Analytics Contracts in the City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Analytics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Analytics over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Analytics London / City of London
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	42	49	70
Rank change year-on-year	+7	+21
Contract jobs citing Analytics	163	141	167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London	4.99%	4.17%	2.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	5.66%	4.85%	3.54%
Number of daily rates quoted	116	109	126
Median daily rate	£525	£450	£488
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+16.66%	-7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£388	£299	£328
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£675	£700	£700
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£425	£400
% change year-on-year	-5.88%	+6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted	0	0	3
Median hourly rate	-	-	£30.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£19.00	£20.50	£19.00
% change year-on-year	-7.31%	+7.89%

Analytics is in the process and methodology skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for process and methodology skills.

Contract Process & Methodology Skills City of London
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for process and methodology skills	2879	2907	4718
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the City of London	88.15%	85.93%	81.07%
Number of daily rates quoted	2210	2380	3714
Median daily rate	£500	£475	£473
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+5.26%	+0.52%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£350	£335	£325
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£650	£625	£625
UK excluding London median daily rate	£415	£400	£380
% change year-on-year	+3.75%	+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted	23	24	55
Median hourly rate	£20.00	£19.00	£24.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+5.26%	-22.44%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£14.75	£12.50	£15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£41.00	£31.50	£56.20
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£34.00	£28.50	£30.00
% change year-on-year	+19.29%	-5.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the City of London citing Analytics as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Processes & Methodologies category.

Job vacancy trend for Analytics in the City of London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Analytics in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate trend for Analytics in the City of London

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Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Analytics in the City of London over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Analytics in the City of London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytics in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Analytics in the City of London

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the City of London

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Analytics also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Analytics.

1	95 (30.06%)	Agile Software Development
2	92 (29.11%)	Finance
3	88 (27.85%)	SQL
4	83 (26.27%)	Data Analytics
5	64 (20.25%)	Python
6	63 (19.94%)	Java
6	63 (19.94%)	Big Data
7	55 (17.41%)	Analytical Skills
8	53 (16.77%)	Business Intelligence
9	46 (14.56%)	C#
10	45 (14.24%)	Banking
11	43 (13.61%)	Linux
12	41 (12.97%)	SQL Server
13	40 (12.66%)	R
14	39 (12.34%)	Hadoop

15	38 (12.03%)	Mathematics
15	38 (12.03%)	Data Analysis
16	37 (11.71%)	Google
17	36 (11.39%)	Visualisation
18	35 (11.08%)	Tableau
19	34 (10.76%)	Oracle
19	34 (10.76%)	Data Modelling
19	34 (10.76%)	TDD
20	33 (10.44%)	Degree
21	32 (10.13%)	ETL
21	32 (10.13%)	Data Warehouse
22	31 (9.81%)	Multithreading
23	29 (9.18%)	Front Office
23	29 (9.18%)	Stakeholder Management
23	29 (9.18%)	Scrum

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Co-occurring IT Skills in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	29 (9.18%)	Apache Spark
2	18 (5.70%)	SAS
3	17 (5.38%)	CMS
4	9 (2.85%)	Apache
5	8 (2.53%)	Elasticsearch
6	7 (2.22%)	EPiServer
7	6 (1.90%)	Confluence
8	5 (1.58%)	SharePoint
9	4 (1.27%)	Apache Pig
9	4 (1.27%)	Sitecore CMS
10	3 (0.95%)	Oracle SOA Suite
11	2 (0.63%)	Adobe Experience Manager
11	2 (0.63%)	Mule
11	2 (0.63%)	SharePoint 2013
11	2 (0.63%)	WordPress
12	1 (0.32%)	Apache Qpid
12	1 (0.32%)	Jupyter
12	1 (0.32%)	nginx
12	1 (0.32%)	Skype for Business
12	1 (0.32%)	WebSphere

