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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Banking' in contract IT jobs within the West Yorkshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Banking over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBanking
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4164
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads5435
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.035 %
As % of the category below6.642 %4.563 %
Daily rates quoted1911
Average minimum daily rate£299£328
Average daily rate£314£334
% change on same period last year-5.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£393
% change on same period last year+3.23 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00£36.00
Average hourly rate£12.00£36.00
% change on same period last year-66.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.51£31.28
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads813767
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.099 %0.756 %
Daily rates quoted250158
Average minimum daily rate£337£363
Average daily rate£359£391
% change on same period last year-7.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted2341
Average minimum hourly rate£19.14£27.35
Average hourly rate£20.82£29.06
% change on same period last year-28.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.49£30.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Banking YorkshireBanking
Yorkshire

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.

Banking
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Banking across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

West Yorkshire Banking Demand Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Banking across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Banking Daily Rate Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Banking across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Yorkshire Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Banking across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Banking
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Banking across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Yorkshire Banking Hourly Rate Histogram

Banking
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Banking within the West Yorkshire region 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
LeedsUp+433£318+9.74 %
HalifaxNew entry-13£291-
PudseyNew entry-3£298-
Banking YorkshireBanking
Yorkshire

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Banking 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 Banking.

168 (61.82 %)Finance
225 (22.73 %)Java
321 (19.09 %)Retail
321 (19.09 %)Security Cleared
419 (17.27 %)SC Cleared
516 (14.55 %)Microsoft
615 (13.64 %)SOA
615 (13.64 %).NET
615 (13.64 %)SQL Server
714 (12.73 %)Windows
714 (12.73 %)Retail Banking
813 (11.82 %)C#
813 (11.82 %)SQL
912 (10.91 %)Project Management
912 (10.91 %)Government
1010 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
1010 (9.091 %)ITIL
119 (8.182 %)ASP.NET
119 (8.182 %)MS Excel
119 (8.182 %)International Banking
128 (7.273 %)Business Analysis
128 (7.273 %)SQL Server 2005
128 (7.273 %)XML
137 (6.364 %)Active Directory
137 (6.364 %)SAN
137 (6.364 %)Stakeholder Management
137 (6.364 %)IVR
137 (6.364 %)Windows Vista
146 (5.455 %)Auditing
146 (5.455 %)Exchange Server 2003

