Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for ISEB IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISEB 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 Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkInformation Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank170142
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-28
Matching contract IT job ads296893
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.862 %1.160 %
As % of the Qualifications category5.004 %7.627 %
Daily rates quoted114324
Average daily rate£323£330
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-2.270 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£245
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£325
% change on same period last year-7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted1444
Average hourly rate£25.00£32.50
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-23.07 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.80£30.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£47.00£41.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-24.61 %
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsAll Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
591511708
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK17.22 %15.21 %
Daily rates quoted22253608
Average daily rate£340£375
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-9.330 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£197£220
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£538
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£350
% change on same period last year-8.570 %
Hourly rates quoted6491251
Average hourly rate£23.00£25.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-8.000 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£39.00£41.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£27.00
% change on same period last year-7.400 %

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.

ISEB
Demand Trend

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

ISEB Demand Trend

ISEB
Daily Rate Trend

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

ISEB Daily Rate Trend

ISEB
Daily Rate Histogram

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

ISEB Daily Rate Histogram

ISEB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ISEB Hourly Rate Trend

ISEB
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

ISEB Hourly Rate Histogram

ISEB
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 ISEB 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
EnglandDown-26264£325-7.14 %
LondonUp+599£340-9.33 %
South EastUp+3388£328-6.42 %
City of LondonUp+2134£390-2.50 %
BerkshireUp+2330£321-1.15 %
West MidlandsUp+823£295-15.71 %
West SussexUp+3921£301-24.68 %
ScotlandUp+2721£275+10.00 %
CrawleyNew entry-18£301-
South WestDown-617£273-22.14 %
HampshireUp+616£320-8.57 %
North WestUp+2415£300-
EdinburghDown-410£250-
BirminghamUp+179£278-30.62 %
YorkshireUp+149£205-31.09 %
WalesDown-29£275+10.00 %
SurreyUp+167£388+10.78 %
West YorkshireUp+127--
MaidenheadUp+77£365-
South WalesDown-57£288+15.00 %
BristolDown-67£213-31.45 %
East of EnglandUp+346£300-7.69 %
BuckinghamshireUp+336£388-6.17 %
CheshireUp+296£356+18.75 %
ReadingUp+246£245-28.98 %
GlasgowUp+216£298+6.25 %
GloucestershireUp+116£400+77.77 %
NewportDown-45£313+22.54 %
LeedsUp+94--
SolihullNo change04--

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1148 (20.96 %)Finance
2145 (20.54 %)Test Scripting
3140 (19.83 %)Software Testing
4133 (18.84 %)User Acceptance Testing
5118 (16.71 %)PRINCE2
6109 (15.44 %)Oracle
7102 (14.45 %)SQL
894 (13.31 %)TestDirector
986 (12.18 %)Security Cleared
1076 (10.76 %)QA
1175 (10.62 %)ISTQB
1272 (10.20 %)Test Management
1367 (9.490 %)HP
1466 (9.348 %)UNIX
1466 (9.348 %)ISEB Practitioner
1565 (9.207 %)Banking
1664 (9.065 %)QuickTest Pro
1763 (8.924 %)Project Management
1858 (8.215 %)Government
1956 (7.932 %)LoadRunner
1956 (7.932 %)Automated Testing
2054 (7.649 %)SC Cleared
2152 (7.365 %)Agile Software Development
2250 (7.082 %)Java
2348 (6.799 %)Regression Testing
2445 (6.374 %).NET
2544 (6.232 %)Integration Testing
2544 (6.232 %)Performance Testing
2643 (6.091 %)Microsoft
2740 (5.666 %)WinRunner