Applications
1	14 (4.43%)	Microsoft Excel
2	6 (1.90%)	SPSS
3	3 (0.95%)	Microsoft Office
3	3 (0.95%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	2 (0.63%)	S-PLUS
5	1 (0.32%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	4 (1.27%)	Eloqua
2	3 (0.95%)	Endur
3	2 (0.63%)	Dynamics CRM
3	2 (0.63%)	ION MarketView
3	2 (0.63%)	Oracle EBS R12
4	1 (0.32%)	Hyperion Planning
4	1 (0.32%)	Magento
4	1 (0.32%)	NetSuite
4	1 (0.32%)	RMDS
4	1 (0.32%)	SAP CRM
4	1 (0.32%)	SAP HR
4	1 (0.32%)	SessionCam
4	1 (0.32%)	Social Studio
4	1 (0.32%)	WebTrends

Cloud Services
1	26 (8.23%)	Google Analytics
2	24 (7.59%)	Amazon AWS
3	11 (3.48%)	Microsoft Azure
4	10 (3.16%)	Google Cloud Platform
5	9 (2.85%)	GitHub
6	7 (2.22%)	Adobe Analytics
7	5 (1.58%)	Virtual Private Cloud
8	4 (1.27%)	Amazon EC2
8	4 (1.27%)	Amazon S3
9	3 (0.95%)	AWS CloudFormation
9	3 (0.95%)	Cloud Computing
9	3 (0.95%)	Google Tag Manager
10	2 (0.63%)	AdWords
10	2 (0.63%)	Bluemix
10	2 (0.63%)	Heroku
10	2 (0.63%)	IBM Cloud
10	2 (0.63%)	MailChimp
10	2 (0.63%)	PaaS
10	2 (0.63%)	SaaS
10	2 (0.63%)	Salesforce Service Cloud

Communications & Networking
1	2 (0.63%)	HTTP
1	2 (0.63%)	Internet
2	1 (0.32%)	Bluetooth
2	1 (0.32%)	Kerberos
2	1 (0.32%)	LDAP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	63 (19.94%)	Big Data
2	41 (12.97%)	SQL Server
3	39 (12.34%)	Hadoop
4	32 (10.13%)	Data Warehouse
5	23 (7.28%)	Relational Database
6	22 (6.96%)	KDB
7	21 (6.65%)	NoSQL
8	20 (6.33%)	Kdb+
9	19 (6.01%)	SQL Server 2016
10	16 (5.06%)	Apache Hive
11	13 (4.11%)	BusinessObjects
11	13 (4.11%)	MongoDB
11	13 (4.11%)	Power BI
12	11 (3.48%)	QlikView
13	10 (3.16%)	Apache Cassandra
13	10 (3.16%)	BigQuery
13	10 (3.16%)	HBase
14	9 (2.85%)	Data Lake
14	9 (2.85%)	RDBMS
15	7 (2.22%)	MySQL

Development Applications
1	18 (5.70%)	JIRA
2	15 (4.75%)	Git (software)
3	13 (4.11%)	Selenium
4	10 (3.16%)	Talend Open Studio
5	9 (2.85%)	Jenkins
6	5 (1.58%)	Oracle APEX
6	5 (1.58%)	Team Foundation Server
7	4 (1.27%)	Maven
7	4 (1.27%)	Subversion
7	4 (1.27%)	Vagrant
8	3 (0.95%)	Bower
8	3 (0.95%)	gulp
8	3 (0.95%)	Karma Test Runner
8	3 (0.95%)	Mocha
8	3 (0.95%)	Protractor
8	3 (0.95%)	Robot Framework
8	3 (0.95%)	Sinon.JS
8	3 (0.95%)	TeamCity
8	3 (0.95%)	Visual Studio
9	2 (0.63%)	webpack

