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This section looks at the demand for Sophis RISQUE skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Sophis RISQUE over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSophis RISQUE
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank9161003
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching permanent IT job ads712
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.057 %0.072 %
Salaries quoted511
Average minimum salary£55,800£60,909
Average salary£60,100£71,364
% change on same period last year-15.78 %
Average maximum salary£64,400£81,818
UK excluding London average salary£37,750-
% change on same period last year-
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads1225816704
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.599 %6.963 %
Salaries quoted937011929
Average minimum salary£46,617£46,594
Average salary£52,280£52,042
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Average maximum salary£57,943£57,490
UK excluding London average salary£49,302£50,117
% change on same period last year-1.62 %

Sophis RISQUE
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Sophis RISQUE within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Sophis RISQUE Demand Trend

Sophis RISQUE
Salary Trend

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

Sophis RISQUE Salary Trend

Sophis RISQUE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Sophis RISQUE over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

Sophis RISQUE Salary Histogram

Sophis RISQUE
Top 9 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sophis RISQUE within the UK 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
EnglandUp+707£60,100-15.78 %
LondonUp+865£75,000+5.09 %
DurhamNew entry-1£37,500-
North YorkshireNew entry-1£38,000-
YorkshireNew entry-1£38,000-
City of LondonNew entry-1£77,500-
North EastNew entry-1£37,500-
DarlingtonNew entry-1£37,500-
HarrogateNew entry-1£38,000-

Sophis RISQUE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Sophis RISQUE 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 Sophis RISQUE.

119 (100.00 %)Sophis
214 (73.68 %)Front Office
214 (73.68 %)Derivative
311 (57.89 %)OO
311 (57.89 %)C++
410 (52.63 %)C#
59 (47.37 %)Data Modelling
59 (47.37 %)Sophis Toolkit
66 (31.58 %)Oracle
75 (26.32 %)Banking
75 (26.32 %)Finance
75 (26.32 %)Equity Derivative
75 (26.32 %)SQL
75 (26.32 %)Investment Banking
83 (15.79 %)Sophis VALUE
83 (15.79 %)PL/SQL
92 (10.53 %)Perl
92 (10.53 %)Oracle 10g
92 (10.53 %)Murex
101 (5.263 %)Summit
101 (5.263 %)Credit Derivative
101 (5.263 %)Fixed Income
101 (5.263 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
101 (5.263 %)SQL Server
101 (5.263 %)Sybase
101 (5.263 %)UNIX
101 (5.263 %)Windows
101 (5.263 %)OOP
101 (5.263 %)Misys Opics
101 (5.263 %)Degree

Sophis RISQUE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Sophis RISQUE 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 Sophis RISQUE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (47.37 %)Sophis Toolkit
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (15.79 %)Sophis VALUE
21 (5.263 %)Summit
21 (5.263 %)Misys Opics
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.53 %)Oracle 10g
21 (5.263 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (73.68 %)Front Office
25 (26.32 %)Finance
25 (26.32 %)Banking
25 (26.32 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (73.68 %)Developer
210 (52.63 %)Sophis Developer
33 (15.79 %)SQL Developer
42 (10.53 %)Analyst
42 (10.53 %)Senior Developer
42 (10.53 %)PL/SQL Developer
51 (5.263 %)Perl Developer
51 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
51 (5.263 %)Oracle DBA
51 (5.263 %)Oracle Developer
51 (5.263 %)C++ Developer
51 (5.263 %)SQL Server DBA
51 (5.263 %)DBA
51 (5.263 %)Server Support
51 (5.263 %)SQL DBA
51 (5.263 %)Project Manager
51 (5.263 %)Business Analyst
51 (5.263 %)Senior Perl Developer
51 (5.263 %)Senior C++ Developer
51 (5.263 %)Banking Business Analyst
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (73.68 %)Derivative
25 (26.32 %)Equity Derivative
31 (5.263 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
31 (5.263 %)Fixed Income
31 (5.263 %)Credit Derivative
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.263 %)UNIX
11 (5.263 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (57.89 %)OO
29 (47.37 %)Data Modelling
31 (5.263 %)OOP
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (57.89 %)C++
210 (52.63 %)C#
35 (26.32 %)SQL
43 (15.79 %)PL/SQL
52 (10.53 %)Perl
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)Degree
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (100.00 %)Sophis
26 (31.58 %)Oracle
32 (10.53 %)Murex
41 (5.263 %)Sybase