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The table below looks at the demand for Risk Analysis skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Risk Analysis over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRisk Analysis
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank418447
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads156232
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.218 %0.233 %
As % of the category below0.402 %0.465 %
Daily rates quoted8674
Average minimum daily rate£381£408
Average daily rate£409£432
% change on same period last year-5.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£437£456
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£331
% change on same period last year+17.00 %
Hourly rates quoted54
Average minimum hourly rate£26.75£43.75
Average hourly rate£27.42£45.88
% change on same period last year-40.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.08£48.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.42£31.17
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3877549867
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled54.17 %50.10 %
Daily rates quoted1369916405
Average minimum daily rate£384£385
Average daily rate£411£409
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted25703299
Average minimum hourly rate£27.55£28.23
Average hourly rate£29.31£30.07
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.07£31.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %

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.

Risk Analysis
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Risk Analysis within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Risk Analysis Demand Trend

Risk Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

Risk Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Risk Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Risk Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Risk Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Risk Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Risk Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Risk Analysis Hourly Rate Histogram

Risk Analysis
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 Risk Analysis 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+31146£412-6.85 %
LondonUp+4985£428-15.98 %
City of LondonUp+326£461-2.22 %
South EastUp+2619£422+54.46 %
East of EnglandUp+309£295-15.71 %
South WestUp+208£600+59.40 %
North EastNew entry-7£360-
West MidlandsUp+177£345-
LutonNew entry-7£330-
HampshireUp+316£322+12.13 %
BedfordshireUp+286£240-
East MidlandsUp+146£458+12.82 %
ScotlandUp+44£343-
WalesDown-34£367-
MiddlesexNew entry-4£385-
Tyne and WearNew entry-4£306-
BerkshireUp+364£455+78.72 %
NewcastleNew entry-3£308-
South WalesDown-13£367-
NorthamptonshireUp+73£458+12.82 %
EdinburghUp+103£260-
HertfordshireUp+292£350-
North WestDown-112£430+50.87 %
South CoastNew entry-2--
NottinghamshireNew entry-2--
DurhamNew entry-2£469-
SurreyUp+202£675-
WarwickshireNew entry-2£294-
CoventryNew entry-2£373-
WiltshireDown-82--

Risk Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1114 (31.32 %)Finance
275 (20.60 %)Banking
367 (18.41 %)Derivative
449 (13.46 %)Front Office
547 (12.91 %)Project Management
646 (12.64 %)Oracle
744 (12.09 %)SQL Server
842 (11.54 %)SQL
940 (10.99 %)Retail
940 (10.99 %)Credit Derivative
1039 (10.71 %)Retail Banking
1138 (10.44 %)Fixed Income
1236 (9.890 %)C#
1335 (9.615 %).NET
1335 (9.615 %)Investment Management
1433 (9.066 %)PRINCE2
1531 (8.516 %)Information Security
1630 (8.242 %)Risk Management
1729 (7.967 %)VBA
1828 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
1926 (7.143 %)Government
1926 (7.143 %)Migration
2024 (6.593 %)XML
2024 (6.593 %)Microsoft
2123 (6.319 %)ISEB
2123 (6.319 %)XSLT
2123 (6.319 %)Education
2222 (6.044 %)Configuration Management
2222 (6.044 %)UNIX
2320 (5.495 %)SAP

