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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Banking' in contract IT jobs within the Somerset 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
Rank3835
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads511
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.604 %5.699 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£396£170
Average daily rate£420£190
% change on same period last year+121.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£210
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£393
% change on same period last year+3.23 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.00
Average hourly rate-£16.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.51£31.28
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads192193
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.260 %0.190 %
Daily rates quoted5931
Average minimum daily rate£358£327
Average daily rate£388£358
% change on same period last year+8.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted7055
Average minimum hourly rate£32.43£27.42
Average hourly rate£34.16£29.61
% change on same period last year+15.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.90£31.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Banking South WestBanking
South 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 Somerset region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset 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 Somerset region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset 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 Somerset 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
StreetDown-64£475+150.00 %
BathNew entry-1£200-
Banking South WestBanking
South West

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

17 (58.33 %)Finance
23 (25.00 %)Government
23 (25.00 %)Retail
23 (25.00 %)SQL
32 (16.67 %)JavaScript
32 (16.67 %)Telecoms
32 (16.67 %)Tomcat
32 (16.67 %)Active Directory
32 (16.67 %)Internet
32 (16.67 %)Project Management
32 (16.67 %).NET
32 (16.67 %)SQL Server
32 (16.67 %)JSP
32 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
32 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
32 (16.67 %)Online Banking
32 (16.67 %)Marketing
32 (16.67 %)Auditing
32 (16.67 %)Internet Marketing
32 (16.67 %)JSP 440
32 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
32 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
41 (8.333 %)Insurance
41 (8.333 %)Business Analysis
41 (8.333 %)AJAX
41 (8.333 %)Casewise
41 (8.333 %)Local Government
41 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (8.333 %)Retail Banking
41 (8.333 %)TDD

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (16.67 %).NET
12 (16.67 %)JSP
21 (8.333 %)Hibernate
21 (8.333 %)Spring
21 (8.333 %)AJAX
21 (8.333 %)ASP
21 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
21 (8.333 %)CSS
21 (8.333 %)HTML
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)Tomcat
21 (8.333 %)SharePoint
21 (8.333 %)Apache
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Excel
11 (8.333 %)MS Visio
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (16.67 %)Internet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)JUnit
11 (8.333 %)Subversion
11 (8.333 %)JIRA
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (58.33 %)Finance
23 (25.00 %)Government
23 (25.00 %)Retail
32 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
32 (16.67 %)Online Banking
32 (16.67 %)Marketing
32 (16.67 %)Auditing
32 (16.67 %)Telecoms
41 (8.333 %)Publishing
41 (8.333 %)Insurance
41 (8.333 %)Local Government
41 (8.333 %)Retail Banking
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Architect
22 (16.67 %)Project Manager
22 (16.67 %)Developer
22 (16.67 %)Analyst
22 (16.67 %)Solutions Architect
22 (16.67 %)Senior Manager
22 (16.67 %)Senior Project Manager
31 (8.333 %)Java Developer
31 (8.333 %).NET Developer
31 (8.333 %)VB.NET Developer
31 (8.333 %)ASP Developer
31 (8.333 %)Enterprise Architect
31 (8.333 %)Linux Administrator
31 (8.333 %)Linux Support
31 (8.333 %)Sharepoint Specialist
31 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Administrator
31 (8.333 %)Technical Architect
31 (8.333 %)Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Business Analyst
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Fixed Income
11 (8.333 %)Grid Computing
11 (8.333 %)French Language
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)Windows
11 (8.333 %)Linux
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
12 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
12 (16.67 %)Project Management
12 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
12 (16.67 %)Internet Marketing
21 (8.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (8.333 %)Business Analysis
21 (8.333 %)Web Development
21 (8.333 %)Risk Management
21 (8.333 %)TDD
21 (8.333 %)Data Modelling
21 (8.333 %)SOA
21 (8.333 %)UML
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)SQL
22 (16.67 %)JavaScript
31 (8.333 %)VB.NET
31 (8.333 %)C#
31 (8.333 %)Java
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)JSP 440
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Microsoft
11 (8.333 %)Casewise
11 (8.333 %)Atlassian