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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Reuters 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 Reuters over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkReuters
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank144139
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads357538
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.505 %0.545 %
As % of the category below2.654 %2.570 %
Daily rates quoted204227
Average minimum daily rate£379£378
Average daily rate£416£404
% change on same period last year+2.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£453£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£400
% change on same period last year-37.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2047
Average minimum hourly rate£19.08£22.87
Average hourly rate£20.93£24.02
% change on same period last year-12.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.78£25.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£17.57
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
London
Matching contract IT job ads1345220930
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled19.02 %21.19 %
Daily rates quoted52037437
Average minimum daily rate£392£420
Average daily rate£418£447
% change on same period last year-6.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£474
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted8411274
Average minimum hourly rate£23.56£23.64
Average hourly rate£25.06£25.11
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.56£26.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.41£24.34
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Reuters EnglandReuters
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 Reuters Group PLC.

Reuters
Demand Trend

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

London Reuters Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

London Reuters Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Reuters across the London region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

London Reuters Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Reuters Hourly Rate Trend

Reuters
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Reuters across the London region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

London Reuters Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Reuters within the London region over the 3 months to 13 October 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-8177£417-7.96 %
Docklands, LondonUp+2324£389-15.19 %
Canary WharfUp+75£408-14.59 %
Reuters EnglandReuters
England

Reuters
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Reuters 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 Reuters.

1517 (73.75 %)Bloomberg
2293 (41.80 %)Banking
3268 (38.23 %)Finance
4201 (28.67 %)Windows
5185 (26.39 %)Investment Banking
6143 (20.40 %)UNIX
6143 (20.40 %)SQL
7138 (19.69 %)Front Office
8102 (14.55 %)C#
8102 (14.55 %)RMDS
999 (14.12 %)Equities
1095 (13.55 %)Microsoft
1095 (13.55 %)Derivative
1194 (13.41 %)SQL Server
1293 (13.27 %)VBA
1293 (13.27 %)Windows XP
1390 (12.84 %)Fixed Income
1481 (11.55 %)Oracle
1580 (11.41 %)Linux
1678 (11.13 %)Active Directory
1774 (10.56 %)Investment Management
1871 (10.13 %)MS Office
1963 (8.987 %)Cisco
2062 (8.845 %).NET
2156 (7.989 %)VB
2156 (7.989 %)Solaris
2156 (7.989 %)TCP/IP
2255 (7.846 %)Sybase
2255 (7.846 %)Electronic Trading
2354 (7.703 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)

