The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Identity Management skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Identity Management over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

Note that 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.

Identity Management
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank458475450
Rank change year-on-year
Up+17Down-25
Matching contract IT job ads12110686
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.204 %0.173 %0.156 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category0.306 %0.259 %0.248 %
Number of daily rates quoted805943
Average daily rate£450£400£425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.50 %-5.88 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£375£325£254
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£610£500£543
UK excluding London average daily rate£505£495£350
% change year-on-year
+2.02 %+41.42 %
Number of hourly rates quoted011
Average hourly rate-£23.00£72.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
--68.27 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£23.00-
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
395424099234637
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK66.81 %66.80 %62.91 %
Number of daily rates quoted227212330817347
Average daily rate£403£440£413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.52 %+6.66 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£275£275£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£585£600£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£375£350
% change year-on-year
-2.66 %+7.14 %
Number of hourly rates quoted127714631258
Average hourly rate£25.00£29.00£25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.79 %+16.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£13.50£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£45.00£45.00£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£30.00£25.00
% change year-on-year
-16.66 %+20.00 %

Identity Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Identity Management within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Identity Management Demand Trend

Identity Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Identity Management Daily Rate Trend

Identity Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Identity Management within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

Identity Management Daily Rate Histogram

Identity Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Identity Management Hourly Rate Trend

Identity Management
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Identity Management within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. 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+30115£450+12.50 %
LondonUp+1764£425+6.25 %
City of LondonUp+4222£450+5.88 %
South EastUp+715£450-10.00 %
North WestUp+1013£600-
North EastNew entry-9£608-
LancashireNew entry-9£600-
South WestNew entry-8£460-
Tyne and WearNew entry-7£580-
Newcastle upon TyneNew entry-7£580-
ScotlandNo change05£440-20.00 %
BerkshireDown-105£450-10.00 %
BlackpoolNew entry-5£675-
OxfordshireNew entry-5£450-
GlasgowNew entry-4£440-
KentNew entry-4£425-
YorkshireDown-133£375-18.91 %
PrestonNew entry-3£423-
CheshireUp+72--
ReadingNo change02£500-
East of EnglandDown-82£575+17.94 %
East MidlandsNew entry-2--
YorkNew entry-2--
OxfordNew entry-2£490-
BournemouthNew entry-2£400-
BristolNew entry-2--
DorsetNew entry-2£400-
GloucestershireNew entry-2£520-
CambridgeshireNew entry-2£575-
North YorkshireNew entry-2--

Identity Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Identity Management 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 Identity Management.

168 (31.48 %)Oracle
260 (27.78 %)Finance
350 (23.15 %)Tivoli
443 (19.91 %)Linux
542 (19.44 %)Active Directory
641 (18.98 %)UNIX
739 (18.06 %)SQL
838 (17.59 %)Information Security
937 (17.13 %)Oracle Identity Management
1036 (16.67 %)Banking
1135 (16.20 %)Security Cleared
1234 (15.74 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
1333 (15.28 %)Java
1430 (13.89 %)Security Management
1529 (13.43 %)LDAP
1627 (12.50 %)Perl
1627 (12.50 %)IBM
1726 (12.04 %)SC Cleared
1825 (11.57 %)Management Information System
1924 (11.11 %)Windows
2023 (10.65 %)CESG
2122 (10.19 %)Project Management
2122 (10.19 %)Web Services
2122 (10.19 %)Middleware
2220 (9.259 %)Solaris
2319 (8.796 %)CESG CLAS
2418 (8.333 %)VMware
2517 (7.870 %)AIX
2517 (7.870 %)Red Hat
2517 (7.870 %)Release Management

