Fixed Income Contracts in England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fixed Income in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Fixed Income over the 3 months to 23 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over 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.

Fixed Income UK / England
Location	3 months to 23 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	199	337	285
Rank change year-on-year	+138	-52
Contract jobs citing Fixed Income	539	313	400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England	1.25%	0.63%	0.78%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	3.74%	1.90%	2.44%
Number of daily rates quoted	414	235	323
Median daily rate	£600	£600	£575
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-	+4.34%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£475	£425	£425
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£700	£700	£675
UK excluding London median daily rate	£164	£380	£438
% change year-on-year	-56.97%	-13.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted	1	0	1
Median hourly rate	£52.50	-	£95.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	-	-	-

Fixed Income is in the generic IT skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Generic IT Skills England
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	14396	16468	16411
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England	33.49%	33.32%	32.11%
Number of daily rates quoted	9444	10967	10474
Median daily rate	£463	£438	£425
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+5.71%	+2.94%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£284	£270	£251
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£650	£613	£610
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£390	£375
% change year-on-year	+2.56%	+4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted	443	528	596
Median hourly rate	£22.00	£21.00	£18.71
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+4.76%	+12.23%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£12.00	£12.43	£12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£50.00	£46.81	£45.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£25.00	£22.75	£19.00
% change year-on-year	+9.89%	+19.73%

Fixed Income
Job Vacancy Trend in England

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in England citing Fixed Income as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Miscellaneous category.

Job vacancy trend for Fixed Income in England

Fixed Income
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Fixed Income in England.

Contractor daily rate trend for Fixed Income in England

Fixed Income
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in England

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Fixed Income in England over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Fixed Income in England

Fixed Income
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Fixed Income in England.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Fixed Income in England

Fixed Income
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Fixed Income within the England region over the 3 months to 23 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
London	+70	537	£600	-	95
Fixed Income UK

Fixed Income
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in England

For the 6 months to 23 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Fixed Income 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 England region with a requirement for Fixed Income.

1	450 (46.34%)	Front Office
2	421 (43.36%)	Finance
3	375 (38.62%)	Banking
4	310 (31.93%)	Java
5	305 (31.41%)	Derivative
6	293 (30.18%)	SQL
7	285 (29.35%)	C#
8	272 (28.01%)	Agile Software Development
9	256 (26.36%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
10	240 (24.72%)	Investment Banking
11	228 (23.48%)	Electronic Trading
12	226 (23.27%)	Equities
13	200 (20.60%)	C++
14	158 (16.27%)	SQL Server
15	153 (15.76%)	.NET

16	150 (15.45%)	Analytical Skills
17	146 (15.04%)	Multithreading
18	129 (13.29%)	Python
19	124 (12.77%)	Unix
20	120 (12.36%)	Oracle
21	118 (12.15%)	ION Trading
22	110 (11.33%)	MiFID
23	109 (11.23%)	Low Latency
24	103 (10.61%)	JavaScript
25	98 (10.09%)	SDLC
26	94 (9.68%)	Analytics
27	89 (9.17%)	Windows
27	89 (9.17%)	TDD
28	86 (8.86%)	Business Analysis
28	86 (8.86%)	XML

Fixed Income
Co-occurring IT Skills in England 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	16 (1.65%)	CMS
2	14 (1.44%)	DataSynapse
2	14 (1.44%)	Oracle Workflow
3	7 (0.72%)	Confluence
4	6 (0.62%)	Oracle Coherence
4	6 (0.62%)	Tomcat
5	4 (0.41%)	Apache Qpid
5	4 (0.41%)	Apache Spark
6	3 (0.31%)	Apache
6	3 (0.31%)	WebLogic
6	3 (0.31%)	WebSphere
7	2 (0.21%)	Elasticsearch
7	2 (0.21%)	IIS
7	2 (0.21%)	MTS
7	2 (0.21%)	Oracle SOA Suite
7	2 (0.21%)	SharePoint
8	1 (0.10%)	Adobe Experience Manager
8	1 (0.10%)	Apache Pig
8	1 (0.10%)	MQSeries
8	1 (0.10%)	nginx