Reuters
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Reuters 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 Reuters. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (8.845 %).NET
227 (3.852 %)XML
324 (3.424 %)Spring
415 (2.140 %)XSLT
511 (1.569 %)Application Packaging
68 (1.141 %)Hibernate
68 (1.141 %)EJB 3.0
68 (1.141 %)Java EE
68 (1.141 %)EJB
77 (0.999 %)ATL
77 (0.999 %)FIX Protocol
85 (0.713 %)COM
94 (0.571 %)J2EE
94 (0.571 %)J2SE
94 (0.571 %)Middleware
102 (0.285 %)Java RMI
102 (0.285 %)STL
102 (0.285 %)WebServices
102 (0.285 %)CORBA
102 (0.285 %)JMX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
140 (5.706 %)MS Exchange
230 (4.280 %)Lotus Notes
325 (3.566 %)Exchange Server 2003
417 (2.425 %)Rendezvous
516 (2.282 %)MTS
68 (1.141 %)Exchange Server 2007
76 (0.856 %)IIS
76 (0.856 %)MQSeries
76 (0.856 %)SharePoint
83 (0.428 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
83 (0.428 %)Office Communications Server
83 (0.428 %)Exchange Server 2000
92 (0.285 %)Oracle Workflow
92 (0.285 %)Exchange Server 5.5
101 (0.143 %)JBoss
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
171 (10.13 %)MS Office
252 (7.418 %)MS Excel
328 (3.994 %)Spreadsheet
44 (0.571 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (0.428 %)MS Project
53 (0.428 %)Acrobat
61 (0.143 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1102 (14.55 %)RMDS
25 (0.713 %)Oracle EBS
33 (0.428 %)HiPortfolio
42 (0.285 %)Kondor+
42 (0.285 %)Summit
42 (0.285 %)Capstone
42 (0.285 %)Minerva
42 (0.285 %)Temenos Globus
51 (0.143 %)FRONT ARENA
51 (0.143 %)InvestOne
51 (0.143 %)Endur
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
156 (7.989 %)TCP/IP
234 (4.850 %)Firewall
329 (4.137 %)LAN
428 (3.994 %)SAN
526 (3.709 %)DNS
621 (2.996 %)WAN
720 (2.853 %)DHCP
819 (2.710 %)Internet
912 (1.712 %)DECnet
109 (1.284 %)VPN
116 (0.856 %)PBX
116 (0.856 %)VoIP
125 (0.713 %)Ethernet
125 (0.713 %)VLAN
134 (0.571 %)Cisco PIX
143 (0.428 %)Network Security
143 (0.428 %)Cisco IPT
143 (0.428 %)Wireless
143 (0.428 %)SNMP
143 (0.428 %)SMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
194 (13.41 %)SQL Server
219 (2.710 %)Oracle 8/8i
219 (2.710 %)SQL Server 2005
316 (2.282 %)Oracle 10g
412 (1.712 %)Ingres
412 (1.712 %)Sybase ASE
510 (1.427 %)Datawarehouse
68 (1.141 %)Reference Data
77 (0.999 %)DTS
86 (0.856 %)RDBMS
95 (0.713 %)ETL
102 (0.285 %)BusinessObjects
102 (0.285 %)MySQL
102 (0.285 %)MS Access
102 (0.285 %)Oracle Reports
102 (0.285 %)Data Mart
102 (0.285 %)SQL Server Integration Services
111 (0.143 %)BusinessObjects XI
111 (0.143 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
111 (0.143 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (1.284 %)ClearCase
24 (0.571 %)PowerBuilder
24 (0.571 %)MSI
33 (0.428 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.143 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.143 %)Flash
41 (0.143 %)InstallShield
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1293 (41.80 %)Banking
2268 (38.23 %)Finance
3185 (26.39 %)Investment Banking
4138 (19.69 %)Front Office
541 (5.849 %)Back Office
633 (4.708 %)Retail
732 (4.565 %)Retail Banking
829 (4.137 %)Financial Institution
915 (2.140 %)Education
108 (1.141 %)Marketing
117 (0.999 %)Insurance
126 (0.856 %)Telecoms
132 (0.285 %)Legal
141 (0.143 %)Publishing
141 (0.143 %)Home Office
141 (0.143 %)Health
141 (0.143 %)Construction
141 (0.143 %)General Ledger
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1249 (35.52 %)Analyst
2149 (21.26 %)Support Analyst
397 (13.84 %)Developer
484 (11.98 %)Desktop Support
560 (8.559 %)Business Analyst
560 (8.559 %)Applications Support
641 (5.849 %)Administrator
740 (5.706 %)Desktop Support Analyst
740 (5.706 %)Desktop Analyst
836 (5.136 %)Data Analyst
933 (4.708 %)Market Analyst
1032 (4.565 %)Market Data Analyst
1032 (4.565 %)Trainee
1032 (4.565 %)Java Developer
1123 (3.281 %)Support Engineer
1222 (3.138 %)Applications Support Analyst
1320 (2.853 %)Excel Developer
