The first table below looks at the demand for UML skills 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 UML 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South East 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
Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Rank 71 56 57
Rank change year-on-year
-15 +1
Contract jobs citing UML 186 285 295
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 2.390% 2.803% 2.795%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.515% 4.314% 4.340%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 155 151
Average daily rate £350 £384 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.79% -4.06%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £288 £281 £287
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £482
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £375 £400
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 24 30
Average hourly rate £38.50 £34.00 £35.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+13.23% -4.89%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £24.35 £30.00 £35.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.75 £50.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year
- -1.40%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5291 6607 6798
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 67.98% 64.97% 64.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 2749 3169 3099
Average daily rate £375 £363 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £514
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 212 323 368
Average hourly rate £26.99 £27.00 £34.41
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-0.04% -21.52%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £13.50 £13.54
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
UML
England

UML
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing UML across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East UML Jobs Demand Trend

UML
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing UML across the South East region.

South East UML Daily Rate Trend

UML
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South East UML Daily Rate Histogram

UML
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing UML across the South East region.

South East UML Hourly Rate Trend

UML
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UML across the South East region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South East UML Hourly Rate Histogram

UML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UML within the South East 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
Hampshire +26 78 £321 -17.62%
Berkshire +8 54 £419 -6.94%
Buckinghamshire +6 18 £438 +16.66%
Surrey -41 17 £325 -10.34%
Kent - 12 £463 -
East Sussex +5 4 - -
Middlesex +5 1 - -
Thames Valley - 1 - -
UML
England

UML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing UML 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 UML.

1 121 (31.59%) Java
2 115 (30.03%) SQL
3 99 (25.85%) XML
4 96 (25.07%) Web Services
5 88 (22.98%) Security Cleared
6 82 (21.41%) OOD
7 81 (21.15%) Agile Software Development
8 80 (20.89%) Use Case
9 79 (20.63%) .NET
9 79 (20.63%) SQL Server
10 75 (19.58%) OO
11 72 (18.80%) Oracle
12 66 (17.23%) SOA
13 65 (16.97%) C#
13 65 (16.97%) Spring
14 64 (16.71%) CSS
14 64 (16.71%) Scrum
15 61 (15.93%) JavaScript
15 61 (15.93%) Business Analysis
15 61 (15.93%) jQuery
16 58 (15.14%) MVC
17 57 (14.88%) HTML
18 56 (14.62%) Web Development
19 55 (14.36%) Telecoms
20 54 (14.10%) SC Cleared
21 52 (13.58%) C++
22 50 (13.05%) Software Architecture
23 49 (12.79%) BDD
24 47 (12.27%) Linux
24 47 (12.27%) Continuous Integration

