Banking IT Contracts in the North West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Banking over the 3 months to 23 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 North West 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
23 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Banking
Rank 15 17 10
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -7
Contract jobs citing Banking 203 257 287
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 8.660% 8.232% 9.255%
As % of the General category 23.83% 24.15% 21.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 150 168
Average daily rate £365 £413 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.40% +26.92%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £275 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £550 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £396 £390 £385
% change year-on-year
+1.53% +1.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 1
Average hourly rate £15.00 £22.00 £70.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.81% -68.57%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £22.00 £18.50
% change year-on-year
-13.63% +18.91%
All of the General Category
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category		 852 1064 1313
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 36.35% 34.08% 42.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 402 574 732
Average daily rate £355 £350 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.28% +3.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £239 £275 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £513 £463
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 37 51
Average hourly rate £20.52 £20.75 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.10% +18.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.42 £30.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -3.84%
Banking
England

Banking
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Banking Jobs Demand Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Banking Daily Rate Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Banking across the North West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

North West Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 23 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
Cheshire -1 94 £363 -10.76%
Manchester +1 85 £365 -12.72%
Lancashire +14 6 £750 +9.09%
Banking
England

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1 205 (59.77%) Finance
2 109 (31.78%) Retail
3 89 (25.95%) Stakeholder Management
4 79 (23.03%) Retail Banking
5 72 (20.99%) Project Management
6 61 (17.78%) Windows
7 56 (16.33%) UNIX
8 50 (14.58%) Migration
9 46 (13.41%) IBM
10 40 (11.66%) Middleware
11 38 (11.08%) ITIL
12 32 (9.329%) Oracle
12 32 (9.329%) WebSphere
13 31 (9.038%) Mainframe
14 27 (7.872%) PRINCE2
14 27 (7.872%) Microsoft
15 25 (7.289%) SQL
16 24 (6.997%) AIX
16 24 (6.997%) Change Management
17 22 (6.414%) Investment Banking
18 21 (6.122%) Risk Management
18 21 (6.122%) Linux
18 21 (6.122%) Java
19 20 (5.831%) Information Security
20 18 (5.248%) Citrix
20 18 (5.248%) Internet
21 17 (4.956%) Blackberry
22 16 (4.665%) LDAP
22 16 (4.665%) Windows 7
23 15 (4.373%) Active Directory