Risk Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (9.615 %).NET
224 (6.593 %)XML
323 (6.319 %)XSLT
49 (2.473 %)FpML
57 (1.923 %)J2EE
66 (1.648 %)HTML
74 (1.099 %)XSL
74 (1.099 %)ODBC
83 (0.824 %)Swing
83 (0.824 %)CGI
83 (0.824 %)EJB
83 (0.824 %)CSS
83 (0.824 %)JDBC
83 (0.824 %)JSP
92 (0.549 %)ASP
92 (0.549 %)Spring
92 (0.549 %)FIX Protocol
101 (0.275 %)WebSphere
101 (0.275 %).NET Framework
101 (0.275 %)Middleware
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (2.473 %)BizTalk Server
24 (1.099 %)IIS
24 (1.099 %)Apache
33 (0.824 %)Tomcat
33 (0.824 %)SharePoint
42 (0.549 %)JBoss
51 (0.275 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.275 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (4.396 %)MS Project
213 (3.571 %)MS Excel
38 (2.198 %)MS Office
45 (1.374 %)MS PowerPoint
45 (1.374 %)MS Visio
52 (0.549 %)CA Clarity
52 (0.549 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.275 %)SPSS
61 (0.275 %)QuarkXPress
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (4.121 %)RMDS
25 (1.374 %)SAP PS
34 (1.099 %)Endur
34 (1.099 %)SAP ERP
43 (0.824 %)SAP QM
43 (0.824 %)SAP R/3
52 (0.549 %)SAP PP
52 (0.549 %)SAP PP-PI
61 (0.275 %)Navision
61 (0.275 %)ZaiNet
61 (0.275 %)VisionPLUS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (1.099 %)Network Security
23 (0.824 %)Internet
23 (0.824 %)Firewall
23 (0.824 %)HTTP
23 (0.824 %)TCP/IP
32 (0.549 %)ADSL
32 (0.549 %)ISDN
32 (0.549 %)VoIP
41 (0.275 %)Intranet
41 (0.275 %)Wireless
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (12.09 %)SQL Server
219 (5.220 %)Oracle 10g
316 (4.396 %)Oracle 8/8i
415 (4.121 %)SQL Server 2005
510 (2.747 %)SQL Server Integration Services
65 (1.374 %)Oracle Reports
74 (1.099 %)ETL
83 (0.824 %)BusinessObjects
83 (0.824 %)DB2
83 (0.824 %)Oracle 9i
92 (0.549 %)MS Access
92 (0.549 %)Data Mining
101 (0.275 %)OLAP
101 (0.275 %)Datawarehouse
101 (0.275 %)DTS
101 (0.275 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
101 (0.275 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
101 (0.275 %)TOAD
101 (0.275 %)MOLAP
101 (0.275 %)OLTP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (3.846 %)TestDirector
213 (3.571 %)Visual Studio
39 (2.473 %)QuickTest Pro
46 (1.648 %)LoadRunner
55 (1.374 %)ClearCase
55 (1.374 %)ClearQuest
64 (1.099 %)StarTeam
64 (1.099 %)Rational Rose
64 (1.099 %)Eclipse
73 (0.824 %)WinRunner
82 (0.549 %)Oracle Forms
91 (0.275 %)Synon
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1114 (31.32 %)Finance
275 (20.60 %)Banking
349 (13.46 %)Front Office
440 (10.99 %)Retail
539 (10.71 %)Retail Banking
626 (7.143 %)Government
723 (6.319 %)Education
818 (4.945 %)Investment Banking
917 (4.670 %)Telecoms
1012 (3.297 %)Financial Institution
1110 (2.747 %)Legal
127 (1.923 %)Pharmaceutical
127 (1.923 %)Insurance
127 (1.923 %)Pensions
136 (1.648 %)Back Office
136 (1.648 %)Health
136 (1.648 %)Law
136 (1.648 %)Publishing
145 (1.374 %)Manufacturing
153 (0.824 %)Construction
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
191 (25.00 %)Analyst
247 (12.91 %)Project Manager
340 (10.99 %)Developer
437 (10.16 %)Consultant
535 (9.615 %)Trainee
631 (8.516 %)Business Analyst
726 (7.143 %)Risk Analyst
821 (5.769 %)Security Consultant
911 (3.022 %)Security Analyst
1010 (2.747 %)Test Analyst
119 (2.473 %)C# Developer
128 (2.198 %)Administrator
