The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in IT contracts advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Banking over the 3 months to 22 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 Northamptonshire 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Banking
Rank 4 3 3
Rank change year-on-year
-1 0
Contract jobs citing Banking 44 101 52
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 17.81% 24.05% 19.26%
As % of the General category 34.11% 40.89% 33.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 74 43
Average daily rate £425 £400 £383
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.25% +4.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £300 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £509 £520
UK excluding London average daily rate £396 £390 £388
% change year-on-year
+1.53% +0.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.00 £22.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year
-18.18% +22.22%
All of the General Category
Northamptonshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
129 247 154
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 52.23% 58.81% 57.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 179 111
Average daily rate £425 £400 £385
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.25% +3.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £271 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £900 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 4
Average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £16.31
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -8.04%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -3.84%
Banking
East Midlands

Banking
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 22 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
Northampton -1 25 £425 +6.12%
Banking
East Midlands

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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 70 (80.46%) Finance
2 32 (36.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (22.99%) Project Management
3 20 (22.99%) Change Management
3 20 (22.99%) Retail
4 17 (19.54%) Retail Banking
5 14 (16.09%) Requirements Analysis
6 13 (14.94%) Business Transformation
7 11 (12.64%) Business Analysis
7 11 (12.64%) GAP Analysis
7 11 (12.64%) BPR
8 10 (11.49%) MS Visio
9 9 (10.34%) PRINCE2
9 9 (10.34%) SSADM
9 9 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
10 8 (9.195%) DSDM
10 8 (9.195%) UML
11 7 (8.046%) Legal
12 6 (6.897%) QA
12 6 (6.897%) Microsoft
13 5 (5.747%) HP Quality Center
13 5 (5.747%) Business Process Improvement
13 5 (5.747%) Change Control
13 5 (5.747%) Six Sigma
13 5 (5.747%) ITIL
13 5 (5.747%) Data Modelling
13 5 (5.747%) SLA
13 5 (5.747%) Marketing
13 5 (5.747%) Risk Management
14 4 (4.598%) Lean Six Sigma

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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 3 (3.448%) .NET
2 1 (1.149%) ADO
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.448%) SharePoint
1 3 (3.448%) IIS
2 1 (1.149%) SAS
Applications
1 10 (11.49%) MS Visio
2 3 (3.448%) MS Excel
2 3 (3.448%) MS Project
3 1 (1.149%) MS Office
3 1 (1.149%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.149%) BASE24
1 1 (1.149%) VisionPLUS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.299%) ATM
1 2 (2.299%) NFC
2 1 (1.149%) Cisco Nexus
2 1 (1.149%) EIGRP
2 1 (1.149%) MPLS
2 1 (1.149%) Firewall
2 1 (1.149%) VoIP
2 1 (1.149%) DHCP
2 1 (1.149%) HTTP
2 1 (1.149%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.149%) VLAN
General
1 70 (80.46%) Finance
2 20 (22.99%) Retail
3 17 (19.54%) Retail Banking
4 7 (8.046%) Legal
5 5 (5.747%) Marketing
6 2 (2.299%) Back Office
6 2 (2.299%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.149%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 41 (47.13%) Analyst
2 23 (26.44%) Business Analyst
3 16 (18.39%) Project Manager
4 8 (9.195%) Senior Analyst
4 8 (9.195%) Test Analyst
5 7 (8.046%) Change Manager
6 6 (6.897%) Senior Business Analyst
6 6 (6.897%) Digital Project Manager
7 5 (5.747%) UAT Test Analyst
7 5 (5.747%) Process Analyst
7 5 (5.747%) Senior Manager
7 5 (5.747%) UAT Analyst
8 3 (3.448%) Senior Change Manager
8 3 (3.448%) Test Leader
8 3 (3.448%) Process Improvement Analyst
8 3 (3.448%) Head of Operations
8 3 (3.448%) Tester
8 3 (3.448%) Developer
8 3 (3.448%) Quality Manager
8 3 (3.448%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.448%) SWIFT
1 3 (3.448%) Credit Risk
2 2 (2.299%) Mobile Payment
3 1 (1.149%) PMI
3 1 (1.149%) EMV
3 1 (1.149%) IVR
3 1 (1.149%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.448%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (36.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 20 (22.99%) Project Management
2 20 (22.99%) Change Management
3 14 (16.09%) Requirements Analysis
4 13 (14.94%) Business Transformation
5 11 (12.64%) Business Analysis
5 11 (12.64%) GAP Analysis
5 11 (12.64%) BPR
6 9 (10.34%) PRINCE2
6 9 (10.34%) SSADM
6 9 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
7 8 (9.195%) DSDM
7 8 (9.195%) UML
8 5 (5.747%) Business Process Improvement
8 5 (5.747%) Change Control
8 5 (5.747%) Six Sigma
8 5 (5.747%) ITIL
8 5 (5.747%) Data Modelling
8 5 (5.747%) Risk Management
9 4 (4.598%) Lean Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.448%) SQL
2 1 (1.149%) VBA
2 1 (1.149%) C++
2 1 (1.149%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (3.448%) ISEB
2 2 (2.299%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (1.149%) ACCA
3 1 (1.149%) CCNP
3 1 (1.149%) CIMA
3 1 (1.149%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.149%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.149%) CIPD
3 1 (1.149%) Degree
3 1 (1.149%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.897%) QA
2 5 (5.747%) SLA
3 2 (2.299%) Basel II
3 2 (2.299%) Solvency II
3 2 (2.299%) Basel III
4 1 (1.149%) ISO 8583
Systems Management
1 5 (5.747%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (6.897%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.598%) HP
3 1 (1.149%) Cisco
3 1 (1.149%) Nokia
3 1 (1.149%) CheckPoint
3 1 (1.149%) Citrix
3 1 (1.149%) Capita
3 1 (1.149%) VMware
Northampton, East Midlands
Systems Analyst. My Blue Chip Financial Services Client is seeking an experienced Systems Analyst from a strong Banking or Financial Services Background.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £350.00 per hour
Posted: 8 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
You will have experience of business change, business transformation, BPR backgrounds with process mapping experience, requirements gathering, gap analysis, requirements capture, workshop facilitation, etc... Very experienced in requirements...
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £399 - £450 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Roc Search's client is currently recruiting for a Project Manager: Tags: Project Manager, PM, ITIL, PRINCE 2, Prince2, Prince ii, PMP, Project Management, Banking, Finance, Northampton, Northamptonshire...
Roc Search
Posted: 20 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Our client, a large financial institution, is currently looking to hire a... Role Description: Previous banking experience is essential for this position. The role is for a Senior...
Experis IT
Posted: 17 May 2013