The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term SaaS in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SaaS over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Rank 303 228 399
Rank change year-on-year
-75 +171
Contract jobs citing SaaS 82 190 38
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.380% 0.709% 0.122%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.145% 2.215% 0.321%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 142 16
Average daily rate £406 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.72% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £381 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £650 £563
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £410 £455
% change year-on-year
+3.65% -9.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £20.00 -
% change year-on-year
+75.00% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
7160 8579 11824
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 33.16% 32.03% 37.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 4979 5832 7989
Average daily rate £475 £475 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -13.63%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £283 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £342 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.41% +0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 205 199
Average hourly rate £23.50 £22.50 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+4.44% +9.75%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £13.50 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £54.00 £52.50 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £24.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-10.20% -7.54%
SaaS
England

SaaS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SaaS across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

London SaaS Jobs Demand Trend

SaaS
Daily Rate Trend

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

London SaaS Daily Rate Trend

SaaS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SaaS across the London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

London SaaS Daily Rate Histogram

SaaS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London SaaS Hourly Rate Trend

SaaS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SaaS within the London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London -32 19 £525 +10.52%
Bromley -2 2 £425 -17.07%
Uxbridge - 1 - -
SaaS
England

SaaS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SaaS 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 SaaS.

1 35 (17.59%) Finance
1 35 (17.59%) Java
1 35 (17.59%) Windows
2 34 (17.09%) Migration
3 31 (15.58%) Telecoms
4 28 (14.07%) ERP
4 28 (14.07%) Oracle
5 27 (13.57%) Linux
6 26 (13.07%) Project Management
7 25 (12.56%) Retail
8 24 (12.06%) Manufacturing
9 23 (11.56%) Salesforce.com
9 23 (11.56%) PRINCE2
10 22 (11.06%) PaaS
11 21 (10.55%) Cloud Computing
12 20 (10.05%) E-Commerce
12 20 (10.05%) JavaScript
13 18 (9.045%) SQL
13 18 (9.045%) Web Services
13 18 (9.045%) Microsoft
13 18 (9.045%) IaaS
14 17 (8.543%) Apex Code
14 17 (8.543%) MySQL
14 17 (8.543%) SOA
14 17 (8.543%) Stakeholder Management
14 17 (8.543%) Scrum
15 16 (8.040%) SAP
16 15 (7.538%) CRM
16 15 (7.538%) ITIL
16 15 (7.538%) Stakeholder Engagement

