Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Banking' in contract IT jobs within the South West 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBanking
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2838
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads185196
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.291 %0.210 %
As % of the category below9.343 %8.478 %
Daily rates quoted13798
Average minimum daily rate£388£368
Average daily rate£408£382
% change on same period last year+6.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£392
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£11.50£35.00
Average hourly rate£11.83£37.50
% change on same period last year-68.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.17£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.73£29.14
% change on same period last year-21.97 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South West
Matching contract IT job ads19802312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.119 %2.477 %
Daily rates quoted758753
Average minimum daily rate£375£361
Average daily rate£395£382
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted284278
Average minimum hourly rate£28.66£28.67
Average hourly rate£30.21£30.31
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.76£31.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.36£26.71
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Banking EnglandBanking
England

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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

South West 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 West region.

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West 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 West region.

South West Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Banking
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Banking across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Banking Hourly Rate Histogram

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 West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WiltshireUp+1479£464+11.92 %
BristolDown-355£379+4.70 %
DorsetUp+1523£309-20.89 %
GloucestershireUp+312£384+2.26 %
SomersetDown-174£500+163.15 %
AvonUp+21--
Banking EnglandBanking
England

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

1284 (73.20 %)Finance
2145 (37.37 %)Retail
3122 (31.44 %)Retail Banking
465 (16.75 %)CA Clarity
564 (16.49 %)Business Analysis
661 (15.72 %)SAP
661 (15.72 %)Migration
755 (14.18 %)Pensions
854 (13.92 %)GAP Analysis
947 (12.11 %)Requirements Analysis
1043 (11.08 %)Data Migration
1043 (11.08 %)Change Management
1135 (9.021 %)PRINCE2
1232 (8.247 %)Project Management
1331 (7.990 %)Insurance
1426 (6.701 %)SSADM
1524 (6.186 %)UML
1623 (5.928 %)MS Excel
1722 (5.670 %)DSDM
1821 (5.412 %)Data Analysis
1821 (5.412 %)User Acceptance Testing
1919 (4.897 %)Stakeholder Management
2018 (4.639 %)Business Intelligence
2018 (4.639 %)Investment Banking
2117 (4.381 %)Data Modelling
2216 (4.124 %)SQL
2216 (4.124 %)Microsoft
2216 (4.124 %)ISEB
2315 (3.866 %).NET
2315 (3.866 %)SQL Server

