Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pensions' in contract IT jobs within the London region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Pensions over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPension
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank270301
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads102174
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.185 %
As % of the category below0.697 %0.722 %
Daily rates quoted4260
Average minimum daily rate£398£421
Average daily rate£431£470
% change on same period last year-8.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£464£518
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£415
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£43.13£18.56
Average hourly rate£51.25£18.56
% change on same period last year+176.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£59.38£18.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£125.00£35.17
% change on same period last year+255.45 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
London
Matching contract IT job ads1463724084
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.21 %25.64 %
Daily rates quoted625810067
Average minimum daily rate£419£444
Average daily rate£450£476
% change on same period last year-5.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£482£508
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted647913
Average minimum hourly rate£23.95£24.68
Average hourly rate£25.81£26.88
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.68£29.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.29£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Pensions EnglandPensions
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.

Pensions
Demand Trend

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

London Pensions Demand Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Pensions Daily Rate Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Histogram

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

London Pensions Daily Rate Histogram

Pensions
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Pensions Hourly Rate Trend

Pensions
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

London Pensions Hourly Rate Histogram

Pensions
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pensions 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+212£506+26.45 %
CroydonDown-67£269-10.89 %
PaddingtonNew entry-2£170-
Docklands, LondonUp+351£475-
Pensions EnglandPensions
England

Pensions
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

166 (27.16 %)Finance
250 (20.58 %)SAP
348 (19.75 %)SAP HR
438 (15.64 %)Insurance
520 (8.230 %)Health
619 (7.819 %)Migration
718 (7.407 %)SQL Server
816 (6.584 %)Project Management
913 (5.350 %)Banking
1012 (4.938 %)SQL
1111 (4.527 %)PRINCE2
129 (3.704 %)Java
129 (3.704 %)Oracle
129 (3.704 %)Retail
138 (3.292 %)Marketing
138 (3.292 %)Microsoft
138 (3.292 %)Datawarehouse
138 (3.292 %)Data Migration
147 (2.881 %)UML
147 (2.881 %).NET
147 (2.881 %)CSS
147 (2.881 %)SQL Server Integration Services
156 (2.469 %)Stakeholder Management
156 (2.469 %)C++
156 (2.469 %)HTML
156 (2.469 %)XHTML
156 (2.469 %)ETL
156 (2.469 %)SAS
156 (2.469 %)Investment Management
165 (2.058 %)User Acceptance Testing

