Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Banking over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the South East region.

 Banking
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank9611742
Rank change year-on-year
Up+21Down-75
Matching contract IT job ads10573443
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East1.408 %0.976 %2.949 %
As % of the General category3.388 %2.239 %7.271 %
Daily rates quoted4720145
Average daily rate£325£420£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-22.61 %+5.000 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£150£300£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£452£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£400£400
% change year-on-year
-6.250 %-
Hourly rates quoted0113
Average hourly rate-£22.50£19.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-+15.38 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£16.44£16.50
% change year-on-year
+21.67 %-0.370 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
309932616093
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East41.55 %43.60 %40.56 %
Daily rates quoted11038181473
Average daily rate£360£360£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--4.000 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£230£229
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£514£500£501
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£375£400
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %-6.250 %
Hourly rates quoted219216614
Average hourly rate£25.00£29.00£26.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.79 %+11.53 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.50£10.50£10.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£45.00£43.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.00£26.75£27.00
% change year-on-year
-10.28 %-0.920 %
Banking EnglandBanking
England

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.

Banking
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
BuckinghamshireUp+1240£250-41.86 %
SurreyNo change019£225-
BerkshireUp+312£375-18.03 %
KentUp+38£138-65.62 %
HampshireNew entry-4£493-
East SussexNew entry-3£326-
West SussexNew entry-3--
Banking EnglandBanking
England

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1123 (53.95 %)Finance
274 (32.46 %)Retail
357 (25.00 %)Retail Banking
437 (16.23 %)Investment Banking
534 (14.91 %)Insurance
630 (13.16 %)Oracle
729 (12.72 %)UNIX
729 (12.72 %)Stakeholder Management
824 (10.53 %)Telecoms
922 (9.649 %)SQL
1021 (9.211 %)DB2
1021 (9.211 %)SAP
1119 (8.333 %)Java
1218 (7.895 %)Project Management
1218 (7.895 %)Mainframe
1317 (7.456 %)Migration
1317 (7.456 %)SQL Server
1317 (7.456 %)Software Testing
1416 (7.018 %)VB
1416 (7.018 %)IBM
1515 (6.579 %).NET
1613 (5.702 %)Datawarehouse
1712 (5.263 %)Web Services
1811 (4.825 %)XML
1811 (4.825 %)CRM
1811 (4.825 %)SOA
1811 (4.825 %)WebSphere
1910 (4.386 %)COBOL
1910 (4.386 %)Middleware
209 (3.947 %)Accenture