SaaS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SaaS 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 SaaS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (9.045%) Web Services
2 13 (6.533%) .NET
2 13 (6.533%) CSS
2 13 (6.533%) Visualforce
3 11 (5.528%) Mason
4 9 (4.523%) HTML
4 9 (4.523%) XML
5 7 (3.518%) ASP.NET
5 7 (3.518%) Middleware
5 7 (3.518%) HTML5
5 7 (3.518%) REST
5 7 (3.518%) jQuery
6 6 (3.015%) CSS3
6 6 (3.015%) J2EE
7 5 (2.513%) LAMP
7 5 (2.513%) SOAP
7 5 (2.513%) Ruby on Rails
7 5 (2.513%) WCF
8 4 (2.010%) LINQ
8 4 (2.010%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 13 (6.533%) Force.com
2 12 (6.030%) Windows Azure
2 12 (6.030%) ESB
3 10 (5.025%) CMS
4 8 (4.020%) Apache
4 8 (4.020%) Amazon AWS
5 6 (3.015%) IIS
6 4 (2.010%) Drupal
7 3 (1.508%) Tomcat
7 3 (1.508%) SharePoint
8 2 (1.005%) TIBCO EMS
8 2 (1.005%) Liferay
8 2 (1.005%) Google App Engine
9 1 (0.503%) Magento
9 1 (0.503%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.503%) Escenic
9 1 (0.503%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.503%) Adobe CQ
9 1 (0.503%) WebSphere Application Server
9 1 (0.503%) WebLogic
Applications
1 5 (2.513%) MS Excel
2 3 (1.508%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.508%) MS Project
3 2 (1.005%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.005%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (1.005%) Google Apps
4 1 (0.503%) InDesign
4 1 (0.503%) Fireworks
Business Applications
1 8 (4.020%) Taleo
2 4 (2.010%) SAP CRM
3 3 (1.508%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (1.005%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 2 (1.005%) PeopleSoft Financials
4 2 (1.005%) SAP HR
4 2 (1.005%) BusinessWorks
4 2 (1.005%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.503%) Oracle CRM
5 1 (0.503%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.503%) SAP SRM
5 1 (0.503%) JDE World
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.533%) Internet
2 7 (3.518%) VoIP
3 6 (3.015%) VPN
3 6 (3.015%) SAN
4 5 (2.513%) SSL
4 5 (2.513%) MPLS
4 5 (2.513%) DNS
4 5 (2.513%) WAN
5 4 (2.010%) LAN
5 4 (2.010%) Ethernet
5 4 (2.010%) Intranet
5 4 (2.010%) NAS
6 3 (1.508%) CTI
6 3 (1.508%) HTTP
7 2 (1.005%) PBX
7 2 (1.005%) Wireless
7 2 (1.005%) NFC
8 1 (0.503%) SMS
8 1 (0.503%) SMTP
8 1 (0.503%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (8.543%) MySQL
2 14 (7.035%) SQL Server
2 14 (7.035%) DB2
3 7 (3.518%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (3.518%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 7 (3.518%) NoSQL
4 6 (3.015%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (2.010%) SQL Server 2005
5 4 (2.010%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (2.010%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.508%) InterSystems Cache
6 3 (1.508%) Neo4j
6 3 (1.508%) OLTP
7 2 (1.005%) Oracle 11g
7 2 (1.005%) Oracle 10g
7 2 (1.005%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (1.005%) Big Data
8 1 (0.503%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.503%) CouchDB
8 1 (0.503%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (2.010%) Visual Studio
2 2 (1.005%) Eclipse
2 2 (1.005%) Log4j
2 2 (1.005%) Subversion
2 2 (1.005%) Maven
2 2 (1.005%) Axure RP
2 2 (1.005%) JUnit
3 1 (0.503%) PhoneGap
3 1 (0.503%) JIRA
3 1 (0.503%) Selenium
3 1 (0.503%) Rational Performance Tester
3 1 (0.503%) WebDriver
General
1 35 (17.59%) Finance
2 31 (15.58%) Telecoms
3 25 (12.56%) Retail
4 24 (12.06%) Manufacturing
5 10 (5.025%) Banking
6 9 (4.523%) Pharmaceutical
7 5 (2.513%) Publishing
7 5 (2.513%) Marketing
8 3 (1.508%) Games
8 3 (1.508%) Advertising
8 3 (1.508%) Back Office
9 2 (1.005%) Dutch Language
9 2 (1.005%) German Language
9 2 (1.005%) Billing
10 1 (0.503%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.503%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.503%) Law
Job Titles
1 43 (21.61%) Developer
2 39 (19.60%) Project Manager
3 30 (15.08%) Architect
4 26 (13.07%) Consultant
5 14 (7.035%) Analyst
6 13 (6.533%) Solutions Architect
7 10 (5.025%) Business Analyst
8 9 (4.523%) Technical Architect
8 9 (4.523%) Technical Leader
9 8 (4.020%) Lead Developer
10 7 (3.518%) Technical Consultant
10 7 (3.518%) Web Developer
10 7 (3.518%) ITSM Consultant
11 6 (3.015%) Salesforce.com Business Analyst
11 6 (3.015%) Implementation Manager
11 6 (3.015%) Change Manager
11 6 (3.015%) .NET Developer
11 6 (3.015%) Systems Developer
