The first table below looks at the demand for Unified Process skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Unified Process over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Processes & Methodologies 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
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Unified Process
Rank 492 552 542
Rank change year-on-year
+60 -10
Contract jobs citing Unified Process 49 27 48
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.100% 0.047% 0.077%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.141% 0.069% 0.115%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 6 25
Average daily rate £296 £420 £315
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-29.46% +33.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £380 £272
10% offered a daily rate of more than £361 £575 £531
UK excluding London average daily rate £288 £408 £405
% change year-on-year
-29.44% +0.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £40.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
34756 39006 41867
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 71.08% 68.24% 67.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 20821 22293 23938
Average daily rate £413 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £275 £273
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £579 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £363 £375
% change year-on-year
+2.06% -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1005 1238 1439
Average hourly rate £29.92 £25.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+19.68% -13.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.98 £13.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £48.84 £45.00 £46.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.50 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+22.00% -13.79%

Unified Process
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Unified Process within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Unified Process Jobs Demand Trend

Unified Process
Daily Rate Trend

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

Unified Process Daily Rate Trend

Unified Process
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unified Process within the UK over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Unified Process Daily Rate Histogram

Unified Process
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Unified Process Hourly Rate Trend

Unified Process
Top 26 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Process within the UK over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +50 46 £298 -29.16% 7
London +24 26 £298 -35.67% 4
South East +43 19 £288 -28.12% 1
Hampshire - 15 £288 -
City of London +1 8 £298 -44.65% 3
Yorkshire +4 1 - - 2
Scotland - 1 £300 -
Glasgow - 1 £300 -
Leeds - - - - 2
Birmingham - - - -
Coventry - - - -
Manchester - - - -
Rickmansworth - - - -
Sunderland - - - -
Swindon - - - -
East Midlands - - - -
North East - - - -
North West - - - -
Hertfordshire - - - -
Leicestershire - - - -
West Yorkshire - - - - 2
Wiltshire - - - -
East of England - - - -
South West - - - -
Tyne and Wear - - - -
West Midlands - - - -

Unified Process
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Unified Process 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 Unified Process.

1 81 (86.17%) RUP
2 79 (84.04%) UML
3 39 (41.49%) Project Management
4 33 (35.11%) Business Analysis
5 30 (31.91%) IBM
6 28 (29.79%) OO
7 27 (28.72%) OOD
7 27 (28.72%) Rational Rose
7 27 (28.72%) XML
8 26 (27.66%) QA
9 24 (25.53%) Agile Software Development
9 24 (25.53%) Use Case
10 22 (23.40%) UNIX
11 21 (22.34%) Linux
11 21 (22.34%) MS Office
11 21 (22.34%) Security Cleared
12 20 (21.28%) C++
12 20 (21.28%) Java
13 19 (20.21%) C
13 19 (20.21%) SQL
13 19 (20.21%) Configuration Management
14 18 (19.15%) ClearCase
14 18 (19.15%) Subversion
15 17 (18.09%) MS Project
16 16 (17.02%) NUnit
17 15 (15.96%) SC Cleared
17 15 (15.96%) CppUnit
17 15 (15.96%) GoogleTest
17 15 (15.96%) Ant
17 15 (15.96%) OOA/OOD