Identity Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Identity Management 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 Identity Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
122 (10.19 %)Web Services
122 (10.19 %)Middleware
215 (6.944 %)WebSphere
312 (5.556 %)Tivoli Directory Integrator
312 (5.556 %)WebCenter
49 (4.167 %)JSP
49 (4.167 %)J2EE
58 (3.704 %)SAML
58 (3.704 %).NET
67 (3.241 %)JSR 168
76 (2.778 %)SailPoint
76 (2.778 %)HTML
85 (2.315 %)WSRP
94 (1.852 %)Java EE
94 (1.852 %)Ajax
94 (1.852 %)JSR 286
94 (1.852 %)Oracle Fusion
94 (1.852 %)XML
103 (1.389 %)Struts
103 (1.389 %)JAX-WS
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
112 (5.556 %)WebLogic
29 (4.167 %)CMS
29 (4.167 %)Oracle SOA Suite
36 (2.778 %)WebLogic Portal
45 (2.315 %)IIS
45 (2.315 %)SharePoint
54 (1.852 %)ESB
54 (1.852 %)Apache
63 (1.389 %)WebSphere Application Server
63 (1.389 %)Tomcat
63 (1.389 %)MS Exchange
72 (0.926 %)Magento
72 (0.926 %)NetWeaver
81 (0.463 %)Oracle HTTP Server
81 (0.463 %)BizTalk Server
81 (0.463 %)WebSphere MQ
81 (0.463 %)Oracle Application Server
81 (0.463 %)Oracle Workflow
81 (0.463 %)Exchange Server 2010
81 (0.463 %)Oracle Service Bus
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
16 (2.778 %)MS Excel
25 (2.315 %)MS Visio
34 (1.852 %)MS Project
42 (0.926 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (0.926 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
111 (5.093 %)Remedy ITSM
29 (4.167 %)Oracle EBS
34 (1.852 %)SAP GRC
41 (0.463 %)Oracle ERP
41 (0.463 %)Oracle BPM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
129 (13.43 %)LDAP
215 (6.944 %)Firewall
310 (4.630 %)TCP/IP
310 (4.630 %)Internet
49 (4.167 %)HTTP
57 (3.241 %)SAN
57 (3.241 %)DNS
66 (2.778 %)Network Security
66 (2.778 %)IP Telephony
66 (2.778 %)SSL
66 (2.778 %)CTI
66 (2.778 %)SMTP
75 (2.315 %)Kerberos
84 (1.852 %)NAS
84 (1.852 %)HTTPS
93 (1.389 %)LAN
93 (1.389 %)SMS
93 (1.389 %)Intrusion Detection
93 (1.389 %)X.509
93 (1.389 %)Unified Communications
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (4.630 %)Oracle 8/8i
27 (3.241 %)Oracle 11g
35 (2.315 %)Oracle 10g
44 (1.852 %)Data Mining
53 (1.389 %)SQL Server
53 (1.389 %)ETL
53 (1.389 %)SAP BW
62 (0.926 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (0.926 %)SQL Server 2008
62 (0.926 %)RDBMS
62 (0.926 %)MySQL
71 (0.463 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.463 %)PostgreSQL
71 (0.463 %)Oracle Exadata
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
14 (1.852 %)JUnit
22 (0.926 %)HttpUnit
22 (0.926 %)JMeter
22 (0.926 %)Subversion
31 (0.463 %)Ant
31 (0.463 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.463 %)Maven
31 (0.463 %)Xcode
31 (0.463 %)Talend Open Studio
31 (0.463 %)JIRA
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
160 (27.78 %)Finance
236 (16.67 %)Banking
312 (5.556 %)Telecoms
48 (3.704 %)Investment Banking
52 (0.926 %)Retail
61 (0.463 %)Multimedia
61 (0.463 %)Aerospace
61 (0.463 %)Legal
61 (0.463 %)Advertising
61 (0.463 %)Back Office
61 (0.463 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.463 %)French Language
61 (0.463 %)German Language
61 (0.463 %)Italian Language
61 (0.463 %)Spanish Language
61 (0.463 %)Local Government
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
142 (19.44 %)Architect
241 (18.98 %)Consultant
335 (16.20 %)Analyst
421 (9.722 %)Business Analyst
421 (9.722 %)Developer
514 (6.481 %)Applications Support
514 (6.481 %)Security Architect
613 (6.019 %)Security Consultant
712 (5.556 %)Management Consultant
811 (5.093 %)Identity Management Consultant
99 (4.167 %)Oracle Consultant
108 (3.704 %)Administrator
108 (3.704 %)Project Manager
117 (3.241 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
125 (2.315 %)Security Analyst
125 (2.315 %)Infrastructure Analyst
125 (2.315 %)Technical Architect
125 (2.315 %)Senior Developer
125 (2.315 %)Oracle Architect
134 (1.852 %)CLAS Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
125 (11.57 %)Management Information System
223 (10.65 %)CESG
319 (8.796 %)CESG CLAS
415 (6.944 %)PKI
512 (5.556 %)Statistics
611 (5.093 %)Computer Science
78 (3.704 %)Data Integration
86 (2.778 %)DataPower