128 (2.198 %)Tester
128 (2.198 %)C++ Developer
128 (2.198 %)Change Analyst
137 (1.923 %)Change Management Analyst
137 (1.923 %)Coordinator
137 (1.923 %)Architect
137 (1.923 %)Test Manager
137 (1.923 %)BizTalk Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
167 (18.41 %)Derivative
240 (10.99 %)Credit Derivative
338 (10.44 %)Fixed Income
416 (4.396 %)French Language
515 (4.121 %)RMADS
611 (3.022 %)NHS
79 (2.473 %)CESG
79 (2.473 %)Credit Risk
79 (2.473 %)Market Risk
88 (2.198 %)Management Information System
97 (1.923 %)CMDB
97 (1.923 %)Equity Derivative
106 (1.648 %)Interest Rate Derivative
106 (1.648 %)CESG CLAS
115 (1.374 %)Mainframe
124 (1.099 %)Data Extraction
124 (1.099 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
133 (0.824 %)W3C
133 (0.824 %)AS400
142 (0.549 %)Equities
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (6.044 %)UNIX
219 (5.220 %)Windows
310 (2.747 %)Linux
48 (2.198 %)AIX
55 (1.374 %)Solaris
62 (0.549 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (0.275 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.275 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (12.91 %)Project Management
235 (9.615 %)Investment Management
333 (9.066 %)PRINCE2
431 (8.516 %)Information Security
530 (8.242 %)Risk Management
628 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
726 (7.143 %)Migration
822 (6.044 %)Configuration Management
919 (5.220 %)Test Scripting
1017 (4.670 %)Stakeholder Management
1017 (4.670 %)Change Management
1017 (4.670 %)SC Cleared
1116 (4.396 %)Validation
1215 (4.121 %)Asset Management
1312 (3.297 %)Risk Assessment
1411 (3.022 %)Business Analysis
1411 (3.022 %)Programme Management
1411 (3.022 %)Project Planning
1411 (3.022 %)Technical Architecture
1510 (2.747 %)Requirements Analysis
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (11.54 %)SQL
236 (9.890 %)C#
329 (7.967 %)VBA
417 (4.670 %)C++
57 (1.923 %)Java
57 (1.923 %)C
66 (1.648 %)JavaScript
75 (1.374 %)VB
75 (1.374 %)VC++
83 (0.824 %)Shell Script
83 (0.824 %)Perl
92 (0.549 %)RPG
92 (0.549 %)Uniface
101 (0.275 %)VB.NET
101 (0.275 %)PL/SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (6.319 %)ISEB
218 (4.945 %)CISSP
312 (3.297 %)PRINCE2 Certification
312 (3.297 %)Degree
44 (1.099 %)ISEB Practitioner
53 (0.824 %)CISA
53 (0.824 %)Cisco Certification
62 (0.549 %)CCNA
71 (0.275 %)CCVP
71 (0.275 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.275 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (4.121 %)ISO27001
29 (2.473 %)QA
29 (2.473 %)BS7799
29 (2.473 %)PCI DSS
36 (1.648 %)CESG Infosec
44 (1.099 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
53 (0.824 %)ISO17799
62 (0.549 %)Basel II
62 (0.549 %)COBIT
62 (0.549 %)COSO
71 (0.275 %)ISO9000
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.275 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.549 %)MOM
12 (0.549 %)SCOM
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
146 (12.64 %)Oracle
224 (6.593 %)Microsoft
320 (5.495 %)SAP
415 (4.121 %)Reuters
512 (3.297 %)DataSynapse
66 (1.648 %)SolidWorks
66 (1.648 %)OpenLink
75 (1.374 %)Cisco
75 (1.374 %)IBM
84 (1.099 %)VERITAS
84 (1.099 %)BT
93 (0.824 %)Remedy
93 (0.824 %)Citrix
93 (0.824 %)Ab Initio
93 (0.824 %)Altova
93 (0.824 %)Business Objects
93 (0.824 %)Siebel
102 (0.549 %)Red Hat
102 (0.549 %)Murex
102 (0.549 %)Sophis