Applications
1	60 (6.18%)	Microsoft Excel
2	13 (1.34%)	Spreadsheet
3	10 (1.03%)	Microsoft Office
3	10 (1.03%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	9 (0.93%)	MS Visio
5	4 (0.41%)	Microsoft Project

Business Applications
1	79 (8.14%)	ION MarketView
2	28 (2.88%)	RMDS
3	20 (2.06%)	thinkFolio
4	12 (1.24%)	Bloomberg TOMS
5	7 (0.72%)	Global One
5	7 (0.72%)	IntelliMatch
6	5 (0.51%)	Markit EDM
6	5 (0.51%)	Summit
7	4 (0.41%)	LatentZero
8	3 (0.31%)	Minerva
8	3 (0.31%)	Sentinel
8	3 (0.31%)	SimCorp Dimension
8	3 (0.31%)	SunGard GMI
8	3 (0.31%)	SunGard Martini
9	2 (0.21%)	Eagle PACE
9	2 (0.21%)	Sylvan
10	1 (0.10%)	Bloomberg AIM
10	1 (0.10%)	BondVision
10	1 (0.10%)	Cognos Business Intelligence
10	1 (0.10%)	SunGard APT

Cloud Services
1	2 (0.21%)	Cloud Computing
2	1 (0.10%)	Amazon EC2
2	1 (0.10%)	GitHub
2	1 (0.10%)	Google Cloud Platform
2	1 (0.10%)	Microsoft Azure
2	1 (0.10%)	OpenShift

Communications & Networking
1	14 (1.44%)	Firewall
2	12 (1.24%)	NAS
2	12 (1.24%)	SAN
3	9 (0.93%)	TCP/IP
4	5 (0.51%)	DSL
5	3 (0.31%)	FIX Connectivity
5	3 (0.31%)	Kerberos
6	2 (0.21%)	LAN
6	2 (0.21%)	PuTTY
7	1 (0.10%)	FTP
7	1 (0.10%)	LDAP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	158 (16.27%)	SQL Server
2	54 (5.56%)	Relational Database
3	26 (2.68%)	SQL Server Integration Services
4	20 (2.06%)	KDB
4	20 (2.06%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
5	18 (1.85%)	Data Warehouse
6	16 (1.65%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
7	15 (1.54%)	Data Mart
8	13 (1.34%)	Apache Cassandra
8	13 (1.34%)	Big Data
9	12 (1.24%)	Oracle Database
9	12 (1.24%)	SQL Server 2008
10	11 (1.13%)	Kdb+
10	11 (1.13%)	OLAP
11	10 (1.03%)	SQL Server 2012
12	9 (0.93%)	Hadoop
13	8 (0.82%)	DB2
14	7 (0.72%)	Hazelcast
14	7 (0.72%)	Oracle OLAP
15	6 (0.62%)	Tick Data

Development Applications
1	50 (5.15%)	TeamCity
2	44 (4.53%)	Subversion
3	30 (3.09%)	Git (software)
4	28 (2.88%)	Visual Studio
5	27 (2.78%)	JUnit
6	25 (2.57%)	JIRA
7	23 (2.37%)	NUnit
8	16 (1.65%)	Grunt
9	14 (1.44%)	Jenkins
9	14 (1.44%)	Selenium
10	10 (1.03%)	Maven
11	9 (0.93%)	gulp
11	9 (0.93%)	Team Foundation Server
11	9 (0.93%)	VSS/SourceSafe
12	8 (0.82%)	Mockito
12	8 (0.82%)	webpack
13	4 (0.41%)	ERwin
13	4 (0.41%)	HP UFT
13	4 (0.41%)	IntelliJ
13	4 (0.41%)	Oracle APEX

General
1	450 (46.34%)	Front Office
2	421 (43.36%)	Finance
3	375 (38.62%)	Banking
4	240 (24.72%)	Investment Banking
5	59 (6.08%)	Back Office
6	26 (2.68%)	Financial Institution
7	16 (1.65%)	Retail
8	12 (1.24%)	Legal
8	12 (1.24%)	Marketing
9	9 (0.93%)	German Language
10	5 (0.51%)	Corporate Banking
11	4 (0.41%)	Prime Brokerage
12	3 (0.31%)	French Language
13	1 (0.10%)	Advertising
13	1 (0.10%)	Games
13	1 (0.10%)	Publishing
13	1 (0.10%)	Retail Banking
13	1 (0.10%)	Spanish Language
13	1 (0.10%)	Telecoms
13	1 (0.10%)	Wholesale Banking