12 5 (2.513%) Infrastructure Specialist
12 5 (2.513%) Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 22 (11.06%) PaaS
2 21 (10.55%) Cloud Computing
3 18 (9.045%) IaaS
4 14 (7.035%) Mainframe
5 13 (6.533%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (6.030%) EPoS
7 8 (4.020%) CMDB
8 7 (3.518%) Mobile App
9 4 (2.010%) Digital Media
9 4 (2.010%) Visualisation
9 4 (2.010%) IBM Mainframe
9 4 (2.010%) Management Information System
10 3 (1.508%) Mathematics
10 3 (1.508%) Client/Server
10 3 (1.508%) Replication
10 3 (1.508%) Open Source
11 2 (1.005%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (1.005%) Computer Science
11 2 (1.005%) Cryptography
12 1 (0.503%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 35 (17.59%) Windows
2 27 (13.57%) Linux
3 11 (5.528%) UNIX
4 4 (2.010%) Ubuntu
5 3 (1.508%) Windows Server 2008
5 3 (1.508%) CentOS
5 3 (1.508%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (1.005%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.005%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.005%) Android
6 2 (1.005%) OpenVMS
6 2 (1.005%) Mac OS X
6 2 (1.005%) Solaris
7 1 (0.503%) AIX
7 1 (0.503%) Windows 2000
7 1 (0.503%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.503%) VMS
7 1 (0.503%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.503%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (17.09%) Migration
2 28 (14.07%) ERP
3 26 (13.07%) Project Management
4 23 (11.56%) PRINCE2
5 20 (10.05%) E-Commerce
6 17 (8.543%) SOA
6 17 (8.543%) Stakeholder Management
6 17 (8.543%) Scrum
7 15 (7.538%) CRM
7 15 (7.538%) ITIL
7 15 (7.538%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 14 (7.035%) ETL
9 12 (6.030%) Agile Software Development
10 10 (5.025%) OO
11 9 (4.523%) MVC
12 8 (4.020%) Service Delivery
12 8 (4.020%) Data Management
12 8 (4.020%) Business Analysis
12 8 (4.020%) Use Case
13 7 (3.518%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 35 (17.59%) Java
2 20 (10.05%) JavaScript
3 18 (9.045%) SQL
4 17 (8.543%) Apex Code
5 14 (7.035%) Ruby
6 13 (6.533%) PHP
7 12 (6.030%) C#
8 10 (5.025%) C++
8 10 (5.025%) C
9 7 (3.518%) Python
10 4 (2.010%) T-SQL
11 2 (1.005%) Perl
12 1 (0.503%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.503%) ActionScript
12 1 (0.503%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.503%) ActionScript 3.0
12 1 (0.503%) ActionScript 2.0
12 1 (0.503%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 8 (4.020%) Degree
2 6 (3.015%) CCNA
2 6 (3.015%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (2.513%) CCNP
4 4 (2.010%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 3 (1.508%) ISTQB
5 3 (1.508%) ISEB
5 3 (1.508%) CISSP
6 2 (1.005%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.503%) APMP
7 1 (0.503%) VTSP
7 1 (0.503%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.503%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.503%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.503%) PMP
7 1 (0.503%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.503%) SSCP
7 1 (0.503%) GIAC
7 1 (0.503%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.015%) QA
2 5 (2.513%) SLA
3 1 (0.503%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 1 (0.503%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (4.523%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (3.015%) XenServer
2 6 (3.015%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.508%) vSphere
3 3 (1.508%) vCloud
4 1 (0.503%) RACF
4 1 (0.503%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.503%) Xen
4 1 (0.503%) XenDesktop
4 1 (0.503%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.503%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 8 (4.020%) SCOM
2 7 (3.518%) Unicenter
2 7 (3.518%) Tivoli
2 7 (3.518%) MOM
2 7 (3.518%) Netcool
2 7 (3.518%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (0.503%) Nagios
3 1 (0.503%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (14.07%) Oracle
2 23 (11.56%) Salesforce.com
3 18 (9.045%) Microsoft
4 16 (8.040%) SAP
5 12 (6.030%) VMware
6 10 (5.025%) webMethods
7 7 (3.518%) BMC
8 5 (2.513%) NetApp
8 5 (2.513%) Red Hat
9 4 (2.010%) Informatica
9 4 (2.010%) Google
9 4 (2.010%) Siebel
9 4 (2.010%) Business Objects
9 4 (2.010%) IBM
10 3 (1.508%) Citrix
10 3 (1.508%) HP
10 3 (1.508%) Sybase
10 3 (1.508%) Cisco
10 3 (1.508%) Remedy
11 2 (1.005%) PeopleSoft
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