SWIFT Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term SWIFT in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SWIFT over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category.

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.

Location
 3 months to
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)
Rank 408 444 382
Rank change year-on-year
+36 -62
Contract jobs citing SWIFT 133 138 208
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.282% 0.236% 0.346%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.067% 0.961% 1.228%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 93 135
Average daily rate £500 £450 £480
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.11% -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £280 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £598 £650 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £385 £391 £450
% change year-on-year
-1.53% -13.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 2
Average hourly rate £17.59 £46.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-61.76% +58.62%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.25 - £29.00
All of the Miscellaneous Category
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category		 12468 14366 16938
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 26.41% 24.57% 28.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 7504 8442 10060
Average daily rate £425 £425 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -19.04%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £252 £280
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 553 669 716
Average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £23.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -5.26%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.33 £11.29
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.85 £45.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-4.34% -13.20%

SWIFT
Jobs Demand Trend

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

SWIFT Jobs Demand Trend

SWIFT
Daily Rate Trend

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

SWIFT Daily Rate Trend

SWIFT
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SWIFT within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

SWIFT Daily Rate Histogram

SWIFT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SWIFT Hourly Rate Trend

SWIFT
Top 19 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SWIFT within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 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
England +46 132 £500 +11.11%
London +8 111 £500 +6.38%
City of London +11 55 £481 +1.85%
South West +28 10 £371 -5.36%
Dorset +6 10 £371 -5.36%
Bournemouth +4 7 £341 -12.96%
East Midlands - 6 £363 -
South East +21 2 - -
Canary Wharf -8 2 £500 +5.26%
North West - 2 - -
Poole - 2 £600 -
Manchester - 2 - -
Northamptonshire - 2 £1,000 -
Stirling -12 1 £400 -
Scotland -17 1 £400 +5.26%
Surrey - 1 - -
Lincolnshire - 1 - -
Lincoln - 1 - -
Bromley - 1 - -

SWIFT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SWIFT 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 SWIFT.

1 118 (53.88%) Banking
2 95 (43.38%) Finance
3 49 (22.37%) Oracle
4 45 (20.55%) SQL
5 39 (17.81%) UNIX
6 36 (16.44%) XML
7 33 (15.07%) Investment Banking
8 31 (14.16%) Windows
8 31 (14.16%) Java
9 30 (13.70%) IBM
10 28 (12.79%) Cash Management
11 26 (11.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 25 (11.42%) SQL Server
13 24 (10.96%) Project Management
13 24 (10.96%) Change Management
14 20 (9.132%) Business Analysis
15 19 (8.676%) TIBCO
16 18 (8.219%) Back Office
16 18 (8.219%) Stakeholder Management
17 17 (7.763%) Retail
17 17 (7.763%) Migration
17 17 (7.763%) Sybase
18 16 (7.306%) WebSphere
19 15 (6.849%) .NET
19 15 (6.849%) Microsoft
20 14 (6.393%) Windows Server 2003
20 14 (6.393%) ESB
21 13 (5.936%) Use Case
21 13 (5.936%) User Acceptance Testing
21 13 (5.936%) Software AG

