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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sophis products and/or services in IT jobs across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Sophis over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSophis
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank829766
Rank change on same period last yearDown-63
Matching permanent IT job ads94255
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.106 %
As % of the category below0.118 %0.240 %
Salaries quoted48177
Average minimum salary£57,313£56,944
Average salary£64,896£65,421
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum salary£72,479£73,898
UK excluding London average salary£37,750£57,000
% change on same period last year-33.77 %
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads79475106062
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled42.79 %44.21 %
Salaries quoted6492081567
Average minimum salary£40,438£42,204
Average salary£44,154£46,011
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Average maximum salary£47,870£49,817
UK excluding London average salary£39,913£41,942
% change on same period last year-4.83 %

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

Sophis
Demand Trend

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

Sophis Demand Trend

Sophis
Salary Trend

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

Sophis Salary Trend

Sophis
Salary Histogram

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

Sophis Salary Histogram

Sophis
Top 11 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sophis 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
EnglandDown-7894£64,896-0.80 %
LondonDown-4788£66,076-0.18 %
City of LondonDown-3524£58,333-20.10 %
SurreyUp+244--
South EastUp+424--
YorkshireNew entry-1£38,000-
North EastNew entry-1£37,500-
DurhamNew entry-1£37,500-
North YorkshireNew entry-1£38,000-
DarlingtonNew entry-1£37,500-
HarrogateNew entry-1£38,000-

Sophis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1106 (54.92 %)Derivative
286 (44.56 %)Finance
384 (43.52 %)Front Office
482 (42.49 %)Equity Derivative
568 (35.23 %)Banking
660 (31.09 %)Investment Banking
755 (28.50 %)SQL
840 (20.73 %)C#
936 (18.65 %)C++
1035 (18.13 %)Oracle
1133 (17.10 %)Murex
1232 (16.58 %)Sophis Toolkit
1232 (16.58 %)Investment Management
1331 (16.06 %)Calypso
1331 (16.06 %)UNIX
1429 (15.03 %)Asset Management
1524 (12.44 %)thinkFolio
1524 (12.44 %)Back Office
1623 (11.92 %)Equities
1722 (11.40 %)Windows
1821 (10.88 %)Risk Analysis
1821 (10.88 %)VB
1920 (10.36 %).NET
2019 (9.845 %)Sophis RISQUE
2118 (9.326 %)Degree
2118 (9.326 %)Java
2217 (8.808 %)SQL Server
2217 (8.808 %)OO
2316 (8.290 %)Project Management
2415 (7.772 %)Sophis VALUE