95 (2.315 %)Clustering
95 (2.315 %)RMADS
104 (1.852 %)Cryptography
113 (1.389 %)PMI
113 (1.389 %)Smartcard
122 (0.926 %)Online Banking
122 (0.926 %)Wiki
122 (0.926 %)Replication
122 (0.926 %)Fixed Income
122 (0.926 %)VLE
122 (0.926 %)NHS
122 (0.926 %)N-Tier
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
143 (19.91 %)Linux
241 (18.98 %)UNIX
324 (11.11 %)Windows
420 (9.259 %)Solaris
517 (7.870 %)AIX
613 (6.019 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
77 (3.241 %)Oracle Linux
85 (2.315 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (1.389 %)HPUX
93 (1.389 %)Windows Server 2008
102 (0.926 %)Ubuntu
102 (0.926 %)Windows XP
102 (0.926 %)Windows 2000
111 (0.463 %)MVS
111 (0.463 %)SUSE
111 (0.463 %)Apple iOS
111 (0.463 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
138 (17.59 %)Information Security
230 (13.89 %)Security Management
322 (10.19 %)Project Management
417 (7.870 %)Release Management
516 (7.407 %)Security Architecture
614 (6.481 %)Information Security Management
614 (6.481 %)ITIL
713 (6.019 %)SOA
713 (6.019 %)Product Management
713 (6.019 %)Business Analysis
812 (5.556 %)Information Assurance
812 (5.556 %)User Acceptance Testing
812 (5.556 %)Service Management
812 (5.556 %)ITSM
812 (5.556 %)Content Management
812 (5.556 %)PRINCE2
911 (5.093 %)TOGAF
109 (4.167 %)Risk Assessment
109 (4.167 %)Supplier Management
118 (3.704 %)Zachman Framework
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
139 (18.06 %)SQL
233 (15.28 %)Java
327 (12.50 %)Perl
412 (5.556 %)Shell Script
412 (5.556 %)PHP
412 (5.556 %)C
59 (4.167 %)PowerShell
67 (3.241 %)Python
76 (2.778 %)Bash shell
83 (1.389 %)PL/SQL
83 (1.389 %)JavaScript
92 (0.926 %)C++
101 (0.463 %)WebLogic Scripting Tool
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
135 (16.20 %)Security Cleared
226 (12.04 %)SC Cleared
316 (7.407 %)CISSP
410 (4.630 %)Degree
410 (4.630 %)DV Cleared
57 (3.241 %)CISA
66 (2.778 %)ISEB
75 (2.315 %)CISM
83 (1.389 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (1.389 %)RHCE
83 (1.389 %)PMI Certification
83 (1.389 %)BC Cleared
91 (0.463 %)CCNA
91 (0.463 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (0.463 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.463 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.463 %)GIAC
91 (0.463 %)SSCP
91 (0.463 %)Six Sigma Green Belt
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (6.944 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
213 (6.019 %)BS7799
311 (5.093 %)SLA
45 (2.315 %)ISO/IEC 27001
54 (1.852 %)QA
54 (1.852 %)PCI DSS
63 (1.389 %)JSP 440
63 (1.389 %)COBIT
71 (0.463 %)ISO 9001
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
142 (19.44 %)Active Directory
214 (6.481 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.389 %)Shibboleth
33 (1.389 %)Oracle RAC
42 (0.926 %)Novell eDirectory
42 (0.926 %)Tivoli Directory Server
42 (0.926 %)Postfix
42 (0.926 %)Samba
42 (0.926 %)NFS
51 (0.463 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.463 %)Hyper-V
51 (0.463 %)DFS Replication
51 (0.463 %)OpenSSO
51 (0.463 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.463 %)MailMarshal
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
150 (23.15 %)Tivoli
237 (17.13 %)Oracle Identity Management
334 (15.74 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
48 (3.704 %)Oracle Identity Manager
56 (2.778 %)Novell Identity Manager
65 (2.315 %)CA SiteMinder
73 (1.389 %)Red Hat Spacewalk
82 (0.926 %)Data Guard
82 (0.926 %)Sun Identity Manager
82 (0.926 %)HP SIM
82 (0.926 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
91 (0.463 %)NetBackup
91 (0.463 %)MIIS
91 (0.463 %)SCCM
91 (0.463 %)SCOM
91 (0.463 %)SCVMM
91 (0.463 %)HP Quality Center
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
168 (31.48 %)Oracle
227 (12.50 %)IBM
318 (8.333 %)VMware
417 (7.870 %)Red Hat
515 (6.944 %)Business Objects
612 (5.556 %)Remedy
711 (5.093 %)Microsoft
810 (4.630 %)Sun
810 (4.630 %)SAP
99 (4.167 %)CA
106 (2.778 %)Novell
106 (2.778 %)Genesys
115 (2.315 %)BMC
124 (1.852 %)Capita
124 (1.852 %)Cisco
133 (1.389 %)HP
133 (1.389 %)Juniper
133 (1.389 %)TIBCO
133 (1.389 %)Aveksa
142 (0.926 %)Zend