Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Bloomberg products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Bloomberg over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBloomberg
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank267226
Rank change on same period last yearDown-41
Matching contract IT job ads365649
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.520 %0.671 %
As % of the category below1.203 %1.524 %
Daily rates quoted184261
Average minimum daily rate£380£404
Average daily rate£417£428
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£454£452
UK excluding London average daily rate-£513
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted1652
Average minimum hourly rate£20.13£22.87
Average hourly rate£21.69£23.86
% change on same period last year-9.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.25£24.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£17.57
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3034042593
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.24 %44.05 %
Daily rates quoted890312087
Average minimum daily rate£371£387
Average daily rate£395£411
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£353
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted27813943
Average minimum hourly rate£23.19£23.09
Average hourly rate£24.66£24.53
% change on same period last year+0.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.12£25.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.37£24.17
% change on same period last year+0.83 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Bloomberg.

Bloomberg
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Bloomberg within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Bloomberg Demand Trend

Bloomberg
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Bloomberg within the UK.

Bloomberg Daily Rate Trend

Bloomberg
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Bloomberg within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Bloomberg Daily Rate Histogram

Bloomberg
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Bloomberg within the UK.

Bloomberg Hourly Rate Trend

Bloomberg
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Bloomberg within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Bloomberg Hourly Rate Histogram

Bloomberg
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Bloomberg within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 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
EnglandDown-42363£417-2.62 %
LondonDown-19362£417-2.33 %
City of LondonDown-2209£410-6.17 %
Docklands, LondonNo change010--
Canary WharfUp+105£400-35.48 %
South EastUp+381--
SurreyUp+171--

Bloomberg
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Bloomberg 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 Bloomberg.

1525 (68.90 %)Reuters
2312 (40.94 %)Banking
3280 (36.75 %)Finance
4246 (32.28 %)Windows
5233 (30.58 %)Front Office
6226 (29.66 %)Fixed Income
7211 (27.69 %)Investment Banking
8192 (25.20 %)SQL
9155 (20.34 %)C#
10136 (17.85 %)UNIX
11119 (15.62 %)Equities
11119 (15.62 %)Derivative
12110 (14.44 %)Windows XP
13101 (13.25 %)Microsoft
1497 (12.73 %).NET
1497 (12.73 %)Tradeweb
1593 (12.20 %)VBA
1689 (11.68 %)MS Office
1787 (11.42 %)Asset Management
1884 (11.02 %)Electronic Trading
1982 (10.76 %)Active Directory
2080 (10.50 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
2178 (10.24 %)SQL Server
2277 (10.10 %)Sybase
2277 (10.10 %)MTS
2376 (9.974 %)RMDS
2473 (9.580 %)OO
2473 (9.580 %)Java
2572 (9.449 %)Investment Management
2671 (9.318 %)Linux