Sophis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (16.58 %)Sophis Toolkit
220 (10.36 %).NET
314 (7.254 %)HTML
49 (4.663 %)ASP.NET
57 (3.627 %)XML
66 (3.109 %)CGI
66 (3.109 %)WebSphere
74 (2.073 %)AJAX
74 (2.073 %)J2EE
82 (1.036 %)ADO
82 (1.036 %)ASP
82 (1.036 %)CSS
82 (1.036 %)Servlets
82 (1.036 %)STL
82 (1.036 %)WebServices
82 (1.036 %)WinForms
82 (1.036 %)FIX Protocol
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.554 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.036 %)MQSeries
31 (0.518 %)BizTalk Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.518 %)MS Excel
11 (0.518 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (9.845 %)Sophis RISQUE
215 (7.772 %)Sophis VALUE
312 (6.218 %)Summit
411 (5.699 %)Global One
53 (1.554 %)Capstone
53 (1.554 %)Decalog
53 (1.554 %)Kondor+
53 (1.554 %)Beauchamp
62 (1.036 %)InvestOne
62 (1.036 %)LongView
62 (1.036 %)HiInvest
62 (1.036 %)HiPortfolio
71 (0.518 %)FRONT ARENA
71 (0.518 %)Misys Opics
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.554 %)Firewall
21 (0.518 %)SAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (8.808 %)SQL Server
212 (6.218 %)RDBMS
35 (2.591 %)Datawarehouse
44 (2.073 %)Oracle 10g
44 (2.073 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (2.073 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (1.554 %)TOAD
62 (1.036 %)Oracle 9i
62 (1.036 %)DTS
62 (1.036 %)DB2
62 (1.036 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.518 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.518 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.518 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (0.518 %)TestDirector
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
186 (44.56 %)Finance
284 (43.52 %)Front Office
368 (35.23 %)Banking
460 (31.09 %)Investment Banking
524 (12.44 %)Back Office
611 (5.699 %)Marketing
77 (3.627 %)Pensions
77 (3.627 %)Health
84 (2.073 %)Financial Institution
92 (1.036 %)Retail
92 (1.036 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
185 (44.04 %)Analyst
273 (37.82 %)Developer
342 (21.76 %)Support Analyst
441 (21.24 %)Business Analyst
537 (19.17 %)Applications Support
537 (19.17 %)Sophis Developer
629 (15.03 %)Applications Support Analyst
722 (11.40 %)Sophis Business Analyst
821 (10.88 %)Analyst Developer
821 (10.88 %)Business Developer
913 (6.736 %)Project Manager
1012 (6.218 %)C++ Developer
1012 (6.218 %)Support Manager
1012 (6.218 %)Applications Manager
1111 (5.699 %)C# Developer
1210 (5.181 %)Team Leader
139 (4.663 %)Senior Analyst
139 (4.663 %)Equity Derivatives Business Analyst
148 (4.145 %)Senior Manager
148 (4.145 %)Senior Support Analyst
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1106 (54.92 %)Derivative
282 (42.49 %)Equity Derivative
323 (11.92 %)Equities
49 (4.663 %)Credit Derivative
58 (4.145 %)Fixed Income
64 (2.073 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
73 (1.554 %)Contract for Difference
81 (0.518 %)Computer Science
81 (0.518 %)Multithreading
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (16.06 %)UNIX
222 (11.40 %)Windows
37 (3.627 %)Windows 2000
46 (3.109 %)Solaris
46 (3.109 %)Linux
53 (1.554 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (1.554 %)Ubuntu
62 (1.036 %)AIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (16.58 %)Investment Management
229 (15.03 %)Asset Management
321 (10.88 %)Risk Analysis
417 (8.808 %)OO
516 (8.290 %)Project Management
615 (7.772 %)Business Analysis
712 (6.218 %)Data Modelling
810 (5.181 %)Risk Management
98 (4.145 %)User Acceptance Testing
106 (3.109 %)Fund Management
114 (2.073 %)Incident Management
114 (2.073 %)UML
123 (1.554 %)Systems Analysis
123 (1.554 %)Technical Architecture
123 (1.554 %)Web Development
132 (1.036 %)TDD
141 (0.518 %)Change Management
141 (0.518 %)GAP Analysis
141 (0.518 %)OOP
141 (0.518 %)Project Planning
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
155 (28.50 %)SQL
240 (20.73 %)C#
336 (18.65 %)C++
421 (10.88 %)VB
518 (9.326 %)Java
611 (5.699 %)JavaScript
611 (5.699 %)C
710 (5.181 %)PL/SQL
89 (4.663 %)Perl
97 (3.627 %)VBScript
97 (3.627 %)VBA
102 (1.036 %)VB.NET
102 (1.036 %)VB6
111 (0.518 %)VC++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (9.326 %)Degree
23 (1.554 %)MBA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (3.109 %)QA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.554 %)Active Directory
13 (1.554 %)MetaFrame
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.073 %)CONTROL-M
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (18.13 %)Oracle
233 (17.10 %)Murex
331 (16.06 %)Calypso
424 (12.44 %)thinkFolio
514 (7.254 %)Actuate
612 (6.218 %)Sybase
77 (3.627 %)LatentZero
85 (2.591 %)Microsoft
85 (2.591 %)Misys
85 (2.591 %)Charles River
94 (2.073 %)Algorithmics
94 (2.073 %)Reuters
94 (2.073 %)SunGard
94 (2.073 %)SimCorp
103 (1.554 %)Advent
103 (1.554 %)Citrix
103 (1.554 %)SAP
103 (1.554 %)Cisco
103 (1.554 %)Bloomberg
112 (1.036 %)Thomson Financial