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The table below looks at the demand for Fidessa LatentZero Tesseract skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Tesseract over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFidessa LatentZero Tesseract
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank546641
Rank change on same period last yearUp+95
Matching contract IT job ads3312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.620 %0.166 %
Daily rates quoted135
Average minimum daily rate£573£510
Average daily rate£633£565
% change on same period last year+11.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£692£620
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% 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, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads53207225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.191 %7.125 %
Daily rates quoted13641946
Average minimum daily rate£435£431
Average daily rate£469£461
% change on same period last year+1.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£504£491
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£425
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted151200
Average minimum hourly rate£29.33£25.08
Average hourly rate£32.86£27.43
% change on same period last year+19.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.39£29.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£26.50
% change on same period last year+5.75 %

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.

Tesseract
Demand Trend

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

Tesseract Demand Trend

Tesseract
Daily Rate Trend

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

Tesseract Daily Rate Trend

Tesseract
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Tesseract within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Tesseract Daily Rate Histogram

Tesseract
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Tesseract Hourly Rate Trend

Tesseract
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 Tesseract within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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+10432£633+11.98 %
EnglandUp+8832£633+11.98 %
City of LondonDown-1914£645+14.23 %

Tesseract
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Tesseract 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 Tesseract.

183 (94.32 %)LatentZero
281 (92.05 %)Minerva
365 (73.86 %)Capstone
457 (64.77 %)Asset Management
551 (57.95 %)Fixed Income
644 (50.00 %)Front Office
739 (44.32 %)Derivative
838 (43.18 %)Investment Management
935 (39.77 %)Sentinel
1027 (30.68 %)Equities
1027 (30.68 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1120 (22.73 %)Fidessa
1218 (20.45 %)Fund Management
1316 (18.18 %)Business Analysis
1415 (17.05 %)Data Analysis
1514 (15.91 %)XML
1613 (14.77 %)GoldenSource
1711 (12.50 %)thinkFolio
189 (10.23 %)Equity Derivative
189 (10.23 %)Finance
198 (9.091 %)Workflow
206 (6.818 %)Decalog
206 (6.818 %)Project Management
215 (5.682 %)SQL
215 (5.682 %)Tradeweb
224 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
224 (4.545 %)PMI
224 (4.545 %)Charles River
232 (2.273 %)Banking
232 (2.273 %)Investment Banking

Tesseract
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Tesseract 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 Tesseract. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (15.91 %)XML
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.273 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
181 (92.05 %)Minerva
265 (73.86 %)Capstone
335 (39.77 %)Sentinel
46 (6.818 %)Decalog
51 (1.136 %)HiPortfolio
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.273 %)MS Access
21 (1.136 %)Datawarehouse
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (50.00 %)Front Office
29 (10.23 %)Finance
32 (2.273 %)Banking
32 (2.273 %)Investment Banking
32 (2.273 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (70.45 %)Analyst
261 (69.32 %)Business Analyst
318 (20.45 %)Project Manager
43 (3.409 %)Senior Business Analyst
43 (3.409 %)Senior Analyst
43 (3.409 %)Business Manager
52 (2.273 %)Fidessa Business Analyst
52 (2.273 %)Fidessa Analyst
52 (2.273 %)Support Specialist
61 (1.136 %)Banking Business Analyst
61 (1.136 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
61 (1.136 %)FIX Analyst
61 (1.136 %)Systems Manager
61 (1.136 %)Senior Project Manager
61 (1.136 %)Senior Manager
61 (1.136 %)Support Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
151 (57.95 %)Fixed Income
239 (44.32 %)Derivative
327 (30.68 %)Equities
327 (30.68 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
49 (10.23 %)Equity Derivative
54 (4.545 %)PMI
62 (2.273 %)Dutch Language
62 (2.273 %)French Language
62 (2.273 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.136 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
157 (64.77 %)Asset Management
238 (43.18 %)Investment Management
318 (20.45 %)Fund Management
416 (18.18 %)Business Analysis
515 (17.05 %)Data Analysis
68 (9.091 %)Workflow
76 (6.818 %)Project Management
84 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
92 (2.273 %)User Acceptance Testing
101 (1.136 %)Benchmarking
101 (1.136 %)Change Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (5.682 %)SQL
22 (2.273 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.136 %)AutoSys
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
183 (94.32 %)LatentZero
220 (22.73 %)Fidessa
313 (14.77 %)GoldenSource
411 (12.50 %)thinkFolio
55 (5.682 %)Tradeweb
64 (4.545 %)Charles River
72 (2.273 %)Bloomberg
81 (1.136 %)Oracle
81 (1.136 %)SunGard
81 (1.136 %)Reuters
81 (1.136 %)Axiom