The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Spanish Language in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Spanish Language 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 General 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
Spanish Language
Rank 351 356 412
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +56
Contract jobs citing Spanish Language 34 50 25
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.157% 0.187% 0.080%
As % of the General category 0.306% 0.351% 0.135%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 24 16
Average daily rate £425 £406 £428
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.61% -4.97%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £108 £206 £313
10% offered a daily rate of more than £650 £628 £588
UK excluding London average daily rate £205 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
-31.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
Average hourly rate £13.00 £20.13 £7.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-35.40% +168.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £12.50 £12.75
% change year-on-year
+140.00% -1.96%
All of the General Category
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
11100 14226 18536
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 51.41% 53.12% 59.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 7789 9705 12601
Average daily rate £500 £475 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.26% -9.52%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £305 £300 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 228 299
Average hourly rate £22.50 £21.00 £23.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -10.63%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.70 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £45.00 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -3.84%
Spanish Language
England

Spanish Language
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London Spanish Language Jobs Demand Trend

Spanish Language
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Spanish Language Daily Rate Trend

Spanish Language
Daily Rate Histogram

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

London Spanish Language Daily Rate Histogram

Spanish Language
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Spanish Language Hourly Rate Trend

Spanish Language
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Spanish Language 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 +7 5 £108 -75.07%
Canary Wharf - 3 £650 -
Spanish Language
England

Spanish Language
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 39 (58.21%) French Language
2 25 (37.31%) German Language
3 22 (32.84%) Italian Language
4 17 (25.37%) Greek Language
5 13 (19.40%) Portuguese Language
5 13 (19.40%) Arabic Language
6 11 (16.42%) Polish Language
7 10 (14.93%) E-Commerce
7 10 (14.93%) Marketing
8 9 (13.43%) Japanese Language
9 8 (11.94%) Croatian Language
9 8 (11.94%) Finance
10 7 (10.45%) Telecoms
10 7 (10.45%) Degree
10 7 (10.45%) Banking
11 6 (8.955%) JIRA
11 6 (8.955%) CRM
11 6 (8.955%) Data Modelling
11 6 (8.955%) Cisco
11 6 (8.955%) Java
11 6 (8.955%) SQL
11 6 (8.955%) Project Management
11 6 (8.955%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (7.463%) LoadRunner
12 5 (7.463%) Business Intelligence
12 5 (7.463%) MGCP
12 5 (7.463%) SAP
12 5 (7.463%) Microsoft
12 5 (7.463%) ERP
12 5 (7.463%) Unified Communications

