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This section looks at the demand for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) skills within the City of London region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MiFID over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMarkets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank314304
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads4539
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.016 %
As % of the category below3.440 %4.815 %
Salaries quoted3430
Average minimum salary£48,382£61,000
Average salary£56,397£66,083
% change on same period last year-14.65 %
Average maximum salary£64,412£71,167
UK excluding London average salary£47,500£75,536
% change on same period last year-37.11 %
City of London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
City of London
Matching permanent IT job ads1308810
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.689 %0.332 %
Salaries quoted1101630
Average minimum salary£46,612£52,924
Average salary£51,355£57,149
% change on same period last year-10.13 %
Average maximum salary£56,098£61,373
UK excluding London average salary£39,355£39,963
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
MiFID LondonMiFID
London

MiFID
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MiFID across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

City of London MiFID Demand Trend

MiFID
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MiFID across the City of London region.

City of London MiFID Salary Trend

MiFID
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MiFID across the City of London region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

City of London MiFID Salary Histogram

MiFID
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the City of London region citing MiFID 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 IT job ads sampled that cited MiFID.

165 (89.04 %)Finance
239 (53.42 %)Banking
333 (45.21 %)Investment Banking
423 (31.51 %)Basel II
518 (24.66 %)Derivative
617 (23.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
715 (20.55 %)Equities
814 (19.18 %)Back Office
814 (19.18 %)UNIX
814 (19.18 %)Solaris
814 (19.18 %)QA
913 (17.81 %)Risk Management
1012 (16.44 %)Validation
1110 (13.70 %)DTCC
1110 (13.70 %)Marketing
1110 (13.70 %)Use Case
1110 (13.70 %)Data Migration
1110 (13.70 %)Financial Modelling
1110 (13.70 %)Migration
1110 (13.70 %)Legal
129 (12.33 %)Front Office
129 (12.33 %)Market Risk
138 (10.96 %)Psychology
147 (9.589 %).NET
147 (9.589 %)C
147 (9.589 %)C++
147 (9.589 %)Java
147 (9.589 %)French Language
147 (9.589 %)Algorithmic Trading
156 (8.219 %)Stress Testing

MiFID
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the City of London region citing MiFID also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited MiFID. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (9.589 %).NET
City of London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (6.849 %)MS Visio
City of London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
165 (89.04 %)Finance
239 (53.42 %)Banking
333 (45.21 %)Investment Banking
414 (19.18 %)Back Office
510 (13.70 %)Marketing
510 (13.70 %)Legal
69 (12.33 %)Front Office
74 (5.479 %)Financial Institution
74 (5.479 %)Insurance
City of London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (20.55 %)Analyst
214 (19.18 %)Business Analyst
214 (19.18 %)Applications Support
312 (16.44 %)Consultant
411 (15.07 %)Senior Manager
411 (15.07 %)Operations Analyst
510 (13.70 %)Banking Analyst
510 (13.70 %)Banking Business Analyst
510 (13.70 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
69 (12.33 %)Project Manager
78 (10.96 %)Programme Manager
78 (10.96 %)Senior Programme Manager
87 (9.589 %)Senior Project Manager
95 (6.849 %)Business Consultant
104 (5.479 %)Sales Consultant
104 (5.479 %)Product Manager
104 (5.479 %)Presales Consultant
113 (4.110 %)Risk Manager
122 (2.740 %)Equity Derivatives Business Analyst
131 (1.370 %)Real Time Engineer
City of London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (24.66 %)Derivative
215 (20.55 %)Equities
310 (13.70 %)DTCC
49 (12.33 %)Market Risk
58 (10.96 %)Psychology
67 (9.589 %)French Language
75 (6.849 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
83 (4.110 %)Equity Derivative
83 (4.110 %)Credit Risk
91 (1.370 %)Fixed Income
91 (1.370 %)German Language
91 (1.370 %)Italian Language
91 (1.370 %)Spanish Language
City of London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (19.18 %)UNIX
114 (19.18 %)Solaris
City of London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (17.81 %)Risk Management
212 (16.44 %)Validation
310 (13.70 %)Migration
310 (13.70 %)Use Case
310 (13.70 %)Data Migration
310 (13.70 %)Financial Modelling
47 (9.589 %)Algorithmic Trading
56 (8.219 %)Stress Testing
56 (8.219 %)Project Management
65 (6.849 %)Change Management
65 (6.849 %)Business Analysis
74 (5.479 %)Business Development
74 (5.479 %)Electronic Trading
83 (4.110 %)Knowledge Management
83 (4.110 %)Requirements Management
91 (1.370 %)Fund Management
91 (1.370 %)Business Intelligence
City of London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (9.589 %)C
17 (9.589 %)C++
17 (9.589 %)Java
26 (8.219 %)VBA
City of London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (5.479 %)Degree
City of London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (31.51 %)Basel II
217 (23.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
314 (19.18 %)QA
43 (4.110 %)Prudential Sourcebook
51 (1.370 %)COBIT
City of London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (8.219 %)Bloomberg
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