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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Banking' in contract IT jobs within the Merseyside 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 Banking over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBanking
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3011
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching contract IT job ads944
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.043 %
As % of the category below6.618 %24.86 %
Daily rates quoted813
Average minimum daily rate£453£245
Average daily rate£471£263
% change on same period last year+79.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£490£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£393
% change on same period last year+3.23 %
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£30.51£31.28
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads136177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.175 %
Daily rates quoted4659
Average minimum daily rate£358£317
Average daily rate£381£338
% change on same period last year+12.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted821
Average minimum hourly rate£21.22£23.96
Average hourly rate£23.72£27.04
% change on same period last year-12.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.22£30.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Banking North WestBanking
North West

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.

Banking
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Banking Demand Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Banking Daily Rate Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Banking across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Merseyside Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Banking
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Banking within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LiverpoolDown-219£471+137.60 %
Banking North WestBanking
North West

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Banking 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 Banking.

111 (57.89 %)Finance
25 (26.32 %)Java
25 (26.32 %)J2EE
25 (26.32 %)SQL
25 (26.32 %)WebSphere
34 (21.05 %)Migration
34 (21.05 %)Retail
34 (21.05 %)Insurance
34 (21.05 %)Spring
34 (21.05 %)Windows
43 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (15.79 %)MVC
43 (15.79 %)Linux
43 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
43 (15.79 %)WebSphere Application Server
43 (15.79 %)Log4j
43 (15.79 %)Spring MVC
43 (15.79 %)Unit Testing
52 (10.53 %)Internet Marketing
52 (10.53 %)French Language
52 (10.53 %)Business Analysis
52 (10.53 %)Online Banking
52 (10.53 %)Marketing
52 (10.53 %)IIS
52 (10.53 %).NET
52 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
52 (10.53 %)Oracle
52 (10.53 %)SQL Server
52 (10.53 %)C#
52 (10.53 %)Tomcat

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Banking 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 Banking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (26.32 %)J2EE
15 (26.32 %)WebSphere
24 (21.05 %)Spring
33 (15.79 %)MVC
33 (15.79 %)Spring MVC
42 (10.53 %).NET
51 (5.263 %)HTML
51 (5.263 %)CSS
51 (5.263 %)XML
51 (5.263 %)Hibernate
51 (5.263 %)WinForms
51 (5.263 %)AJAX
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.79 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (10.53 %)IIS
22 (10.53 %)Tomcat
31 (5.263 %)SharePoint
31 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
31 (5.263 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 5.5
31 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (5.263 %)Apache
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.263 %)MS Project
11 (5.263 %)MS Excel
11 (5.263 %)MS Visio
11 (5.263 %)CA Clarity
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.263 %)BASE24
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.53 %)Internet
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.53 %)SQL Server
21 (5.263 %)OLAP
21 (5.263 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (5.263 %)TOAD
21 (5.263 %)Oracle OWB
21 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.263 %)Oracle OLAP
21 (5.263 %)Oracle 11g
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (15.79 %)Log4j
21 (5.263 %)Subversion
21 (5.263 %)JIRA
21 (5.263 %)JUnit
21 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (57.89 %)Finance
24 (21.05 %)Retail
24 (21.05 %)Insurance
32 (10.53 %)Online Banking
32 (10.53 %)Marketing
41 (5.263 %)Pensions
41 (5.263 %)Retail Banking
41 (5.263 %)Investment Banking
41 (5.263 %)Health
41 (5.263 %)Law
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (31.58 %)Developer
24 (21.05 %)Analyst
24 (21.05 %)Technical Architect
24 (21.05 %)Architect
24 (21.05 %)Java Developer
33 (15.79 %)Senior Developer
33 (15.79 %)Senior Technical Architect
33 (15.79 %)Senior Java Developer
33 (15.79 %)Java Technical Architect
33 (15.79 %)Senior Java Technical Architect
33 (15.79 %)Java Architect
33 (15.79 %)Senior Java Architect
42 (10.53 %)Wintel Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Web Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Support Analyst
42 (10.53 %)Consultant
42 (10.53 %)Project Manager
42 (10.53 %)Senior Manager
42 (10.53 %)Senior Project Manager
51 (5.263 %)Business Analyst
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)French Language
21 (5.263 %)Blackberry
21 (5.263 %)Fixed Income
21 (5.263 %)Grid Computing
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (21.05 %)Windows
23 (15.79 %)Linux
23 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
23 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (5.263 %)UNIX
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)Migration
23 (15.79 %)Unit Testing
32 (10.53 %)Risk Management
32 (10.53 %)Business Analysis
32 (10.53 %)Internet Marketing
32 (10.53 %)E-Commerce
32 (10.53 %)Data Modelling
32 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
32 (10.53 %)Project Management
41 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (5.263 %)UML
41 (5.263 %)SOA
41 (5.263 %)Benchmarking
41 (5.263 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (5.263 %)Project Planning
41 (5.263 %)Web Development
41 (5.263 %)Risk Assessment
41 (5.263 %)Information Security
41 (5.263 %)TDD
41 (5.263 %)Penetration Testing
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (26.32 %)Java
15 (26.32 %)SQL
22 (10.53 %)C#
31 (5.263 %)C++
31 (5.263 %)JavaScript
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)CISSP
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)SLA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (10.53 %)Active Directory
21 (5.263 %)Oracle RAC
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (10.53 %)Oracle
12 (10.53 %)IBM
12 (10.53 %)HP
12 (10.53 %)Citrix
12 (10.53 %)VMware
21 (5.263 %)Casewise
21 (5.263 %)Atlassian
21 (5.263 %)Microsoft
21 (5.263 %)Sybase