The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Perforce products and/or services in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Perforce over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors currently tracked.

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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Perforce Software, Inc.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Perforce
Rank 430 459 456
Rank change year-on-year
+29 -3
Contract jobs citing Perforce 111 111 146
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.231% 0.191% 0.235%
As % of the Vendors category 0.490% 0.411% 0.499%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 76 71
Average daily rate £440 £455 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.29% -9.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £325 £263
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £588 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £350 £325
% change year-on-year
-3.57% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 5 13
Average hourly rate £37.00 £35.00 £40.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.71% -12.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.40 £34.00 £35.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £57.60 £39.40 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.00 £36.75 £40.00
% change year-on-year
-2.04% -8.12%
All Vendors
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
22661 27024 29251
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 47.10% 46.57% 46.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 12046 13666 14795
Average daily rate £396 £388 £405
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.19% -4.32%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £248
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £598
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1218 1322 1627
Average hourly rate £20.00 £19.50 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.56% -4.87%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £11.20 £11.11
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.26 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -5.00%

Perforce
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Perforce within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Perforce Jobs Demand Trend

Perforce
Daily Rate Trend

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

Perforce Daily Rate Trend

Perforce
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Perforce within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Perforce Daily Rate Histogram

Perforce
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Perforce Hourly Rate Trend

Perforce
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Perforce within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Perforce Hourly Rate Histogram

Perforce
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 Perforce within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +11 108 £450 -1.09% 34
London +22 68 £450 -10.00% 17
City of London +13 27 £450 -10.00% 5
Yorkshire +22 24 £325 -7.14% 9
West Yorkshire +19 24 £325 -7.14% 8
Leeds +10 20 £315 +1.61% 4
South East +17 11 £250 -25.37% 6
Canary Wharf -1 5 £550 +10.00%
Surrey +20 4 £250 -
North West - 4 £375 -
Cheshire - 4 £375 -
Scotland -9 2 £338 - 1
Glasgow -15 2 £338 - 1
Guildford - 2 £250 -
Bradford - 2 £440 - 4
East of England +10 1 - - 2
Cambridgeshire +3 1 - - 1
Bromley - 1 £425 -
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 1
West Sussex - - - - 1
East Midlands - - - -
Northern Ireland - - - -
Cambridge - - - - 1
Edinburgh - - - -
High Wycombe - - - -
Abingdon - - - -
County Antrim - - - -
Belfast - - - -
Hertfordshire - - - - 1
Northamptonshire - - - -

Perforce
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Perforce 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 Perforce.

1 77 (45.56%) Java
2 64 (37.87%) SQL Server
2 64 (37.87%) Subversion
3 62 (36.69%) SQL
4 56 (33.14%) Finance
5 53 (31.36%) JIRA
6 49 (28.99%) Oracle
7 47 (27.81%) C#
8 41 (24.26%) Banking
9 37 (21.89%) Linux
10 36 (21.30%) Windows
10 36 (21.30%) Agile Software Development
11 34 (20.12%) C++
12 33 (19.53%) Ant
12 33 (19.53%) JUnit
13 30 (17.75%) Continuous Integration
14 28 (16.57%) Maven
15 27 (15.98%) WebLogic
15 27 (15.98%) ClearCase
16 26 (15.38%) .NET
16 26 (15.38%) Investment Banking
16 26 (15.38%) Unit Testing
17 25 (14.79%) Apache
17 25 (14.79%) XML
18 24 (14.20%) C
18 24 (14.20%) JavaScript
19 23 (13.61%) Tomcat
20 22 (13.02%) UNIX
20 22 (13.02%) Degree
21 21 (12.43%) Configuration Management

