Retail Banking Contracts in the South West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail Banking in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Retail Banking over the 3 months to 21 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 terms in our General category for the South West 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
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Retail Banking
Rank 48 33 85
Rank change year-on-year
-15 +52
Contract jobs citing Retail Banking 76 173 36
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 3.647% 5.299% 1.309%
As % of the General category 10.31% 12.56% 2.932%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 166 28
Average daily rate £380 £382 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.39% -4.62%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £303 £298 £316
10% offered a daily rate of more than £505 £458 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £380 £400
% change year-on-year
-1.31% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £20.00 -
All of the General Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category		 737 1377 1228
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 35.36% 42.17% 44.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 488 933 682
Average daily rate £370 £378 £393
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.92% -3.82%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £485 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 65 93
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £34.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -27.53%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.40 £16.80 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £38.00 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -5.66%
Retail Banking
England

Retail Banking
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Retail Banking across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

South West Retail Banking Jobs Demand Trend

Retail Banking
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Retail Banking Daily Rate Trend

Retail Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail Banking across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South West Retail Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Retail Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Retail Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Retail Banking
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail Banking within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 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
Wiltshire +9 33 £360 +1.40%
Bristol -9 24 £410 +4.32%
Gloucestershire +9 3 £375 -1.31%
Retail Banking
England

Retail Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Retail 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 Retail Banking.

1 171 (100.00%) Banking
1 171 (100.00%) Retail
2 154 (90.06%) Finance
3 57 (33.33%) Change Management
4 45 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
4 45 (26.32%) Microsoft
5 39 (22.81%) MS Project
6 37 (21.64%) Financial Institution
7 24 (14.04%) Change Control
8 23 (13.45%) Migration
9 22 (12.87%) PRINCE2
10 18 (10.53%) ISEB
10 18 (10.53%) Business Analysis
11 15 (8.772%) User Acceptance Testing
12 14 (8.187%) HP Quality Center
12 14 (8.187%) Marketing
13 13 (7.602%) HP
13 13 (7.602%) Business Transformation
14 10 (5.848%) Project Management
14 10 (5.848%) Project Planning
14 10 (5.848%) Data Migration
15 8 (4.678%) Mainframe
15 8 (4.678%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 8 (4.678%) PRINCE
15 8 (4.678%) SAS
15 8 (4.678%) MS Excel
15 8 (4.678%) SAP
16 7 (4.094%) SQL
16 7 (4.094%) Data Analysis
17 6 (3.509%) Information Management

Retail Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Retail 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 Retail Banking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (1.170%) .NET
2 1 (0.585%) ODBC
2 1 (0.585%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 8 (4.678%) SAS
2 1 (0.585%) SharePoint
Applications
1 39 (22.81%) MS Project
2 8 (4.678%) MS Excel
3 4 (2.339%) MS Office
4 3 (1.754%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.585%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.754%) SAP FI-GL
2 1 (0.585%) PeopleSoft Financials
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.754%) ATM
2 1 (0.585%) HTTP
2 1 (0.585%) Intranet
2 1 (0.585%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.509%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (1.754%) MS Access
3 1 (0.585%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (0.585%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.585%) DB2
3 1 (0.585%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.585%) TOAD
3 1 (0.585%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 5 (2.924%) WinRunner
1 5 (2.924%) LoadRunner
2 1 (0.585%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.585%) ChangeMan
General
1 171 (100.00%) Banking
1 171 (100.00%) Retail
2 154 (90.06%) Finance
3 37 (21.64%) Financial Institution
4 14 (8.187%) Marketing
5 4 (2.339%) General Ledger
6 3 (1.754%) Corporate Banking
7 2 (1.170%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 89 (52.05%) Analyst
2 36 (21.05%) Business Analyst
3 31 (18.13%) PMO Analyst
4 26 (15.20%) Project Manager
5 23 (13.45%) Programme Analyst
5 23 (13.45%) Programme Office Analyst
6 11 (6.433%) Test Analyst
7 10 (5.848%) Test Manager
7 10 (5.848%) Architect
8 8 (4.678%) Senior Analyst
9 7 (4.094%) Junior
9 7 (4.094%) Banking Business Analyst
10 6 (3.509%) UAT Analyst
10 6 (3.509%) Tester
10 6 (3.509%) Senior Manager
10 6 (3.509%) UAT Test Analyst
11 5 (2.924%) Project Planner
11 5 (2.924%) Financial Analyst
11 5 (2.924%) UAT Tester
12 4 (2.339%) Junior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.678%) Mainframe
2 3 (1.754%) Credit Risk
3 2 (1.170%) Online Banking
3 2 (1.170%) Reference Data
4 1 (0.585%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.585%) VME
1 1 (0.585%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (33.33%) Change Management
2 45 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 24 (14.04%) Change Control
4 23 (13.45%) Migration
5 22 (12.87%) PRINCE2
6 18 (10.53%) Business Analysis
7 15 (8.772%) User Acceptance Testing
8 13 (7.602%) Business Transformation
9 10 (5.848%) Project Management
9 10 (5.848%) Project Planning
9 10 (5.848%) Data Migration
10 8 (4.678%) PRINCE
11 7 (4.094%) Data Analysis
12 6 (3.509%) Information Management
12 6 (3.509%) Programme Management
12 6 (3.509%) BPR
13 5 (2.924%) Performance Testing
13 5 (2.924%) Business Intelligence
14 4 (2.339%) Test Scripting
15 3 (1.754%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.094%) SQL
2 1 (0.585%) VB.NET
2 1 (0.585%) COBOL
2 1 (0.585%) PL/SQL
2 1 (0.585%) PL/1
2 1 (0.585%) JCL
Qualifications
1 18 (10.53%) ISEB
2 8 (4.678%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 4 (2.339%) Degree
4 3 (1.754%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 1 (0.585%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.170%) Basel II
1 2 (1.170%) QA
1 2 (1.170%) Solvency II
2 1 (0.585%) Basel III
2 1 (0.585%) FATCA
Systems Management
1 14 (8.187%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 45 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.602%) HP
3 8 (4.678%) SAP
4 4 (2.339%) Oracle
5 2 (1.170%) Teradata
5 2 (1.170%) Business Objects
6 1 (0.585%) Pega
6 1 (0.585%) PeopleSoft
6 1 (0.585%) Niku
6 1 (0.585%) ICL
6 1 (0.585%) KXEN
PMO Analyst / Planner
South West
Solvency II or regulatory project experience. - Extensive planning experience - defining plans for complex projects, maintaining and tracking changes to complex plans. - Proven track record of successfully delivering PMO...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £300.00 - £320.00 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
PMO Analyst -Programme Office Analyst
Swindon, Wiltshire
Key skills required are project governance, programme governance, project communication, liaising with senior managers, maintaining plans in Microsoft Project, maintaining & monitoring RAID Logs - Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies.....
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £300 - £335 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Senior Risk Analyst - SAS - Gloucester
Gloucestershire, South West
Key skills:-Strong SAS-Credit Risk-Financial services-Data Analysis skills-Mortgage experience nice to have Interviews available ASAP via phone or face to face for the right...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £300 - £450 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Test Lead
South West
TEST LEAD RETAIL BANKING SOUTH WEST. My client has an urgent requirement for a Test Lead to join their team. The individual will have worked in large scale...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £370.00 - £390.00 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
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