Pensions
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (2.881 %).NET
17 (2.881 %)CSS
26 (2.469 %)XHTML
26 (2.469 %)HTML
34 (1.646 %)XML
34 (1.646 %)JSP
34 (1.646 %)J2EE
43 (1.235 %)Hibernate
52 (0.823 %)Spring
52 (0.823 %)AJAX
52 (0.823 %)ASP
52 (0.823 %)Servlets
61 (0.412 %)Struts
61 (0.412 %)ASP.NET
61 (0.412 %)EJB
61 (0.412 %)WebSphere
61 (0.412 %)Drupal
61 (0.412 %)DOM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (2.469 %)SAS
23 (1.235 %)BizTalk Server
23 (1.235 %)SharePoint
23 (1.235 %)MS Exchange
32 (0.823 %)ESB
41 (0.412 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (0.412 %)CMS
41 (0.412 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (0.412 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (0.412 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.412 %)WebLogic
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (1.646 %)MS Project
14 (1.646 %)MS Excel
23 (1.235 %)MS Visio
32 (0.823 %)MS Office
32 (0.823 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.412 %)CA Clarity
41 (0.412 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.412 %)Photoshop
41 (0.412 %)SPSS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
148 (19.75 %)SAP HR
22 (0.823 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.412 %)Summit
31 (0.412 %)SAP HCM
31 (0.412 %)WebTrends
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (0.823 %)Internet
21 (0.412 %)Firewall
21 (0.412 %)Wireless
21 (0.412 %)WiMAX
21 (0.412 %)Cisco PIX
21 (0.412 %)Cisco ASA
21 (0.412 %)GPRS
21 (0.412 %)GSM
21 (0.412 %)LAN
21 (0.412 %)SMS
21 (0.412 %)UMTS
21 (0.412 %)VoIP
21 (0.412 %)WAN
21 (0.412 %)WCDMA
21 (0.412 %)SAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (7.407 %)SQL Server
28 (3.292 %)Datawarehouse
37 (2.881 %)SQL Server Integration Services
46 (2.469 %)ETL
55 (2.058 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
55 (2.058 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (1.646 %)MySQL
72 (0.823 %)Oracle 8/8i
72 (0.823 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (0.412 %)EDRMS
81 (0.412 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
81 (0.412 %)RDBMS
81 (0.412 %)DataStage
81 (0.412 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.823 %)Flash
21 (0.412 %)Dreamweaver
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
166 (27.16 %)Finance
238 (15.64 %)Insurance
320 (8.230 %)Health
413 (5.350 %)Banking
59 (3.704 %)Retail
68 (3.292 %)Marketing
75 (2.058 %)Government
84 (1.646 %)Investment Banking
84 (1.646 %)Financial Institution
84 (1.646 %)Back Office
93 (1.235 %)Front Office
93 (1.235 %)Retail Banking
102 (0.823 %)Games
102 (0.823 %)Law
102 (0.823 %)Legal
111 (0.412 %)Advertising
111 (0.412 %)Telecoms
111 (0.412 %)Construction
111 (0.412 %)Education
111 (0.412 %)Electric
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1141 (58.02 %)Analyst
299 (40.74 %)Business Analyst
338 (15.64 %)SAP Business Analyst
338 (15.64 %)SAP HR Business Analyst
433 (13.58 %)SAP Analyst
521 (8.642 %)Developer
620 (8.230 %)Project Manager
713 (5.350 %)IT Business Analyst
812 (4.938 %)Consultant
99 (3.704 %)Programme Manager
99 (3.704 %)Technical Analyst
108 (3.292 %)Architect
108 (3.292 %)Test Analyst
108 (3.292 %)Senior Analyst
116 (2.469 %)Senior Developer
116 (2.469 %)IT Project Manager
116 (2.469 %)Financial Business Analyst
125 (2.058 %)Java Developer
125 (2.058 %)Senior Business Analyst
125 (2.058 %)Coordinator
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (1.646 %)Fixed Income
23 (1.235 %)Mathematics
23 (1.235 %)Management Information System
32 (0.823 %)iPhone
32 (0.823 %)Equities
32 (0.823 %)Derivative
32 (0.823 %)Client/Server
32 (0.823 %)PMI
41 (0.412 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
41 (0.412 %)W3C
41 (0.412 %)Firmware
41 (0.412 %)Clustering
41 (0.412 %)Psychology
41 (0.412 %)Market Risk
41 (0.412 %)Data Conversion
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (2.058 %)Windows
24 (1.646 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (0.823 %)Mac OS X
41 (0.412 %)UNIX
41 (0.412 %)Windows Server 2008
41 (0.412 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (0.412 %)AIX
41 (0.412 %)HPUX
41 (0.412 %)Solaris
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (7.819 %)Migration
216 (6.584 %)Project Management
311 (4.527 %)PRINCE2
48 (3.292 %)Data Migration
57 (2.881 %)UML
66 (2.469 %)Stakeholder Management
66 (2.469 %)Investment Management
75 (2.058 %)User Acceptance Testing
75 (2.058 %)Business Analysis
75 (2.058 %)Asset Management
84 (1.646 %)Agile Software Development
84 (1.646 %)E-business
84 (1.646 %)Service Delivery
84 (1.646 %)Business Intelligence
84 (1.646 %)Data Analysis
84 (1.646 %)Systems Analysis
93 (1.235 %)Project Planning
93 (1.235 %)Wealth Management
93 (1.235 %)Data Modelling
93 (1.235 %)SOA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (4.938 %)SQL
29 (3.704 %)Java
36 (2.469 %)C++
45 (2.058 %)C
45 (2.058 %)JavaScript
53 (1.235 %)PHP
53 (1.235 %)VBA
62 (0.823 %)VB
62 (0.823 %)VB.NET
71 (0.412 %)Assembly Language
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (2.058 %)Microsoft Certification
15 (2.058 %)PRINCE2 Certification
15 (2.058 %)Degree
24 (1.646 %)ISEB
24 (1.646 %)PMP
24 (1.646 %)PMI Certification
31 (0.412 %)CIPD
31 (0.412 %)MCAD
31 (0.412 %)HNC
31 (0.412 %)MCSE
31 (0.412 %)CCNA
31 (0.412 %)Cisco Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.823 %)QA
21 (0.412 %)SLA
21 (0.412 %)WCAG
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.823 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
150 (20.58 %)SAP
29 (3.704 %)Oracle
38 (3.292 %)Microsoft
44 (1.646 %)Citrix
53 (1.235 %)Cognos
62 (0.823 %)Cisco
62 (0.823 %)VMware
62 (0.823 %)thinkFolio
62 (0.823 %)Fundtech
62 (0.823 %)HP
71 (0.412 %)Cadence
71 (0.412 %)Exstream
71 (0.412 %)Blue Coat
71 (0.412 %)Ingenium
71 (0.412 %)Bloomberg
71 (0.412 %)McAfee Security
71 (0.412 %)ATG
71 (0.412 %)Thunderhead
71 (0.412 %)IBM
71 (0.412 %)Murex