Perforce
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Perforce 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 Perforce. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 26 (15.38%) .NET
2 25 (14.79%) XML
3 21 (12.43%) WPF
4 20 (11.83%) WebSphere
5 18 (10.65%) HTML
6 17 (10.06%) Web Services
6 17 (10.06%) SOAP
6 17 (10.06%) jQuery
7 15 (8.876%) J2EE
8 14 (8.284%) CSS
9 13 (7.692%) Spring
9 13 (7.692%) WSDL
10 12 (7.101%) ASP.NET
11 10 (5.917%) XSL
12 9 (5.325%) Hibernate
12 9 (5.325%) XSLT
12 9 (5.325%) REST
12 9 (5.325%) CSS3
12 9 (5.325%) WCF
13 8 (4.734%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 27 (15.98%) WebLogic
2 25 (14.79%) Apache
3 23 (13.61%) Tomcat
4 16 (9.467%) SAS
5 9 (5.325%) SharePoint
6 4 (2.367%) Confluence
7 2 (1.183%) IIS
8 1 (0.592%) ESB
8 1 (0.592%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.592%) WebSphere Application Server
8 1 (0.592%) Amazon AWS
8 1 (0.592%) LiveCycle
8 1 (0.592%) Mule
8 1 (0.592%) GlassFish
Applications
1 11 (6.509%) Mingle
2 8 (4.734%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.592%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (6.509%) SunGard Panorama
2 9 (5.325%) Adaptiv
3 8 (4.734%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (2.367%) Oracle EBS R12
4 4 (2.367%) Oracle BPM
4 4 (2.367%) Sophis RISQUE
4 4 (2.367%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.509%) Firewall
1 11 (6.509%) Cisco ASA
2 10 (5.917%) BIG-IP
3 7 (4.142%) HTTP
4 4 (2.367%) GPRS
4 4 (2.367%) GSM
5 3 (1.775%) Wireless
5 3 (1.775%) 3G
5 3 (1.775%) Internet
5 3 (1.775%) UMTS
6 2 (1.183%) LTE
6 2 (1.183%) CDMA
7 1 (0.592%) SAN
7 1 (0.592%) 3GPP
7 1 (0.592%) WCDMA
7 1 (0.592%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.592%) 4G
7 1 (0.592%) Network Security
7 1 (0.592%) OFDM
7 1 (0.592%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (37.87%) SQL Server
2 14 (8.284%) DB2
3 13 (7.692%) SQL Server 2005
4 12 (7.101%) RDBMS
5 8 (4.734%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (4.142%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (4.142%) SQL Server 2008
7 6 (3.550%) Oracle 8/8i
7 6 (3.550%) MySQL
8 5 (2.959%) OLAP
8 5 (2.959%) Oracle 10g
8 5 (2.959%) QlikView
8 5 (2.959%) Oracle 11g
9 4 (2.367%) Oracle OLAP
9 4 (2.367%) Oracle BI EE
9 4 (2.367%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (1.183%) Oracle ODI
10 2 (1.183%) KDB
10 2 (1.183%) Oracle 9i
10 2 (1.183%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 64 (37.87%) Subversion
2 53 (31.36%) JIRA
3 33 (19.53%) Ant
3 33 (19.53%) JUnit
4 28 (16.57%) Maven
5 27 (15.98%) ClearCase
6 18 (10.65%) Hudson
7 17 (10.06%) Jenkins
8 14 (8.284%) Mercurial
9 12 (7.101%) dbdeploy
9 12 (7.101%) Git (software)
10 10 (5.917%) Eclipse
10 10 (5.917%) Visual Studio
11 9 (5.325%) TeamCity
12 6 (3.550%) HtmlUnit
12 6 (3.550%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 6 (3.550%) Mockito
13 5 (2.959%) CruiseControl
13 5 (2.959%) Oracle Forms
13 5 (2.959%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 56 (33.14%) Finance
2 41 (24.26%) Banking
3 26 (15.38%) Investment Banking
4 8 (4.734%) Front Office
5 5 (2.959%) Publishing
6 4 (2.367%) Games
7 2 (1.183%) Corporate Banking
7 2 (1.183%) Electronics
8 1 (0.592%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.592%) Retail
8 1 (0.592%) Retail Banking
8 1 (0.592%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.592%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 98 (57.99%) Developer
2 22 (13.02%) Java Developer
3 18 (10.65%) Build Manager
4 12 (7.101%) SQL Developer
5 10 (5.917%) Lead Developer
5 10 (5.917%) Deployment Manager
5 10 (5.917%) C# Developer
6 9 (5.325%) Oracle Developer
6 9 (5.325%) Consultant
7 8 (4.734%) .NET Developer
8 7 (4.142%) Technical Leader
9 6 (3.550%) Technical Developer
9 6 (3.550%) Software Manager
9 6 (3.550%) C++ Developer
9 6 (3.550%) Database Developer
9 6 (3.550%) Technical Consultant
9 6 (3.550%) Release Manager
10 5 (2.959%) PL/SQL Developer
10 5 (2.959%) SQL Server Developer
10 5 (2.959%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.65%) Computer Science
2 13 (7.692%) Credit Risk
3 7 (4.142%) iPad
3 7 (4.142%) Mathematics
4 6 (3.550%) N-Tier
5 5 (2.959%) Equities
5 5 (2.959%) Reference Data
6 4 (2.367%) Wiki
6 4 (2.367%) Client/Server
6 4 (2.367%) Derivative
6 4 (2.367%) Equity Derivative
6 4 (2.367%) Web 2.0
7 3 (1.775%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.775%) Market Risk
8 2 (1.183%) Streaming Media
8 2 (1.183%) Handset
8 2 (1.183%) Grid Computing
9 1 (0.592%) Replication
9 1 (0.592%) Fixed Income
9 1 (0.592%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 37 (21.89%) Linux
2 36 (21.30%) Windows
3 22 (13.02%) UNIX
4 15 (8.876%) Windows Server 2008
5 14 (8.284%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (6.509%) CentOS
