Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Calypso products and/or services in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Calypso over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors currently tracked.

LinkCalypso
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank308208
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-100
Matching contract IT job ads101552
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.294 %0.717 %
As % of the Vendors category0.646 %1.653 %
Daily rates quoted53364
Average daily rate£575£600
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-4.160 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£550
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£650£700
UK excluding London average daily rate-£1,050
Hourly rates quoted00
Average hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsAll Vendors
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1563233392
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK45.51 %43.37 %
Daily rates quoted55539648
Average daily rate£375£400
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-6.250 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£215£235
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350
% change on same period last year-7.140 %
Hourly rates quoted11362908
Average hourly rate£22.00£20.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year+10.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.29£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£38.00£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+12.50 %

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.

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

Calypso
Demand Trend

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

Calypso Demand Trend

Calypso
Daily Rate Trend

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

Calypso Daily Rate Trend

Calypso
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Calypso within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

Calypso Daily Rate Histogram

Calypso
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Calypso Hourly Rate Trend

Calypso
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Calypso within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandDown-98101£575-4.16 %
LondonDown-8693£575-4.16 %
City of LondonDown-4444£575-
South EastNew entry-4--
Docklands, LondonDown-312£575-8.00 %

Calypso
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Calypso 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 Calypso.

1116 (43.61 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
2112 (42.11 %)Back Office
3100 (37.59 %)Derivative
488 (33.08 %)Banking
581 (30.45 %)Java
680 (30.08 %)Investment Banking
765 (24.44 %)Front Office
847 (17.67 %)Finance
847 (17.67 %)Equities
945 (16.92 %)Workflow
1043 (16.17 %)Credit Derivative
1140 (15.04 %)XML
1239 (14.66 %)Asset Management
1239 (14.66 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1337 (13.91 %)Fixed Income
1434 (12.78 %)Business Analysis
1533 (12.41 %)Murex
1630 (11.28 %)SQL
1726 (9.774 %)Reuters
1824 (9.023 %)UNIX
1824 (9.023 %)Summit
1921 (7.895 %)Legal
2020 (7.519 %)Scrum
2119 (7.143 %)Project Management
2218 (6.767 %)Bloomberg
2317 (6.391 %)Migration
2415 (5.639 %)Oracle
2512 (4.511 %)HiInvest
2512 (4.511 %)DTCC
2512 (4.511 %)Cash Management

Calypso
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Calypso 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 Calypso. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (15.04 %)XML
211 (4.135 %)FpML
34 (1.504 %)JMX
34 (1.504 %)J2SE
34 (1.504 %)JDBC
43 (1.128 %)JMS
52 (0.752 %)Middleware
52 (0.752 %)Spring
52 (0.752 %).NET Framework
52 (0.752 %).NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.504 %)MQSeries
21 (0.376 %)Oracle Workflow
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (1.504 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
124 (9.023 %)Summit
212 (4.511 %)HiInvest
311 (4.135 %)FENICS FX
48 (3.008 %)RMDS
53 (1.128 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
62 (0.752 %)Interwoven Scrittura
62 (0.752 %)Murex MxG2000
62 (0.752 %)FRONT ARENA
71 (0.376 %)Kondor+
71 (0.376 %)Misys Midas
71 (0.376 %)Endur
71 (0.376 %)Sophis RISQUE
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (2.632 %)Oracle 10g
17 (2.632 %)Reference Data
22 (0.752 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.376 %)SQL Server
31 (0.376 %)OLAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.128 %)Selenium
22 (0.752 %)ClearCase
22 (0.752 %)Rational Rose
31 (0.376 %)JIRA
31 (0.376 %)JUnit
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1112 (42.11 %)Back Office
288 (33.08 %)Banking
380 (30.08 %)Investment Banking
465 (24.44 %)Front Office
547 (17.67 %)Finance
621 (7.895 %)Legal
76 (2.256 %)Financial Institution
82 (0.752 %)Health
82 (0.752 %)General Ledger
91 (0.376 %)Wholesale Banking
91 (0.376 %)Home Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1152 (57.14 %)Analyst
2127 (47.74 %)Business Analyst
361 (22.93 %)Developer
441 (15.41 %)Calypso Developer
539 (14.66 %)Java Developer
616 (6.015 %)Banking Business Analyst
715 (5.639 %)Project Manager
812 (4.511 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
910 (3.759 %)Support Analyst
910 (3.759 %)Banking Analyst
910 (3.759 %)Technical Lead
109 (3.383 %)Senior Developer
118 (3.008 %)Technical Analyst
127 (2.632 %)Team Leader
127 (2.632 %)Senior Analyst
127 (2.632 %)Operations Analyst
136 (2.256 %)Senior Java Developer
136 (2.256 %)Consultant
136 (2.256 %)Senior Manager
136 (2.256 %)Front Office Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1116 (43.61 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
2100 (37.59 %)Derivative
347 (17.67 %)Equities
443 (16.17 %)Credit Derivative
539 (14.66 %)Interest Rate Derivative
637 (13.91 %)Fixed Income
712 (4.511 %)DTCC
89 (3.383 %)Contract for Difference
98 (3.008 %)Market Risk
104 (1.504 %)Equity Derivative
112 (0.752 %)Exotic Derivative
112 (0.752 %)Client/Server
112 (0.752 %)French Language
112 (0.752 %)Credit Risk
121 (0.376 %)Multithreading
121 (0.376 %)Mathematics
121 (0.376 %)Computer Science
121 (0.376 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (9.023 %)UNIX
23 (1.128 %)Windows
32 (0.752 %)Solaris
32 (0.752 %)Linux
32 (0.752 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.376 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (16.92 %)Workflow
239 (14.66 %)Asset Management
334 (12.78 %)Business Analysis
420 (7.519 %)Scrum
519 (7.143 %)Project Management
617 (6.391 %)Migration
712 (4.511 %)Cash Management
810 (3.759 %)Extreme Programming
810 (3.759 %)Release Management
98 (3.008 %)User Acceptance Testing
107 (2.632 %)Risk Management
116 (2.256 %)OO
116 (2.256 %)TDD
125 (1.880 %)Test Scripting
134 (1.504 %)System Testing
134 (1.504 %)Investment Management
134 (1.504 %)RUP
134 (1.504 %)Data Modelling
134 (1.504 %)UML
134 (1.504 %)Validation
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
181 (30.45 %)Java
230 (11.28 %)SQL
37 (2.632 %)C++
46 (2.256 %)C#
54 (1.504 %)Shell Script
62 (0.752 %)Euclid
62 (0.752 %)VBA
71 (0.376 %)C
71 (0.376 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (0.752 %)CISSP
12 (0.752 %)Degree
21 (0.376 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (0.376 %)PMP
21 (0.376 %)PMI Certification
21 (0.376 %)CIMA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.376 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (0.376 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (12.41 %)Murex
226 (9.774 %)Reuters
318 (6.767 %)Bloomberg
415 (5.639 %)Oracle
58 (3.008 %)Sybase
66 (2.256 %)OpenLink
75 (1.880 %)Sophis
83 (1.128 %)Microgen
83 (1.128 %)Charles River
92 (0.752 %)Fidessa
101 (0.376 %)SunGard
101 (0.376 %)HP
101 (0.376 %)Citrix
101 (0.376 %)Red Hat
101 (0.376 %)Temenos