The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in IT contracts advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Banking 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 Northern Ireland 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
Banking
Rank 20 16 9
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -7
Contract jobs citing Banking 13 13 46
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 5.159% 6.915% 12.37%
As % of the General category 19.40% 17.57% 31.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 7 20
Average daily rate £350 £400 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.50% +6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £255 £322 £123
10% offered a daily rate of more than £379 £420 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £388 £390 £383
% change year-on-year
-0.51% +1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.00 £22.00 £16.63
% change year-on-year
-18.18% +32.33%
All of the General Category
Northern Ireland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
67 74 148
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 26.59% 39.36% 39.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 32 75
Average daily rate £325 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £253 £151
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £400 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £18.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -3.84%
Banking
UK

Banking
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland 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
County Antrim -2 13 £350 -12.50%
Banking
UK

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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 15 (51.72%) Finance
2 13 (44.83%) UNIX
3 11 (37.93%) Sybase
3 11 (37.93%) SQL
4 9 (31.03%) SQL Server
4 9 (31.03%) Investment Banking
5 8 (27.59%) SQL Server 2008
6 7 (24.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (24.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (24.14%) T-SQL
6 7 (24.14%) C#
6 7 (24.14%) Web Services
7 6 (20.69%) WebLogic
7 6 (20.69%) WebSphere
8 5 (17.24%) HTML
8 5 (17.24%) Java
8 5 (17.24%) Release Management
9 4 (13.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (13.79%) Credit Risk
9 4 (13.79%) ETL
9 4 (13.79%) Linux
9 4 (13.79%) Shell Script
9 4 (13.79%) .NET
9 4 (13.79%) J2EE
9 4 (13.79%) Oracle
9 4 (13.79%) Perl
9 4 (13.79%) Financial Institution
9 4 (13.79%) Equities
10 3 (10.34%) Fixed Income
10 3 (10.34%) Derivative

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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 7 (24.14%) Web Services
2 6 (20.69%) WebSphere
3 5 (17.24%) HTML
4 4 (13.79%) .NET
4 4 (13.79%) J2EE
5 3 (10.34%) Java EE
5 3 (10.34%) WPF
6 2 (6.897%) WF
6 2 (6.897%) LINQ
6 2 (6.897%) JSON
6 2 (6.897%) Ajax
6 2 (6.897%) WCF
6 2 (6.897%) ASP.NET
6 2 (6.897%) CSS
7 1 (3.448%) .NET Framework
7 1 (3.448%) WinForms
7 1 (3.448%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 6 (20.69%) WebLogic
2 3 (10.34%) Progress Apama
3 1 (3.448%) TIBCO EMS
Applications
1 1 (3.448%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (3.448%) BusinessWorks
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (31.03%) SQL Server
2 8 (27.59%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (24.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 7 (24.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (13.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (6.897%) Data Warehouse
General
1 15 (51.72%) Finance
2 9 (31.03%) Investment Banking
3 4 (13.79%) Financial Institution
4 2 (6.897%) Retail Banking
4 2 (6.897%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (68.97%) Developer
2 9 (31.03%) Sybase Developer
3 5 (17.24%) Senior Developer
4 4 (13.79%) SQL Server Developer
4 4 (13.79%) SQL Developer
5 3 (10.34%) Analyst
5 3 (10.34%) Business Analyst
6 2 (6.897%) Technical Specialist
6 2 (6.897%) Linux Specialist
6 2 (6.897%) .NET Developer
7 1 (3.448%) C++ Developer
7 1 (3.448%) C# Developer
7 1 (3.448%) Database Developer
7 1 (3.448%) Banking Business Analyst
7 1 (3.448%) Project Manager
7 1 (3.448%) Senior Business Analyst
7 1 (3.448%) Senior Analyst
7 1 (3.448%) Oracle Developer
7 1 (3.448%) Contracts Manager
7 1 (3.448%) Developer Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Equities
1 4 (13.79%) Credit Risk
2 3 (10.34%) Fixed Income
2 3 (10.34%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 13 (44.83%) UNIX
2 4 (13.79%) Linux
3 1 (3.448%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.24%) Release Management
2 4 (13.79%) ETL
3 3 (10.34%) Data Modelling
4 1 (3.448%) UML
4 1 (3.448%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (3.448%) Workflow
4 1 (3.448%) TDD
4 1 (3.448%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 11 (37.93%) SQL
2 7 (24.14%) T-SQL
2 7 (24.14%) C#
3 5 (17.24%) Java
4 4 (13.79%) Perl
4 4 (13.79%) Shell Script
5 2 (6.897%) JavaScript
5 2 (6.897%) C++
6 1 (3.448%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (10.34%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (3.448%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 11 (37.93%) Sybase
2 4 (13.79%) Oracle
3 1 (3.448%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.448%) TIBCO