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
115 (6.579 %).NET
212 (5.263 %)Web Services
311 (4.825 %)XML
311 (4.825 %)WebSphere
410 (4.386 %)Middleware
55 (2.193 %)ASP.NET
55 (2.193 %)SOAP
64 (1.754 %)JSP
64 (1.754 %)ASP
73 (1.316 %)Spring
73 (1.316 %)HTML
82 (0.877 %)J2EE
82 (0.877 %)Hibernate
82 (0.877 %)EDIFACT
91 (0.439 %).NET Framework
91 (0.439 %)Software Packaging
91 (0.439 %)FpML
91 (0.439 %)WinForms
91 (0.439 %)CSS
91 (0.439 %)Swing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
18 (3.509 %)SAS
27 (3.070 %)SharePoint
34 (1.754 %)Apache
34 (1.754 %)Tomcat
34 (1.754 %)IIS
43 (1.316 %)AquaLogic
43 (1.316 %)ESB
43 (1.316 %)WebSphere Message Broker
52 (0.877 %)MQSeries
52 (0.877 %)WebSphere MQ
52 (0.877 %)AquaLogic Service Bus
52 (0.877 %)Oracle Service Bus
52 (0.877 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.439 %)WebSphere Portal
61 (0.439 %)Sonic ESB
61 (0.439 %)WebSphere Application Server
61 (0.439 %)Lotus Notes
61 (0.439 %)SonicMQ
61 (0.439 %)CICS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
18 (3.509 %)MS Excel
26 (2.632 %)MS Project
26 (2.632 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (1.754 %)MS Office
43 (1.316 %)MS Visio
52 (0.877 %)Spreadsheet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
19 (3.947 %)SAP CO
28 (3.509 %)SAP FI/CO
28 (3.509 %)SAP FI
36 (2.632 %)SAP IS-U
43 (1.316 %)SAP FI-GL
51 (0.439 %)Dynamics CRM
51 (0.439 %)Eagle PACE
51 (0.439 %)SAP PS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
18 (3.509 %)3G
26 (2.632 %)ATM
26 (2.632 %)TCP/IP
34 (1.754 %)Internet
43 (1.316 %)BGP
43 (1.316 %)MPLS
43 (1.316 %)OSPF
43 (1.316 %)Firewall
52 (0.877 %)DNS
52 (0.877 %)DHCP
52 (0.877 %)Cisco ASA
61 (0.439 %)Cisco IOS
61 (0.439 %)Cisco PIX
61 (0.439 %)Network Security
61 (0.439 %)NAS
61 (0.439 %)Extranet
61 (0.439 %)NetScreen
61 (0.439 %)Wireless
61 (0.439 %)Frame Relay
61 (0.439 %)IPsec
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (9.211 %)DB2
217 (7.456 %)SQL Server
313 (5.702 %)Datawarehouse
49 (3.947 %)PowerCenter
55 (2.193 %)ETL
64 (1.754 %)Data Mining
64 (1.754 %)Oracle 8/8i
64 (1.754 %)MySQL
73 (1.316 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (0.877 %)Oracle 10g
82 (0.877 %)MS Access
82 (0.877 %)Easytrieve
82 (0.877 %)DB2 UDB
91 (0.439 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
91 (0.439 %)Sybase ASE
91 (0.439 %)BusinessObjects XI
91 (0.439 %)PerformancePoint
91 (0.439 %)SQL Server 2000
91 (0.439 %)EDRMS
91 (0.439 %)Oracle 9i
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
16 (2.632 %)QuickTest Pro
16 (2.632 %)JIRA
25 (2.193 %)ClearCase
34 (1.754 %)WinRunner
34 (1.754 %)TestDirector
34 (1.754 %)FitNesse
43 (1.316 %)ClearQuest
52 (0.877 %)XMLSpy
52 (0.877 %)Eclipse
52 (0.877 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
52 (0.877 %)Oracle Forms
52 (0.877 %)Ant
52 (0.877 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.439 %)Subversion
61 (0.439 %)Team Foundation Server
61 (0.439 %)Visual Studio
South East IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1123 (53.95 %)Finance
274 (32.46 %)Retail
357 (25.00 %)Retail Banking
437 (16.23 %)Investment Banking
534 (14.91 %)Insurance
624 (10.53 %)Telecoms
78 (3.509 %)Back Office
86 (2.632 %)Financial Institution
86 (2.632 %)Government
95 (2.193 %)Marketing
95 (2.193 %)Pharmaceutical
104 (1.754 %)Pensions
113 (1.316 %)General Ledger
113 (1.316 %)International Banking
122 (0.877 %)Health
122 (0.877 %)Billing
131 (0.439 %)Wholesale Banking
131 (0.439 %)Corporate Banking
131 (0.439 %)Games
131 (0.439 %)Legal
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
184 (36.84 %)Analyst
228 (12.28 %)Developer
327 (11.84 %)Business Analyst
420 (8.772 %)Process Analyst
420 (8.772 %)Project Manager
420 (8.772 %)Consultant
58 (3.509 %)Tester
58 (3.509 %)Programme Manager
67 (3.070 %)Systems Analyst
67 (3.070 %)Technical Analyst
