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The table below looks at the demand for Unified Process skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Unified Process over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnified Process
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank473603
Rank change on same period last yearUp+130
Matching contract IT job ads9869
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.137 %0.069 %
As % of the category below0.253 %0.138 %
Daily rates quoted3328
Average minimum daily rate£363£395
Average daily rate£374£407
% change on same period last year-8.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£464
% change on same period last year-14.60 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£36.25-
Average hourly rate£38.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.13-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3877549867
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled54.17 %50.10 %
Daily rates quoted1369916405
Average minimum daily rate£384£385
Average daily rate£411£409
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted25703299
Average minimum hourly rate£27.55£28.23
Average hourly rate£29.31£30.07
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.07£31.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %

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.

Unified Process
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Unified Process within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Unified Process Demand Trend

Unified Process
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unified Process within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Unified Process Daily Rate Histogram

Unified Process
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unified Process within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Unified Process Hourly Rate Histogram

Unified Process
Top 30 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 6 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
EnglandUp+11994£374-8.28 %
LondonUp+9050£371+1.53 %
Docklands, LondonUp+4817£319+2.92 %
South WestUp+3116£410-15.46 %
GloucestershireUp+414--
South EastUp+408--
HampshireUp+346--
North WestNew entry-5£450-
East of EnglandUp+265£401-
West MidlandsUp+145£325-
East MidlandsNew entry-4--
WalesDown-44--
HertfordshireUp+284£401-
South WalesDown-14--
PortsmouthNew entry-4--
Canary WharfNew entry-2£255-
LiverpoolNew entry-2--
ManchesterNew entry-2--
MerseysideNew entry-2--
NewportNew entry-2--
CardiffNo change02--
City of LondonDown-162£388+5.44 %
East AngliaNew entry-1--
YorkshireUp+131--
BristolNew entry-1--
BerkshireUp+401--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1--
BirminghamUp+151£325-
SalfordNew entry-1--
RickmansworthNew entry-1--

Unified Process
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, 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.

1248 (91.18 %)RUP
2123 (45.22 %)UML
3100 (36.76 %)Java
499 (36.40 %)Use Case
596 (35.29 %)OO
686 (31.62 %)XML
686 (31.62 %)RequisitePro
783 (30.51 %)J2EE
873 (26.84 %)Oracle
971 (26.10 %)SQL
1058 (21.32 %)Rational Rose
1157 (20.96 %)Finance
1157 (20.96 %)Security Cleared
1253 (19.49 %)IBM
1352 (19.12 %)ClearQuest
1444 (16.18 %)OOA/OOD
1540 (14.71 %)XSL
1540 (14.71 %)Oracle 10g
1540 (14.71 %)Data Modelling
1639 (14.34 %)ClearCase
1738 (13.97 %)PRINCE2
1837 (13.60 %)Project Management
1934 (12.50 %)MS Project
2032 (11.76 %)MS Office
2032 (11.76 %)Government
2131 (11.40 %)Configuration Management
2230 (11.03 %)Struts
2328 (10.29 %)JSP
2328 (10.29 %)JUnit
2427 (9.926 %)EJB