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (6.374 %).NET
235 (4.958 %)XML
323 (3.258 %)WebServices
415 (2.125 %)HTML
513 (1.841 %)SOAP
611 (1.558 %)CSS
710 (1.416 %)ASP.NET
89 (1.275 %)Flash
96 (0.850 %)J2EE
105 (0.708 %).NET Framework
105 (0.708 %)AJAX
114 (0.567 %)WebSphere
123 (0.425 %)Velocity
123 (0.425 %)Middleware
123 (0.425 %)LAMP
132 (0.283 %)JSP
132 (0.283 %)Oracle Fusion
132 (0.283 %)XSLT
132 (0.283 %)FIX Protocol
141 (0.142 %)JSON
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (2.550 %)WebLogic
215 (2.125 %)Apache
313 (1.841 %)SharePoint
410 (1.416 %)CMS
59 (1.275 %)IIS
67 (0.992 %)Office Project Server
73 (0.425 %)SAP Portal
73 (0.425 %)NetWeaver
82 (0.283 %)MS Exchange
82 (0.283 %)Tomcat
82 (0.283 %)MQSeries
82 (0.283 %)Drupal
82 (0.283 %)LiveLink
82 (0.283 %)Oracle Workflow
91 (0.142 %)Oracle Application Server
91 (0.142 %)ESB
91 (0.142 %)Oracle 10gAS
91 (0.142 %)SAS
91 (0.142 %)BizTalk Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (4.674 %)MS Project
226 (3.683 %)MS Excel
226 (3.683 %)MS Visio
317 (2.408 %)MS Office
412 (1.700 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.142 %)CA Clarity
51 (0.142 %)Casewise Corporate Modeler Suite
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (1.983 %)Oracle EBS
213 (1.841 %)Endur
34 (0.567 %)Google Analytics
34 (0.567 %)WebTrends
43 (0.425 %)Oracle Financials
43 (0.425 %)Oracle HRMS
43 (0.425 %)Temenos T24
43 (0.425 %)SAP HR
52 (0.283 %)BASE24
61 (0.142 %)SAP FI/CO
61 (0.142 %)SAP CO
61 (0.142 %)VisionPLUS
61 (0.142 %)assyst
61 (0.142 %)Loan IQ
61 (0.142 %)Oracle ERP
61 (0.142 %)Oracle Applications
61 (0.142 %)SAP CRM
61 (0.142 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
61 (0.142 %)SAP FI
61 (0.142 %)SAP MM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (5.099 %)Internet
215 (2.125 %)BSS
39 (1.275 %)Broadband
46 (0.850 %)TCP/IP
54 (0.567 %)FTP
54 (0.567 %)ATM
63 (0.425 %)LDAP
63 (0.425 %)SDH
63 (0.425 %)WAN
63 (0.425 %)SMTP
63 (0.425 %)Ethernet
63 (0.425 %)VLAN
72 (0.283 %)NGN
72 (0.283 %)Intranet
72 (0.283 %)DVB
72 (0.283 %)TELNET
72 (0.283 %)X.400
72 (0.283 %)X.500
72 (0.283 %)SNMP
72 (0.283 %)HTTP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (4.391 %)SQL Server
217 (2.408 %)TOAD
312 (1.700 %)SQL Server 2005
411 (1.558 %)Oracle 10g
411 (1.558 %)Oracle Reports
59 (1.275 %)BusinessObjects
59 (1.275 %)ETL
68 (1.133 %)Datawarehouse
75 (0.708 %)SQL Server 2000
84 (0.567 %)Oracle 8/8i
84 (0.567 %)DB2
93 (0.425 %)MySQL
93 (0.425 %)GIS
93 (0.425 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
93 (0.425 %)SQL Server Integration Services
93 (0.425 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
102 (0.283 %)Oracle 11g
102 (0.283 %)Data Mining
111 (0.142 %)DataStage
111 (0.142 %)OLAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
194 (13.31 %)TestDirector
264 (9.065 %)QuickTest Pro
356 (7.932 %)LoadRunner
440 (5.666 %)WinRunner
523 (3.258 %)Selenium
614 (1.983 %)ClearQuest
713 (1.841 %)RequisitePro
812 (1.700 %)Bugzilla
910 (1.416 %)ClearCase
910 (1.416 %)JUnit
109 (1.275 %)TestNG
118 (1.133 %)XDE
127 (0.992 %)JMeter
135 (0.708 %)Rational Robot
135 (0.708 %)Visual Studio
135 (0.708 %)FitNesse
135 (0.708 %)TestPartner
144 (0.567 %)SilkPerformer
144 (0.567 %)QALoad
144 (0.567 %)Rational Functional Tester
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1148 (20.96 %)Finance
265 (9.207 %)Banking
358 (8.215 %)Government
439 (5.524 %)Telecoms
537 (5.241 %)Retail
625 (3.541 %)Insurance
720 (2.833 %)Retail Banking
819 (2.691 %)Investment Banking
915 (2.125 %)Education
1012 (1.700 %)Financial Institution
1012 (1.700 %)Billing
119 (1.275 %)Pensions
119 (1.275 %)Back Office
128 (1.133 %)Health
128 (1.133 %)Police
137 (0.992 %)Criminal Justice
145 (0.708 %)Games
145 (0.708 %)Auditing
154 (0.567 %)Online Banking
154 (0.567 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1319 (45.18 %)Analyst
2230 (32.58 %)Test Analyst
3120 (17.00 %)Tester
494 (13.31 %)Test Manager
578 (11.05 %)Business Analyst
641 (5.807 %)Test Engineer
734 (4.816 %)Project Manager
827 (3.824 %)Consultant