UML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing UML 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 UML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 99 (25.85%) XML
2 96 (25.07%) Web Services
3 79 (20.63%) .NET
4 65 (16.97%) Spring
5 64 (16.71%) CSS
6 61 (15.93%) jQuery
7 57 (14.88%) HTML
8 45 (11.75%) J2EE
9 44 (11.49%) EJB
9 44 (11.49%) Hibernate
10 43 (11.23%) SOAP
11 41 (10.70%) JSP
12 40 (10.44%) ASP.NET
13 38 (9.922%) Java EE
13 38 (9.922%) REST
14 37 (9.661%) JPA
15 36 (9.399%) JMS
16 34 (8.877%) Spring MVC
17 33 (8.616%) JSON
18 31 (8.094%) JAXB
Application Platforms
1 22 (5.744%) BizTalk Server
2 21 (5.483%) WebLogic
3 20 (5.222%) ESB
4 13 (3.394%) CMS
5 12 (3.133%) WebSphere Application Server
6 11 (2.872%) IIS
7 10 (2.611%) SharePoint
8 7 (1.828%) Adobe CQ
8 7 (1.828%) SharePoint Server
9 6 (1.567%) Oracle Workflow
9 6 (1.567%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 5 (1.305%) Oracle Service Bus
10 5 (1.305%) Oracle Coherence
10 5 (1.305%) WebSphere Message Broker
11 4 (1.044%) Liferay
11 4 (1.044%) WebSphere Process Server
11 4 (1.044%) Tomcat
11 4 (1.044%) WebLogic Portal
12 3 (0.783%) CM System
12 3 (0.783%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 27 (7.050%) MS Excel
2 15 (3.916%) MS Office
3 10 (2.611%) MS Visio
4 9 (2.350%) MS PowerPoint
5 8 (2.089%) MS Project
6 1 (0.261%) Mingle
6 1 (0.261%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.261%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.261%) Doxygen
6 1 (0.261%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 6 (1.567%) TIBCO iProcess
1 6 (1.567%) Staffware
1 6 (1.567%) BusinessWorks
2 4 (1.044%) Tridion
3 1 (0.261%) BASE24
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.439%) Internet
2 16 (4.178%) BSS
3 7 (1.828%) Radio Access Network
4 6 (1.567%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.567%) 3G
5 4 (1.044%) 3GPP
5 4 (1.044%) SNMP
6 3 (0.783%) Intranet
6 3 (0.783%) LDAP
7 2 (0.522%) FTP
8 1 (0.261%) 4G
8 1 (0.261%) Extranet
8 1 (0.261%) Wireless
8 1 (0.261%) HTTP
8 1 (0.261%) UMTS
8 1 (0.261%) VoIP
8 1 (0.261%) WCDMA
8 1 (0.261%) GPRS
8 1 (0.261%) GSM
8 1 (0.261%) OFDM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (20.63%) SQL Server
2 31 (8.094%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 31 (8.094%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 17 (4.439%) SQL Server 2005
4 16 (4.178%) NoSQL
5 14 (3.655%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (3.655%) Ingres
6 12 (3.133%) RDBMS
7 11 (2.872%) SQL Server 2008
8 10 (2.611%) GIS
9 8 (2.089%) Oracle 11g
9 8 (2.089%) Oracle 8/8i
10 6 (1.567%) Crystal Reports
11 5 (1.305%) TOAD
11 5 (1.305%) Oracle 10g
12 4 (1.044%) MySQL
13 3 (0.783%) IDOL
13 3 (0.783%) OLAP
13 3 (0.783%) Oracle Reports
13 3 (0.783%) DTS
Development Applications
1 44 (11.49%) JUnit
2 39 (10.18%) Maven
3 34 (8.877%) Mockito
4 33 (8.616%) Git (software)
5 32 (8.355%) NUnit
6 31 (8.094%) Ant
7 28 (7.311%) ClearCase
8 26 (6.789%) Selenium
9 22 (5.744%) Visual Studio
10 19 (4.961%) CruiseControl
11 18 (4.700%) GoogleTest
12 17 (4.439%) CppUnit
12 17 (4.439%) Subversion
13 16 (4.178%) Team Foundation Server
13 16 (4.178%) Rational Rose
14 15 (3.916%) Jenkins
14 15 (3.916%) Eclipse
14 15 (3.916%) JIRA
15 14 (3.655%) ClearQuest
16 13 (3.394%) JBehave
General
1 55 (14.36%) Telecoms
2 41 (10.70%) Finance
3 30 (7.833%) Retail
4 25 (6.527%) Banking
5 11 (2.872%) Electronics
6 8 (2.089%) Aerospace
7 7 (1.828%) Marketing
8 4 (1.044%) Billing
8 4 (1.044%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.522%) Corporate Banking
9 2 (0.522%) Publishing
10 1 (0.261%) Legal
10 1 (0.261%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.261%) Music
10 1 (0.261%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 148 (38.64%) Developer
2 108 (28.20%) Analyst
3 95 (24.80%) Business Analyst
4 55 (14.36%) Java Developer
5 54 (14.10%) Software Engineer
6 27 (7.050%) Architect
7 21 (5.483%) C++ Software Engineer
8 20 (5.222%) .NET Developer
