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This section looks at the demand for Foreign Exchange (FX) skills within the Surrey region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkForeign Exchange (FX)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank96-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.721 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£376
% change on same period last year+15.41 %
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-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads215299
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.284 %0.298 %
Daily rates quoted5084
Average minimum daily rate£320£356
Average daily rate£346£379
% change on same period last year-8.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted3844
Average minimum hourly rate£22.43£20.24
Average hourly rate£24.97£22.42
% change on same period last year+11.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.51£24.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Foreign Exchange (FX) South EastForeign Exchange (FX)
South East

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.

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Surrey Foreign Exchange (FX) Demand Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Surrey region.

Surrey Foreign Exchange (FX) Daily Rate Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
CamberleyNew entry-5--
StainesNew entry-2£375-
Foreign Exchange (FX) South EastForeign Exchange (FX)
South East

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 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 Foreign Exchange (FX).

17 (63.64 %)Java
17 (63.64 %)Banking
26 (54.55 %)Investment Banking
26 (54.55 %)C++
35 (45.45 %)Sybase
35 (45.45 %)SOA
35 (45.45 %)TIBCO
35 (45.45 %)Rendezvous
35 (45.45 %)Fixed Income
35 (45.45 %)Wealth Management
43 (27.27 %)Linux
43 (27.27 %)OO
52 (18.18 %)Swing
52 (18.18 %)UNIX
52 (18.18 %)Windows
52 (18.18 %)C#
52 (18.18 %)SQL
61 (9.091 %)General Ledger
61 (9.091 %)GL TRADE
61 (9.091 %)DB2 UDB
61 (9.091 %)Project Planning
61 (9.091 %)Reuters
61 (9.091 %)Bloomberg
61 (9.091 %)NYFIX
61 (9.091 %)EasyScreen
61 (9.091 %)Front Office
61 (9.091 %)Back Office
61 (9.091 %)Telecoms
61 (9.091 %)Migration
61 (9.091 %)Hibernate

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 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 Foreign Exchange (FX). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (18.18 %)Swing
21 (9.091 %)Hibernate
21 (9.091 %)JDBC
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (45.45 %)Rendezvous
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS Project
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)DB2 UDB
11 (9.091 %)DB2
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (63.64 %)Banking
26 (54.55 %)Investment Banking
31 (9.091 %)General Ledger
31 (9.091 %)Front Office
31 (9.091 %)Back Office
31 (9.091 %)Telecoms
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Analyst
22 (18.18 %)Java Developer
22 (18.18 %)Java Swing Developer
22 (18.18 %)UI Developer
22 (18.18 %)Developer
22 (18.18 %)Cost Analyst
31 (9.091 %)DB2 DBA
31 (9.091 %)Team Leader
31 (9.091 %)Java Analyst Programmer
31 (9.091 %)C++ Analyst Programmer
31 (9.091 %)C++ Programmer
31 (9.091 %)Java Programmer
31 (9.091 %)DBA
31 (9.091 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (9.091 %)Programmer
31 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (45.45 %)Fixed Income
21 (9.091 %)Replication
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (27.27 %)Linux
22 (18.18 %)UNIX
22 (18.18 %)Windows
31 (9.091 %)AIX
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)SOA
15 (45.45 %)Wealth Management
23 (27.27 %)OO
31 (9.091 %)Project Planning
31 (9.091 %)Migration
31 (9.091 %)Data Modelling
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (63.64 %)Java
26 (54.55 %)C++
32 (18.18 %)C#
32 (18.18 %)SQL
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)Active Directory
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (45.45 %)Sybase
15 (45.45 %)TIBCO
21 (9.091 %)GL TRADE
21 (9.091 %)Reuters
21 (9.091 %)Bloomberg
21 (9.091 %)NYFIX
21 (9.091 %)EasyScreen
21 (9.091 %)Oracle