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The table below looks at the demand for Financial Information Exchange Markup Language (FIXML) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FIXML over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial Information Exchange Markup Language (FIXML)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank575651
Rank change on same period last yearUp+76
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.023 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% 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, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1709924152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.11 %23.82 %
Daily rates quoted58617357
Average minimum daily rate£352£368
Average daily rate£379£393
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted9931438
Average minimum hourly rate£30.40£30.54
Average hourly rate£32.68£32.87
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.96£35.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %

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.

FIXML
Demand Trend

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

FIXML Demand Trend

FIXML
Daily Rate Trend

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

FIXML Daily Rate Trend

FIXML
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FIXML within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

FIXML Daily Rate Histogram

FIXML
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FIXML within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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+864£450-
City of LondonNew entry-4£450-
EnglandUp+704£450-

FIXML
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing FIXML 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 FIXML.

15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)XML Schema
24 (80.00 %)RDBMS
24 (80.00 %)WebSphere MQ
24 (80.00 %)XSLT
24 (80.00 %)UNIX
24 (80.00 %)ClearCase
24 (80.00 %)Java
24 (80.00 %)Perl
24 (80.00 %)Sybase
24 (80.00 %)WebServices
24 (80.00 %)Finance
24 (80.00 %)WMQI
24 (80.00 %)ESB
24 (80.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
24 (80.00 %)SOA
32 (40.00 %)WebSphere
32 (40.00 %)Financial Institution
32 (40.00 %)Front Office
41 (20.00 %)Bloomberg
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)MS Visio

FIXML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing FIXML 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 FIXML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)XML Schema
24 (80.00 %)XSLT
24 (80.00 %)WebServices
32 (40.00 %)WebSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)WebSphere MQ
14 (80.00 %)WMQI
14 (80.00 %)ESB
14 (80.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (80.00 %)ClearCase
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Finance
22 (40.00 %)Financial Institution
22 (40.00 %)Front Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)SOA
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)Java
14 (80.00 %)Perl
21 (20.00 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Sybase
21 (20.00 %)Bloomberg