Bloomberg
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Bloomberg 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 Bloomberg. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
197 (12.73 %).NET
230 (3.937 %)WinForms
328 (3.675 %)XML
425 (3.281 %)Spring
511 (1.444 %)Application Packaging
610 (1.312 %)FIX Protocol
78 (1.050 %)EJB
78 (1.050 %)Middleware
86 (0.787 %)J2EE
86 (0.787 %)ATL
95 (0.656 %)COM
104 (0.525 %)Hibernate
113 (0.394 %)J2SE
122 (0.262 %)Java RMI
122 (0.262 %)JMX
122 (0.262 %)CORBA
131 (0.131 %)Java EE
131 (0.131 %)ASP.NET 2.0
131 (0.131 %)EJB 3.0
131 (0.131 %)XML Messaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
177 (10.10 %)MTS
240 (5.249 %)MS Exchange
331 (4.068 %)Lotus Notes
423 (3.018 %)Exchange Server 2003
517 (2.231 %)Rendezvous
68 (1.050 %)Exchange Server 2007
75 (0.656 %)SharePoint
83 (0.394 %)Office Communications Server
83 (0.394 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
83 (0.394 %)Exchange Server 2000
92 (0.262 %)IIS
92 (0.262 %)MQSeries
101 (0.131 %)JBoss
101 (0.131 %)Apache
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
189 (11.68 %)MS Office
256 (7.349 %)MS Excel
333 (4.331 %)Spreadsheet
47 (0.919 %)MS Visio
55 (0.656 %)MS PowerPoint
63 (0.394 %)MS Project
63 (0.394 %)Acrobat
71 (0.131 %)MATLAB
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
176 (9.974 %)RMDS
25 (0.656 %)Minerva
34 (0.525 %)Capstone
42 (0.262 %)Tesseract
42 (0.262 %)Temenos Globus
51 (0.131 %)FRONT ARENA
51 (0.131 %)Beauchamp
51 (0.131 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
51 (0.131 %)InvestOne
51 (0.131 %)Sentinel
51 (0.131 %)HiPortfolio
51 (0.131 %)Endur
51 (0.131 %)Global One
51 (0.131 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
154 (7.087 %)TCP/IP
236 (4.724 %)Firewall
330 (3.937 %)LAN
424 (3.150 %)DNS
520 (2.625 %)WAN
520 (2.625 %)DHCP
616 (2.100 %)SAN
711 (1.444 %)VPN
89 (1.181 %)VoIP
95 (0.656 %)PBX
95 (0.656 %)Internet
95 (0.656 %)Wireless
104 (0.525 %)Cisco PIX
113 (0.394 %)Network Security
113 (0.394 %)Cisco IPT
113 (0.394 %)Intranet
113 (0.394 %)SMS
113 (0.394 %)Ethernet
113 (0.394 %)SNMP
122 (0.262 %)IP Telephony
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
178 (10.24 %)SQL Server
216 (2.100 %)Reference Data
312 (1.575 %)Datawarehouse
312 (1.575 %)Sybase ASE
410 (1.312 %)ETL
57 (0.919 %)DTS
64 (0.525 %)Oracle 8/8i
73 (0.394 %)MySQL
73 (0.394 %)RDBMS
73 (0.394 %)SQL Server 2005
73 (0.394 %)Data Cleansing
82 (0.262 %)SQL Server Integration Services
82 (0.262 %)MS Access
82 (0.262 %)Data Mining
91 (0.131 %)Oracle 9i
91 (0.131 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.131 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.131 %)Oracle 10g
91 (0.131 %)BusinessObjects
91 (0.131 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
136 (4.724 %)NUnit
235 (4.593 %)Log4Net
36 (0.787 %)ClearCase
44 (0.525 %)PowerBuilder
44 (0.525 %)MSI
52 (0.262 %)Visual Studio
61 (0.131 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.131 %)InstallShield
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1312 (40.94 %)Banking
2280 (36.75 %)Finance
3233 (30.58 %)Front Office
4211 (27.69 %)Investment Banking
538 (4.987 %)Back Office
632 (4.199 %)Government
728 (3.675 %)Financial Institution
819 (2.493 %)Retail
917 (2.231 %)Retail Banking
108 (1.050 %)Insurance
113 (0.394 %)Marketing
113 (0.394 %)Telecoms
122 (0.262 %)Construction
122 (0.262 %)Billing
122 (0.262 %)Publishing
122 (0.262 %)Auditing
131 (0.131 %)Pensions
131 (0.131 %)Home Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1308 (40.42 %)Analyst
2171 (22.44 %)Support Analyst
3150 (19.69 %)Developer
490 (11.81 %)Desktop Support
576 (9.974 %)Business Analyst
669 (9.055 %)Applications Support
761 (8.005 %)C# Developer
847 (6.168 %)Data Analyst
847 (6.168 %)Java Developer
939 (5.118 %)Desktop Support Analyst
939 (5.118 %)Desktop Analyst
