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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of thinkFolio products and/or services in IT jobs within the London region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited thinkFolio over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkthinkFolio
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank474651
Rank change on same period last yearUp+177
Matching permanent IT job ads14545
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.492 %0.100 %
Salaries quoted11726
Average minimum salary£61,026£48,538
Average salary£64,530£54,654
% change on same period last year+18.07 %
Average maximum salary£68,034£60,769
UK excluding London average salary--
% change on same period last year-
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
London
Matching permanent IT job ads2944745168
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.05 %19.44 %
Salaries quoted2444434185
Average minimum salary£46,399£46,934
Average salary£50,440£51,035
% change on same period last year-1.16 %
Average maximum salary£54,482£55,136
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
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England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within thinkFolio Limited.

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Demand Trend

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

London thinkFolio Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

London thinkFolio Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing thinkFolio across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London thinkFolio Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing thinkFolio within the London region over the 3 months to 10 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of LondonUp+1039£58,276-0.48 %
thinkFolio EnglandthinkFolio
England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing thinkFolio 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 thinkFolio.

1184 (75.10 %)Front Office
2165 (67.35 %)Investment Management
3148 (60.41 %)LatentZero
4147 (60.00 %)Asset Management
5119 (48.57 %)Fixed Income
695 (38.78 %)Charles River
769 (28.16 %)SQL
868 (27.76 %)Finance
963 (25.71 %)Minerva
1062 (25.31 %)Capstone
1155 (22.45 %)Tesseract
1245 (18.37 %)Fund Management
1344 (17.96 %)Equities
1439 (15.92 %)Project Management
1528 (11.43 %)Sophis
1528 (11.43 %)Banking
1627 (11.02 %)LongView
1725 (10.20 %)Derivative
1824 (9.796 %)Investment Banking
1824 (9.796 %)VB
1922 (8.980 %)HiPortfolio
1922 (8.980 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
2018 (7.347 %)StatPro
2116 (6.531 %)Business Analysis
2214 (5.714 %)SQL Server
2313 (5.306 %)Back Office
2412 (4.898 %)Decalog
2511 (4.490 %)HiInvest
2511 (4.490 %)Management Information System
2511 (4.490 %)Eagle PACE

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing thinkFolio 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 thinkFolio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (2.857 %).NET
26 (2.449 %)FIX Protocol
35 (2.041 %)ASP.NET
44 (1.633 %)ASP
44 (1.633 %)WebSphere
44 (1.633 %)ODBC
53 (1.224 %)XML
61 (0.408 %)Middleware
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (2.041 %)MQSeries
24 (1.633 %)WebSphere Message Broker
32 (0.816 %)BizTalk Server
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (2.449 %)MS Project
16 (2.449 %)MS Excel
23 (1.224 %)MS Office
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
163 (25.71 %)Minerva
262 (25.31 %)Capstone
355 (22.45 %)Tesseract
427 (11.02 %)LongView
522 (8.980 %)HiPortfolio
612 (4.898 %)Decalog
711 (4.490 %)HiInvest
711 (4.490 %)Eagle PACE
88 (3.265 %)SimCorp Dimension
88 (3.265 %)Salerio
96 (2.449 %)Thomson PORTIA
103 (1.224 %)InvestOne
103 (1.224 %)Beauchamp
112 (0.816 %)HiPerformance
121 (0.408 %)Sentinel
121 (0.408 %)Loan IQ
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (1.633 %)TCP/IP
21 (0.408 %)FTP
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (5.714 %)SQL Server
25 (2.041 %)Crystal Reports
25 (2.041 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (2.041 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (0.816 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (0.408 %)Reference Data
41 (0.408 %)Oracle Reports
41 (0.408 %)Oracle 9i
41 (0.408 %)DTS
41 (0.408 %)Oracle 10g
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.041 %)WinRunner
24 (1.633 %)TestDirector
24 (1.633 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.408 %)VSS/SourceSafe
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1184 (75.10 %)Front Office
268 (27.76 %)Finance
328 (11.43 %)Banking
424 (9.796 %)Investment Banking
513 (5.306 %)Back Office
66 (2.449 %)Insurance
66 (2.449 %)Financial Institution
75 (2.041 %)Pensions
83 (1.224 %)Retail
83 (1.224 %)Education
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1112 (45.71 %)Analyst
279 (32.24 %)Applications Support
357 (23.27 %)Project Manager
453 (21.63 %)Business Analyst
548 (19.59 %)Support Analyst
628 (11.43 %)Applications Support Analyst
723 (9.388 %)Support Manager
723 (9.388 %)Applications Manager
812 (4.898 %)Senior Manager
911 (4.490 %)Senior Analyst
1010 (4.082 %)Test Analyst
118 (3.265 %)Technical Analyst
127 (2.857 %)Senior Support Analyst
127 (2.857 %)Senior Applications Support Analyst
136 (2.449 %)Systems Support
136 (2.449 %)Support Team Leader
136 (2.449 %)Team Leader
136 (2.449 %)Senior Project Manager
145 (2.041 %)Technical Support
154 (1.633 %)Senior Business Analyst
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1119 (48.57 %)Fixed Income
244 (17.96 %)Equities
325 (10.20 %)Derivative
422 (8.980 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
511 (4.490 %)Management Information System
63 (1.224 %)Credit Derivative
72 (0.816 %)Swaptions
81 (0.408 %)Wiki
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (3.673 %)UNIX
23 (1.224 %)Windows
23 (1.224 %)Windows Server 2003
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1165 (67.35 %)Investment Management
2147 (60.00 %)Asset Management
345 (18.37 %)Fund Management
439 (15.92 %)Project Management
516 (6.531 %)Business Analysis
68 (3.265 %)User Acceptance Testing
76 (2.449 %)Electronic Trading
76 (2.449 %)Requirements Analysis
76 (2.449 %)Workflow
85 (2.041 %)Project Planning
85 (2.041 %)Quality Management
93 (1.224 %)Service Delivery
102 (0.816 %)Benchmarking
102 (0.816 %)Incident Management
102 (0.816 %)Problem Management
111 (0.408 %)Risk Analysis
111 (0.408 %)Release Management
111 (0.408 %)QMS
111 (0.408 %)Data Mapping
111 (0.408 %)Programme Management
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
169 (28.16 %)SQL
224 (9.796 %)VB
38 (3.265 %)VBA
38 (3.265 %)Perl
44 (1.633 %)C++
53 (1.224 %)C#
53 (1.224 %)VB.NET
61 (0.408 %)Java
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.408 %)Degree
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1148 (60.41 %)LatentZero
295 (38.78 %)Charles River
328 (11.43 %)Sophis
418 (7.347 %)StatPro
510 (4.082 %)GoldenSource
69 (3.673 %)Oracle
78 (3.265 %)SimCorp
87 (2.857 %)Axiom
87 (2.857 %)Microsoft
96 (2.449 %)Linedata
104 (1.633 %)Sybase
104 (1.633 %)Serena
112 (0.816 %)Informatica
121 (0.408 %)Bloomberg
121 (0.408 %)SunGard
121 (0.408 %)SmartStream