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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EFT over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank533612
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching contract IT job ads3860
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.060 %
As % of the category below0.252 %0.286 %
Daily rates quoted1530
Average minimum daily rate£322£285
Average daily rate£346£308
% change on same period last year+12.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£327
% change on same period last year+3.51 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00-
Average hourly rate£16.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1510221007
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled21.10 %21.11 %
Daily rates quoted58177374
Average minimum daily rate£436£465
Average daily rate£469£499
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£502£532
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£345
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted12001700
Average minimum hourly rate£23.99£24.33
Average hourly rate£25.89£26.20
% change on same period last year-1.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.78£28.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.83£26.95
% change on same period last year-7.89 %

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.

EFT
Demand Trend

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

EFT Demand Trend

EFT
Daily Rate Trend

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

EFT Daily Rate Trend

EFT
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EFT within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

EFT Daily Rate Histogram

EFT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

EFT Hourly Rate Trend

EFT
Top 18 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EFT within the UK over the 3 months to 6 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
EnglandUp+6736£346+12.47 %
LondonUp+5415£355+30.93 %
YorkshireUp+2411£391-
North YorkshireNew entry-9£391-
HarrogateNew entry-6£425-
City of LondonDown-84£313+8.69 %
South EastUp+254£250-21.19 %
East of EnglandUp+253£294-24.19 %
HertfordshireUp+283£294-24.19 %
UxbridgeDown-183£263+21.03 %
South WestNew entry-2£350-
ReadingNew entry-2--
SwindonNew entry-2£350-
BerkshireUp+402--
WiltshireNew entry-2£350-
SurreyUp+211£250-16.66 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
WelwynNew entry-1--

EFT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (37.74 %)ATM
219 (35.85 %)Banking
219 (35.85 %)Retail
318 (33.96 %)Finance
415 (28.30 %)ISO8583
514 (26.42 %)EPoS
612 (22.64 %)UML
711 (20.75 %)EMV
89 (16.98 %)APACS
98 (15.09 %)Business Analysis
98 (15.09 %)GAP Analysis
107 (13.21 %)BASE24
107 (13.21 %)Chip and PIN
116 (11.32 %)EFTPOS
116 (11.32 %)Smartcard
116 (11.32 %)QA
125 (9.434 %)IBM
134 (7.547 %)PRINCE2
134 (7.547 %)Migration
134 (7.547 %)Financial Institution
134 (7.547 %)Release Management
134 (7.547 %)User Acceptance Testing
134 (7.547 %)Retail Banking
143 (5.660 %)Investment Banking
143 (5.660 %)Insurance
143 (5.660 %)IVR
143 (5.660 %)Software Testing
143 (5.660 %)BT
143 (5.660 %)PRINCE
143 (5.660 %)Internet

EFT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.660 %).NET
22 (3.774 %)J2EE
22 (3.774 %)CSS
22 (3.774 %)JSP
22 (3.774 %)Hibernate
22 (3.774 %)Spring
22 (3.774 %)Taglibs
22 (3.774 %)HTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.774 %)WebLogic
12 (3.774 %)JBoss
21 (1.887 %)CICS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.774 %)Photoshop
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (13.21 %)BASE24
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (37.74 %)ATM
23 (5.660 %)Internet
23 (5.660 %)MPLS
31 (1.887 %)TCP/IP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.774 %)NonStop SQL
21 (1.887 %)DB2
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.774 %)TestDirector
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (35.85 %)Banking
119 (35.85 %)Retail
218 (33.96 %)Finance
34 (7.547 %)Financial Institution
34 (7.547 %)Retail Banking
43 (5.660 %)Investment Banking
43 (5.660 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (37.74 %)Analyst
212 (22.64 %)Systems Analyst
311 (20.75 %)Business Analyst
410 (18.87 %)Business Systems Analyst
58 (15.09 %)Project Manager
58 (15.09 %)Consultant
67 (13.21 %)Tester
75 (9.434 %)Test Manager
84 (7.547 %)Test Analyst
84 (7.547 %)Technical Support
84 (7.547 %)Senior Technical Support
93 (5.660 %)Technical Project Manager
93 (5.660 %)Technical Manager
93 (5.660 %)Developer
102 (3.774 %)Analyst Developer
111 (1.887 %)Financial Business Analyst
111 (1.887 %)Helpdesk Consultant
111 (1.887 %)Java Web Developer
111 (1.887 %)Java/J2EE Developer
111 (1.887 %)Web Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (26.42 %)EPoS
211 (20.75 %)EMV
39 (16.98 %)APACS
47 (13.21 %)Chip and PIN
56 (11.32 %)EFTPOS
56 (11.32 %)Smartcard
63 (5.660 %)IVR
72 (3.774 %)Tandem
72 (3.774 %)N-Tier
81 (1.887 %)IBM Mainframe
81 (1.887 %)Mainframe
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.774 %)UNIX
12 (3.774 %)Windows
12 (3.774 %)Windows 2000
21 (1.887 %)zOS
21 (1.887 %)MVS
21 (1.887 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (22.64 %)UML
28 (15.09 %)GAP Analysis
28 (15.09 %)Business Analysis
34 (7.547 %)PRINCE2
34 (7.547 %)Release Management
34 (7.547 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (7.547 %)Migration
43 (5.660 %)PRINCE
43 (5.660 %)Software Testing
52 (3.774 %)Investment Management
52 (3.774 %)OO
52 (3.774 %)Unit Testing
52 (3.774 %)Regression Testing
61 (1.887 %)Supplier Management
61 (1.887 %)Test Scripting
61 (1.887 %)Manual Testing
61 (1.887 %)Project Management
61 (1.887 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.887 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (1.887 %)Agile Software Development
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (5.660 %)C
13 (5.660 %)SQL
22 (3.774 %)Java
31 (1.887 %)C++
31 (1.887 %)COBOL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (5.660 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (1.887 %)PMP
21 (1.887 %)PMI Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (28.30 %)ISO8583
26 (11.32 %)QA
33 (5.660 %)SLA
42 (3.774 %)ISO9001
42 (3.774 %)ISO27001
51 (1.887 %)PCI DSS
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.887 %)OMEGAMON
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (9.434 %)IBM
23 (5.660 %)Sun
23 (5.660 %)BT
32 (3.774 %)Dell
32 (3.774 %)Sybase
41 (1.887 %)Retalix