1036 (4.724 %)Market Analyst
1134 (4.462 %)Market Data Analyst
1232 (4.199 %).NET Developer
1328 (3.675 %)Administrator
1427 (3.543 %)Applications Support Analyst
1525 (3.281 %)Excel Developer
1624 (3.150 %)Support Engineer
1720 (2.625 %)VBA Developer
1817 (2.231 %)Trainee
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1226 (29.66 %)Fixed Income
2119 (15.62 %)Equities
2119 (15.62 %)Derivative
380 (10.50 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
457 (7.480 %)Blackberry
532 (4.199 %)Multithreading
631 (4.068 %)Credit Derivative
713 (1.706 %)Equity Derivative
811 (1.444 %)SecurID
98 (1.050 %)Client/Server
107 (0.919 %)Market Risk
115 (0.656 %)VWAP
115 (0.656 %)Mathematics
124 (0.525 %)Clustering
124 (0.525 %)Interest Rate Derivative
133 (0.394 %)Japanese Language
142 (0.262 %)Swaptions
142 (0.262 %)Credit Risk
142 (0.262 %)Greek Language
142 (0.262 %)PDA
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1246 (32.28 %)Windows
2136 (17.85 %)UNIX
3110 (14.44 %)Windows XP
471 (9.318 %)Linux
546 (6.037 %)Windows 2000
645 (5.906 %)Windows Server 2003
740 (5.249 %)Solaris
819 (2.493 %)Windows NT
99 (1.181 %)Windows 2000 Server
108 (1.050 %)AIX
116 (0.787 %)Red Hat Linux
116 (0.787 %)Windows Vista
124 (0.525 %)HPUX
132 (0.262 %)SUSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
187 (11.42 %)Asset Management
284 (11.02 %)Electronic Trading
373 (9.580 %)OO
472 (9.449 %)Investment Management
551 (6.693 %)ITIL
637 (4.856 %)Business Analysis
736 (4.724 %)Automated Testing
834 (4.462 %)Scrum
931 (4.068 %)Algorithmic Trading
1030 (3.937 %)OOD
1128 (3.675 %)E-Commerce
1225 (3.281 %)RAD
1225 (3.281 %)Agile Software Development
1319 (2.493 %)Extreme Programming
1418 (2.362 %)Project Management
1517 (2.231 %)Web Design
1614 (1.837 %)Validation
1713 (1.706 %)Migration
1812 (1.575 %)Risk Management
1812 (1.575 %)Integration Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1192 (25.20 %)SQL
2155 (20.34 %)C#
393 (12.20 %)VBA
473 (9.580 %)Java
560 (7.874 %)VB
642 (5.512 %)C++
734 (4.462 %)C
831 (4.068 %)Perl
831 (4.068 %)Shell Script
914 (1.837 %)VBScript
1013 (1.706 %)Tcl
116 (0.787 %)VC++
122 (0.262 %)VB.NET
122 (0.262 %)AWK
122 (0.262 %)Korn
131 (0.131 %)Python
131 (0.131 %)Transact-SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
146 (6.037 %)Microsoft Certification
236 (4.724 %)Degree
331 (4.068 %)MCSE
416 (2.100 %)MCP
58 (1.050 %)Cisco Certification
67 (0.919 %)CCNA
76 (0.787 %)MCSA
84 (0.525 %)MCAD
84 (0.525 %)CNE
84 (0.525 %)Novell Certification
93 (0.394 %)RHCE
93 (0.394 %)ITIL Certification
93 (0.394 %)CCNP
93 (0.394 %)CNA
93 (0.394 %)MCTS
102 (0.262 %)Siebel Certification
102 (0.262 %)CCA
102 (0.262 %)Citrix Certification
102 (0.262 %)CCEA
102 (0.262 %)CISSP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (1.181 %)SLA
21 (0.131 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
182 (10.76 %)Active Directory
24 (0.525 %)VMware ESX
24 (0.525 %)NetBackup
33 (0.394 %)Terminal Server
42 (0.262 %)NFS
42 (0.262 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (0.131 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.131 %)RACF
51 (0.131 %)MetaFrame
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (1.181 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
27 (0.919 %)HP Data Protector
35 (0.656 %)Norton AntiVirus
44 (0.525 %)WSUS
53 (0.394 %)DameWare
61 (0.131 %)TIBCO Hawk
61 (0.131 %)Unicenter
61 (0.131 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1525 (68.90 %)Reuters
2101 (13.25 %)Microsoft
397 (12.73 %)Tradeweb
477 (10.10 %)Sybase
563 (8.268 %)Cisco
655 (7.218 %)Oracle
741 (5.381 %)eSpeed
835 (4.593 %)Syncfusion
934 (4.462 %)TIBCO
1031 (4.068 %)Lotus
1125 (3.281 %)HP
1125 (3.281 %)ION Trading
1222 (2.887 %)Citrix
1318 (2.362 %)Remedy
1417 (2.231 %)Mitel
1417 (2.231 %)LatentZero
1417 (2.231 %)CheckPoint
1515 (1.969 %)Fidessa
1614 (1.837 %)Red Hat
1614 (1.837 %)CQG