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The table below looks at the demand for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) 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 MiFID over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMarkets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank752839
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching permanent IT job ads132147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.063 %
As % of the category below1.307 %1.210 %
Salaries quoted11392
Average minimum salary£57,842£63,656
Average salary£66,746£68,263
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Average maximum salary£75,649£72,871
UK excluding London average salary£57,917£70,000
% change on same period last year-17.26 %
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads1009712147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.864 %5.227 %
Salaries quoted81019640
Average minimum salary£40,248£40,465
Average salary£43,570£43,630
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
Average maximum salary£46,892£46,796
UK excluding London average salary£39,864£39,927
% change on same period last year-0.15 %

MiFID
Demand Trend

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

MiFID Demand Trend

MiFID
Salary Trend

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

MiFID Salary Trend

MiFID
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MiFID over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 within the UK.

MiFID Salary Histogram

MiFID
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MiFID within the UK over the 3 months to 13 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
EnglandUp+79129£67,134-1.78 %
LondonUp+109123£67,236-1.42 %
City of LondonUp+3364£66,022+8.52 %
BirminghamNew entry-4£64,375-
West MidlandsNew entry-4£64,375-
ScotlandNew entry-3£45,000-
GlasgowNew entry-3£45,000-
South EastUp+531--
South WestNew entry-1--
Canary WharfUp+141£61,250-13.52 %
PlymouthNew entry-1--
WokingNew entry-1--
SurreyUp+261--
DevonNew entry-1--

MiFID
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1157 (75.48 %)Finance
2101 (48.56 %)Banking
371 (34.13 %)Investment Banking
469 (33.17 %)Basel II
562 (29.81 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
639 (18.75 %)Back Office
734 (16.35 %)Derivative
833 (15.87 %)Project Management
932 (15.38 %)SAP HR
932 (15.38 %)SAP
1031 (14.90 %)Datawarehouse
1130 (14.42 %)Legal
1229 (13.94 %)Equities
1325 (12.02 %)Front Office
1424 (11.54 %)Migration
1424 (11.54 %)Asset Management
1424 (11.54 %)UNIX
1523 (11.06 %)Solaris
1523 (11.06 %)Intranet
1621 (10.10 %)Financial Modelling
1720 (9.615 %)Data Migration
1720 (9.615 %)Use Case
1720 (9.615 %)DTCC
1720 (9.615 %)Financial Institution
1819 (9.135 %)Business Analysis
1917 (8.173 %)French Language
2016 (7.692 %)Credit Risk
2016 (7.692 %)C
2016 (7.692 %)Java
2016 (7.692 %).NET

MiFID
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (7.692 %).NET
23 (1.442 %)Adobe Flex
32 (0.962 %)WCF
32 (0.962 %)XML
32 (0.962 %)FIX Protocol
41 (0.481 %)J2SE
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (4.808 %)MS Visio
21 (0.481 %)MS Project
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
132 (15.38 %)SAP HR
23 (1.442 %)FLEXCUBE
23 (1.442 %)Misys Equation
23 (1.442 %)Misys Midas
23 (1.442 %)Temenos T24
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (11.06 %)Intranet
22 (0.962 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (14.90 %)Datawarehouse
210 (4.808 %)RDBMS
37 (3.365 %)ETL
44 (1.923 %)SQL Server
44 (1.923 %)BusinessObjects
53 (1.442 %)Crystal Reports
62 (0.962 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (0.962 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (0.962 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
62 (0.962 %)Reference Data
62 (0.962 %)SQL Server 2008
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1157 (75.48 %)Finance
2101 (48.56 %)Banking
371 (34.13 %)Investment Banking
439 (18.75 %)Back Office
530 (14.42 %)Legal
625 (12.02 %)Front Office
720 (9.615 %)Financial Institution
810 (4.808 %)Health
98 (3.846 %)Auditing
107 (3.365 %)Retail
115 (2.404 %)Marketing
124 (1.923 %)Retail Banking
124 (1.923 %)Education
133 (1.442 %)Private Banking
133 (1.442 %)Insurance
141 (0.481 %)Pensions
141 (0.481 %)Law
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (28.85 %)Analyst
254 (25.96 %)Business Analyst
338 (18.27 %)Project Manager
426 (12.50 %)Consultant
426 (12.50 %)Senior Manager
426 (12.50 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
524 (11.54 %)Applications Support
622 (10.58 %)Operations Analyst
622 (10.58 %)Banking Business Analyst
720 (9.615 %)Banking Analyst
816 (7.692 %)Programme Manager
915 (7.212 %)Senior Programme Manager
1012 (5.769 %)Senior Consultant
119 (4.327 %)Sales Consultant
119 (4.327 %)Chief Information Officer
119 (4.327 %)Chief Operating Officer
128 (3.846 %)Senior Project Manager
137 (3.365 %)Business Consultant
137 (3.365 %)Presales Consultant
146 (2.885 %)Senior Business Consultant
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (16.35 %)Derivative
229 (13.94 %)Equities
320 (9.615 %)DTCC
417 (8.173 %)French Language
516 (7.692 %)Credit Risk
613 (6.250 %)Psychology
711 (5.288 %)N-Tier
810 (4.808 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
97 (3.365 %)Fixed Income
104 (1.923 %)German Language
104 (1.923 %)Market Risk
104 (1.923 %)Spanish Language
104 (1.923 %)Mathematics
113 (1.442 %)Physics
113 (1.442 %)Equity Derivative
113 (1.442 %)Management Information System
113 (1.442 %)Credit Derivative
121 (0.481 %)Italian Language
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (11.54 %)UNIX
223 (11.06 %)Solaris
33 (1.442 %)AIX
33 (1.442 %)HPUX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (15.87 %)Project Management
224 (11.54 %)Migration
224 (11.54 %)Asset Management
321 (10.10 %)Financial Modelling
420 (9.615 %)Data Migration
420 (9.615 %)Use Case
519 (9.135 %)Business Analysis
615 (7.212 %)Risk Management
615 (7.212 %)Algorithmic Trading
714 (6.731 %)Stakeholder Management
714 (6.731 %)Data Analysis
812 (5.769 %)Fund Management
812 (5.769 %)Investment Management
99 (4.327 %)Project Planning
99 (4.327 %)Programme Management
99 (4.327 %)ERP
107 (3.365 %)Wealth Management
116 (2.885 %)PRINCE
116 (2.885 %)UML
116 (2.885 %)Change Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (7.692 %)C
116 (7.692 %)Java
214 (6.731 %)C++
38 (3.846 %)SQL
42 (0.962 %)C#
42 (0.962 %)XAML
51 (0.481 %)Shell Script
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (6.250 %)Degree
28 (3.846 %)CISA
36 (2.885 %)ACCA
42 (0.962 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.481 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.481 %)PhD
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
169 (33.17 %)Basel II
262 (29.81 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
315 (7.212 %)SLA
315 (7.212 %)QA
47 (3.365 %)IAS 39
54 (1.923 %)COBIT
61 (0.481 %)COSO
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (15.38 %)SAP
210 (4.808 %)Murex
210 (4.808 %)Calypso
37 (3.365 %)HP
44 (1.923 %)Actuate
44 (1.923 %)Business Objects
53 (1.442 %)Oracle
53 (1.442 %)SunGard
53 (1.442 %)Misys
53 (1.442 %)Temenos
53 (1.442 %)Informatica
62 (0.962 %)TIBCO
62 (0.962 %)Infragistics