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This section looks at the demand for Euclid, Inc skills across the UK with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Euclid over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEuclid, Inc
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank564654
Rank change on same period last yearUp+90
Matching contract IT job ads1314
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.052 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted91
Average minimum daily rate£478£450
Average daily rate£506£500
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£533£550
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.75
Average hourly rate-£23.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£23.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£23.75
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
UK
Matching contract IT job ads2481236380
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled32.74 %36.23 %
Daily rates quoted860111212
Average minimum daily rate£372£402
Average daily rate£399£430
% change on same period last year-7.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£459
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted17042615
Average minimum hourly rate£30.80£31.30
Average hourly rate£32.97£33.44
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.13£35.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %

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.

Euclid
Demand Trend

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

Euclid Demand Trend

Euclid
Daily Rate Trend

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

Euclid Daily Rate Trend

Euclid
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Euclid within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Euclid Daily Rate Histogram

Euclid
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Euclid Hourly Rate Trend

Euclid
Top 4 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Euclid within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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
LondonUp+7413£506+1.11 %
EnglandUp+6613£506+1.11 %
Canary WharfUp+144£522-
City of LondonDown-134£475-

Euclid
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Euclid 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 Euclid.

114 (77.78 %)Banking
29 (50.00 %)Windows
37 (38.89 %)Fixed Income
46 (33.33 %)Finance
55 (27.78 %)Solaris
55 (27.78 %)Investment Banking
63 (16.67 %)Windows XP
72 (11.11 %)SQL
72 (11.11 %)Migration
72 (11.11 %)Hyperion
72 (11.11 %)Project Management
72 (11.11 %)City Networks
72 (11.11 %)Back Office
72 (11.11 %)SalesLogix
72 (11.11 %)IT2
81 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (5.556 %)Algo Collateral
81 (5.556 %)Equity Derivative
81 (5.556 %)Misys Midas
81 (5.556 %)Application Packaging
81 (5.556 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
81 (5.556 %)Systems Analysis
81 (5.556 %)Risk Management
81 (5.556 %)Front Office
81 (5.556 %)Algorithmics
81 (5.556 %)MSI
81 (5.556 %)Retail
81 (5.556 %)SQL Server
81 (5.556 %)C#
81 (5.556 %)C++

Euclid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.556 %)Application Packaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (11.11 %)SalesLogix
21 (5.556 %)Algo Collateral
21 (5.556 %)Misys Midas
21 (5.556 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.556 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.556 %)MSI
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (77.78 %)Banking
26 (33.33 %)Finance
35 (27.78 %)Investment Banking
42 (11.11 %)Back Office
51 (5.556 %)Front Office
51 (5.556 %)Retail
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (27.78 %)Developer
23 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Desktop Manager
31 (5.556 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Applications Manager
31 (5.556 %)Business Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Analyst Developer
31 (5.556 %)Infrastructure Manager
31 (5.556 %)Security Administrator
31 (5.556 %)Financial Business Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Consultant
31 (5.556 %)Front Office Developer
31 (5.556 %)Support Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Applications Support
31 (5.556 %)Applications Consultant
31 (5.556 %)3rd Line Support
31 (5.556 %)Administrator
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (38.89 %)Fixed Income
21 (5.556 %)Equity Derivative
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (50.00 %)Windows
25 (27.78 %)Solaris
33 (16.67 %)Windows XP
41 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (5.556 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)Migration
12 (11.11 %)Project Management
21 (5.556 %)Systems Analysis
21 (5.556 %)Risk Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.11 %)SQL
21 (5.556 %)C#
21 (5.556 %)C++
21 (5.556 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (11.11 %)Hyperion
12 (11.11 %)City Networks
12 (11.11 %)IT2
21 (5.556 %)Algorithmics
21 (5.556 %)Sun
21 (5.556 %)Calypso