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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in contract IT jobs within the Tyne and Wear 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 Finance over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1719
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1934
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.034 %
As % of the category below16.52 %16.83 %
Daily rates quoted512
Average minimum daily rate£281£255
Average daily rate£290£262
% change on same period last year+10.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£269
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£381
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£21.50
Average hourly rate-£21.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£21.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.73£26.78
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads115202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.156 %0.200 %
Daily rates quoted4071
Average minimum daily rate£306£324
Average daily rate£316£331
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted1011
Average minimum hourly rate£25.41£13.42
Average hourly rate£26.86£13.83
% change on same period last year+94.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.32£14.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£27.28
% change on same period last year+3.05 %
Finance North EastFinance
North 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.

Finance
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Tyne and Wear Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Finance across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Finance Daily Rate Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Finance across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Tyne and Wear Finance Daily Rate Histogram

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Finance Hourly Rate Trend

Finance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
NewcastleDown-411£380+64.76 %
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+126£276-21.28 %
SunderlandDown-91--
Finance North EastFinance
North East

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing Finance 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 Finance.

19 (26.47 %)Government
27 (20.59 %)Stakeholder Management
27 (20.59 %)Microsoft
36 (17.65 %)Legal
36 (17.65 %)C#
36 (17.65 %).NET
36 (17.65 %)ASP.NET
45 (14.71 %)PRINCE2
45 (14.71 %)SQL
45 (14.71 %)ISEB
54 (11.76 %)Workflow
54 (11.76 %)Middleware
54 (11.76 %)CSS
54 (11.76 %)WebServices
54 (11.76 %)Oracle
54 (11.76 %)SQL Server
54 (11.76 %)HTML
54 (11.76 %)PL/SQL
54 (11.76 %)UML
54 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
54 (11.76 %)MS Excel
54 (11.76 %)Systems Analysis
63 (8.824 %)MOS
63 (8.824 %)Document Management
63 (8.824 %).NET Framework
63 (8.824 %)MS Office
63 (8.824 %)XML
63 (8.824 %)XSL
72 (5.882 %)ITIL
72 (5.882 %)Windows

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (17.65 %)ASP.NET
16 (17.65 %).NET
24 (11.76 %)Middleware
24 (11.76 %)CSS
24 (11.76 %)WebServices
24 (11.76 %)HTML
33 (8.824 %)XML
33 (8.824 %)XSL
33 (8.824 %).NET Framework
41 (2.941 %)J2EE
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.941 %)SharePoint
11 (2.941 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2003
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (11.76 %)MS Excel
23 (8.824 %)MS Office
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.941 %)Oracle Financials
11 (2.941 %)Oracle 11i
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.882 %)LAN
12 (5.882 %)WAN
12 (5.882 %)VPN
12 (5.882 %)MPLS
12 (5.882 %)IPsec
12 (5.882 %)VLAN
21 (2.941 %)Network Security
21 (2.941 %)Fast Ethernet
21 (2.941 %)OSPF
21 (2.941 %)BGP
21 (2.941 %)EIGRP
21 (2.941 %)IGRP
21 (2.941 %)Firewall
21 (2.941 %)Frame Relay
21 (2.941 %)DWDM
21 (2.941 %)ATM
21 (2.941 %)ISDN
21 (2.941 %)Ethernet
21 (2.941 %)RIP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (11.76 %)SQL Server
22 (5.882 %)Oracle 10g
31 (2.941 %)Oracle OWB
31 (2.941 %)Oracle Reports
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.941 %)Oracle Forms
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (26.47 %)Government
26 (17.65 %)Legal
32 (5.882 %)Banking
32 (5.882 %)Telecoms
41 (2.941 %)Education
41 (2.941 %)Investment Banking
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (20.59 %)Developer
26 (17.65 %)Analyst
35 (14.71 %)Programme Manager
43 (8.824 %)Oracle Developer
43 (8.824 %)Trainer
43 (8.824 %)Consultant
52 (5.882 %)Administrator
52 (5.882 %)Business Analyst
52 (5.882 %)Technical Analyst
52 (5.882 %)Systems Analyst
52 (5.882 %)C# Developer
52 (5.882 %)IT Trainer
61 (2.941 %)J2EE Developer
61 (2.941 %).NET Developer
61 (2.941 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (2.941 %)SQL Developer
61 (2.941 %)Implementation Consultant
61 (2.941 %)Project Engineer
61 (2.941 %)Cisco Engineer
61 (2.941 %)Enterprise Architect
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)Management Information System
11 (2.941 %)E-Learning
11 (2.941 %)Spread Betting
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.882 %)Windows
21 (2.941 %)Linux
21 (2.941 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.941 %)Windows Vista
21 (2.941 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (2.941 %)UNIX
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (20.59 %)Stakeholder Management
25 (14.71 %)PRINCE2
34 (11.76 %)UML
34 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
34 (11.76 %)Workflow
34 (11.76 %)Systems Analysis
43 (8.824 %)Document Management
52 (5.882 %)Data Analysis
52 (5.882 %)Project Planning
52 (5.882 %)Volume Testing
52 (5.882 %)ITIL
61 (2.941 %)Agile Software Development
61 (2.941 %)Configuration Management
61 (2.941 %)Service Management
61 (2.941 %)Regression Testing
61 (2.941 %)ITSM
61 (2.941 %)Time Management
61 (2.941 %)Problem Management
61 (2.941 %)Supplier Management
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (17.65 %)C#
25 (14.71 %)SQL
34 (11.76 %)PL/SQL
41 (2.941 %)RPG
41 (2.941 %)Java
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (14.71 %)ISEB
23 (8.824 %)MOS
32 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
32 (5.882 %)Cisco Certification
32 (5.882 %)CCNP
32 (5.882 %)CCNA
41 (2.941 %)MCSE
41 (2.941 %)CCIE
41 (2.941 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (2.941 %)Oracle Certification
41 (2.941 %)Degree
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.882 %)VMware ESX
21 (2.941 %)Active Directory
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.941 %)WSUS
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (20.59 %)Microsoft
24 (11.76 %)Oracle
32 (5.882 %)Cisco
32 (5.882 %)VMware
41 (2.941 %)3Com