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

LinkRisk Assessment
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank356451
Rank change on same period last yearUp+95
Matching contract IT job ads259212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.345 %0.214 %
As % of the category below0.641 %0.431 %
Daily rates quoted9469
Average minimum daily rate£411£381
Average daily rate£434£413
% change on same period last year+5.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£458£445
UK excluding London average daily rate£461£399
% change on same period last year+15.39 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£13.50
Average hourly rate£30.00£13.75
% change on same period last year+118.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.00£10.00
% change on same period last year+200.00 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads4043049188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled53.89 %49.76 %
Daily rates quoted1470316173
Average minimum daily rate£388£393
Average daily rate£415£418
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted23872984
Average minimum hourly rate£27.12£28.72
Average hourly rate£28.90£30.53
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.67£32.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %

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 Assessment
Demand Trend

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

Risk Assessment Demand Trend

Risk Assessment
Daily Rate Trend

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

Risk Assessment Daily Rate Trend

Risk Assessment
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Risk Assessment Daily Rate Histogram

Risk Assessment
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Risk Assessment Hourly Rate Trend

Risk Assessment
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Risk Assessment Hourly Rate Histogram

Risk Assessment
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Risk Assessment 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
EnglandUp+105249£437+6.40 %
LondonUp+6193£410-5.37 %
South EastUp+7265£471+13.24 %
City of LondonDown-1227£440-4.02 %
West MidlandsUp+3226£448+50.58 %
BerkshireUp+5026£490+4.07 %
ShropshireNew entry-19£448-
North WestDown-1116£542+6.09 %
SurreyUp+214--
East MidlandsUp+1512£505-
MidlandsUp+1811£475+58.33 %
HampshireUp+2611£535-
Sunbury-on-ThamesDown-410--
MaidenheadNew entry-9£488-
South WestUp+219£479+32.25 %
LeicestershireNew entry-8--
YorkshireUp+137--
TelfordNew entry-7£403-
LeicesterNew entry-6--
ScotlandUp+306£425-
BuckinghamshireUp+165£467-
CheshireDown-84--
SwindonUp+24£479+0.87 %
PrestonNew entry-4--
ReadingNo change04--
NewburyNew entry-4--
LeedsNew entry-4--
BasingstokeUp+234£583-
East of EnglandUp+34£400+19.58 %
LancashireUp+44--

Risk Assessment
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1103 (20.44 %)Finance
288 (17.46 %)Project Management
380 (15.87 %)Risk Management
478 (15.48 %)Banking
577 (15.28 %)Telecoms
669 (13.69 %)Government
758 (11.51 %)Information Security
856 (11.11 %)MS Visio
856 (11.11 %)ISO27001
955 (10.91 %)Data Modelling
1054 (10.71 %)Business Intelligence
1150 (9.921 %)CISSP
1249 (9.722 %)Data Architecture
1345 (8.929 %)Enterprise Architecture
1345 (8.929 %)PRINCE2
1444 (8.730 %)Datawarehouse
1444 (8.730 %)BS7799
1543 (8.532 %)Security Cleared
1639 (7.738 %)RMADS
1738 (7.540 %)UNIX
1738 (7.540 %)ITIL
1834 (6.746 %)Knowledge Management
1834 (6.746 %)Investment Banking
1931 (6.151 %)Retail
2030 (5.952 %)Stakeholder Management
2030 (5.952 %)ISO17799
2128 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
2227 (5.357 %)MS Office
2326 (5.159 %)SAP
2326 (5.159 %)Firewall

