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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of ILOG products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ILOG over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkILOG
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank550660
Rank change on same period last yearUp+110
Matching contract IT job ads2112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.068 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted105
Average minimum daily rate£395£276
Average daily rate£420£296
% change on same period last year+41.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£296
% change on same period last year+30.73 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£31.67
Average hourly rate-£35.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£39.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£35.50
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3109443799
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.44 %44.00 %
Daily rates quoted907212518
Average minimum daily rate£373£387
Average daily rate£398£411
% change on same period last year-3.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted28183994
Average minimum hourly rate£23.05£23.20
Average hourly rate£24.52£24.65
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£26.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within ILOG SA.

ILOG
Demand Trend

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

ILOG Demand Trend

ILOG
Daily Rate Trend

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

ILOG Daily Rate Trend

ILOG
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ILOG within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

ILOG Daily Rate Histogram

ILOG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ILOG Hourly Rate Trend

ILOG
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ILOG within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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+10221£420+42.85 %
LondonUp+8210£428-
South EastUp+416£450+53.06 %
SurreyNew entry-5£450-
East of EnglandNew entry-4£325-
EssexNew entry-4£325-
LeatherheadNew entry-3£450-
City of LondonNew entry-2£450-
Canary WharfNew entry-1£475-
ManchesterDown-41--
HampshireNew entry-1--
North WestUp+131--

ILOG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ILOG 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 ILOG.

172 (88.89 %)JRules
264 (79.01 %)Java
358 (71.60 %)Oracle
450 (61.73 %)J2EE
542 (51.85 %)SQL
638 (46.91 %)UNIX
734 (41.98 %)Finance
833 (40.74 %)Linux
925 (30.86 %)Banking
1024 (29.63 %)UML
1123 (28.40 %)Investment Banking
1123 (28.40 %)WebSphere
1222 (27.16 %)OO
1222 (27.16 %)Windows
1320 (24.69 %)N-Tier
1418 (22.22 %)WebServices
1418 (22.22 %)XML
1418 (22.22 %)SOAP
1517 (20.99 %)PL/SQL
1616 (19.75 %)Servlets
1616 (19.75 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1715 (18.52 %)SOA
1715 (18.52 %)HTTP
1715 (18.52 %)Struts
1715 (18.52 %)Security Cleared
1814 (17.28 %)ESB
1814 (17.28 %)JSP
1913 (16.05 %)JavaBeans
1913 (16.05 %)Oracle 9i
2012 (14.81 %)BPEL

ILOG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
172 (88.89 %)JRules
250 (61.73 %)J2EE
323 (28.40 %)WebSphere
418 (22.22 %)WebServices
418 (22.22 %)XML
418 (22.22 %)SOAP
516 (19.75 %)Servlets
615 (18.52 %)Struts
714 (17.28 %)JSP
813 (16.05 %)JavaBeans
97 (8.642 %).NET
97 (8.642 %)Spring
106 (7.407 %)Hibernate
106 (7.407 %)ASP.NET
115 (6.173 %)XSLT
123 (3.704 %)Oracle Fusion
132 (2.469 %)Spring MVC
132 (2.469 %)Middleware
132 (2.469 %)MVC
132 (2.469 %)DCOM
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (17.28 %)ESB
211 (13.58 %)WebSphere Application Server
211 (13.58 %)IBM HTTP Server
310 (12.35 %)Oracle HTTP Server
42 (2.469 %)Rendezvous
51 (1.235 %)TIBCO EMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.938 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (4.938 %)BusinessWorks
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (18.52 %)HTTP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (16.05 %)Oracle 9i
212 (14.81 %)Oracle 10g
36 (7.407 %)Crystal Reports
36 (7.407 %)Oracle Reports
45 (6.173 %)Oracle 8/8i
54 (4.938 %)Oracle Discoverer
63 (3.704 %)RDBMS
72 (2.469 %)DB2
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (14.81 %)JDeveloper
211 (13.58 %)ClearQuest
211 (13.58 %)ClearCase
37 (8.642 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
42 (2.469 %)Ant
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (41.98 %)Finance
225 (30.86 %)Banking
323 (28.40 %)Investment Banking
410 (12.35 %)Marketing
53 (3.704 %)Government
62 (2.469 %)Automotive
62 (2.469 %)Military
71 (1.235 %)Telecoms
71 (1.235 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
172 (88.89 %)Developer
242 (51.85 %)Java Developer
313 (16.05 %)J2EE Developer
45 (6.173 %)Java/J2EE Developer
54 (4.938 %)Analyst
63 (3.704 %)Applications Support
72 (2.469 %)Senior Developer
72 (2.469 %)Programmer
72 (2.469 %)Support Analyst
72 (2.469 %)Java Programmer
72 (2.469 %)Applications Support Analyst
72 (2.469 %)Developer Analyst
81 (1.235 %)Senior J2EE Developer
81 (1.235 %)Senior Java Developer
81 (1.235 %)Technical Analyst
81 (1.235 %)C++ Software Engineer
81 (1.235 %)Oracle Developer
81 (1.235 %)Software Engineer
81 (1.235 %)Web Developer
81 (1.235 %)Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (24.69 %)N-Tier
24 (4.938 %)Equities
32 (2.469 %)Fixed Income
41 (1.235 %)Statistics
41 (1.235 %)Robotics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (46.91 %)UNIX
233 (40.74 %)Linux
322 (27.16 %)Windows
46 (7.407 %)Windows NT
46 (7.407 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (29.63 %)UML
222 (27.16 %)OO
315 (18.52 %)SOA
315 (18.52 %)Security Cleared
412 (14.81 %)BPEL
511 (13.58 %)OOD
610 (12.35 %)Unit Testing
78 (9.877 %)SC Cleared
82 (2.469 %)RAD
82 (2.469 %)RUP
91 (1.235 %)Operations Research
91 (1.235 %)Data Management
91 (1.235 %)BC Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
164 (79.01 %)Java
242 (51.85 %)SQL
317 (20.99 %)PL/SQL
47 (8.642 %)VB.NET
56 (7.407 %)VB6
56 (7.407 %)VB
65 (6.173 %)C#
72 (2.469 %)C++
72 (2.469 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.235 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (19.75 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (1.235 %)Basel II
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.235 %)AquaLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (71.60 %)Oracle
211 (13.58 %)IBM
310 (12.35 %)Siebel
45 (6.173 %)TIBCO
54 (4.938 %)Microsoft
62 (2.469 %)Sybase
71 (1.235 %)Fujitsu