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The table below looks at the demand for Basel Capital Accord (Basel II) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Basel II over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBasel Capital Accord (Basel II)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank132160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.027 %1.442 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£367£350
Average daily rate£375£375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£383£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£427£397
% change on same period last year+7.71 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
South West
Matching contract IT job ads148208
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.233 %0.223 %
Daily rates quoted4555
Average minimum daily rate£351£343
Average daily rate£368£361
% change on same period last year+1.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£357
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Hourly rates quoted2541
Average minimum hourly rate£24.08£21.34
Average hourly rate£26.08£23.17
% change on same period last year+12.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.08£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.30£23.74
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
Basel II EnglandBasel II
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.

Basel II
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Basel II across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

South West Basel II Demand Trend

Basel II
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Basel II across the South West region.

South West Basel II Daily Rate Trend

Basel II
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Basel II across the South West region.

South West Basel II Hourly Rate Trend

Basel II
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

14 (66.67 %)SAS
14 (66.67 %)Finance
14 (66.67 %)Credit Risk
22 (33.33 %)Banking
31 (16.67 %)Quantitative Analysis
31 (16.67 %)Base SAS
31 (16.67 %)Econometrics
31 (16.67 %)Retail
31 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
31 (16.67 %)Retail Banking
31 (16.67 %)Degree
31 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
31 (16.67 %)SPSS
31 (16.67 %)Benchmarking
31 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
31 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)Oracle
31 (16.67 %)Solaris

Basel II
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Basel II 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 Basel II. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)SAS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)SPSS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
11 (16.67 %)Base SAS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Finance
22 (33.33 %)Banking
31 (16.67 %)Retail
31 (16.67 %)Retail Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Analyst
13 (50.00 %)Risk Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Credit Risk Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Credit Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Developer
31 (16.67 %)Oracle Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (66.67 %)Credit Risk
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Solaris
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Benchmarking
11 (16.67 %)Econometrics
11 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
11 (16.67 %)Quantitative Analysis
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
11 (16.67 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Oracle