Risk Assessment
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (1.389 %).NET
17 (1.389 %)XML
23 (0.595 %)ASP.NET
32 (0.397 %)JSP
32 (0.397 %)WAP
32 (0.397 %)WebSphere
41 (0.198 %)HTML
41 (0.198 %)WinForms
41 (0.198 %)XSLT
41 (0.198 %)J2EE
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (1.587 %)BizTalk Server
23 (0.595 %)Lotus Notes
32 (0.397 %)SharePoint
32 (0.397 %)CMS
32 (0.397 %)SAS
41 (0.198 %)ESB
41 (0.198 %)Office Project Server
41 (0.198 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.198 %)Documentum
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
156 (11.11 %)MS Visio
227 (5.357 %)MS Office
325 (4.960 %)MS Project
418 (3.571 %)MS PowerPoint
517 (3.373 %)MS Excel
63 (0.595 %)CA Clarity
71 (0.198 %)Spreadsheet
71 (0.198 %)Open Workbench
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (0.992 %)Summit
24 (0.794 %)Global One
31 (0.198 %)SAP HR
31 (0.198 %)SAP CRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (5.159 %)Firewall
222 (4.365 %)Internet
319 (3.770 %)VPN
418 (3.571 %)SSL
516 (3.175 %)Network Security
614 (2.778 %)TCP/IP
710 (1.984 %)DNS
710 (1.984 %)WAN
710 (1.984 %)MPLS
89 (1.786 %)LAN
98 (1.587 %)HTTP
107 (1.389 %)Intranet
107 (1.389 %)Extranet
116 (1.190 %)BIG-IP
116 (1.190 %)VLAN
124 (0.794 %)NetScreen
124 (0.794 %)GPRS
124 (0.794 %)GSM
133 (0.595 %)ISDN
133 (0.595 %)3G
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (8.730 %)Datawarehouse
214 (2.778 %)SQL Server
37 (1.389 %)MS Access
46 (1.190 %)ETL
55 (0.992 %)DB2
55 (0.992 %)Oracle Reports
55 (0.992 %)EDRMS
64 (0.794 %)SQL Server 2000
64 (0.794 %)Reference Data
73 (0.595 %)SAP BW
82 (0.397 %)DataStage
82 (0.397 %)Oracle 10g
82 (0.397 %)Data Mart
82 (0.397 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.198 %)RDBMS
91 (0.198 %)DTS
91 (0.198 %)Base SAS
91 (0.198 %)SAP BI
91 (0.198 %)SQL Server 7
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (0.992 %)ERwin
21 (0.198 %)ProC
21 (0.198 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (0.198 %)ARTiSAN
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1103 (20.44 %)Finance
278 (15.48 %)Banking
377 (15.28 %)Telecoms
469 (13.69 %)Government
534 (6.746 %)Investment Banking
631 (6.151 %)Retail
722 (4.365 %)Marketing
817 (3.373 %)Retail Banking
911 (2.183 %)Financial Institution
911 (2.183 %)Front Office
1010 (1.984 %)Education
119 (1.786 %)Health
128 (1.587 %)Legal
128 (1.587 %)Publishing
135 (0.992 %)Law
135 (0.992 %)Pharmaceutical
135 (0.992 %)Insurance
144 (0.794 %)Pensions
144 (0.794 %)Police
153 (0.595 %)Construction
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
193 (18.45 %)Analyst
272 (14.29 %)Project Manager
365 (12.90 %)Consultant
442 (8.333 %)Technical Lead
537 (7.341 %)Security Consultant
537 (7.341 %)Business Analyst
634 (6.746 %)Security Analyst
729 (5.754 %)Architect
822 (4.365 %)Security Specialist
918 (3.571 %)Risk Analyst
1015 (2.976 %)Security Architect
1112 (2.381 %)Developer
1112 (2.381 %)IT Consultant
1112 (2.381 %)Programme Manager
1112 (2.381 %)IT Risk Consultant
1112 (2.381 %)IT Security Consultant
1112 (2.381 %)Security Risk Analyst
1211 (2.183 %)Senior Manager
1211 (2.183 %)Security Manager
1211 (2.183 %)IT Security Specialist
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
139 (7.738 %)RMADS
223 (4.563 %)Credit Risk
322 (4.365 %)Management Information System