1417 (2.425 %)C# Developer
1417 (2.425 %)Applications Specialist
1516 (2.282 %)Tester
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
199 (14.12 %)Equities
295 (13.55 %)Derivative
390 (12.84 %)Fixed Income
454 (7.703 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
547 (6.705 %)Blackberry
632 (4.565 %)Credit Derivative
716 (2.282 %)French Language
811 (1.569 %)SecurID
910 (1.427 %)Equity Derivative
105 (0.713 %)VWAP
105 (0.713 %)Client/Server
114 (0.571 %)Clustering
123 (0.428 %)Mathematics
123 (0.428 %)Multithreading
123 (0.428 %)Japanese Language
123 (0.428 %)Data Integration
132 (0.285 %)Market Risk
132 (0.285 %)Greek Language
132 (0.285 %)PDA
132 (0.285 %)Interest Rate Derivative
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1201 (28.67 %)Windows
2143 (20.40 %)UNIX
393 (13.27 %)Windows XP
480 (11.41 %)Linux
556 (7.989 %)Solaris
648 (6.847 %)Windows Server 2003
744 (6.277 %)Windows 2000
812 (1.712 %)VMS
812 (1.712 %)OpenVMS
99 (1.284 %)Windows NT
99 (1.284 %)Windows 2000 Server
108 (1.141 %)AIX
116 (0.856 %)Red Hat Linux
116 (0.856 %)Windows Vista
124 (0.571 %)HPUX
132 (0.285 %)SUSE
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
174 (10.56 %)Investment Management
255 (7.846 %)Electronic Trading
350 (7.133 %)ITIL
350 (7.133 %)E-Commerce
449 (6.990 %)Asset Management
534 (4.850 %)Scrum
631 (4.422 %)Algorithmic Trading
730 (4.280 %)Project Management
829 (4.137 %)Migration
927 (3.852 %)Agile Software Development
1024 (3.424 %)Risk Management
1024 (3.424 %)OO
1123 (3.281 %)RAD
1219 (2.710 %)Extreme Programming
1318 (2.568 %)Web Design
1416 (2.282 %)Data Modelling
1515 (2.140 %)Validation
1515 (2.140 %)Risk Analysis
1614 (1.997 %)RDF
1713 (1.854 %)Business Analysis
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1143 (20.40 %)SQL
2102 (14.55 %)C#
393 (13.27 %)VBA
456 (7.989 %)VB
553 (7.561 %)C++
645 (6.419 %)Shell Script
743 (6.134 %)Java
834 (4.850 %)Perl
834 (4.850 %)C
918 (2.568 %)VBScript
1015 (2.140 %)Tcl
117 (0.999 %)VC++
125 (0.713 %)Korn
134 (0.571 %)PowerShell
134 (0.571 %)AWK
134 (0.571 %)DCL
141 (0.143 %)Python
141 (0.143 %)Transact-SQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
147 (6.705 %)Microsoft Certification
232 (4.565 %)MCSE
316 (2.282 %)MCP
414 (1.997 %)Degree
59 (1.284 %)Cisco Certification
68 (1.141 %)CCNA
76 (0.856 %)MCSA
84 (0.571 %)MCAD
84 (0.571 %)CNE
84 (0.571 %)Novell Certification
93 (0.428 %)MCTS
93 (0.428 %)CCA
93 (0.428 %)Citrix Certification
93 (0.428 %)CCEA
93 (0.428 %)CCNP
93 (0.428 %)CNA
93 (0.428 %)RHCE
102 (0.285 %)ITIL Certification
102 (0.285 %)CISSP
102 (0.285 %)PRINCE2 Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (0.999 %)SLA
22 (0.285 %)QA
31 (0.143 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.143 %)MiFID
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
178 (11.13 %)Active Directory
28 (1.141 %)NetBackup
36 (0.856 %)NFS
44 (0.571 %)Samba
44 (0.571 %)VMware ESX
53 (0.428 %)Terminal Server
53 (0.428 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (0.143 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.143 %)Backup Exec
61 (0.143 %)AquaLogic
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (1.141 %)OpenView
18 (1.141 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
18 (1.141 %)BMC PATROL
27 (0.999 %)HP Data Protector
35 (0.713 %)CONTROL-M
35 (0.713 %)Norton AntiVirus
43 (0.428 %)DameWare
43 (0.428 %)WSUS
43 (0.428 %)CiscoWorks
43 (0.428 %)Tivoli
52 (0.285 %)Unicenter
52 (0.285 %)AutoSys
61 (0.143 %)TIBCO Hawk
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1517 (73.75 %)Bloomberg
295 (13.55 %)Microsoft
381 (11.55 %)Oracle
463 (8.987 %)Cisco
555 (7.846 %)Sybase
643 (6.134 %)HP
740 (5.706 %)TIBCO
830 (4.280 %)Lotus
920 (2.853 %)Citrix
1019 (2.710 %)Remedy
1117 (2.425 %)Mitel
1117 (2.425 %)Tradeweb
1117 (2.425 %)CheckPoint
1216 (2.282 %)Cognotec
1315 (2.140 %)Murex
1414 (1.997 %)Compaq
1414 (1.997 %)Red Hat
1414 (1.997 %)CQG
1513 (1.854 %)VERITAS
1612 (1.712 %)Fidessa