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This section looks at the demand for Reuters Kondor+ 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 Kondor+ over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkReuters Kondor+
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank569535
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching contract IT job ads16120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.121 %
As % of the category below0.296 %1.699 %
Daily rates quoted840
Average minimum daily rate£513£474
Average daily rate£528£528
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£544£581
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, 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.

Kondor+
Demand Trend

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

Kondor+ Demand Trend

Kondor+
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kondor+ Daily Rate Trend

Kondor+
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kondor+ Daily Rate Histogram

Kondor+
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kondor+ Hourly Rate Trend

Kondor+
Top 3 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Kondor+ 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
LondonDown-3616£528+0.09 %
EnglandDown-2916£528+0.09 %
City of LondonDown-347£517+8.77 %

Kondor+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

136 (65.45 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
230 (54.55 %)Front Office
327 (49.09 %)UNIX
426 (47.27 %)Sybase
519 (34.55 %)Reuters
519 (34.55 %)FENICS FX
616 (29.09 %)Banking
712 (21.82 %)SQL
89 (16.36 %)Degree
98 (14.55 %)Investment Banking
98 (14.55 %)Finance
106 (10.91 %)VBA
115 (9.091 %)C#
115 (9.091 %)Solaris
115 (9.091 %)Murex
115 (9.091 %)Risk Management
124 (7.273 %)Data Mining
124 (7.273 %)Sun
124 (7.273 %)Java
133 (5.455 %)Perl
133 (5.455 %)C++
133 (5.455 %)Windows
133 (5.455 %)Calypso
133 (5.455 %)Microsoft
133 (5.455 %)RMDS
133 (5.455 %)Electronic Trading
142 (3.636 %)FRONT ARENA
142 (3.636 %)Misys Midas
142 (3.636 %)Back Office
142 (3.636 %)C

Kondor+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.636 %).NET
12 (3.636 %)WebServices
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.636 %)Lotus Notes
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.636 %)MS Office
12 (3.636 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (34.55 %)FENICS FX
23 (5.455 %)RMDS
32 (3.636 %)FRONT ARENA
32 (3.636 %)Misys Midas
41 (1.818 %)FLEXCUBE
41 (1.818 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.818 %)VLAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (7.273 %)Data Mining
21 (1.818 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (54.55 %)Front Office
216 (29.09 %)Banking
38 (14.55 %)Investment Banking
38 (14.55 %)Finance
42 (3.636 %)Back Office
51 (1.818 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (49.09 %)Developer
216 (29.09 %)Analyst
39 (16.36 %)Front Office Developer
47 (12.73 %)Business Analyst
56 (10.91 %)Systems Developer
65 (9.091 %)VBA Developer
65 (9.091 %)Excel Developer
65 (9.091 %)Excel VBA Developer
65 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
74 (7.273 %)Systems Analyst
74 (7.273 %)Consultant
74 (7.273 %)Senior Analyst
74 (7.273 %)Developer Analyst
83 (5.455 %)Senior Business Analyst
83 (5.455 %)Support Consultant
83 (5.455 %)Systems Support
83 (5.455 %)Applications Support
92 (3.636 %)Technical Consultant
92 (3.636 %)Technical Support
92 (3.636 %)SQL Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
136 (65.45 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
21 (1.818 %)Fixed Income
21 (1.818 %)Clustering
21 (1.818 %)Derivative
21 (1.818 %)Market Risk
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (49.09 %)UNIX
25 (9.091 %)Solaris
33 (5.455 %)Windows
42 (3.636 %)AIX
42 (3.636 %)Windows XP
51 (1.818 %)Linux
51 (1.818 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (9.091 %)Risk Management
23 (5.455 %)Electronic Trading
32 (3.636 %)SOA
32 (3.636 %)Project Management
41 (1.818 %)Workflow
41 (1.818 %)Business Analysis
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (21.82 %)SQL
26 (10.91 %)VBA
35 (9.091 %)C#
44 (7.273 %)Java
53 (5.455 %)Perl
53 (5.455 %)C++
62 (3.636 %)Shell Script
62 (3.636 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (16.36 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.818 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (47.27 %)Sybase
219 (34.55 %)Reuters
35 (9.091 %)Murex
44 (7.273 %)Sun
53 (5.455 %)Calypso
53 (5.455 %)Microsoft
62 (3.636 %)Oracle
62 (3.636 %)VERITAS
62 (3.636 %)Lotus
62 (3.636 %)TIBCO
71 (1.818 %)HP
71 (1.818 %)Cisco
71 (1.818 %)IBM
71 (1.818 %)Bloomberg
71 (1.818 %)OpenLink
71 (1.818 %)Sophis
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