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The table below looks at the demand for Financial Products Markup Language (FpML) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited FpML over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial Products Markup Language (FpML)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank858882
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads65128
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.054 %
As % of the category below0.110 %0.171 %
Salaries quoted6099
Average minimum salary£58,295£58,434
Average salary£63,582£64,722
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum salary£68,869£71,010
UK excluding London average salary£67,045-
% change on same period last year-
IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads5896474762
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled32.63 %31.35 %
Salaries quoted5087561383
Average minimum salary£36,910£38,628
Average salary£40,487£42,437
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Average maximum salary£44,063£46,245
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %

FpML
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing FpML within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

FpML Demand Trend

FpML
Salary Trend

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

FpML Salary Trend

FpML
Salary Histogram

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

FpML Salary Histogram

FpML
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FpML 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+4065£63,582-1.76 %
LondonUp+2455£62,820-2.93 %
City of LondonDown-5612£64,000-6.87 %
South WestNew entry-9£67,750-
BristolNew entry-8£59,688-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-5£50,000-
South EastNew entry-1£60,000-
OxfordNew entry-1£60,000-
OxfordshireNew entry-1£60,000-
SomersetNew entry-1£100,000-
AvonNew entry-1£100,000-

FpML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

180 (72.07 %)Finance
272 (64.86 %)Derivative
366 (59.46 %)Java
447 (42.34 %)XML
545 (40.54 %)Back Office
637 (33.33 %)Sybase
735 (31.53 %)Banking
824 (21.62 %)SQL
824 (21.62 %)UNIX
921 (18.92 %)RDBMS
1020 (18.02 %)Oracle
1119 (17.12 %)C#
1119 (17.12 %)OO
1218 (16.22 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1317 (15.32 %)TIBCO
1317 (15.32 %)C++
1416 (14.41 %)HTTP
1416 (14.41 %)Spring
1515 (13.51 %)Equity Derivative
1515 (13.51 %)DTCC
1515 (13.51 %)Middleware
1515 (13.51 %)J2EE
1515 (13.51 %)Hibernate
1614 (12.61 %)Workflow
1614 (12.61 %)MQSeries
1614 (12.61 %)SOA
1614 (12.61 %)Eclipse
1614 (12.61 %)Business Development
1713 (11.71 %)Investment Banking
1713 (11.71 %)Equities

FpML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
147 (42.34 %)XML
216 (14.41 %)Spring
315 (13.51 %)Middleware
315 (13.51 %)J2EE
315 (13.51 %)Hibernate
411 (9.910 %)XSL
411 (9.910 %)WebServices
510 (9.009 %)SOAP
510 (9.009 %)FIX Protocol
67 (6.306 %)JSP
67 (6.306 %)HTML
76 (5.405 %)XSLT
85 (4.505 %)XML Messaging
85 (4.505 %)WebSphere
92 (1.802 %)AJAX
92 (1.802 %)EDIFACT
92 (1.802 %).NET
101 (0.901 %)ASP.NET
101 (0.901 %)CORBA
101 (0.901 %)JMS
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (12.61 %)MQSeries
211 (9.910 %)Rendezvous
39 (8.108 %)WebLogic
42 (1.802 %)JBoss
42 (1.802 %)BizTalk Server
42 (1.802 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (0.901 %)Oracle Workflow
51 (0.901 %)TIBCO EMS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.802 %)MS Excel
21 (0.901 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (4.505 %)Summit
21 (0.901 %)Eagle PACE
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (14.41 %)HTTP
211 (9.910 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.901 %)HTTPS
31 (0.901 %)Internet
31 (0.901 %)FTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (18.92 %)RDBMS
212 (10.81 %)SQL Server
212 (10.81 %)Datawarehouse
35 (4.505 %)Reference Data
43 (2.703 %)DB2
51 (0.901 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.901 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.901 %)SQL Server Integration Services
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (12.61 %)Eclipse
21 (0.901 %)JUnit
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
180 (72.07 %)Finance
245 (40.54 %)Back Office
335 (31.53 %)Banking
413 (11.71 %)Investment Banking
511 (9.910 %)Financial Institution
610 (9.009 %)Front Office
76 (5.405 %)Construction
82 (1.802 %)Education
82 (1.802 %)International Banking
82 (1.802 %)Marketing
91 (0.901 %)Health
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (49.55 %)Analyst
243 (38.74 %)Business Analyst
320 (18.02 %)Developer
417 (15.32 %)Java Developer
516 (14.41 %)Consultant
611 (9.910 %)Architect
79 (8.108 %)Senior Analyst
88 (7.207 %)Senior Business Analyst
88 (7.207 %)Business Architect
96 (5.405 %)Technical Consultant
105 (4.505 %)Business Consultant
105 (4.505 %)Business Development Consultant
114 (3.604 %)Business Manager
123 (2.703 %)Project Implementation Manager
123 (2.703 %)Senior Technical Consultant
123 (2.703 %)Implementation Manager
123 (2.703 %)Java Consultant
123 (2.703 %)Messaging Architect
123 (2.703 %)Lead Business Analyst
123 (2.703 %)Business Project Manager
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
172 (64.86 %)Derivative
218 (16.22 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
315 (13.51 %)Equity Derivative
315 (13.51 %)DTCC
413 (11.71 %)Equities
512 (10.81 %)Fixed Income
512 (10.81 %)Exotic Derivative
65 (4.505 %)Thin Client
65 (4.505 %)Fat Client
74 (3.604 %)Interest Rate Derivative
83 (2.703 %)Credit Derivative
83 (2.703 %)Mathematics
91 (0.901 %)Computer Science
91 (0.901 %)Equity Risk
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (21.62 %)UNIX
28 (7.207 %)Windows
31 (0.901 %)Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (17.12 %)OO
214 (12.61 %)SOA
214 (12.61 %)Workflow
214 (12.61 %)Business Development
311 (9.910 %)Business Analysis
410 (9.009 %)Web Development
57 (6.306 %)Requirements Analysis
57 (6.306 %)EAI
66 (5.405 %)Data Management
75 (4.505 %)Extreme Programming
75 (4.505 %)Process Management
75 (4.505 %)E-Commerce
84 (3.604 %)Project Management
93 (2.703 %)UML
93 (2.703 %)Stakeholder Management
93 (2.703 %)Agile Software Development
93 (2.703 %)Enterprise Architecture
93 (2.703 %)Risk Management
93 (2.703 %)Logistics
93 (2.703 %)Fund Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (59.46 %)Java
224 (21.62 %)SQL
319 (17.12 %)C#
417 (15.32 %)C++
55 (4.505 %)VBA
63 (2.703 %)VB
71 (0.901 %)Ruby
71 (0.901 %)PL/SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (6.306 %)Degree
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (33.33 %)Sybase
220 (18.02 %)Oracle
317 (15.32 %)TIBCO
45 (4.505 %)Calypso
52 (1.802 %)Temenos
52 (1.802 %)IBM
61 (0.901 %)Microsoft
61 (0.901 %)Misys
61 (0.901 %)Business Objects
61 (0.901 %)Cognos
61 (0.901 %)Actuate
61 (0.901 %)Reuters
61 (0.901 %)Thunderhead
61 (0.901 %)GoldenSource