Spanish Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 4 (5.970%) SOAP
2 3 (4.478%) RESTful
3 1 (1.493%) JDBC
3 1 (1.493%) XSLT
3 1 (1.493%) Middleware
3 1 (1.493%) SAP XI
3 1 (1.493%) SAP PI
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.493%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (2.985%) MS Office
1 2 (2.985%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.493%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.493%) Kondor+
1 1 (1.493%) SAP SCM
1 1 (1.493%) SAP ERP
1 1 (1.493%) ION MarketView
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.463%) MGCP
1 5 (7.463%) Unified Communications
2 4 (5.970%) QSIG
2 4 (5.970%) H.323
3 3 (4.478%) DSL
4 1 (1.493%) Wireless
4 1 (1.493%) Broadband
4 1 (1.493%) HTTP
4 1 (1.493%) SNMP
4 1 (1.493%) VPN
4 1 (1.493%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.985%) SQL Server
1 2 (2.985%) Microsoft Analysis Services
1 2 (2.985%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (2.985%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 2 (2.985%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 6 (8.955%) JIRA
2 5 (7.463%) LoadRunner
3 2 (2.985%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (1.493%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.493%) JMeter
General
1 39 (58.21%) French Language
2 25 (37.31%) German Language
3 22 (32.84%) Italian Language
4 17 (25.37%) Greek Language
5 13 (19.40%) Portuguese Language
5 13 (19.40%) Arabic Language
6 11 (16.42%) Polish Language
7 10 (14.93%) Marketing
8 9 (13.43%) Japanese Language
9 8 (11.94%) Croatian Language
9 8 (11.94%) Finance
10 7 (10.45%) Telecoms
10 7 (10.45%) Banking
11 4 (5.970%) Retail
11 4 (5.970%) Swedish Language
12 3 (4.478%) Dutch Language
12 3 (4.478%) Investment Banking
12 3 (4.478%) Korean Language
12 3 (4.478%) Norwegian Language
13 2 (2.985%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 12 (17.91%) Analyst
2 10 (14.93%) Coordinator
3 7 (10.45%) Web Analyst
4 5 (7.463%) Project Manager
5 4 (5.970%) Trainer
5 4 (5.970%) Business Analyst
5 4 (5.970%) Architect
5 4 (5.970%) Consultant
5 4 (5.970%) IT Trainer
5 4 (5.970%) Developer
5 4 (5.970%) Implementation Manager
5 4 (5.970%) Communications Engineer
5 4 (5.970%) Senior Communications Engineer
6 3 (4.478%) Java Developer
6 3 (4.478%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (4.478%) Support Analyst
6 3 (4.478%) Performance Tester
6 3 (4.478%) Tester
7 2 (2.985%) Test Manager
7 2 (2.985%) Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.955%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 4 (5.970%) Social Media
3 3 (4.478%) New Media
3 3 (4.478%) Blog
3 3 (4.478%) FMCG
4 1 (1.493%) Credit Risk
4 1 (1.493%) Market Risk
4 1 (1.493%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.493%) Fixed Income
4 1 (1.493%) Derivative
4 1 (1.493%) Equity Derivative
4 1 (1.493%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.970%) Linux
2 2 (2.985%) UNIX
3 1 (1.493%) Android
3 1 (1.493%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (14.93%) E-Commerce
2 6 (8.955%) Data Modelling
2 6 (8.955%) CRM
2 6 (8.955%) Project Management
3 5 (7.463%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (7.463%) ERP
4 4 (5.970%) PRINCE2
4 4 (5.970%) Capacity Management
4 4 (5.970%) Analytics
5 3 (4.478%) Time Management
5 3 (4.478%) Revenue Management
5 3 (4.478%) UML
5 3 (4.478%) OO
5 3 (4.478%) B2B
5 3 (4.478%) Workflow
5 3 (4.478%) Scrum
5 3 (4.478%) TDD
5 3 (4.478%) Workflow Management
5 3 (4.478%) Performance Testing
5 3 (4.478%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.955%) Java
1 6 (8.955%) SQL
2 2 (2.985%) Python
3 1 (1.493%) ActionScript 2.0
3 1 (1.493%) ABAP
3 1 (1.493%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 7 (10.45%) Degree
2 3 (4.478%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (2.985%) MCP
3 2 (2.985%) MCSE
3 2 (2.985%) ISEB
3 2 (2.985%) CCA
3 2 (2.985%) Citrix Certification
3 2 (2.985%) CCEA
3 2 (2.985%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.493%) PMP
4 1 (1.493%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.493%) ISEB Practitioner
System Software
1 2 (2.985%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 5 (7.463%) Cisco UCCX
2 2 (2.985%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (8.955%) Cisco
2 5 (7.463%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.463%) SAP
3 4 (5.970%) Murex
4 3 (4.478%) 29West
4 3 (4.478%) Facebook
4 3 (4.478%) Twitter
4 3 (4.478%) StreamBase
4 3 (4.478%) JD Edwards
5 2 (2.985%) Citrix
5 2 (2.985%) Remedy
5 2 (2.985%) Oracle
5 2 (2.985%) HP
6 1 (1.493%) EMC
6 1 (1.493%) Fidessa
6 1 (1.493%) VMware
6 1 (1.493%) ION Trading
6 1 (1.493%) Google
6 1 (1.493%) SEEBURGER
6 1 (1.493%) Tradeweb
Bromley, South East
Candidates preferably with a law degree and a European language (Spanish, Italian, Dutch or German) would be an advantage The role includes a considerable element of conducting external...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £20 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hounslow, South East
Excellent stakeholder management skills required and dealing with 3rd party suppliers. Previous consultancy experience would be a distinct advantage as would the ability to speak Spanish.
Hudson IT London
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Global Investment bank seeks an experienced Lead E-commerce FX Java Programmer with excellent Server-Side, Multi-threading, Low Latency, E-Commerce experience ideally a Spanish speaker... Key...
McGregor Boyall
Rate: £600 - £700 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
Global Investment bank seeks an experienced Lead E-commerce FX Java Programmer with excellent Server-Side, Multi-threading, Low Latency, E-Commerce experience ideally a Spanish speaker... Key...
McGregor Boyall
Rate: Upto £650 Per Day
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
My client is looking for a Operations Manager with a strong background in financial services/banking to work on a long term programme paying excellent rates... group of...
Aston Carter
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013