SWIFT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SWIFT 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 SWIFT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 36 (16.44%) XML
2 16 (7.306%) WebSphere
3 15 (6.849%) .NET
4 13 (5.936%) Middleware
5 9 (4.110%) J2EE
6 7 (3.196%) ODBC
6 7 (3.196%) XSL
7 6 (2.740%) HTML
7 6 (2.740%) FIXML
8 5 (2.283%) .NET Framework
8 5 (2.283%) OLE DB
8 5 (2.283%) WSDL
8 5 (2.283%) ASP.NET
8 5 (2.283%) JSP
9 4 (1.826%) ASP
9 4 (1.826%) FpML
9 4 (1.826%) EDIFACT
10 3 (1.370%) Spring
10 3 (1.370%) SAP Basis
10 3 (1.370%) JMS
Application Platforms
1 14 (6.393%) ESB
2 12 (5.479%) WebSphere MQ
2 12 (5.479%) WebSphere Message Broker
3 9 (4.110%) SharePoint
4 5 (2.283%) WebSphere Transformation Extender
4 5 (2.283%) Alfresco
4 5 (2.283%) IIS
4 5 (2.283%) Apache
4 5 (2.283%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.370%) SAP Portal
5 3 (1.370%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (1.370%) NetWeaver
6 2 (0.913%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.913%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.913%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.457%) MQSeries
Applications
1 13 (5.936%) MS Visio
2 10 (4.566%) MS Excel
3 6 (2.740%) MS Office
4 5 (2.283%) Fireworks
5 4 (1.826%) MS Project
6 3 (1.370%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (2.283%) Temenos T24
1 5 (2.283%) MultiFonds
2 3 (1.370%) SAP GTS
2 3 (1.370%) Global One
3 2 (0.913%) Agresso
3 2 (0.913%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.913%) Summit
4 1 (0.457%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.457%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.457%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.457%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.457%) Beauchamp
4 1 (0.457%) Front Arena
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.196%) Internet
2 5 (2.283%) Firewall
3 4 (1.826%) HTTP
4 2 (0.913%) SMS
4 2 (0.913%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.913%) SWIFTNet
5 1 (0.457%) AMQP
5 1 (0.457%) Wireshark
5 1 (0.457%) SSH
5 1 (0.457%) TELNET
5 1 (0.457%) SAN
5 1 (0.457%) SSL
5 1 (0.457%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (11.42%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.196%) DB2
3 5 (2.283%) OLTP
3 5 (2.283%) MySQL
3 5 (2.283%) MS Access
4 3 (1.370%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (1.370%) GIS
4 3 (1.370%) SAP BW
4 3 (1.370%) TOAD
4 3 (1.370%) Oracle 9i
5 2 (0.913%) Oracle 8/8i
5 2 (0.913%) Crystal Reports
5 2 (0.913%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.913%) Oracle 11g
6 1 (0.457%) Oracle BI EE
6 1 (0.457%) BusinessObjects XI
6 1 (0.457%) Pentaho
6 1 (0.457%) NonStop SQL
6 1 (0.457%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (0.457%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 5 (2.283%) WinDbg
1 5 (2.283%) Axure RP
2 2 (0.913%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (0.913%) JUnit
2 2 (0.913%) Visual Studio
2 2 (0.913%) QuickTest Pro
2 2 (0.913%) LoadRunner
2 2 (0.913%) Introscope
2 2 (0.913%) jMock
3 1 (0.457%) JProfiler
3 1 (0.457%) Talend Open Studio
3 1 (0.457%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.457%) TestNG
3 1 (0.457%) JProbe
General
1 118 (53.88%) Banking
2 95 (43.38%) Finance
3 33 (15.07%) Investment Banking
4 18 (8.219%) Back Office
5 17 (7.763%) Retail
6 10 (4.566%) Corporate Banking
7 9 (4.110%) Legal
8 8 (3.653%) Financial Institution
9 7 (3.196%) Retail Banking
10 6 (2.740%) International Banking
11 5 (2.283%) Wholesale Banking
12 3 (1.370%) Billing
13 2 (0.913%) Front Office
13 2 (0.913%) General Ledger
14 1 (0.457%) Advertising
14 1 (0.457%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 96 (43.84%) Analyst
2 52 (23.74%) Business Analyst
3 24 (10.96%) Consultant
3 24 (10.96%) Support Analyst
4 22 (10.05%) Developer
4 22 (10.05%) Project Manager
4 22 (10.05%) Payments Business Analyst
5 18 (8.219%) Architect
6 8 (3.653%) Test Analyst
6 8 (3.653%) Java Developer
7 7 (3.196%) Applications Support
8 6 (2.740%) Solutions Architect
8 6 (2.740%) Business Process Analyst
8 6 (2.740%) Security Consultant
8 6 (2.740%) Process Analyst
8 6 (2.740%) Applications Support Analyst
8 6 (2.740%) WebSphere Developer
9 5 (2.283%) Operations Support Analyst
9 5 (2.283%) Operations Analyst
9 5 (2.283%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 13 (5.936%) Management Information System
3 8 (3.653%) Equities
4 6 (2.740%) Mainframe
5 5 (2.283%) iPad
5 5 (2.283%) Open Source
5 5 (2.283%) Smartphone
5 5 (2.283%) Psychology
6 4 (1.826%) Tandem
7 3 (1.370%) Data Extraction
7 3 (1.370%) Client/Server
8 2 (0.913%) PMI
8 2 (0.913%) EFT
8 2 (0.913%) NHS
8 2 (0.913%) APACS
8 2 (0.913%) Derivative
8 2 (0.913%) Data Integration
9 1 (0.457%) iPhone
9 1 (0.457%) Inversion of Control
9 1 (0.457%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 39 (17.81%) UNIX
2 31 (14.16%) Windows
3 14 (6.393%) Windows Server 2003
4 13 (5.936%) Solaris
5 11 (5.023%) Windows XP
6 6 (2.740%) zOS
7 5 (2.283%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (1.826%) Linux
9 1 (0.457%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.457%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (12.79%) Cash Management
