Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of OpenLink 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 OpenLink over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpenLink
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank384440
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching contract IT job ads154211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.247 %0.227 %
As % of the category below0.575 %0.517 %
Daily rates quoted3881
Average minimum daily rate£492£581
Average daily rate£554£630
% change on same period last year-12.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£616£679
UK excluding London average daily rate£531£425
% change on same period last year+24.88 %
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, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads2676640837
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.01 %43.86 %
Daily rates quoted780311534
Average minimum daily rate£360£384
Average daily rate£384£407
% change on same period last year-5.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted25343664
Average minimum hourly rate£22.99£22.75
Average hourly rate£24.37£24.26
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£25.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %

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 OpenLink Financial, Inc.

OpenLink
Demand Trend

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

OpenLink Demand Trend

OpenLink
Daily Rate Trend

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

OpenLink Daily Rate Trend

OpenLink
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OpenLink within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

OpenLink Daily Rate Histogram

OpenLink
Hourly Rate Trend

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

OpenLink Hourly Rate Trend

OpenLink
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenLink within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 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+44149£554-12.04 %
LondonUp+1085£566-10.86 %
South EastUp+10653£437+24.99 %
BerkshireUp+6439£400+14.28 %
City of LondonUp+518£638-10.74 %
WindsorNew entry-11--
South WestUp+3110£604+20.83 %
WiltshireUp+24£475-5.00 %
SwindonDown-63£475-5.00 %
MaidenheadNew entry-1£400-
PooleNew entry-1--
DorsetNew entry-1--
HertfordshireNew entry-1£650-
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
Canary WharfUp+191--
East of EnglandNew entry-1£650-
Docklands, LondonUp+121--

OpenLink
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing OpenLink 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 OpenLink.

1266 (86.36 %)Endur
270 (22.73 %)SQL
359 (19.16 %)Front Office
453 (17.21 %)Banking
552 (16.88 %)Derivative
552 (16.88 %)Finance
642 (13.64 %)Risk Management
642 (13.64 %)Investment Banking
741 (13.31 %)Oracle
833 (10.71 %)Findur
930 (9.740 %)Microsoft
1025 (8.117 %)ETRM
1123 (7.468 %)Windows
1123 (7.468 %)Problem Management
1221 (6.818 %)Back Office
1221 (6.818 %)C#
1319 (6.169 %)Business Analysis
1319 (6.169 %)Triple Point
1418 (5.844 %)Migration
1516 (5.195 %)ITIL
1615 (4.870 %)Service Delivery
1615 (4.870 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1615 (4.870 %)Data Migration
1714 (4.545 %)SLA
1812 (3.896 %)Java
1812 (3.896 %)User Acceptance Testing
1911 (3.571 %)Spreadsheet
2010 (3.247 %)C++
219 (2.922 %)SQL Server
228 (2.597 %)Business Continuity

OpenLink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing OpenLink 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 OpenLink. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (0.974 %)J2EE
22 (0.649 %)Middleware
31 (0.325 %).NET
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (3.571 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1266 (86.36 %)Endur
233 (10.71 %)Findur
34 (1.299 %)ZaiNet
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.325 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (4.870 %)SQL Server Integration Services
29 (2.922 %)SQL Server
38 (2.597 %)ETL
43 (0.974 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (0.649 %)SQLPlus
52 (0.649 %)Oracle 10g
61 (0.325 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.325 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.325 %)TOAD
61 (0.325 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.948 %)TestDirector
21 (0.325 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
159 (19.16 %)Front Office
253 (17.21 %)Banking
352 (16.88 %)Finance
442 (13.64 %)Investment Banking
521 (6.818 %)Back Office
65 (1.623 %)Financial Institution
72 (0.649 %)Education
81 (0.325 %)Electric
81 (0.325 %)Telecoms
81 (0.325 %)Retail
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1126 (40.91 %)Analyst
266 (21.43 %)Developer
349 (15.91 %)Business Analyst
444 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
524 (7.792 %)Support Specialist
524 (7.792 %)Applications Support
615 (4.870 %)Product Analyst
714 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
714 (4.545 %)Applications Support Analyst
89 (2.922 %)Senior Support Analyst
98 (2.597 %)Project Manager
107 (2.273 %)Senior Developer
107 (2.273 %)Consultant
107 (2.273 %)Test Manager
107 (2.273 %)Test Analyst
107 (2.273 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
116 (1.948 %)Tester
116 (1.948 %)Architect
116 (1.948 %)Technical Architect
125 (1.623 %)Support Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
152 (16.88 %)Derivative
26 (1.948 %)Management Information System
35 (1.623 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
42 (0.649 %)Credit Risk
42 (0.649 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.325 %)Equities
51 (0.325 %)Interest Rate Derivative
51 (0.325 %)German Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (7.468 %)Windows
26 (1.948 %)UNIX
31 (0.325 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (13.64 %)Risk Management
225 (8.117 %)ETRM
323 (7.468 %)Problem Management
419 (6.169 %)Business Analysis
518 (5.844 %)Migration
616 (5.195 %)ITIL
715 (4.870 %)Service Delivery
715 (4.870 %)Data Migration
812 (3.896 %)User Acceptance Testing
98 (2.597 %)Business Continuity
98 (2.597 %)UML
107 (2.273 %)RUP
107 (2.273 %)Change Management
116 (1.948 %)PRINCE2
125 (1.623 %)Project Management
125 (1.623 %)Business Development
125 (1.623 %)System Testing
125 (1.623 %)Integration Testing
134 (1.299 %)Test Management
134 (1.299 %)Test Scripting
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
170 (22.73 %)SQL
221 (6.818 %)C#
312 (3.896 %)Java
410 (3.247 %)C++
58 (2.597 %)VBA
63 (0.974 %)C
63 (0.974 %)PL/SQL
71 (0.325 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.325 %)VB.NET
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (2.273 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (4.545 %)SLA
21 (0.325 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.649 %)Oracle RAC
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.325 %)AutoSys
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
141 (13.31 %)Oracle
230 (9.740 %)Microsoft
319 (6.169 %)Triple Point
48 (2.597 %)Murex
56 (1.948 %)Sybase
64 (1.299 %)SAP
64 (1.299 %)Calypso
64 (1.299 %)FFastFill
72 (0.649 %)SunGard
72 (0.649 %)GoldenSource
81 (0.325 %)Business Objects
81 (0.325 %)Reuters
81 (0.325 %)Bloomberg
81 (0.325 %)Sophis