Unified Process
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
186 (31.62 %)XML
283 (30.51 %)J2EE
340 (14.71 %)XSL
430 (11.03 %)Struts
528 (10.29 %)JSP
627 (9.926 %)EJB
726 (9.559 %)SOAP
726 (9.559 %)Hibernate
822 (8.088 %)JavaBeans
919 (6.985 %)HTML
1018 (6.618 %)JDBC
1018 (6.618 %)WebServices
1018 (6.618 %)XML Schema
1117 (6.250 %)Servlets
1212 (4.412 %)WebSphere
1310 (3.676 %)JSTL
147 (2.574 %).NET
147 (2.574 %)CSS
147 (2.574 %)Spring
156 (2.206 %)WSDL
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (8.824 %)Oracle Application Server
221 (7.721 %)Oracle 10gAS
312 (4.412 %)WebLogic
47 (2.574 %)Apache
47 (2.574 %)Tomcat
55 (1.838 %)JBoss
55 (1.838 %)CMS
55 (1.838 %)ATG Dynamo
64 (1.471 %)IIS
73 (1.103 %)Oracle 9iAS
73 (1.103 %)WPS
82 (0.735 %)SharePoint
91 (0.368 %)Documentum
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
134 (12.50 %)MS Project
232 (11.76 %)MS Office
323 (8.456 %)MS Visio
42 (0.735 %)MATLAB
42 (0.735 %)Simulink
42 (0.735 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (0.735 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.471 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (2.941 %)HTTP
25 (1.838 %)LDAP
34 (1.471 %)Internet
34 (1.471 %)TCP/IP
42 (0.735 %)IIOP
42 (0.735 %)DVB
51 (0.368 %)BSS
51 (0.368 %)SSL
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
140 (14.71 %)Oracle 10g
225 (9.191 %)RDBMS
320 (7.353 %)Oracle 9i
410 (3.676 %)TOAD
57 (2.574 %)SQL Server
65 (1.838 %)Oracle Reports
72 (0.735 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (0.735 %)GIS
72 (0.735 %)MS Access
81 (0.368 %)Adabas
81 (0.368 %)OLAP
81 (0.368 %)MOLAP
81 (0.368 %)OLTP
81 (0.368 %)ROLAP
81 (0.368 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (0.368 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
186 (31.62 %)RequisitePro
258 (21.32 %)Rational Rose
352 (19.12 %)ClearQuest
439 (14.34 %)ClearCase
528 (10.29 %)JUnit
69 (3.309 %)Ant
77 (2.574 %)JDeveloper
86 (2.206 %)TestDirector
94 (1.471 %)Eclipse
103 (1.103 %)Visual Studio
103 (1.103 %)Telelogic DOORS
112 (0.735 %)NUnit
112 (0.735 %)CruiseControl
112 (0.735 %)PowerBuilder
112 (0.735 %)PVCS
112 (0.735 %)JBuilder
121 (0.368 %)Rational Robot
121 (0.368 %)Subversion
121 (0.368 %)FrontPage
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
157 (20.96 %)Finance
232 (11.76 %)Government
323 (8.456 %)Banking
416 (5.882 %)Investment Banking
512 (4.412 %)Insurance
611 (4.044 %)Criminal Justice
710 (3.676 %)Police
88 (2.941 %)Construction
97 (2.574 %)Financial Institution
106 (2.206 %)Pharmaceutical
106 (2.206 %)Automotive
115 (1.838 %)Back Office
115 (1.838 %)Telecoms
124 (1.471 %)Education
133 (1.103 %)Health
133 (1.103 %)Front Office
142 (0.735 %)International Banking
151 (0.368 %)Marketing
151 (0.368 %)Aerospace
151 (0.368 %)Retail
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1104 (38.24 %)Analyst
256 (20.59 %)Developer
352 (19.12 %)Business Analyst
442 (15.44 %)Java Developer
536 (13.24 %)Project Manager
536 (13.24 %)Systems Analyst
625 (9.191 %)Java/J2EE Developer
719 (6.985 %)Architect
815 (5.515 %)Requirements Analyst
912 (4.412 %)J2EE Developer
1011 (4.044 %)Software Engineer
1110 (3.676 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
129 (3.309 %)Embedded Software Engineer
129 (3.309 %)Requirements Manager
138 (2.941 %)C++ Software Engineer
147 (2.574 %)Banking Business Analyst
147 (2.574 %)Real Time Software Engineer
147 (2.574 %)Real Time Embedded Engineer
147 (2.574 %)Real Time Engineer
156 (2.206 %)Business Systems Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (1.838 %)W3C
24 (1.471 %)Management Information System
33 (1.103 %)N-Tier
42 (0.735 %)Fixed Income
42 (0.735 %)APACS
42 (0.735 %)Equities
42 (0.735 %)Derivative
51 (0.368 %)Ergonomics
51 (0.368 %)Cryptography
51 (0.368 %)Client/Server
51 (0.368 %)BBC
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (4.779 %)UNIX
210 (3.676 %)Windows
36 (2.206 %)Linux
36 (2.206 %)Windows 2000
42 (0.735 %)VxWorks
42 (0.735 %)Solaris
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1248 (91.18 %)RUP
2123 (45.22 %)UML
399 (36.40 %)Use Case
496 (35.29 %)OO
557 (20.96 %)Security Cleared
644 (16.18 %)OOA/OOD
740 (14.71 %)Data Modelling
838 (13.97 %)PRINCE2
937 (13.60 %)Project Management
1031 (11.40 %)Configuration Management
1126 (9.559 %)Requirements Management
1225 (9.191 %)Systems Analysis
1324 (8.824 %)Change Management
1423 (8.456 %)Business Analysis
1423 (8.456 %)SC Cleared
1522 (8.088 %)DV Cleared
1522 (8.088 %)SOA
1612 (4.412 %)Content Management
1711 (4.044 %)Programme Management
1810 (3.676 %)ITIL
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1100 (36.76 %)Java
271 (26.10 %)SQL
327 (9.926 %)C
426 (9.559 %)C++
426 (9.559 %)PL/SQL
57 (2.574 %)VB
66 (2.206 %)C#
66 (2.206 %)VBA
75 (1.838 %)Shell Script
75 (1.838 %)Korn
75 (1.838 %)JavaScript
75 (1.838 %)Perl
82 (0.735 %)VB.NET
82 (0.735 %)Delphi
82 (0.735 %)VB6
82 (0.735 %)Embedded C
82 (0.735 %)Embedded C++
91 (0.368 %)NATURAL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (8.824 %)Sun Certification
217 (6.250 %)Degree
38 (2.941 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (8.088 %)QA
24 (1.471 %)ISO9001
31 (0.368 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
173 (26.84 %)Oracle
253 (19.49 %)IBM
323 (8.456 %)Sun
323 (8.456 %)Altova
410 (3.676 %)Microsoft
55 (1.838 %)ATG
64 (1.471 %)Tridion
64 (1.471 %)Primavera
64 (1.471 %)Macromedia
64 (1.471 %)Sybase
73 (1.103 %)Telelogic
82 (0.735 %)Chordiant
91 (0.368 %)HP
91 (0.368 %)EMC
91 (0.368 %)Software AG
91 (0.368 %)BEA
91 (0.368 %)Siemens
91 (0.368 %)Mantas
91 (0.368 %)webMethods
91 (0.368 %)Pega