9 19 (4.961%) Systems Analyst
10 18 (4.700%) Senior Software Engineer
10 18 (4.700%) Business Systems Analyst
11 16 (4.178%) Agile Business Analyst
12 15 (3.916%) Senior Developer
12 15 (3.916%) Programmer
13 14 (3.655%) C# Developer
14 12 (3.133%) C# .NET Developer
14 12 (3.133%) Team Leader
14 12 (3.133%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 12 (3.133%) C++ Developer
15 11 (2.872%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.916%) N-Tier
2 11 (2.872%) Client/Server
3 10 (2.611%) Management Information System
4 9 (2.350%) Derivative
5 6 (1.567%) Mathematics
5 6 (1.567%) Wiki
5 6 (1.567%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.305%) Mobile App
6 5 (1.305%) Web 2.0
6 5 (1.305%) Open Source
6 5 (1.305%) Physics
6 5 (1.305%) Computer Science
7 3 (0.783%) Digital Media
7 3 (0.783%) STB
7 3 (0.783%) iPhone
7 3 (0.783%) Flash Lite
8 2 (0.522%) Social Network
8 2 (0.522%) SaaS
8 2 (0.522%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.522%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 47 (12.27%) Linux
2 32 (8.355%) UNIX
3 22 (5.744%) Windows
4 14 (3.655%) Embedded Linux
5 8 (2.089%) Android
6 4 (1.044%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.044%) Windows Server 2003
7 3 (0.783%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.522%) AIX
8 2 (0.522%) Solaris
9 1 (0.261%) Windows NT
9 1 (0.261%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (21.41%) OOD
2 81 (21.15%) Agile Software Development
3 80 (20.89%) Use Case
4 75 (19.58%) OO
5 66 (17.23%) SOA
6 64 (16.71%) Scrum
7 61 (15.93%) Business Analysis
8 58 (15.14%) MVC
9 56 (14.62%) Web Development
10 50 (13.05%) Software Architecture
11 49 (12.79%) BDD
12 47 (12.27%) Continuous Integration
13 42 (10.97%) Multithreading
14 38 (9.922%) RUP
15 36 (9.399%) E-Commerce
16 34 (8.877%) Project Management
17 29 (7.572%) ITIL
18 28 (7.311%) Pair Programming
19 27 (7.050%) TDD
19 27 (7.050%) Unified Process
Programming Languages
1 121 (31.59%) Java
2 115 (30.03%) SQL
3 65 (16.97%) C#
4 61 (15.93%) JavaScript
5 52 (13.58%) C++
6 43 (11.23%) C
7 27 (7.050%) PL/SQL
8 20 (5.222%) T-SQL
9 17 (4.439%) VB.NET
10 15 (3.916%) VB
11 14 (3.655%) Python
12 12 (3.133%) XPath
13 11 (2.872%) Embedded C++
14 7 (1.828%) Perl
15 5 (1.305%) XQuery
16 4 (1.044%) ActionScript
16 4 (1.044%) VBA
17 3 (0.783%) Shell Script
17 3 (0.783%) Objective-C
17 3 (0.783%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 88 (22.98%) Security Cleared
2 54 (14.10%) SC Cleared
3 31 (8.094%) ISEB
4 9 (2.350%) CBAP
4 9 (2.350%) Degree
5 4 (1.044%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.044%) GSAE
6 3 (0.783%) MCSD
6 3 (0.783%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.783%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 3 (0.783%) Sun Certification
6 3 (0.783%) SCJP
7 2 (0.522%) SCJA
8 1 (0.261%) HND
8 1 (0.261%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.261%) PMP
8 1 (0.261%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.261%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.261%) HP AIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.655%) QA
2 4 (1.044%) SLA
3 3 (0.783%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.261%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 2 (0.522%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (1.567%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (1.044%) Tivoli
2 4 (1.044%) Tivoli Identity Manager
3 1 (0.261%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.261%) SCOM
Vendors
1 72 (18.80%) Oracle
2 42 (10.97%) Microsoft
3 37 (9.661%) JBoss
4 19 (4.961%) IBM
5 14 (3.655%) TIBCO
6 13 (3.394%) Twitter
7 12 (3.133%) Adobe
8 10 (2.611%) Aquila
8 10 (2.611%) Telerik
8 10 (2.611%) ATG
9 6 (1.567%) ILOG
10 4 (1.044%) HP
10 4 (1.044%) Sun
10 4 (1.044%) Telelogic
10 4 (1.044%) Red Hat
10 4 (1.044%) Nokia Siemens Networks
11 3 (0.783%) Cognizant
11 3 (0.783%) Teradata
11 3 (0.783%) SAP
11 3 (0.783%) Meridio
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