Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of DataSynapse 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 DataSynapse 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.

LinkDataSynapse
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank321494
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+173
Matching contract IT job ads8888
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.256 %0.114 %
As % of the Vendors category0.563 %0.264 %
Daily rates quoted5248
Average daily rate£513£575
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-10.86 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£450£550
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£695£650
UK excluding London average daily rate--
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 DataSynapse Inc.

DataSynapse
Demand Trend

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

DataSynapse Demand Trend

DataSynapse
Daily Rate Trend

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

DataSynapse Daily Rate Trend

DataSynapse
Daily Rate Histogram

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

DataSynapse Daily Rate Histogram

DataSynapse
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DataSynapse 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
EnglandUp+18488£513-10.86 %
LondonUp+13088£513-10.86 %
City of LondonUp+7450£513-8.88 %
Docklands, LondonUp+201--

DataSynapse
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1110 (76.39 %)Java
285 (59.03 %)Banking
382 (56.94 %)Derivative
470 (48.61 %)Investment Banking
559 (40.97 %)Grid Computing
658 (40.28 %)Sybase
754 (37.50 %)Front Office
851 (35.42 %)Credit Risk
950 (34.72 %)SQL
1049 (34.03 %)C#
1148 (33.33 %)C++
1246 (31.94 %)Oracle Coherence
1342 (29.17 %)Oracle
1439 (27.08 %)Credit Derivative
1533 (22.92 %)Tangosol
1631 (21.53 %).NET
1729 (20.14 %)Finance
1828 (19.44 %)Risk Management
1927 (18.75 %)Market Risk
2022 (15.28 %)UNIX
2121 (14.58 %)AutoSys
2121 (14.58 %)J2SE
2121 (14.58 %)Multithreading
2218 (12.50 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
2218 (12.50 %)Hibernate
2316 (11.11 %)T-SQL
2415 (10.42 %)Equity Derivative
2415 (10.42 %)Agile Software Development
2514 (9.722 %)Interest Rate Derivative
2514 (9.722 %)Spring

DataSynapse
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
146 (31.94 %)Oracle Coherence
231 (21.53 %).NET
321 (14.58 %)J2SE
418 (12.50 %)Hibernate
514 (9.722 %)Spring
613 (9.028 %)XML
77 (4.861 %)ASP.NET
77 (4.861 %).NET Framework
86 (4.167 %)WebServices
94 (2.778 %)J2EE
94 (2.778 %)Adobe Flex
103 (2.083 %)AJAX
112 (1.389 %)JMS
112 (1.389 %)XSLT
112 (1.389 %)SOAP
112 (1.389 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
121 (0.694 %)Murex Flex
121 (0.694 %)WCF
121 (0.694 %)WPF
121 (0.694 %)GWT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (5.556 %)Rendezvous
22 (1.389 %)Tomcat
31 (0.694 %)SharePoint
31 (0.694 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (0.694 %)TIBCO EMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (4.861 %)MS Excel
22 (1.389 %)MS Office
31 (0.694 %)CA Clarity
31 (0.694 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.778 %)Global One
21 (0.694 %)Adaptiv
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.389 %)TCP/IP
12 (1.389 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (5.556 %)SQL Server
23 (2.083 %)Datawarehouse
23 (2.083 %)ETL
23 (2.083 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
32 (1.389 %)Oracle 10g
32 (1.389 %)OLAP
32 (1.389 %)MS Access
41 (0.694 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (0.694 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (0.694 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (3.472 %)JIRA
24 (2.778 %)CruiseControl
32 (1.389 %)Visual Studio
32 (1.389 %)TestDirector
41 (0.694 %)JUnit
41 (0.694 %)Rational Rose
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
185 (59.03 %)Banking
270 (48.61 %)Investment Banking
354 (37.50 %)Front Office
429 (20.14 %)Finance
54 (2.778 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.694 %)Education
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1108 (75.00 %)Developer
268 (47.22 %)Java Developer
319 (13.19 %)Analyst
418 (12.50 %)Senior Developer
517 (11.81 %)C# Developer
614 (9.722 %)C++ Developer
713 (9.028 %)Programmer
810 (6.944 %)Senior Programmer
810 (6.944 %)C++/Java Developer
99 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst
108 (5.556 %)Team Leader
108 (5.556 %)Java Team Leader
117 (4.861 %)Senior C# Developer
126 (4.167 %)Senior Java Developer
126 (4.167 %)Technical Team Leader
126 (4.167 %)Analyst Programmer
135 (3.472 %)Support Analyst
135 (3.472 %)Analyst Developer
135 (3.472 %)Quantitative Developer
135 (3.472 %)Senior Analyst Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
182 (56.94 %)Derivative
259 (40.97 %)Grid Computing
351 (35.42 %)Credit Risk
439 (27.08 %)Credit Derivative
527 (18.75 %)Market Risk
621 (14.58 %)Multithreading
718 (12.50 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
815 (10.42 %)Equity Derivative
914 (9.722 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1012 (8.333 %)Fixed Income
1111 (7.639 %)Exotic Derivative
129 (6.250 %)Equities
133 (2.083 %)Swaptions
141 (0.694 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (15.28 %)UNIX
210 (6.944 %)Solaris
39 (6.250 %)Windows
46 (4.167 %)Linux
51 (0.694 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (19.44 %)Risk Management
215 (10.42 %)Agile Software Development
312 (8.333 %)Greeks
410 (6.944 %)Monte Carlo Method
58 (5.556 %)Black-Scholes
58 (5.556 %)OO
65 (3.472 %)OOA/OOD
74 (2.778 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (2.083 %)Configuration Management
83 (2.083 %)Project Management
83 (2.083 %)Workflow
92 (1.389 %)Automated Testing
92 (1.389 %)Performance Testing
92 (1.389 %)Unit Testing
92 (1.389 %)Release Management
101 (0.694 %)Continuous Integration
101 (0.694 %)Quantitative Analysis
101 (0.694 %)Regression Testing
101 (0.694 %)Migration
101 (0.694 %)Scrum
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1110 (76.39 %)Java
250 (34.72 %)SQL
349 (34.03 %)C#
448 (33.33 %)C++
516 (11.11 %)T-SQL
67 (4.861 %)Perl
73 (2.083 %)Python
82 (1.389 %)C
82 (1.389 %)VBA
91 (0.694 %)XQuery
91 (0.694 %)Shell Script
91 (0.694 %)XAML
91 (0.694 %)PHP
91 (0.694 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.694 %)VB
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (6.944 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.694 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.083 %)Oracle RAC
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
121 (14.58 %)AutoSys
21 (0.694 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (40.28 %)Sybase
242 (29.17 %)Oracle
333 (22.92 %)Tangosol
410 (6.944 %)TIBCO
55 (3.472 %)Microsoft
64 (2.778 %)Adobe
72 (1.389 %)Sun
72 (1.389 %)Reuters
72 (1.389 %)Veritas
72 (1.389 %)GigaSpaces
81 (0.694 %)Thunderhead
81 (0.694 %)Yolus
81 (0.694 %)Bloomberg
81 (0.694 %)Murex
81 (0.694 %)SunGard