7 10 (5.917%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.775%) Windows 7
9 2 (1.183%) Android
9 2 (1.183%) Solaris
10 1 (0.592%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.592%) HPUX
10 1 (0.592%) VMS
10 1 (0.592%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (21.30%) Agile Software Development
2 30 (17.75%) Continuous Integration
3 26 (15.38%) Unit Testing
4 21 (12.43%) Configuration Management
5 17 (10.06%) OO
6 16 (9.467%) UML
6 16 (9.467%) Scrum
7 15 (8.876%) TDD
7 15 (8.876%) MVVM
8 14 (8.284%) SOA
8 14 (8.284%) Requirements Management
8 14 (8.284%) Software Engineering
9 13 (7.692%) Data Management
9 13 (7.692%) Analytics
10 12 (7.101%) Data Modelling
10 12 (7.101%) RUP
10 12 (7.101%) Migration
10 12 (7.101%) Risk Management
10 12 (7.101%) CMMI
11 10 (5.917%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 77 (45.56%) Java
2 62 (36.69%) SQL
3 47 (27.81%) C#
4 34 (20.12%) C++
5 24 (14.20%) C
5 24 (14.20%) JavaScript
6 20 (11.83%) Python
7 17 (10.06%) Shell Script
8 14 (8.284%) Bash shell
8 14 (8.284%) PL/SQL
9 12 (7.101%) Korn
10 11 (6.509%) VBA
11 10 (5.917%) PowerShell
11 10 (5.917%) Perl
12 9 (5.325%) XPath
13 8 (4.734%) R
14 4 (2.367%) VB
14 4 (2.367%) VB6
14 4 (2.367%) Ruby
15 3 (1.775%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 22 (13.02%) Degree
2 19 (11.24%) Security Cleared
3 8 (4.734%) SC Cleared
4 6 (3.550%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.325%) QA
2 5 (2.959%) WCAG
3 1 (0.592%) Basel III
System Software
1 4 (2.367%) Oracle RAC
1 4 (2.367%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.592%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.592%) vSphere
2 1 (0.592%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (7.692%) BladeLogic
2 5 (2.959%) HP Quality Center
3 4 (2.367%) OpenView
3 4 (2.367%) OVSD
4 3 (1.775%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.592%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.592%) WSUS
5 1 (0.592%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 49 (28.99%) Oracle
2 18 (10.65%) JBoss
3 16 (9.467%) HP
4 12 (7.101%) Red Hat
5 11 (6.509%) SunGard
5 11 (6.509%) Cisco
6 10 (5.917%) F5
6 10 (5.917%) Microsoft
7 9 (5.325%) Endeca
8 8 (4.734%) Sybase
9 7 (4.142%) IBM
10 6 (3.550%) hybris
10 6 (3.550%) BMC
10 6 (3.550%) ATG
11 5 (2.959%) Sencha
12 4 (2.367%) Informatica
12 4 (2.367%) Sophis
13 3 (1.775%) Google
14 2 (1.183%) Twitter
14 2 (1.183%) Adobe
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Strong core Java skills (1.4, 1.5 , 1.6) -Experience of JUnit testing -Ability to understand and follow in-housava frameworks -Struts 1 -XML/XSLT -Source control...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £320 - £355 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bradford, Yorkshire
Java Developer - 6 months (initially, possible extension) - Bradford (West Yorkshire)Our client are looking for 2 web focused Java developers to assist in upcoming projects for the group...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £320 - £355 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
2 x Java Developer - Java, JAX-WS, Web Services, CSS, XML, XSLT. Great Java Skills needed such as Java, JAX-WS, Web Services, CSS, XML, XSLT... - Struts 1. -...
Integrity IT Solutions
Rate: Unspecified Excellent Rate
Posted: 14 June 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
Multithreading experience - Any commercial experience a plus - Unit Testing - Process - Experience of Agile software development methodologies a plus - Other - Any 3D graphics / rendering, large scale multithreading, numerical or...
Computer Futures
Rate: £40 - £50 per hour
Posted: 10 June 2013
Bradford, Yorkshire
SENIOR JAVA DEVELOPERFINANCIAL SERVICES 6 MONTH CONTRACT (COULD EXTEND)Bradford, Head Office (Potential to work in Leeds from September) £350 per day My client is a leading name...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £300.00 - £360.00 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
McGregor Boyall
Rate: Market Rate Negotiable
Posted: 18 June 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rate: £300.00 - £360.00 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
North Yorkshire
Real Staffing
Posted: 18 June 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
McGregor Boyall
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 17 June 2013
London
Huxley Associates
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
London
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £150 - £200 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £200 - £220 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
Real Staffing
Rate: £400 - £550 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
City, London
Aston Carter
Rate: £500 - £550 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
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