2 24 (10.96%) Project Management
2 24 (10.96%) Change Management
3 20 (9.132%) Business Analysis
4 18 (8.219%) Stakeholder Management
5 17 (7.763%) Migration
6 13 (5.936%) Use Case
6 13 (5.936%) User Acceptance Testing
6 13 (5.936%) ITIL
6 13 (5.936%) Risk Management
7 10 (4.566%) Asset Management
7 10 (4.566%) Waterfall
7 10 (4.566%) Data Analysis
8 9 (4.110%) Workflow
8 9 (4.110%) E-Commerce
8 9 (4.110%) PRINCE2
9 8 (3.653%) ERP
9 8 (3.653%) Service Management
9 8 (3.653%) Information Security
9 8 (3.653%) Investment Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (20.55%) SQL
2 31 (14.16%) Java
3 11 (5.023%) Perl
4 8 (3.653%) C
5 7 (3.196%) C#
5 7 (3.196%) COBOL
6 6 (2.740%) VB
7 5 (2.283%) VBScript
7 5 (2.283%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.370%) Korn
8 3 (1.370%) PL/SQL
8 3 (1.370%) ABAP
9 2 (0.913%) Bourne shell
9 2 (0.913%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.457%) XPath
10 1 (0.457%) AWK
10 1 (0.457%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.457%) XQuery
10 1 (0.457%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.457%) C++
Qualifications
1 7 (3.196%) SC Cleared
1 7 (3.196%) Security Cleared
1 7 (3.196%) ISEB
1 7 (3.196%) CISSP
2 5 (2.283%) Degree
2 5 (2.283%) CISM
3 2 (0.913%) PMI Certification
3 2 (0.913%) ISTQB
3 2 (0.913%) APMP
4 1 (0.457%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.653%) COBIT
2 4 (1.826%) SLA
2 4 (1.826%) QA
3 2 (0.913%) FATCA
3 2 (0.913%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.457%) Basel III
System Software
1 3 (1.370%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (3.653%) Tivoli
2 6 (2.740%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (0.913%) HP SiteScope
Vendors
1 49 (22.37%) Oracle
2 30 (13.70%) IBM
3 19 (8.676%) TIBCO
4 17 (7.763%) Sybase
5 15 (6.849%) Microsoft
6 13 (5.936%) Software AG
7 11 (5.023%) Misys
8 8 (3.653%) SAP
8 8 (3.653%) GoldenSource
9 7 (3.196%) Thunderhead
9 7 (3.196%) OpenLink
9 7 (3.196%) Citrix
10 6 (2.740%) Northgate
11 5 (2.283%) Lotus
11 5 (2.283%) Mercator
11 5 (2.283%) Plumtree
12 4 (1.826%) JBoss
12 4 (1.826%) Business Objects
12 4 (1.826%) Fundtech
13 3 (1.370%) T-Plan
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South West
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Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Payments Business Analyst
City, London
Understand the project aims and objectives, and the contribution of Business Analysis to those aims and objectives... Assist in the delivery and presentation of business analysis to appropriate...
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Business Analyst- Actimize
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Support Analyst - Payments and Reconciliations - Corporate Bank
City of London
Support Analyst - Payments and Reconciliations - Corporate Banking The team provides technical support for a number of payment, reconciliation and associated back office systems across traded asset classes traded...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
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KYC Analyst - Wholesale Banking - Operations
London
In addition, knowledge of AML rules and regulations as well as external regulation is also essential as is excellent stakeholder management. Ideal experience would include working knowledge of...
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Rate: £200 - £250 per day
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Payments Project Manager
Poole, Dorset
Technical Skills and Knowledge Essential Proven Project Management and Change Management skills and expertise across all aspects of projects from inception to delivery and handover to BAU... Payment...
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Rate: £450.00 - £550.00 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Payments Project Manager - Banking
South West
The ideal Project Manager will have a varied background in the Payments sector, and would have worked on projects including SWIFT, BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments etc. The Project...
Lawrence Harvey IT & Change
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Project Manager
Poole, Dorset
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Aston Carter
Rate: £450 - £550 per annum
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COBOL / Tandem Developer
City, London
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Sanctions & AML Programme Manager
London
Qualify as a PRINCE2 Practitioner and MSP Practitioner... Excellent, proven Programme Management, Project Management and Change Management skills and expertise across all aspects of projects from inception to...
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Rate: £550.00 - £650.00 per day
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Project Manager - Payments - SWIFT - Banking
Dorset
You will need strong project management experience as well as excellent payments knowledge, especially relating to SWIFT. Essential Experience: *Proven Project Management and Change Management skills across all...
Aston Carter
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
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