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

Application Development
1 40 (11.66%) Middleware
2 32 (9.329%) WebSphere
3 13 (3.790%) XML
4 12 (3.499%) .NET
5 9 (2.624%) HTML
5 9 (2.624%) Ajax
5 9 (2.624%) jQuery
6 7 (2.041%) Web Services
7 6 (1.749%) Tivoli Directory Integrator
7 6 (1.749%) SPNEGO
7 6 (1.749%) J2EE
7 6 (1.749%) XSD
8 5 (1.458%) Struts
8 5 (1.458%) JMS
8 5 (1.458%) ASP.NET
8 5 (1.458%) EJB
8 5 (1.458%) JSP
8 5 (1.458%) Servlets
8 5 (1.458%) WSDL
8 5 (1.458%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 13 (3.790%) WebSphere Application Server
1 13 (3.790%) SAS
2 10 (2.915%) CMS
3 9 (2.624%) WebLogic
4 8 (2.332%) CICS
4 8 (2.332%) WebSphere MQ
5 7 (2.041%) MS Exchange
6 3 (0.875%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.875%) SharePoint
6 3 (0.875%) Documentum
6 3 (0.875%) FileNet
6 3 (0.875%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.875%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.583%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.583%) IBM HTTP Server
8 1 (0.292%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.292%) Lotus Notes
8 1 (0.292%) IIS
8 1 (0.292%) TeamSite
8 1 (0.292%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 12 (3.499%) MS Office
2 10 (2.915%) MS Excel
3 8 (2.332%) MS Project
4 6 (1.749%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.458%) MS PowerPoint
6 3 (0.875%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.875%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.292%) Maya
7 1 (0.292%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.292%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.292%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.292%) Unica Affinium
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.248%) Internet
2 16 (4.665%) LDAP
3 15 (4.373%) Firewall
4 9 (2.624%) WAN
4 9 (2.624%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.332%) SAN
5 8 (2.332%) LAN
6 6 (1.749%) Network Security
6 6 (1.749%) X.509
6 6 (1.749%) Kerberos
6 6 (1.749%) SMS
7 5 (1.458%) FTP
8 4 (1.166%) SNA
8 4 (1.166%) HTTP
9 3 (0.875%) SSL
9 3 (0.875%) Broadband
9 3 (0.875%) VPN
9 3 (0.875%) 3G
10 2 (0.583%) CTI
10 2 (0.583%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.082%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.499%) DB2
3 10 (2.915%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.458%) DataStage
4 5 (1.458%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (1.166%) SQL Server 2005
6 3 (0.875%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.875%) OLAP
6 3 (0.875%) Oracle 11g
7 2 (0.583%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 2 (0.583%) TOAD
7 2 (0.583%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.292%) IBM InfoSphere
8 1 (0.292%) Oracle 8/8i
8 1 (0.292%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.292%) Oracle 10g
8 1 (0.292%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.292%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.292%) QlikView
8 1 (0.292%) Base SAS
Development Applications
1 5 (1.458%) ClearCase
1 5 (1.458%) MSI
1 5 (1.458%) Subversion
2 4 (1.166%) TestPartner
2 4 (1.166%) InstallShield
2 4 (1.166%) Wise Package Studio
3 3 (0.875%) Gradle
3 3 (0.875%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.875%) Git (software)
3 3 (0.875%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.583%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.292%) PhoneGap
5 1 (0.292%) Dreamweaver
5 1 (0.292%) ERwin
5 1 (0.292%) RequisitePro
General
1 205 (59.77%) Finance
2 109 (31.78%) Retail
3 79 (23.03%) Retail Banking
4 22 (6.414%) Investment Banking
5 8 (2.332%) Telecoms
6 7 (2.041%) Financial Institution
7 6 (1.749%) Legal
8 5 (1.458%) Marketing
9 4 (1.166%) Corporate Banking
9 4 (1.166%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.583%) Law
11 1 (0.292%) Front Office
11 1 (0.292%) Back Office
11 1 (0.292%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.292%) Billing
11 1 (0.292%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.292%) Private Banking
11 1 (0.292%) French Language
11 1 (0.292%) German Language
11 1 (0.292%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 83 (24.20%) Project Manager
2 56 (16.33%) Analyst
3 32 (9.329%) Architect
4 27 (7.872%) Business Analyst
5 22 (6.414%) Developer
6 16 (4.665%) Consultant
7 13 (3.790%) Solutions Architect
8 12 (3.499%) Risk Manager
8 12 (3.499%) Technical Manager
9 11 (3.207%) Programme Manager
9 11 (3.207%) Designer
10 10 (2.915%) Senior Manager
11 9 (2.624%) Infrastructure Project Manager
11 9 (2.624%) Test Manager
11 9 (2.624%) Infrastructure Manager
12 8 (2.332%) Implementation Manager
12 8 (2.332%) Business Manager
12 8 (2.332%) Security Manager
13 7 (2.041%) Administrator
13 7 (2.041%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.038%) Mainframe