Job Titles
1	585 (60.25%)	Developer
2	237 (24.41%)	Analyst
3	177 (18.23%)	Java Developer
4	166 (17.10%)	C# Developer
5	150 (15.45%)	Business Analyst
6	105 (10.81%)	Senior Developer
7	99 (10.20%)	C++ Developer
8	91 (9.37%)	Front Office Developer
9	78 (8.03%)	Electronic Trading Developer
10	70 (7.21%)	.NET Developer
11	65 (6.69%)	SQL Developer
12	54 (5.56%)	C# .NET Developer
13	53 (5.46%)	Support Analyst
14	52 (5.36%)	Senior Java Developer
15	51 (5.25%)	C++/C# Developer
15	51 (5.25%)	Electronic Trading Java Developer
15	51 (5.25%)	Python Developer
16	42 (4.33%)	JavaScript Developer
17	41 (4.22%)	Quantitative Developer
18	40 (4.12%)	WPF Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	153 (15.76%)	.NET
2	86 (8.86%)	XML
3	81 (8.34%)	HTML
3	81 (8.34%)	WPF
4	75 (7.72%)	HTML5
5	63 (6.49%)	AngularJS
6	57 (5.87%)	FIX Protocol
7	49 (5.05%)	Middleware
8	48 (4.94%)	Spring
9	43 (4.43%)	Rendezvous
10	36 (3.71%)	CSS
10	36 (3.71%)	Node.js
11	31 (3.19%)	Boost C++ Libraries
12	30 (3.09%)	React
12	30 (3.09%)	STL
12	30 (3.09%)	WCF
13	25 (2.57%)	.NET Framework
14	22 (2.27%)	CSS3
15	21 (2.16%)	WinForms
16	20 (2.06%)	Murex MxML

Miscellaneous
1	305 (31.41%)	Derivative
2	256 (26.36%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
3	226 (23.27%)	Equities
4	150 (15.45%)	Analytical Skills
5	76 (7.83%)	Greenfield Project
6	56 (5.77%)	Computer Science
7	54 (5.56%)	Interest Rate Derivative
8	50 (5.15%)	User Experience
9	37 (3.81%)	OTC Derivatives
10	33 (3.40%)	Equity Derivative
10	33 (3.40%)	Virtual Team
11	32 (3.30%)	Fintech
12	31 (3.19%)	Algorithms
13	28 (2.88%)	Grid Computing
14	26 (2.68%)	Data Structures
14	26 (2.68%)	Reference Data
15	23 (2.37%)	Credit Derivative
15	23 (2.37%)	Swaptions
16	20 (2.06%)	Market Risk
17	18 (1.85%)	Management Information System

Operating Systems
1	124 (12.77%)	Unix
2	89 (9.17%)	Windows
3	84 (8.65%)	Linux
4	8 (0.82%)	Solaris
5	7 (0.72%)	Windows 7
6	3 (0.31%)	Windows Server
7	1 (0.10%)	Android
7	1 (0.10%)	Apple iOS
7	1 (0.10%)	Windows Server 2008

Processes & Methodologies
1	272 (28.01%)	Agile Software Development
2	228 (23.48%)	Electronic Trading
3	146 (15.04%)	Multithreading
4	109 (11.23%)	Low Latency
5	98 (10.09%)	SDLC
6	94 (9.68%)	Analytics
7	89 (9.17%)	TDD
8	86 (8.86%)	Business Analysis
9	84 (8.65%)	Risk Management
10	80 (8.24%)	Continuous Integration
11	78 (8.03%)	Asset Management
12	64 (6.59%)	Scrum
13	59 (6.08%)	Workflow
14	49 (5.05%)	OO
15	48 (4.94%)	Project Management
15	48 (4.94%)	Test Automation
16	47 (4.84%)	Investment Management
17	46 (4.74%)	Multithreaded Programming
18	45 (4.63%)	Migration
19	41 (4.22%)	Mathematics

