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This section looks at the demand for OpenLink Findur skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Findur over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpenLink Findur
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank567640
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching contract IT job ads1815
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.333 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted64
Average minimum daily rate£483£569
Average daily rate£546£631
% change on same period last year-13.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£608£694
UK excluding London average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads54047061
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.203 %7.144 %
Daily rates quoted13781798
Average minimum daily rate£437£435
Average daily rate£469£467
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£501£498
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£435
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Hourly rates quoted145124
Average minimum hourly rate£29.41£25.45
Average hourly rate£33.06£27.72
% change on same period last year+19.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.70£29.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£25.77
% change on same period last year+14.91 %

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.

Findur
Demand Trend

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

Findur Demand Trend

Findur
Daily Rate Trend

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

Findur Daily Rate Trend

Findur
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Findur within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Findur Daily Rate Histogram

Findur
Top 9 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Findur within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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+7718£546-13.53 %
LondonUp+6915£594-5.94 %
East MidlandsNew entry-2£450-
South EastNew entry-1--
WindsorNew entry-1--
BerkshireNew entry-1--
NorthamptonshireNew entry-1£400-
City of LondonNew entry-1--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--

Findur
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Findur 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 Findur.

141 (95.35 %)OpenLink
226 (60.47 %)Endur
322 (51.16 %)SQL
417 (39.53 %)Oracle
417 (39.53 %)Banking
59 (20.93 %)TIBCO
59 (20.93 %)VB
59 (20.93 %)VBA
59 (20.93 %)Oracle Reports
59 (20.93 %)VB6
68 (18.60 %)PL/SQL
77 (16.28 %)Crystal Reports
77 (16.28 %)Microsoft
77 (16.28 %)C#
77 (16.28 %)Rendezvous
77 (16.28 %)Front Office
77 (16.28 %)Finance
86 (13.95 %)Migration
86 (13.95 %)Business Continuity
86 (13.95 %)Problem Management
86 (13.95 %)Data Migration
86 (13.95 %)Windows
94 (9.302 %)C++
94 (9.302 %)Java
103 (6.977 %).NET
112 (4.651 %)Financial Institution
112 (4.651 %)Investment Banking
121 (2.326 %)Business Analysis
121 (2.326 %)Derivative
121 (2.326 %)Legal

Findur
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Findur 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 Findur. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.977 %).NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (16.28 %)Rendezvous
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
126 (60.47 %)Endur
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (20.93 %)Oracle Reports
27 (16.28 %)Crystal Reports
31 (2.326 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (39.53 %)Banking
27 (16.28 %)Front Office
27 (16.28 %)Finance
32 (4.651 %)Investment Banking
32 (4.651 %)Financial Institution
41 (2.326 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (58.14 %)Developer
213 (30.23 %)Analyst
37 (16.28 %)Business Analyst
37 (16.28 %)Consultant
46 (13.95 %)Senior Consultant
46 (13.95 %)Applications Support
46 (13.95 %)Senior Business Analyst
46 (13.95 %)Senior Analyst
46 (13.95 %)Support Analyst
46 (13.95 %)Applications Support Analyst
46 (13.95 %)Business Consultant
46 (13.95 %)Senior Business Consultant
53 (6.977 %)Senior Developer
62 (4.651 %)Project Manager
71 (2.326 %)IT Manager
71 (2.326 %)Development Manager
71 (2.326 %)Systems Developer
71 (2.326 %)Support Specialist
71 (2.326 %).NET Developer
71 (2.326 %)C# Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.326 %)Derivative
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (13.95 %)Windows
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.95 %)Migration
16 (13.95 %)Business Continuity
16 (13.95 %)Problem Management
16 (13.95 %)Data Migration
21 (2.326 %)Matrix Management
21 (2.326 %)Business Analysis
21 (2.326 %)PRINCE2
21 (2.326 %)Project Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (51.16 %)SQL
29 (20.93 %)VB
29 (20.93 %)VBA
29 (20.93 %)VB6
38 (18.60 %)PL/SQL
47 (16.28 %)C#
54 (9.302 %)C++
54 (9.302 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.326 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
141 (95.35 %)OpenLink
217 (39.53 %)Oracle
39 (20.93 %)TIBCO
47 (16.28 %)Microsoft
51 (2.326 %)Murex
51 (2.326 %)Calypso
51 (2.326 %)Sybase
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