The first table below looks at the demand for SWIFTNet skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SWIFTNet over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Communications & Networking 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SWIFTNet
Rank 533 582 553
Rank change year-on-year
+49 -29
Contract jobs citing SWIFTNet 1 4 33
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.002% 0.007% 0.055%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.015% 0.043% 0.424%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 19
Average daily rate £500 £550 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.09% +15.78%
UK excluding London average daily rate - - £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Communications & Networking
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
6869 9298 7776
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 14.58% 15.68% 12.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 3351 4212 3539
Average daily rate £350 £363 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.44% +3.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £215 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 549 624 790
Average hourly rate £21.50 £25.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.00% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £13.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.85 £45.00 £41.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.75 £25.38 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-18.22% -7.72%

SWIFTNet
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SWIFTNet within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

SWIFTNet Jobs Demand Trend

SWIFTNet
Daily Rate Trend

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

SWIFTNet Daily Rate Trend

SWIFTNet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SWIFTNet Hourly Rate Trend

SWIFTNet
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SWIFTNet within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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 +53 1 £500 -9.09%
London +30 1 £500 -9.09%
City of London +10 1 £500 -9.09%

SWIFTNet
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SWIFTNet 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 SWIFTNet.

1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) EDIFACT
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 2 (100.00%) SWIFT

SWIFTNet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SWIFTNet 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 SWIFTNet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (100.00%) EDIFACT
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) Banking Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) SWIFT
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Cash Management