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The table below looks at the demand for Basel Capital Accord (Basel II) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Basel II over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBasel Capital Accord (Basel II)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank590784
Rank change on same period last yearUp+194
Matching permanent IT job ads352232
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.195 %0.097 %
As % of the category below3.311 %1.935 %
Salaries quoted309153
Average minimum salary£47,797£52,139
Average salary£55,257£58,902
% change on same period last year-6.18 %
Average maximum salary£62,717£65,665
UK excluding London average salary£50,048£46,300
% change on same period last year+8.09 %
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads1063011989
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.882 %5.028 %
Salaries quoted85359530
Average minimum salary£40,456£40,484
Average salary£43,737£43,616
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Average maximum salary£47,018£46,748
UK excluding London average salary£39,754£40,146
% change on same period last year-0.97 %

Basel II
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Basel II within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Basel II Demand Trend

Basel II
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Basel II within the UK.

Basel II Salary Trend

Basel II
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Basel II over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 within the UK.

Basel II Salary Histogram

Basel II
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Basel II within the UK 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+199338£55,641-6.14 %
LondonUp+158249£57,708-9.97 %
City of LondonUp+3162£59,125-12.05 %
North WestUp+4222£46,545+27.77 %
YorkshireUp+1316£39,385+1.50 %
Docklands, LondonUp+5215£65,346-20.79 %
Canary WharfUp+2714£62,462+43.58 %
East MidlandsUp+1014£51,000-
South EastUp+2611£58,125+27.22 %
South WestDown-111£47,125-0.78 %
NorthamptonDown-310£43,900-10.40 %
NorthamptonshireUp+810£43,900-10.40 %
ManchesterUp+4310£44,250+26.42 %
CheshireNew entry-10£50,650-
WalesUp+198£33,000-
South WalesUp+58£33,000-
CardiffNew entry-8£33,000-
BerkshireUp+427£60,714+18.01 %
West YorkshireUp+157£35,786-0.59 %
SloughNew entry-7£60,714-
WindsorNew entry-7£60,714-
KnutsfordNew entry-7£51,643-
CheltenhamNew entry-5£47,000-
GloucesterNew entry-5£47,000-
GloucestershireNew entry-5£47,000-
BristolDown-204£33,000-30.52 %
South YorkshireNew entry-3--
LeicestershireNew entry-3£80,000-
BradfordDown-93£30,833-22.91 %
HampshireUp+192--

Basel II
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Basel II 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 Basel II.

1585 (75.48 %)Finance
2413 (53.29 %)Banking
3268 (34.58 %)Credit Risk
4221 (28.52 %)SAS
5153 (19.74 %)Risk Management
6131 (16.90 %)Project Management
7118 (15.23 %)SQL
8117 (15.10 %)Retail
9110 (14.19 %)Degree
10100 (12.90 %)Business Intelligence
1194 (12.13 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1288 (11.35 %)Investment Banking
1374 (9.548 %)Datawarehouse
1471 (9.161 %)MiFID
1568 (8.774 %)Oracle
1666 (8.516 %)Base SAS
1754 (6.968 %)Financial Institution
1754 (6.968 %)Ab Initio
1852 (6.710 %)OLAP
1948 (6.194 %)Market Risk
2047 (6.065 %)UML
2145 (5.806 %)Business Analysis
2244 (5.677 %)Stakeholder Management
2343 (5.548 %)RUP
2441 (5.290 %)Teradata
2540 (5.161 %)Six Sigma
2639 (5.032 %)XML
2738 (4.903 %)CRM
2837 (4.774 %)ETL
2935 (4.516 %)GAP Analysis

