Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkFidessa
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank338361
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads71238
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.207 %0.309 %
As % of the Vendors category0.454 %0.713 %
Daily rates quoted2689
Average daily rate£550£550
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£290£425
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£750£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£550-
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 Fidessa Group plc.

Fidessa
Demand Trend

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

Fidessa Demand Trend

Fidessa
Daily Rate Trend

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

Fidessa Daily Rate Trend

Fidessa
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Fidessa Daily Rate Histogram

Fidessa
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Fidessa Hourly Rate Trend

Fidessa
Top 8 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Fidessa 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+3671£550-
LondonNo change070£550-
City of LondonNo change029£388-29.54 %
Canary WharfUp+223£700-
Docklands, LondonDown-71£750+50.00 %
East MidlandsNew entry-1£550-
NottinghamshireNew entry-1£550-
NottinghamNew entry-1£550-

Fidessa
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

170 (44.03 %)Banking
262 (38.99 %)Equities
349 (30.82 %)Finance
445 (28.30 %)Investment Banking
537 (23.27 %)Front Office
632 (20.13 %)SQL
728 (17.61 %)UNIX
728 (17.61 %)Investment Management
825 (15.72 %)Business Analysis
924 (15.09 %)Bloomberg
1023 (14.47 %)Java
1121 (13.21 %)Degree
1220 (12.58 %)Retail Banking
1220 (12.58 %)Technical Architecture
1220 (12.58 %)Retail
1319 (11.95 %)Tcl
1417 (10.69 %)Derivative
1513 (8.176 %)Migration
1612 (7.547 %)Fixed Income
1711 (6.918 %)Reuters
1810 (6.289 %)Windows
199 (5.660 %)C#
199 (5.660 %)Back Office
208 (5.031 %)Equity Derivative
208 (5.031 %)thinkFolio
208 (5.031 %)LatentZero
208 (5.031 %)ITIL
208 (5.031 %)Windows XP
217 (4.403 %)MS Excel
217 (4.403 %)Solaris

Fidessa
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (2.516 %)Middleware
22 (1.258 %).NET
31 (0.629 %)ASP
31 (0.629 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.629 %)WebServices
31 (0.629 %)ODBC
31 (0.629 %)Flash
31 (0.629 %)WinForms
31 (0.629 %)FIX Protocol
31 (0.629 %)Apache Axis
31 (0.629 %)WPF
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.258 %)SharePoint
12 (1.258 %)MS Exchange
12 (1.258 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (0.629 %)WebLogic
21 (0.629 %)Lotus Notes
21 (0.629 %)Apache
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (4.403 %)MS Excel
22 (1.258 %)MS Visio
22 (1.258 %)MS Project
22 (1.258 %)MS Office
31 (0.629 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (3.774 %)RMDS
23 (1.887 %)Summit
32 (1.258 %)Global One
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (3.774 %)PPP
21 (0.629 %)TCP/IP
21 (0.629 %)Firewall
21 (0.629 %)IMAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.629 %)SQL Server
11 (0.629 %)Data Mining
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (3.145 %)TestDirector
24 (2.516 %)JIRA
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
170 (44.03 %)Banking
249 (30.82 %)Finance
345 (28.30 %)Investment Banking
437 (23.27 %)Front Office
520 (12.58 %)Retail Banking
520 (12.58 %)Retail
69 (5.660 %)Back Office
72 (1.258 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.629 %)Telecoms
81 (0.629 %)Health
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
172 (45.28 %)Analyst
252 (32.70 %)Fidessa Analyst
346 (28.93 %)Developer
429 (18.24 %)Business Analyst
523 (14.47 %)Fidessa Developer
622 (13.84 %)Fidessa Business Analyst
720 (12.58 %)Trainee Developer
720 (12.58 %)Trainee
816 (10.06 %)Support Analyst
913 (8.176 %)Programmer
1012 (7.547 %)Analyst Programmer
1110 (6.289 %)Systems Analyst
1110 (6.289 %)Consultant
129 (5.660 %)Systems Support
129 (5.660 %)Senior Analyst
129 (5.660 %)Senior Fidessa Analyst
129 (5.660 %)Systems Support Analyst
129 (5.660 %)Fidessa Consultant
129 (5.660 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
129 (5.660 %)Senior Programmer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
162 (38.99 %)Equities
217 (10.69 %)Derivative
312 (7.547 %)Fixed Income
48 (5.031 %)Equity Derivative
54 (2.516 %)Management Information System
63 (1.887 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
63 (1.887 %)Blackberry
71 (0.629 %)Replication
71 (0.629 %)Contract for Difference
71 (0.629 %)Clustering
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (17.61 %)UNIX
210 (6.289 %)Windows
38 (5.031 %)Windows XP
47 (4.403 %)Solaris
56 (3.774 %)Windows NT
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (17.61 %)Investment Management
225 (15.72 %)Business Analysis
320 (12.58 %)Technical Architecture
413 (8.176 %)Migration
58 (5.031 %)ITIL
64 (2.516 %)Project Management
64 (2.516 %)Fund Management
64 (2.516 %)User Acceptance Testing
64 (2.516 %)Electronic Trading
73 (1.887 %)Asset Management
73 (1.887 %)Data Management
82 (1.258 %)Data Analysis
82 (1.258 %)Algorithmic Trading
82 (1.258 %)Workflow
82 (1.258 %)Information Security
82 (1.258 %)Test Scripting
82 (1.258 %)Time Management
91 (0.629 %)System Testing
91 (0.629 %)Risk Assessment
91 (0.629 %)GAP Analysis
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (20.13 %)SQL
223 (14.47 %)Java
319 (11.95 %)Tcl
49 (5.660 %)C#
56 (3.774 %)C++
65 (3.145 %)C
73 (1.887 %)VBA
73 (1.887 %)Perl
82 (1.258 %)VB
91 (0.629 %)PHP
91 (0.629 %)JCL
91 (0.629 %)VB6
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (13.21 %)Degree
22 (1.258 %)CISSP
31 (0.629 %)PMP
31 (0.629 %)PMI Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.887 %)QA
21 (0.629 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.258 %)Active Directory
21 (0.629 %)Veritas Volume Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (15.09 %)Bloomberg
211 (6.918 %)Reuters
38 (5.031 %)thinkFolio
38 (5.031 %)LatentZero
46 (3.774 %)Telerate
46 (3.774 %)Remedy
55 (3.145 %)Sybase
55 (3.145 %)Microsoft
64 (2.516 %)Murex
64 (2.516 %)TIBCO
73 (1.887 %)Oracle
82 (1.258 %)Calypso
82 (1.258 %)SunGard
82 (1.258 %)Charles River
91 (0.629 %)ION Trading
91 (0.629 %)Veritas
91 (0.629 %)Lotus
91 (0.629 %)GL TRADE
91 (0.629 %)Trayport