General
1	92 (29.11%)	Finance
2	45 (14.24%)	Banking
3	29 (9.18%)	Front Office
4	26 (8.23%)	Marketing
5	21 (6.65%)	Investment Banking
6	10 (3.16%)	Retail
7	9 (2.85%)	Advertising
8	7 (2.22%)	Legal
9	6 (1.90%)	Publishing
10	5 (1.58%)	Law
10	5 (1.58%)	Telecoms
11	3 (0.95%)	Back Office
11	3 (0.95%)	Wholesale Banking
12	2 (0.63%)	Automotive
12	2 (0.63%)	Billing
12	2 (0.63%)	Games
13	1 (0.32%)	Corporate Banking
13	1 (0.32%)	Digital Economy
13	1 (0.32%)	Financial Institution
13	1 (0.32%)	Retail Banking

Job Titles
1	132 (41.77%)	Developer
2	59 (18.67%)	Analyst
3	36 (11.39%)	Architect
4	28 (8.86%)	Java Developer
5	26 (8.23%)	Data Analyst
6	19 (6.01%)	WPF Developer
7	17 (5.38%)	C# Developer
7	17 (5.38%)	Data Architect
8	15 (4.75%)	Data Scientist
9	14 (4.43%)	Oracle Developer
9	14 (4.43%)	Python Developer
9	14 (4.43%)	SQL Developer
10	13 (4.11%)	Business Analyst
10	13 (4.11%)	C# WPF Developer
10	13 (4.11%)	Consultant
10	13 (4.11%)	Data Engineer
10	13 (4.11%)	Solutions Architect
10	13 (4.11%)	UI Developer
11	12 (3.80%)	Analyst Developer
12	11 (3.48%)	Project Manager

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	23 (7.28%)	HTML
2	20 (6.33%)	Entity Framework
3	19 (6.01%)	AngularJS
3	19 (6.01%)	WPF
4	15 (4.75%)	.NET
5	13 (4.11%)	HTML5
6	12 (3.80%)	CSS
7	9 (2.85%)	XML
8	8 (2.53%)	D3.js
8	8 (2.53%)	JSON
9	7 (2.22%)	FIX Protocol
9	7 (2.22%)	Middleware
9	7 (2.22%)	Node.js
9	7 (2.22%)	REST
9	7 (2.22%)	RESTful
10	6 (1.90%)	CSS3
10	6 (1.90%)	jQuery
10	6 (1.90%)	React
10	6 (1.90%)	Redux
11	5 (1.58%)	Sass

Miscellaneous
1	55 (17.41%)	Analytical Skills
2	22 (6.96%)	Fintech
3	20 (6.33%)	User Experience
4	19 (6.01%)	Computer Science
4	19 (6.01%)	Greenfield Project
5	18 (5.70%)	Equities
5	18 (5.70%)	Fixed Income
6	17 (5.38%)	Derivative
7	14 (4.43%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
7	14 (4.43%)	Management Information System
8	13 (4.11%)	Enterprise Software
8	13 (4.11%)	TWAP
8	13 (4.11%)	VWAP
9	12 (3.80%)	Market Risk
10	10 (3.16%)	Credit Risk
11	9 (2.85%)	Algorithms
12	7 (2.22%)	Social Media
13	4 (1.27%)	Credit Derivative
13	4 (1.27%)	Mainframe
13	4 (1.27%)	Virtual Team

Operating Systems
1	43 (13.61%)	Linux
2	20 (6.33%)	Windows
3	18 (5.70%)	Unix
4	5 (1.58%)	Ubuntu
5	4 (1.27%)	Solaris
6	3 (0.95%)	CentOS
7	2 (0.63%)	Mac OS X
7	2 (0.63%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8	1 (0.32%)	Android
8	1 (0.32%)	Debian
8	1 (0.32%)	Fedora
8	1 (0.32%)	SUSE

