
41 (3.125 %)Statistical Analysis
41 (3.125 %)Requirements Management
41 (3.125 %)Project Management
41 (3.125 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (3.125 %)Unified Process
41 (3.125 %)Software Engineering
41 (3.125 %)PRINCE2
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (21.88 %)SQL
23 (9.375 %)Java
23 (9.375 %)PL/SQL
32 (6.250 %)Perl
41 (3.125 %)C++
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.125 %)PMP
11 (3.125 %)PMI Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.125 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.250 %)AutoSys
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (25.00 %)Oracle
24 (12.50 %)Sybase
32 (6.250 %)Microsoft
41 (3.125 %)HP
41 (3.125 %)Informatica
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