Programming Languages
1	310 (31.93%)	Java
2	293 (30.18%)	SQL
3	285 (29.35%)	C#
4	200 (20.60%)	C++
5	129 (13.29%)	Python
6	103 (10.61%)	JavaScript
7	61 (6.28%)	Scala
8	60 (6.18%)	Perl
9	40 (4.12%)	Shell Script
10	38 (3.91%)	C
10	38 (3.91%)	T-SQL
11	35 (3.60%)	VBA
12	29 (2.99%)	ES6
13	22 (2.27%)	XAML
14	16 (1.65%)	TypeScript
15	15 (1.54%)	R
16	9 (0.93%)	PL/SQL
17	6 (0.62%)	Lisp
18	5 (0.51%)	MATLAB
19	4 (0.41%)	VB

Qualifications
1	64 (6.59%)	Degree
2	18 (1.85%)	Computer Science Degree
3	8 (0.82%)	CFA
3	8 (0.82%)	Numerate Degree
4	7 (0.72%)	PMI Certification
4	7 (0.72%)	PMP
5	4 (0.41%)	ISEB
6	3 (0.31%)	Master's Degree
6	3 (0.31%)	PhD
6	3 (0.31%)	PRINCE2 Certification
7	2 (0.21%)	ISTQB
7	2 (0.21%)	Postgraduate
8	1 (0.10%)	A+ Certification
8	1 (0.10%)	IIBA
8	1 (0.10%)	ITIL Certification
8	1 (0.10%)	MBA

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	110 (11.33%)	MiFID
2	48 (4.94%)	QA
3	24 (2.47%)	EMIR
4	16 (1.65%)	Dodd-Frank
5	11 (1.13%)	Data Quality
6	4 (0.41%)	PMO
7	2 (0.21%)	GDPR
7	2 (0.21%)	SLA
8	1 (0.10%)	FATCA
8	1 (0.10%)	IFRS
8	1 (0.10%)	ISAE 3402
8	1 (0.10%)	ISO 20022
8	1 (0.10%)	ISO 9001
8	1 (0.10%)	Sarbanes-Oxley
8	1 (0.10%)	Solvency II

System Software
1	7 (0.72%)	Platform Symphony
2	6 (0.62%)	Docker
2	6 (0.62%)	HDFS
3	1 (0.10%)	Active Directory
3	1 (0.10%)	Tivoli Workload Scheduler
3	1 (0.10%)	Varnish

Systems Management
1	4 (0.41%)	HP Quality Center
1	4 (0.41%)	ITRS Geneos
2	3 (0.31%)	CA Single Sign-On
2	3 (0.31%)	Kubernetes
2	3 (0.31%)	TeamSite
3	2 (0.21%)	Ansible
3	2 (0.21%)	Control-M
4	1 (0.10%)	Ganglia
4	1 (0.10%)	HP Fortify
4	1 (0.10%)	Kibana
4	1 (0.10%)	logstash
4	1 (0.10%)	Oracle Enterprise Manager
4	1 (0.10%)	RSA Archer
4	1 (0.10%)	Thomson Reuters DACS
4	1 (0.10%)	Tivoli

Vendors
1	120 (12.36%)	Oracle
2	118 (12.15%)	ION Trading
3	85 (8.75%)	Microsoft
4	84 (8.65%)	Sybase
5	50 (5.15%)	Bloomberg
6	48 (4.94%)	TIBCO
7	39 (4.02%)	Murex
8	32 (3.30%)	Reuters
9	19 (1.96%)	Charles River
10	13 (1.34%)	Tradeweb
11	12 (1.24%)	Solace
11	12 (1.24%)	Sun
12	10 (1.03%)	IBM
12	10 (1.03%)	Perforce
13	9 (0.93%)	Calypso
13	9 (0.93%)	SunGard
14	8 (0.82%)	Fidessa
14	8 (0.82%)	Informatica
15	6 (0.62%)	Google
16	5 (0.51%)	Cognizant