Unified Process
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Unified Process 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 Unified Process. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 27 (28.72%) XML
2 15 (15.96%) Motif
3 10 (10.64%) .NET
3 10 (10.64%) HTML
3 10 (10.64%) CSS
4 7 (7.447%) wxWidgets
4 7 (7.447%) Web Services
5 6 (6.383%) SOAP
5 6 (6.383%) Java EE
6 5 (5.319%) Windows SharePoint Services
6 5 (5.319%) REST
6 5 (5.319%) CSS3
6 5 (5.319%) .NET Framework
6 5 (5.319%) HTML5
6 5 (5.319%) ASP.NET
6 5 (5.319%) XSD
6 5 (5.319%) J2EE
6 5 (5.319%) LAMP
7 4 (4.255%) Middleware
7 4 (4.255%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 7 (7.447%) ESB
2 6 (6.383%) Documentum
3 5 (5.319%) SharePoint Server
3 5 (5.319%) SharePoint
4 4 (4.255%) IIS
4 4 (4.255%) CM System
4 4 (4.255%) MS Project Server
5 2 (2.128%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (1.064%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (1.064%) SharePoint Foundation
6 1 (1.064%) WebLogic
6 1 (1.064%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (22.34%) MS Office
2 17 (18.09%) MS Project
3 13 (13.83%) MS Excel
4 9 (9.574%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.064%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (1.064%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 1 (1.064%) FLEXCUBE
1 1 (1.064%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 11 (11.70%) HTTP
2 4 (4.255%) LDAP
3 3 (3.191%) Intranet
3 3 (3.191%) SSL
4 1 (1.064%) DVB
4 1 (1.064%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (9.574%) MS Access
2 7 (7.447%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (7.447%) Ingres
3 5 (5.319%) SQL Server
4 4 (4.255%) IDOL
4 4 (4.255%) OLAP
4 4 (4.255%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (4.255%) DTS
4 4 (4.255%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (1.064%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (1.064%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (1.064%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 27 (28.72%) Rational Rose
2 18 (19.15%) ClearCase
2 18 (19.15%) Subversion
3 16 (17.02%) NUnit
4 15 (15.96%) CppUnit
4 15 (15.96%) GoogleTest
4 15 (15.96%) Ant
5 13 (13.83%) RequisitePro
6 11 (11.70%) ClearQuest
7 8 (8.511%) CruiseControl
8 5 (5.319%) Visual Studio
9 3 (3.191%) PVCS
10 1 (1.064%) Visual Studio Team System
10 1 (1.064%) MSBuild
General
1 12 (12.77%) Pharmaceutical
2 11 (11.70%) Retail
3 6 (6.383%) Finance
3 6 (6.383%) Publishing
4 5 (5.319%) Banking
4 5 (5.319%) Marketing
5 4 (4.255%) Wholesale Banking
6 2 (2.128%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.064%) Multimedia
7 1 (1.064%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (37.23%) Analyst
2 34 (36.17%) Business Analyst
3 15 (15.96%) Architect
4 13 (13.83%) Developer
5 9 (9.574%) Agile Business Analyst
5 9 (9.574%) UML Business Analyst
5 9 (9.574%) Solutions Architect
6 6 (6.383%) Software Engineer
6 6 (6.383%) Project Manager
6 6 (6.383%) C++ Software Engineer
7 5 (5.319%) Senior Analyst
7 5 (5.319%) C++ Developer
7 5 (5.319%) Senior Business Analyst
8 4 (4.255%) SharePoint Developer
8 4 (4.255%) Team Leader
9 3 (3.191%) IT Development Manager
9 3 (3.191%) IT Business Analyst
9 3 (3.191%) Development Manager
9 3 (3.191%) Software Architect
9 3 (3.191%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.574%) Management Information System
2 7 (7.447%) Computer Science
3 6 (6.383%) Pharmacovigilance
4 5 (5.319%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (4.255%) Derivative
6 3 (3.191%) IIBA
7 2 (2.128%) PMI
8 1 (1.064%) Data Integration
8 1 (1.064%) Telematics
8 1 (1.064%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 22 (23.40%) UNIX
2 21 (22.34%) Linux
3 15 (15.96%) Windows
4 7 (7.447%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (4.255%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (86.17%) RUP
2 79 (84.04%) UML
3 39 (41.49%) Project Management
4 33 (35.11%) Business Analysis
5 28 (29.79%) OO
6 27 (28.72%) OOD
7 24 (25.53%) Agile Software Development
7 24 (25.53%) Use Case
8 19 (20.21%) Configuration Management
9 15 (15.96%) OOA/OOD
10 14 (14.89%) Requirements Management
11 12 (12.77%) Software Engineering
11 12 (12.77%) Continuous Integration
11 12 (12.77%) Multithreading
12 11 (11.70%) Memory Management
12 11 (11.70%) Stakeholder Management
13 10 (10.64%) Scrum
13 10 (10.64%) BPMN
14 9 (9.574%) RAD
14 9 (9.574%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 20 (21.28%) C++
1 20 (21.28%) Java
2 19 (20.21%) C
2 19 (20.21%) SQL
3 7 (7.447%) Python
4 5 (5.319%) PL/SQL
4 5 (5.319%) C#
4 5 (5.319%) T-SQL
5 4 (4.255%) JavaScript
6 3 (3.191%) VBScript
6 3 (3.191%) VB
7 2 (2.128%) PHP
8 1 (1.064%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 21 (22.34%) Security Cleared
2 15 (15.96%) SC Cleared
3 6 (6.383%) Degree
4 4 (4.255%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (4.255%) MCSD
5 3 (3.191%) ISEB
6 2 (2.128%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.064%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (1.064%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.064%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (27.66%) QA
2 9 (9.574%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.064%) WAI
3 1 (1.064%) ISO 9000
3 1 (1.064%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (2.128%) VMware Server
1 2 (2.128%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (2.128%) OpenView
1 2 (2.128%) CA Wily
2 1 (1.064%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 30 (31.91%) IBM
2 13 (13.83%) Microsoft
3 10 (10.64%) Oracle
4 9 (9.574%) ATG
5 7 (7.447%) Red Hat
6 5 (5.319%) EMC
7 4 (4.255%) Meridio
8 2 (2.128%) HP
8 2 (2.128%) VMware
9 1 (1.064%) Lombardi
9 1 (1.064%) Pega
9 1 (1.064%) TIBCO
9 1 (1.064%) SeeBeyond
9 1 (1.064%) webMethods
9 1 (1.064%) BEA
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