Basel II
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Basel II 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 Basel II. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (5.032 %)XML
226 (3.355 %).NET
314 (1.806 %)HTML
411 (1.419 %)ASP.NET
56 (0.774 %)WebServices
63 (0.387 %)J2EE
63 (0.387 %)Adobe Flex
72 (0.258 %)WCF
72 (0.258 %)SOAP
72 (0.258 %)STL
72 (0.258 %)Middleware
72 (0.258 %)JavaSpaces
81 (0.129 %)Mason
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1221 (28.52 %)SAS
22 (0.258 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (0.129 %)ColdFusion
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (4.129 %)MS Excel
220 (2.581 %)MS Visio
313 (1.677 %)MS Office
412 (1.548 %)Niku Workbench
511 (1.419 %)MS PowerPoint
610 (1.290 %)Spreadsheet
79 (1.161 %)MATLAB
79 (1.161 %)SPSS
85 (0.645 %)MS Project
85 (0.645 %)FrameMaker
92 (0.258 %)S-PLUS
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
125 (3.226 %)SAP HR
28 (1.032 %)Summit
33 (0.387 %)FLEXCUBE
33 (0.387 %)Misys Equation
33 (0.387 %)Misys Midas
33 (0.387 %)Oracle Financials
33 (0.387 %)PeopleSoft Financials
33 (0.387 %)Temenos T24
41 (0.129 %)BancWare
41 (0.129 %)SAP Bank Analyzer
41 (0.129 %)Applix TM1
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (2.839 %)Internet
218 (2.323 %)Intranet
313 (1.677 %)GSM
45 (0.645 %)WAN
53 (0.387 %)Network Security
61 (0.129 %)FTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
174 (9.548 %)Datawarehouse
266 (8.516 %)Base SAS
352 (6.710 %)OLAP
437 (4.774 %)ETL
532 (4.129 %)DataStage
628 (3.613 %)MS Access
726 (3.355 %)Data Mining
821 (2.710 %)RDBMS
821 (2.710 %)BusinessObjects
918 (2.323 %)DB2
1012 (1.548 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
1012 (1.548 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
117 (0.903 %)SQL Server
125 (0.645 %)SQLBase
132 (0.258 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
132 (0.258 %)Oracle 9i
132 (0.258 %)SQL Server 2008
141 (0.129 %)Reference Data
141 (0.129 %)Oracle Reports
141 (0.129 %)Oracle OWB
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (2.194 %)TestDirector
25 (0.645 %)Synon
25 (0.645 %)ProC
31 (0.129 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.129 %)PVCS
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1585 (75.48 %)Finance
2413 (53.29 %)Banking
3117 (15.10 %)Retail
488 (11.35 %)Investment Banking
554 (6.968 %)Financial Institution
634 (4.387 %)Education
730 (3.871 %)International Banking
829 (3.742 %)Marketing
924 (3.097 %)Health
924 (3.097 %)Legal
924 (3.097 %)Pensions
1023 (2.968 %)Retail Banking
1118 (2.323 %)Telecoms
1211 (1.419 %)Insurance
139 (1.161 %)Private Banking
147 (0.903 %)Wholesale Banking
147 (0.903 %)Back Office
155 (0.645 %)Front Office
155 (0.645 %)Auditing
163 (0.387 %)Corporate Banking
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1280 (36.13 %)Analyst
2163 (21.03 %)Business Analyst
399 (12.77 %)Project Manager
490 (11.61 %)Developer
584 (10.84 %)Risk Analyst
670 (9.032 %)Consultant
762 (8.000 %)Credit Risk Analyst
858 (7.484 %)SAS Developer
946 (5.935 %)Credit Analyst
1034 (4.387 %)Report Analyst
1034 (4.387 %)Architect
1131 (4.000 %)Business Consultant
1228 (3.613 %)Solutions Architect
1228 (3.613 %)Credit Risk Business Analyst
1327 (3.484 %)Senior Analyst
1424 (3.097 %)Test Manager
1523 (2.968 %)Product Manager
1523 (2.968 %)Banking Business Analyst
1621 (2.710 %)SAS Analyst
1621 (2.710 %)Senior Manager
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1268 (34.58 %)Credit Risk
248 (6.194 %)Market Risk
334 (4.387 %)Derivative
430 (3.871 %)Mathematics
430 (3.871 %)Computer Science
526 (3.355 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
621 (2.710 %)Statistics
714 (1.806 %)Physics
813 (1.677 %)Economics
813 (1.677 %)Credit Derivative
912 (1.548 %)Fixed Income
912 (1.548 %)Applied Mathematics
1011 (1.419 %)Equities
119 (1.161 %)Data Protection Act
119 (1.161 %)Artificial Intelligence
119 (1.161 %)Neural Network
119 (1.161 %)N-Tier
127 (0.903 %)Energy Derivatives
135 (0.645 %)Management Information System
144 (0.516 %)APACS
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (4.258 %)UNIX
21 (0.129 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1153 (19.74 %)Risk Management
2131 (16.90 %)Project Management
3100 (12.90 %)Business Intelligence
447 (6.065 %)UML
545 (5.806 %)Business Analysis
644 (5.677 %)Stakeholder Management
743 (5.548 %)RUP
840 (5.161 %)Six Sigma
938 (4.903 %)CRM
1035 (4.516 %)GAP Analysis
1134 (4.387 %)PRINCE2
1134 (4.387 %)Data Management
1230 (3.871 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
1329 (3.742 %)Data Analysis
1426 (3.355 %)Econometrics
1519 (2.452 %)Time Management
1618 (2.323 %)Change Management
1716 (2.065 %)Data Modelling
1815 (1.935 %)Workflow
1815 (1.935 %)Stress Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1118 (15.23 %)SQL
228 (3.613 %)Java
322 (2.839 %)C#
421 (2.710 %)C++
421 (2.710 %)SAS Macro
520 (2.581 %)VBA
613 (1.677 %)Perl
613 (1.677 %)PL/SQL
76 (0.774 %)VB
76 (0.774 %)JavaScript
85 (0.645 %)C
92 (0.258 %)XAML
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1110 (14.19 %)Degree
220 (2.581 %)PhD
311 (1.419 %)CISA
46 (0.774 %)Postgraduate
46 (0.774 %)CISSP
46 (0.774 %)ACCA
54 (0.516 %)PRINCE2 Certification
63 (0.387 %)PMI Certification
63 (0.387 %)CISM
72 (0.258 %)PMP
72 (0.258 %)MBA
81 (0.129 %)ISEB
81 (0.129 %)CIMA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
194 (12.13 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
271 (9.161 %)MiFID
318 (2.323 %)GAAP
411 (1.419 %)IAS 39
411 (1.419 %)QA
57 (0.903 %)COBIT
63 (0.387 %)BS7799
63 (0.387 %)ISO17799
63 (0.387 %)ISO27001
63 (0.387 %)PCI DSS
72 (0.258 %)ISO9000
81 (0.129 %)COSO
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.387 %)AutoSys
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
168 (8.774 %)Oracle
254 (6.968 %)Ab Initio
341 (5.290 %)Teradata
433 (4.258 %)SAP
527 (3.484 %)Cognos
621 (2.710 %)Business Objects
720 (2.581 %)Microsoft
816 (2.065 %)Fundtech
912 (1.548 %)Niku
106 (0.774 %)PeopleSoft
115 (0.645 %)Citrix
115 (0.645 %)TOWER Software
124 (0.516 %)SunGard
124 (0.516 %)Sybase
124 (0.516 %)Misys
133 (0.387 %)Temenos
133 (0.387 %)HP
133 (0.387 %)IBM
142 (0.258 %)Infragistics
142 (0.258 %)Hyperion