Processes & Methodologies
1	95 (30.06%)	Agile Software Development
2	83 (26.27%)	Data Analytics
3	53 (16.77%)	Business Intelligence
4	38 (12.03%)	Data Analysis
4	38 (12.03%)	Mathematics
5	36 (11.39%)	Visualisation
6	34 (10.76%)	Data Modelling
6	34 (10.76%)	TDD
7	32 (10.13%)	ETL
8	31 (9.81%)	Multithreading
9	29 (9.18%)	Scrum
9	29 (9.18%)	Stakeholder Management
10	28 (8.86%)	Data Management
11	26 (8.23%)	Data Visualisation
12	25 (7.91%)	E-Commerce
12	25 (7.91%)	MVC
13	22 (6.96%)	Risk Management
14	21 (6.65%)	Machine Learning
14	21 (6.65%)	Physics
14	21 (6.65%)	Project Management

Programming Languages
1	88 (27.85%)	SQL
2	64 (20.25%)	Python
3	63 (19.94%)	Java
4	46 (14.56%)	C#
5	40 (12.66%)	R
6	28 (8.86%)	JavaScript
7	19 (6.01%)	PL/SQL
8	11 (3.48%)	Bash Shell
9	8 (2.53%)	Ruby
9	8 (2.53%)	VBA
10	7 (2.22%)	C
10	7 (2.22%)	Scala
11	6 (1.90%)	Shell Script
12	5 (1.58%)	C++
13	4 (1.27%)	Apex Code
13	4 (1.27%)	ES6
13	4 (1.27%)	PHP
14	3 (0.95%)	MATLAB
14	3 (0.95%)	VB
14	3 (0.95%)	VB.NET

Qualifications
1	33 (10.44%)	Degree
2	12 (3.80%)	Computer Science Degree
3	6 (1.90%)	Master's Degree
3	6 (1.90%)	Security Cleared
4	5 (1.58%)	PhD
5	4 (1.27%)	SC Cleared
6	3 (0.95%)	PMI Certification
6	3 (0.95%)	PMP
7	2 (0.63%)	BPSS Clearance
8	1 (0.32%)	AWS Certification
8	1 (0.32%)	Numerate Degree
8	1 (0.32%)	OCP
8	1 (0.32%)	Oracle Certification
8	1 (0.32%)	PgMP
8	1 (0.32%)	Postgraduate
8	1 (0.32%)	SAS Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	20 (6.33%)	Data Quality
2	13 (4.11%)	QA
3	4 (1.27%)	MiFID
4	1 (0.32%)	Disclosure Scotland
4	1 (0.32%)	IFRS
4	1 (0.32%)	IFRS 9
4	1 (0.32%)	ISO/IEC 27001
4	1 (0.32%)	Sarbanes-Oxley
4	1 (0.32%)	Solvency II
4	1 (0.32%)	WCAG

System Software
1	7 (2.22%)	Docker
2	4 (1.27%)	HDFS
3	2 (0.63%)	Apache Flume
4	1 (0.32%)	Apache ZooKeeper

Systems Management
1	7 (2.22%)	Puppet
2	4 (1.27%)	Graphite
2	4 (1.27%)	Hadoop YARN
2	4 (1.27%)	Terraform
3	3 (0.95%)	Ansible
3	3 (0.95%)	Rsyslog
4	2 (0.63%)	Kubernetes
4	2 (0.63%)	MOM
5	1 (0.32%)	Control-M
5	1 (0.32%)	Oozie
5	1 (0.32%)	Opscode Chef

Vendors
1	37 (11.71%)	Google
2	35 (11.08%)	Tableau
3	34 (10.76%)	Oracle
4	17 (5.38%)	Microsoft
5	11 (3.48%)	Adobe
6	10 (3.16%)	IBM
6	10 (3.16%)	Talend
7	8 (2.53%)	Salesforce.com
8	7 (2.22%)	Netezza
8	7 (2.22%)	SnapLogic
9	6 (1.90%)	Splunk
10	5 (1.58%)	SAP
10	5 (1.58%)	Teradata
10	5 (1.58%)	VMware
11	4 (1.27%)	Alteryx
11	4 (1.27%)	Informatica
11	4 (1.27%)	MicroStrategy
11	4 (1.27%)	Sitecore
11	4 (1.27%)	Sybase
11	4 (1.27%)	TIBCO