2 17 (4.956%) Blackberry
3 11 (3.207%) PMI
3 11 (3.207%) Online Banking
3 11 (3.207%) Mobile Banking
4 8 (2.332%) VSAM
5 7 (2.041%) IBM Mainframe
6 6 (1.749%) Data Integration
7 5 (1.458%) PKI
7 5 (1.458%) CMDB
8 4 (1.166%) IVR
9 3 (0.875%) Digital Media
9 3 (0.875%) N-Tier
9 3 (0.875%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.875%) Grid Computing
9 3 (0.875%) Clustering
9 3 (0.875%) Tandem
9 3 (0.875%) Computer Science
9 3 (0.875%) Reference Data
10 2 (0.583%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 61 (17.78%) Windows
2 56 (16.33%) UNIX
3 24 (6.997%) AIX
4 21 (6.122%) Linux
5 16 (4.665%) Windows 7
6 12 (3.499%) Windows XP
7 10 (2.915%) Windows Server 2003
8 8 (2.332%) Windows Server 2008
9 7 (2.041%) HPUX
9 7 (2.041%) Solaris
10 5 (1.458%) zOS
11 3 (0.875%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.875%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.875%) Android
12 2 (0.583%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.292%) Windows Phone
13 1 (0.292%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (25.95%) Stakeholder Management
2 72 (20.99%) Project Management
3 50 (14.58%) Migration
4 38 (11.08%) ITIL
5 27 (7.872%) PRINCE2
6 24 (6.997%) Change Management
7 21 (6.122%) Risk Management
8 20 (5.831%) Information Security
9 13 (3.790%) ETL
9 13 (3.790%) PRINCE
9 13 (3.790%) Business Analysis
10 12 (3.499%) E-Commerce
11 11 (3.207%) Project Planning
11 11 (3.207%) Waterfall
12 10 (2.915%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 10 (2.915%) Change Control
12 10 (2.915%) User Acceptance Testing
12 10 (2.915%) Agile Software Development
12 10 (2.915%) Content Management
13 9 (2.624%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.289%) SQL
2 21 (6.122%) Java
3 14 (4.082%) VB
4 12 (3.499%) JavaScript
5 11 (3.207%) C
6 10 (2.915%) Shell Script
7 8 (2.332%) Perl
8 7 (2.041%) C#
9 6 (1.749%) PowerShell
9 6 (1.749%) JCL
10 4 (1.166%) VBScript
10 4 (1.166%) C++
11 3 (0.875%) COBOL
11 3 (0.875%) Groovy
12 2 (0.583%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.583%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.292%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.292%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 15 (4.373%) PMI Certification
2 8 (2.332%) Degree
3 7 (2.041%) CISSP
3 7 (2.041%) CISA
4 6 (1.749%) PMP
5 5 (1.458%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.166%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 4 (1.166%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (0.875%) MCSE
7 3 (0.875%) ISEB
7 3 (0.875%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.875%) QiCA
7 3 (0.875%) CISM
7 3 (0.875%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.583%) GIAC
8 2 (0.583%) IBM WebSphere Certification
8 2 (0.583%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.583%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.583%) CCNA
8 2 (0.583%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (0.875%) Solvency II
1 3 (0.875%) SLA
1 3 (0.875%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 3 (0.875%) QA
1 3 (0.875%) PCI DSS
2 2 (0.583%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.292%) Basel III
3 1 (0.292%) Basel II
System Software
1 15 (4.373%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.624%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.041%) XenApp
4 6 (1.749%) Microsoft App-V
5 4 (1.166%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.166%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 2 (0.583%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 1 (0.292%) PowerHA
7 1 (0.292%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.292%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 13 (3.790%) Tivoli
2 8 (2.332%) SCCM
2 8 (2.332%) Tivoli Identity Manager
3 7 (2.041%) HP Quality Center
4 4 (1.166%) ZENworks
5 3 (0.875%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.583%) Oracle Identity Manager
7 1 (0.292%) HP UCMDB
7 1 (0.292%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 1 (0.292%) CiscoWorks
7 1 (0.292%) Foglight
7 1 (0.292%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.292%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.292%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.292%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 46 (13.41%) IBM
2 32 (9.329%) Oracle
3 27 (7.872%) Microsoft
4 18 (5.248%) Citrix
5 12 (3.499%) VMware
6 11 (3.207%) HP
7 8 (2.332%) Cisco
8 7 (2.041%) Brocade
9 6 (1.749%) AppSense
9 6 (1.749%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.749%) CheckPoint
9 6 (1.749%) CA
9 6 (1.749%) SAP
10 5 (1.458%) Verint
10 5 (1.458%) JBoss
10 5 (1.458%) Chordiant
11 4 (1.166%) BMC
11 4 (1.166%) Novell
11 4 (1.166%) Siebel
12 3 (0.875%) Dell
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