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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SimCorp 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 SimCorp over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimCorp
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank529611
Rank change on same period last yearUp+82
Matching contract IT job ads3048
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.049 %
As % of the category below0.098 %0.110 %
Daily rates quoted1022
Average minimum daily rate£500£505
Average daily rate£595£543
% change on same period last year+9.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£690£581
UK excluding London average daily rate-£400
% 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, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3063243502
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.32 %44.04 %
Daily rates quoted900012414
Average minimum daily rate£370£387
Average daily rate£395£411
% change on same period last year-3.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted27953987
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.12
Average hourly rate£24.60£24.57
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.06£26.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.41£24.34
% change on same period last year+0.26 %

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 SimCorp.

SimCorp
Demand Trend

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

SimCorp Demand Trend

SimCorp
Daily Rate Trend

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

SimCorp Daily Rate Trend

SimCorp
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SimCorp within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

SimCorp Daily Rate Histogram

SimCorp
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SimCorp Hourly Rate Trend

SimCorp
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SimCorp within the UK over the 3 months to 13 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
LondonUp+6627£595+5.26 %
EnglandUp+6627£595+9.63 %
ScotlandNew entry-2--
City of LondonDown-242£550+6.79 %
DundeeNew entry-1--
EdinburghNew entry-1--

SimCorp
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SimCorp 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 SimCorp.

126 (59.09 %)Asset Management
224 (54.55 %)Investment Management
320 (45.45 %)Business Analysis
418 (40.91 %)Finance
516 (36.36 %)Project Management
615 (34.09 %)HiPortfolio
711 (25.00 %)Fund Management
89 (20.45 %)Accenture
89 (20.45 %)Murex
89 (20.45 %)Misys
89 (20.45 %)SimCorp Dimension
89 (20.45 %)IAS 39
89 (20.45 %)IAS 32
89 (20.45 %)GL TRADE
98 (18.18 %)HiInvest
98 (18.18 %)Back Office
106 (13.64 %)Auditing
114 (9.091 %)Migration
114 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
123 (6.818 %)Microsoft
123 (6.818 %)Oracle
123 (6.818 %)SQL Server
123 (6.818 %)Thomson PORTIA
123 (6.818 %)MultiFonds
132 (4.545 %)Incident Management
132 (4.545 %)thinkFolio
132 (4.545 %)InvestOne
132 (4.545 %)LatentZero
132 (4.545 %)Service Delivery
132 (4.545 %)HiPerformance

SimCorp
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SimCorp 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 SimCorp. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (4.545 %)Middleware
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (34.09 %)HiPortfolio
29 (20.45 %)SimCorp Dimension
38 (18.18 %)HiInvest
43 (6.818 %)MultiFonds
43 (6.818 %)Thomson PORTIA
52 (4.545 %)InvestOne
52 (4.545 %)HiPerformance
61 (2.273 %)Eagle PACE
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
23 (6.818 %)SQL Server
31 (2.273 %)Crystal Reports
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (40.91 %)Finance
28 (18.18 %)Back Office
36 (13.64 %)Auditing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (61.36 %)Analyst
223 (52.27 %)Consultant
322 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
413 (29.55 %)Senior Consultant
510 (22.73 %)Business Consultant
64 (9.091 %)Technical Analyst
73 (6.818 %)Senior Technical Analyst
73 (6.818 %)Senior Analyst
73 (6.818 %)Project Manager
82 (4.545 %)Applications Support
82 (4.545 %)Data Analyst
82 (4.545 %)Project Analyst
82 (4.545 %)Head Of IT
82 (4.545 %)Business Data Analyst
91 (2.273 %)Financial Analyst
91 (2.273 %)Senior Project Manager
91 (2.273 %)Senior Manager
91 (2.273 %)Business Systems Analyst
91 (2.273 %)Systems Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.273 %)Fixed Income
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (59.09 %)Asset Management
224 (54.55 %)Investment Management
320 (45.45 %)Business Analysis
416 (36.36 %)Project Management
511 (25.00 %)Fund Management
64 (9.091 %)Migration
72 (4.545 %)Incident Management
72 (4.545 %)Service Delivery
81 (2.273 %)Data Analysis
81 (2.273 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (2.273 %)Test Management
81 (2.273 %)Data Architecture
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (20.45 %)IAS 39
19 (20.45 %)IAS 32
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (20.45 %)Murex
19 (20.45 %)Misys
19 (20.45 %)Accenture
19 (20.45 %)GL TRADE
23 (6.818 %)Oracle
23 (6.818 %)Microsoft
32 (4.545 %)LatentZero
32 (4.545 %)SunGard
32 (4.545 %)Charles River
32 (4.545 %)thinkFolio
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