76 (2.632 %)Test Manager
76 (2.632 %)DBA
76 (2.632 %)Technical Leader
85 (2.193 %)Banking Business Analyst
85 (2.193 %)PMO Analyst
85 (2.193 %)Business Process Analyst
85 (2.193 %)Test Analyst
85 (2.193 %)Java Developer
85 (2.193 %).NET Developer
94 (1.754 %)Analyst Programmer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
118 (7.895 %)Mainframe
28 (3.509 %)Spanish Language
28 (3.509 %)IBM Mainframe
34 (1.754 %)Fixed Income
43 (1.316 %)Equities
43 (1.316 %)IVR
52 (0.877 %)EPoS
52 (0.877 %)Replication
52 (0.877 %)Data Integration
52 (0.877 %)Derivative
61 (0.439 %)PKI
61 (0.439 %)Mathematics
61 (0.439 %)German Language
61 (0.439 %)Japanese Language
61 (0.439 %)Credit Risk
61 (0.439 %)Data Conversion
61 (0.439 %)LPAR
61 (0.439 %)FMCG
61 (0.439 %)HACMP
61 (0.439 %)Smartcard
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
129 (12.72 %)UNIX
26 (2.632 %)Windows
35 (2.193 %)Linux
44 (1.754 %)Solaris
44 (1.754 %)AIX
52 (0.877 %)Windows XP
52 (0.877 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (0.439 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (0.439 %)OS/390
61 (0.439 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.439 %)HPUX
61 (0.439 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.439 %)Windows NT
61 (0.439 %)MVS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
129 (12.72 %)Stakeholder Management
218 (7.895 %)Project Management
317 (7.456 %)Migration
317 (7.456 %)Software Testing
411 (4.825 %)CRM
411 (4.825 %)SOA
59 (3.947 %)Business Analysis
68 (3.509 %)Integration Testing
77 (3.070 %)Change Management
77 (3.070 %)Business Intelligence
86 (2.632 %)PRINCE2
86 (2.632 %)Automated Testing
86 (2.632 %)Systems Analysis
95 (2.193 %)Asset Management
95 (2.193 %)Incident Management
95 (2.193 %)Project Planning
95 (2.193 %)Test Management
95 (2.193 %)Investment Management
95 (2.193 %)Workflow
95 (2.193 %)SSADM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
122 (9.649 %)SQL
219 (8.333 %)Java
316 (7.018 %)VB
410 (4.386 %)COBOL
59 (3.947 %)C#
68 (3.509 %)Perl
76 (2.632 %)C
76 (2.632 %)Shell Script
85 (2.193 %)Python
94 (1.754 %)JavaScript
94 (1.754 %)C++
103 (1.316 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.439 %)VB6
111 (0.439 %)JCL
111 (0.439 %)VB.NET
111 (0.439 %)T-SQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
15 (2.193 %)Degree
24 (1.754 %)Cisco Certification
24 (1.754 %)Security Cleared
33 (1.316 %)ISEB
33 (1.316 %)CCNP
42 (0.877 %)CCNA
42 (0.877 %)ITIL Certification
42 (0.877 %)PMP
42 (0.877 %)PMI Certification
42 (0.877 %)CCIE
51 (0.439 %)CIPD
51 (0.439 %)SC Cleared
51 (0.439 %)MCP
51 (0.439 %)MCAD
51 (0.439 %)MCSD
51 (0.439 %)CCDP
51 (0.439 %)CCIP
51 (0.439 %)Citrix Certification
51 (0.439 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.439 %)Sun Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.754 %)Basel II
14 (1.754 %)PCI DSS
22 (0.877 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.439 %)COBIT
31 (0.439 %)QA
31 (0.439 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
13 (1.316 %)Active Directory
22 (0.877 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.439 %)Veritas Volume Manager
31 (0.439 %)Veritas Cluster Server
31 (0.439 %)SRDF
31 (0.439 %)VMware ESX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
18 (3.509 %)NetBackup
27 (3.070 %)AutoSys
27 (3.070 %)OpenView
36 (2.632 %)CONTROL-M
45 (2.193 %)SCOM
51 (0.439 %)MAINVIEW
51 (0.439 %)Tivoli
51 (0.439 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
130 (13.16 %)Oracle
221 (9.211 %)SAP
316 (7.018 %)IBM
49 (3.947 %)Accenture
58 (3.509 %)Microsoft
58 (3.509 %)Remedy
67 (3.070 %)Intel
76 (2.632 %)Cisco
85 (2.193 %)Sybase
85 (2.193 %)JBoss
85 (2.193 %)HP
94 (1.754 %)NCR
94 (1.754 %)Calypso
94 (1.754 %)Informatica
94 (1.754 %)Siebel
94 (1.754 %)Salesforce.com
103 (1.316 %)VMware
112 (0.877 %)Juniper
112 (0.877 %)Veritas
112 (0.877 %)Sun