412 (2.381 %)Derivative
511 (2.183 %)PKI
511 (2.183 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
610 (1.984 %)PMI
610 (1.984 %)CESG
610 (1.984 %)CESG CLAS
79 (1.786 %)Human Factors
87 (1.389 %)French Language
96 (1.190 %)Wiki
96 (1.190 %)Hybrid Derivative
96 (1.190 %)NHS
105 (0.992 %)Firmware
114 (0.794 %)Market Risk
114 (0.794 %)Data Extraction
123 (0.595 %)Computer Science
123 (0.595 %)Exotic Derivative
123 (0.595 %)Mathematics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (7.540 %)UNIX
215 (2.976 %)Windows
36 (1.190 %)Solaris
36 (1.190 %)Windows NT
44 (0.794 %)Linux
44 (0.794 %)HPUX
52 (0.397 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.198 %)Windows XP
61 (0.198 %)MVS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
188 (17.46 %)Project Management
280 (15.87 %)Risk Management
358 (11.51 %)Information Security
455 (10.91 %)Data Modelling
554 (10.71 %)Business Intelligence
649 (9.722 %)Data Architecture
745 (8.929 %)PRINCE2
745 (8.929 %)Enterprise Architecture
843 (8.532 %)Security Cleared
938 (7.540 %)ITIL
1034 (6.746 %)Knowledge Management
1130 (5.952 %)Stakeholder Management
1228 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
1326 (5.159 %)Business Analysis
1420 (3.968 %)Business Continuity
1518 (3.571 %)Project Planning
1518 (3.571 %)Service Delivery
1616 (3.175 %)Change Management
1616 (3.175 %)Service Management
1715 (2.976 %)BCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (4.167 %)SQL
27 (1.389 %)Shell Script
36 (1.190 %)Java
45 (0.992 %)C++
54 (0.794 %)C
54 (0.794 %)VBA
62 (0.397 %)VB
71 (0.198 %)VBScript
71 (0.198 %)C#
71 (0.198 %)Korn
71 (0.198 %)SAS Macro
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
150 (9.921 %)CISSP
224 (4.762 %)CISM
323 (4.563 %)CISA
420 (3.968 %)Degree
512 (2.381 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
611 (2.183 %)PMI Certification
710 (1.984 %)PMP
89 (1.786 %)Citrix Certification
94 (0.794 %)ISEB
103 (0.595 %)ITIL Certification
112 (0.397 %)Cisco Certification
112 (0.397 %)HND
112 (0.397 %)CCNA
121 (0.198 %)HNC
121 (0.198 %)PRINCE2 Certification
121 (0.198 %)GNVQ
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
156 (11.11 %)ISO27001
244 (8.730 %)BS7799
330 (5.952 %)ISO17799
421 (4.167 %)COBIT
515 (2.976 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
613 (2.579 %)SLA
711 (2.183 %)QA
84 (0.794 %)Basel II
93 (0.595 %)HMG Infosec
93 (0.595 %)BS25999
93 (0.595 %)PCI DSS
102 (0.397 %)JSP 440
102 (0.397 %)ISO9000
111 (0.198 %)GxP
111 (0.198 %)21 CFR Part 11
111 (0.198 %)GAMP
111 (0.198 %)MiFID
111 (0.198 %)SNOMED CT
111 (0.198 %)HL7
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.397 %)Active Directory
21 (0.198 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (0.198 %)NFS
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.595 %)Tivoli
21 (0.198 %)Oracle Statspack
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (5.159 %)SAP
223 (4.563 %)Oracle
311 (2.183 %)Cisco
49 (1.786 %)CheckPoint
57 (1.389 %)Microsoft
66 (1.190 %)Remedy
75 (0.992 %)Cognos
83 (0.595 %)Sybase
83 (0.595 %)IBM
83 (0.595 %)Lotus
83 (0.595 %)Planview
92 (0.397 %)Reuters
92 (0.397 %)NetIQ
92 (0.397 %)Ab Initio
92 (0.397 %)Informatica
101 (0.198 %)Niku
101 (0.198 %)Primavera
101 (0.198 %)BT
101 (0.198 %)PeopleSoft
101 (0.198 %)Siebel
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