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Banking 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 Banking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (13.64 %).NET
29 (8.182 %)ASP.NET
38 (7.273 %)XML
45 (4.545 %)HTML
54 (3.636 %)J2EE
63 (2.727 %)ASP
63 (2.727 %)CSS
63 (2.727 %)WebServices
63 (2.727 %)XSLT
72 (1.818 %)XSD
72 (1.818 %)XML Schema
72 (1.818 %)Middleware
72 (1.818 %)Hibernate
72 (1.818 %)WinForms
72 (1.818 %)Spring
72 (1.818 %).NET Framework
81 (0.909 %)Java EE
81 (0.909 %)WCF
81 (0.909 %)WF
81 (0.909 %)ASP.NET 2.0
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.455 %)MS Exchange
16 (5.455 %)SAS
16 (5.455 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (4.545 %)IIS
34 (3.636 %)Lotus Notes
43 (2.727 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.909 %)CMS
51 (0.909 %)TIBCO EMS
51 (0.909 %)TeamSite
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (8.182 %)MS Excel
24 (3.636 %)MS Project
32 (1.818 %)CA Clarity
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.818 %)BASE24
12 (1.818 %)SAP IS-U
21 (0.909 %)TIBCO iProcess
21 (0.909 %)BusinessWorks
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (6.364 %)SAN
26 (5.455 %)WAN
26 (5.455 %)VPN
26 (5.455 %)MPLS
26 (5.455 %)Firewall
31 (0.909 %)SSH
31 (0.909 %)PBX
31 (0.909 %)CTI
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (13.64 %)SQL Server
28 (7.273 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (5.455 %)Base SAS
45 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (1.818 %)Datawarehouse
52 (1.818 %)TOAD
52 (1.818 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.909 %)SAP BW
61 (0.909 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.727 %)TestDirector
13 (2.727 %)LoadRunner
22 (1.818 %)NUnit
22 (1.818 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.909 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.909 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.909 %)InstallShield
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
168 (61.82 %)Finance
221 (19.09 %)Retail
314 (12.73 %)Retail Banking
412 (10.91 %)Government
59 (8.182 %)International Banking
66 (5.455 %)Auditing
66 (5.455 %)Law
74 (3.636 %)Investment Banking
74 (3.636 %)Telecoms
83 (2.727 %)Insurance
91 (0.909 %)Pensions
91 (0.909 %)Legal
91 (0.909 %)Financial Institution
91 (0.909 %)Front Office
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (27.27 %)Analyst
228 (25.45 %)Developer
317 (15.45 %)Business Analyst
49 (8.182 %)Architect
58 (7.273 %)Java Developer
67 (6.364 %)Project Manager
67 (6.364 %)Test Analyst
67 (6.364 %)Solutions Architect
76 (5.455 %)Programmer
76 (5.455 %).NET Developer
76 (5.455 %)SAS Programmer
85 (4.545 %)Financial Business Analyst
85 (4.545 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
85 (4.545 %)Project Engineer
85 (4.545 %)Project Leader
85 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
94 (3.636 %)1st Line Support
94 (3.636 %)C# Developer
94 (3.636 %)Helpdesk Support
94 (3.636 %)Banking Business Analyst
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (6.364 %)IVR
22 (1.818 %)Multithreading
22 (1.818 %)Management Information System
31 (0.909 %)AS400
31 (0.909 %)Client/Server
31 (0.909 %)Thin Client
31 (0.909 %)Fat Client
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (12.73 %)Windows
210 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (6.364 %)Windows Vista
45 (4.545 %)UNIX
54 (3.636 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.909 %)Windows XP
61 (0.909 %)OS/390
61 (0.909 %)Windows Server 2008
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (19.09 %)Security Cleared
219 (17.27 %)SC Cleared
315 (13.64 %)SOA
412 (10.91 %)Project Management
510 (9.091 %)ITIL
68 (7.273 %)Business Analysis
77 (6.364 %)Stakeholder Management
86 (5.455 %)Scrum
86 (5.455 %)Agile Software Development
86 (5.455 %)PRINCE2
86 (5.455 %)Dimensional Modelling
95 (4.545 %)UML
95 (4.545 %)GAP Analysis
95 (4.545 %)Use Case
104 (3.636 %)RUP
104 (3.636 %)E-Commerce
113 (2.727 %)CRM
113 (2.727 %)OO
113 (2.727 %)OOD
113 (2.727 %)Configuration Management
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (22.73 %)Java
213 (11.82 %)SQL
213 (11.82 %)C#
36 (5.455 %)SAS Macro
44 (3.636 %)VBScript
44 (3.636 %)VB
44 (3.636 %)JavaScript
53 (2.727 %)VB6
61 (0.909 %)C
61 (0.909 %)Perl
61 (0.909 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.909 %)RPG
61 (0.909 %)Shell Script
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.727 %)ISEB
22 (1.818 %)SAS Certification
31 (0.909 %)CCVP
31 (0.909 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.909 %)Sun Certification
31 (0.909 %)CCNP
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (4.545 %)SLA
22 (1.818 %)ISO8583
22 (1.818 %)WAI
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (6.364 %)Active Directory
26 (5.455 %)VMware ESX
33 (2.727 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.909 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.909 %)TIBCO Hawk
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (14.55 %)Microsoft
25 (4.545 %)Oracle
34 (3.636 %)Lotus
34 (3.636 %)VMware
43 (2.727 %)SAP
52 (1.818 %)Business Objects
52 (1.818 %)Dell
52 (1.818 %)CA
61 (0.909 %)Ericsson
61 (0.909 %)Hyperion
61 (0.909 %)Sun
61 (0.909 %)PlateSpin
61 (0.909 %)TIBCO
61 (0.909 %)Nortel
61 (0.909 %)Lucent
61 (0.909 %)Alcatel
61 (0.909 %)Cisco