924 (3.399 %)Senior Analyst
1022 (3.116 %)Senior Test Analyst
1119 (2.691 %)Software Tester
1217 (2.408 %)Test Consultant
1315 (2.125 %)Software Test Engineer
1315 (2.125 %)Software Engineer
1414 (1.983 %)Coordinator
1414 (1.983 %)Systems Analyst
1513 (1.841 %)Lead Test Analyst
1612 (1.700 %)Banking Business Analyst
1612 (1.700 %)Test Coordinator
1612 (1.700 %)Team Leader
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (2.975 %)Management Information System
220 (2.833 %)Derivative
315 (2.125 %)Handset
315 (2.125 %)Mainframe
410 (1.416 %)NHS
410 (1.416 %)Data Protection Act
58 (1.133 %)DTV
58 (1.133 %)Fixed Income
67 (0.992 %)Client/Server
76 (0.850 %)N-Tier
76 (0.850 %)IPTV
85 (0.708 %)Credit Risk
85 (0.708 %)iSeries
94 (0.567 %)Data Extraction
94 (0.567 %)Interest Rate Derivative
103 (0.425 %)Computer Science
103 (0.425 %)PMI
103 (0.425 %)Equities
103 (0.425 %)Tandem
103 (0.425 %)Freedom of Information
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
166 (9.348 %)UNIX
236 (5.099 %)Windows
316 (2.266 %)Linux
49 (1.275 %)Solaris
55 (0.708 %)Windows 2000
64 (0.567 %)Windows XP
73 (0.425 %)VMS
73 (0.425 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (0.283 %)Ubuntu
82 (0.283 %)openSUSE
91 (0.142 %)Windows Vista
91 (0.142 %)Windows Server 2008
91 (0.142 %)zOS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1145 (20.54 %)Test Scripting
2140 (19.83 %)Software Testing
3133 (18.84 %)User Acceptance Testing
4118 (16.71 %)PRINCE2
572 (10.20 %)Test Management
663 (8.924 %)Project Management
756 (7.932 %)Automated Testing
852 (7.365 %)Agile Software Development
948 (6.799 %)Regression Testing
1044 (6.232 %)Performance Testing
1044 (6.232 %)Integration Testing
1133 (4.674 %)ITIL
1229 (4.108 %)System Testing
1328 (3.966 %)Business Analysis
1426 (3.683 %)Manual Testing
1525 (3.541 %)V-Model
1624 (3.399 %)Web Testing
1624 (3.399 %)PRINCE
1723 (3.258 %)Migration
1821 (2.975 %)Scrum
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1102 (14.45 %)SQL
250 (7.082 %)Java
319 (2.691 %)C#
413 (1.841 %)JavaScript
413 (1.841 %)PL/SQL
512 (1.700 %)C
67 (0.992 %)VBScript
76 (0.850 %)VB
85 (0.708 %)PHP
94 (0.567 %)COBOL
103 (0.425 %)C++
112 (0.283 %)VB.NET
112 (0.283 %)Python
112 (0.283 %)VB6
121 (0.142 %)PeopleCode
121 (0.142 %)Shell Script
121 (0.142 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
186 (12.18 %)Security Cleared
275 (10.62 %)ISTQB
366 (9.348 %)ISEB Practitioner
454 (7.649 %)SC Cleared
529 (4.108 %)Degree
615 (2.125 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
711 (1.558 %)DV Cleared
711 (1.558 %)ITIL Certification
89 (1.275 %)BC Cleared
89 (1.275 %)CTC Cleared
89 (1.275 %)PRINCE2 Certification
93 (0.425 %)PMI Certification
93 (0.425 %)CISSP
102 (0.283 %)Cisco Certification
102 (0.283 %)Microsoft Certification
102 (0.283 %)SAP Certification
102 (0.283 %)MCSD
102 (0.283 %)CCNA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
176 (10.76 %)QA
24 (0.567 %)WAI
33 (0.425 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
33 (0.425 %)ISO9000
42 (0.283 %)COBIT
51 (0.142 %)Basel II
51 (0.142 %)TickIT
51 (0.142 %)ISO9002
51 (0.142 %)GxP
51 (0.142 %)SLA
51 (0.142 %)BS7799
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (0.567 %)Active Directory
14 (0.567 %)AquaLogic
22 (0.283 %)Oracle RAC
22 (0.283 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.142 %)Terminal Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (1.841 %)Netcool
29 (1.275 %)Netcool/Proviso
35 (0.708 %)OpenView Configuration Management
35 (0.708 %)Tivoli
42 (0.283 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (0.283 %)OpenView
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1109 (15.44 %)Oracle
267 (9.490 %)HP
343 (6.091 %)Microsoft
429 (4.108 %)SAP
515 (2.125 %)OpenLink
614 (1.983 %)IBM
712 (1.700 %)Cramer
89 (1.275 %)Business Objects
89 (1.275 %)Compuware
89 (1.275 %)Remedy
98 (1.133 %)ATG
106 (0.850 %)Citrix
106 (0.850 %)Cisco
115 (0.708 %)VMware
115 (0.708 %)Pega
124 (0.567 %)Google
124 (0.567 %)Hummingbird
124 (0.567 %)FatWire
124 (0.567 %)Cognos
133 (0.425 %)Sun