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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 West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (3.866 %).NET
26 (1.546 %)WebServices
35 (1.289 %)HTML
35 (1.289 %)CSS
44 (1.031 %)MFC
44 (1.031 %)XML
53 (0.773 %)XHTML
53 (0.773 %)ASP
53 (0.773 %)ASP.NET
53 (0.773 %)COM
62 (0.515 %)WebSphere
71 (0.258 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (0.258 %)J2EE
71 (0.258 %)Middleware
71 (0.258 %)MVC
71 (0.258 %)Hibernate
71 (0.258 %)WinForms
71 (0.258 %)Spring
71 (0.258 %)AJAX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.031 %)SharePoint
14 (1.031 %)Lotus Notes
22 (0.515 %)SAS
31 (0.258 %)TeamSite
31 (0.258 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.258 %)WorkSite
31 (0.258 %)Tomcat
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
165 (16.75 %)CA Clarity
223 (5.928 %)MS Excel
315 (3.866 %)MS Office
412 (3.093 %)MS Visio
53 (0.773 %)MS Project
62 (0.515 %)Photoshop
62 (0.515 %)Adobe Illustrator
62 (0.515 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (0.258 %)Open Workbench
71 (0.258 %)SPSS
71 (0.258 %)Niku Workbench
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.773 %)SAP FI
13 (0.773 %)SAP FI/CO
13 (0.773 %)SAP CO
22 (0.515 %)SAP SRM
31 (0.258 %)SAP ERP
31 (0.258 %)SAP IS-U
31 (0.258 %)Oracle EBS R12
31 (0.258 %)Endur
31 (0.258 %)Oracle Financials
31 (0.258 %)PeopleSoft Financials
31 (0.258 %)SAP R/3
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (1.289 %)Internet
24 (1.031 %)ATM
24 (1.031 %)SAN
33 (0.773 %)MPLS
41 (0.258 %)LDAP
41 (0.258 %)Intranet
41 (0.258 %)PBX
41 (0.258 %)SMS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (3.866 %)SQL Server
214 (3.608 %)ETL
311 (2.835 %)SAP BI
47 (1.804 %)Datawarehouse
56 (1.546 %)BusinessObjects
56 (1.546 %)DB2
64 (1.031 %)SAP BW
64 (1.031 %)DataStage
72 (0.515 %)Data Cleansing
72 (0.515 %)Xcelsius
81 (0.258 %)Adabas
81 (0.258 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (0.258 %)SQL Server Integration Services
81 (0.258 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (0.258 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.258 %)MS Access
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (0.773 %)LoadRunner
22 (0.515 %)Visual Studio
22 (0.515 %)Flash
31 (0.258 %)JUnit
31 (0.258 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1284 (73.20 %)Finance
2145 (37.37 %)Retail
3122 (31.44 %)Retail Banking
455 (14.18 %)Pensions
531 (7.990 %)Insurance
618 (4.639 %)Investment Banking
711 (2.835 %)Marketing
89 (2.320 %)Legal
96 (1.546 %)Online Banking
104 (1.031 %)Aerospace
113 (0.773 %)Financial Institution
113 (0.773 %)Back Office
113 (0.773 %)Wholesale Banking
122 (0.515 %)General Ledger
122 (0.515 %)Government
131 (0.258 %)International Banking
131 (0.258 %)Education
131 (0.258 %)Manufacturing
131 (0.258 %)Publishing
131 (0.258 %)Home Office
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1171 (44.07 %)Analyst
2125 (32.22 %)Business Analyst
374 (19.07 %)Banking Business Analyst
463 (16.24 %)Project Manager
525 (6.443 %)Architect
618 (4.639 %)Senior Analyst
618 (4.639 %)Financial Business Analyst
716 (4.124 %)Data Analyst
814 (3.608 %)Business Manager
913 (3.351 %)Consultant
1012 (3.093 %)Programme Manager
1012 (3.093 %)Developer
1012 (3.093 %)Senior Manager
1012 (3.093 %)Senior Business Analyst
1012 (3.093 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
1111 (2.835 %)Transition Manager
1111 (2.835 %)Business Architect
1111 (2.835 %)Test Analyst
1210 (2.577 %)Test Manager
139 (2.320 %)Business Project Manager
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (3.351 %)Mainframe
29 (2.320 %)Management Information System
33 (0.773 %)IVR
33 (0.773 %)EPoS
33 (0.773 %)EFT
33 (0.773 %)Data Integration
42 (0.515 %)Credit Risk
51 (0.258 %)Client/Server
51 (0.258 %)Statistics
51 (0.258 %)French Language
51 (0.258 %)Hindi Language
51 (0.258 %)Punjabi Language
51 (0.258 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.258 %)Grid Computing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (1.546 %)Windows
23 (0.773 %)Solaris
32 (0.515 %)Windows NT
32 (0.515 %)zOS
41 (0.258 %)MVS
41 (0.258 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.258 %)AIX
41 (0.258 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
164 (16.49 %)Business Analysis
261 (15.72 %)Migration
354 (13.92 %)GAP Analysis
447 (12.11 %)Requirements Analysis
543 (11.08 %)Change Management
543 (11.08 %)Data Migration
635 (9.021 %)PRINCE2
732 (8.247 %)Project Management
826 (6.701 %)SSADM
924 (6.186 %)UML
1022 (5.670 %)DSDM
1121 (5.412 %)User Acceptance Testing
1121 (5.412 %)Data Analysis
1219 (4.897 %)Stakeholder Management
1318 (4.639 %)Business Intelligence
1417 (4.381 %)Data Modelling
1514 (3.608 %)Test Scripting
1514 (3.608 %)Data Mapping
1611 (2.835 %)BPR
179 (2.320 %)ERP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (4.124 %)SQL
210 (2.577 %)C#
37 (1.804 %)JavaScript
44 (1.031 %)C++
44 (1.031 %)VC++
44 (1.031 %)FoxPro (VFP)
44 (1.031 %)VB.NET
53 (0.773 %)COBOL
53 (0.773 %)Java
62 (0.515 %)VB
62 (0.515 %)VB6
71 (0.258 %)VBA
71 (0.258 %)Assembly Language
71 (0.258 %)REXX
71 (0.258 %)NATURAL
71 (0.258 %)PL/SQL
71 (0.258 %)VBScript
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (4.124 %)ISEB
24 (1.031 %)PRINCE2 Certification
24 (1.031 %)Degree
33 (0.773 %)ACCA
33 (0.773 %)CIMA
42 (0.515 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
51 (0.258 %)CCNP
51 (0.258 %)CCVP
51 (0.258 %)Cisco Certification
51 (0.258 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.258 %)PMP
51 (0.258 %)PMI Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.515 %)Basel II
21 (0.258 %)QA
21 (0.258 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.515 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (1.289 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (0.258 %)AutoSys
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
161 (15.72 %)SAP
216 (4.124 %)Microsoft
310 (2.577 %)Unisys
49 (2.320 %)Oracle
56 (1.546 %)Business Objects
65 (1.289 %)Sybase
74 (1.031 %)Sun
74 (1.031 %)Ascential
74 (1.031 %)Informatica
74 (1.031 %)Lotus
74 (1.031 %)IBM
83 (0.773 %)BT
83 (0.773 %)Teradata
92 (0.515 %)Niku
92 (0.515 %)Interwoven
92 (0.515 %)Siebel
101 (0.258 %)Cisco
101 (0.258 %)PeopleSoft
101 (0.258 %)Lucent
101 (0.258 %)Alcatel