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This section looks at the demand for Contract for Difference (CFD) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Contract for Difference over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkContract for Difference (CFD)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank544617
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching permanent IT job ads94114
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.048 %
As % of the category below0.461 %0.337 %
Salaries quoted7594
Average minimum salary£60,434£57,936
Average salary£63,309£62,846
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Average maximum salary£66,184£67,755
UK excluding London average salary£31,385£33,333
% change on same period last year-5.84 %
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
London
Matching permanent IT job ads2037333795
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled10.97 %14.09 %
Salaries quoted1659224824
Average minimum salary£52,431£54,937
Average salary£58,439£60,890
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Average maximum salary£64,447£66,842
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Contract for Difference EnglandContract for Difference
England

Contract for Difference
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Contract for Difference across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

London Contract for Difference Demand Trend

Contract for Difference
Salary Trend

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

London Contract for Difference Salary Trend

Contract for Difference
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Contract for Difference across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London Contract for Difference Salary Histogram

Contract for Difference
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contract for Difference within the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of LondonDown-5514£58,318-8.83 %
Docklands, LondonUp+414£42,500-33.76 %
Canary WharfUp+84£63,125+2.70 %
Contract for Difference EnglandContract for Difference
England

Contract for Difference
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing Contract for Difference 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 Contract for Difference.

1132 (73.74 %)Finance
295 (53.07 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
388 (49.16 %)Spread Betting
466 (36.87 %)Front Office
559 (32.96 %)Banking
654 (30.17 %)Java
746 (25.70 %)Investment Banking
845 (25.14 %)Fixed Income
943 (24.02 %)C#
1038 (21.23 %)Back Office
1136 (20.11 %)Swing
1233 (18.44 %).NET
1233 (18.44 %)Equities
1233 (18.44 %)Derivative
1329 (16.20 %)OO
1425 (13.97 %)ASP.NET
1425 (13.97 %)JMS
1524 (13.41 %)XML
1623 (12.85 %)SQL
1623 (12.85 %)Microsoft
1721 (11.73 %)SQL Server
1818 (10.06 %)Flash
1917 (9.497 %)E-Commerce
2016 (8.939 %)TIBCO
2016 (8.939 %)C++
2016 (8.939 %)UML
2115 (8.380 %)HTML
2115 (8.380 %)Investment Management
2214 (7.821 %)Asset Management
2312 (6.704 %)Oracle

Contract for Difference
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing Contract for Difference 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 Contract for Difference. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
136 (20.11 %)Swing
233 (18.44 %).NET
325 (13.97 %)ASP.NET
325 (13.97 %)JMS
424 (13.41 %)XML
515 (8.380 %)HTML
611 (6.145 %)Silverlight
79 (5.028 %)Spring
79 (5.028 %)JDBC
86 (3.352 %)Middleware
86 (3.352 %)WinForms
95 (2.793 %)J2SE
95 (2.793 %)J2EE
104 (2.235 %)JMX
104 (2.235 %)Hibernate
104 (2.235 %)FIX Protocol
113 (1.676 %)ASP
122 (1.117 %)CSS
122 (1.117 %)WPF
131 (0.559 %)WCF
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.559 %)Oracle Workflow
11 (0.559 %)TIBCO EMS
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (6.145 %)MS Excel
23 (1.676 %)MS Visio
23 (1.676 %)Photoshop
32 (1.117 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.559 %)Spreadsheet
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.117 %)SimCorp Dimension
21 (0.559 %)Thomson PORTIA
21 (0.559 %)InvestOne
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.117 %)Internet
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (11.73 %)SQL Server
22 (1.117 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.559 %)Oracle 9i
31 (0.559 %)RDBMS
31 (0.559 %)SQL Server 2000
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (10.06 %)Flash
25 (2.793 %)JUnit
33 (1.676 %)LoadRunner
42 (1.117 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (1.117 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.559 %)ClearCase
51 (0.559 %)RequisitePro
51 (0.559 %)JMeter
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1132 (73.74 %)Finance
266 (36.87 %)Front Office
359 (32.96 %)Banking
446 (25.70 %)Investment Banking
538 (21.23 %)Back Office
611 (6.145 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.559 %)Marketing
71 (0.559 %)Retail
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
185 (47.49 %)Developer
266 (36.87 %)Analyst
360 (33.52 %)Business Analyst
439 (21.79 %)Java Developer
529 (16.20 %)C# Developer
624 (13.41 %)Senior Developer
722 (12.29 %)Senior Java Developer
818 (10.06 %)Java Swing Developer
912 (6.704 %).NET Developer
1010 (5.587 %)Project Manager
1010 (5.587 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
119 (5.028 %)Banking Business Analyst
119 (5.028 %)GUI Developer
128 (4.469 %)ASP.NET Developer
136 (3.352 %)Flash Developer
136 (3.352 %)Applications Support
136 (3.352 %)Server Support
136 (3.352 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
145 (2.793 %)Programme Manager
145 (2.793 %)Senior Analyst
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
195 (53.07 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
288 (49.16 %)Spread Betting
345 (25.14 %)Fixed Income
433 (18.44 %)Equities
433 (18.44 %)Derivative
512 (6.704 %)Multithreading
66 (3.352 %)Equity Derivative
74 (2.235 %)N-Tier
81 (0.559 %)Mainframe
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (2.793 %)Windows
22 (1.117 %)Windows XP
22 (1.117 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (1.117 %)Windows Vista
31 (0.559 %)UNIX
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (16.20 %)OO
217 (9.497 %)E-Commerce
316 (8.939 %)UML
415 (8.380 %)Investment Management
514 (7.821 %)Asset Management
68 (4.469 %)Project Management
77 (3.911 %)Business Analysis
86 (3.352 %)Unit Testing
86 (3.352 %)RUP
95 (2.793 %)Automated Testing
103 (1.676 %)Data Modelling
103 (1.676 %)Change Management
103 (1.676 %)PRINCE2
112 (1.117 %)Migration
112 (1.117 %)Programme Management
112 (1.117 %)Load Testing
121 (0.559 %)Systems Analysis
121 (0.559 %)Electronic Trading
121 (0.559 %)Data Analysis
121 (0.559 %)Workflow Management
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (30.17 %)Java
243 (24.02 %)C#
323 (12.85 %)SQL
416 (8.939 %)C++
58 (4.469 %)Transact-SQL
62 (1.117 %)ActionScript
71 (0.559 %)VBA
71 (0.559 %)VC++
71 (0.559 %)VB6
71 (0.559 %)VB
71 (0.559 %)VB.NET
71 (0.559 %)DHTML
71 (0.559 %)JavaScript
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (3.911 %)Degree
21 (0.559 %)ISEB
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.911 %)QA
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (12.85 %)Microsoft
216 (8.939 %)TIBCO
312 (6.704 %)Oracle
49 (5.028 %)Bloomberg
49 (5.028 %)SimCorp
57 (3.911 %)Sybase
65 (2.793 %)thinkFolio
74 (2.235 %)LatentZero
83 (1.676 %)Sophis
83 (1.676 %)Murex