Bloomberg Contracts in London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Bloomberg products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Bloomberg over the 3 months to 23 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Bloomberg.

Bloomberg England / London
Location	3 months to 23 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	288	333	347
Rank change year-on-year	+45	+14
Contract jobs citing Bloomberg	134	94	76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London	0.65%	0.43%	0.32%
As % of the Vendors category	1.57%	1.05%	0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted	91	79	49
Median daily rate	£600	£575	£450
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+4.34%	+27.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£376	£195	£184
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£675	£701	£650
UK excluding London median daily rate	£428	£475	£500
% change year-on-year	-10.00%	-5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted	6	0	2
Median hourly rate	£20.70	-	£17.98
UK excluding London median hourly rate	-	-	-

Bloomberg is in the vendor products and services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all vendor product and service related skills in contract job vacancies advertised in London.

Contract Vendor Product & Service Skills London
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for skills associated with vendor products and/or services	8558	8945	10313
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in London	41.38%	41.35%	44.02%
Number of daily rates quoted	5794	6177	6805
Median daily rate	£475	£450	£425
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+5.55%	+5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£275	£275	£250
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£625	£607	£600
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£375	£361
% change year-on-year	+6.66%	+3.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted	109	112	257
Median hourly rate	£23.75	£18.00	£20.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+31.94%	-10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£12.93	£12.50	£13.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£50.00	£42.33	£52.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£17.50	£20.50	£18.50
% change year-on-year	-14.63%	+10.81%

Bloomberg
Job Vacancy Trend in London

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in London citing Bloomberg as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Vendors category.

Job vacancy trend for Bloomberg in London

Bloomberg
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate trend for Bloomberg in London

Bloomberg
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in London

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Bloomberg in London over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Bloomberg in London

Bloomberg
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate trend for Bloomberg in London

Bloomberg
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in London

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing Bloomberg in London over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for Bloomberg in London

Bloomberg
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Bloomberg within the London 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
City of London	+5	26	£563	-	12
Docklands, London	-	7	£613	-
Canary Wharf	+1	1	£588	+144.79%
Westminster	-	1	£400	-
Bloomberg England

Bloomberg
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in London

For the 6 months to 23 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Bloomberg 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 London region with a requirement for Bloomberg.

1	127 (50.40%)	Reuters
2	108 (42.86%)	Finance
3	98 (38.89%)	Banking
4	86 (34.13%)	Front Office
4	86 (34.13%)	SQL
5	60 (23.81%)	Agile Software Development
6	56 (22.22%)	Windows
7	52 (20.63%)	Investment Banking
8	50 (19.84%)	Fixed Income
9	46 (18.25%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
10	40 (15.87%)	C#
11	37 (14.68%)	Java
11	37 (14.68%)	Python
12	35 (13.89%)	Microsoft Excel
12	35 (13.89%)	Oracle

12	35 (13.89%)	Unix
12	35 (13.89%)	Microsoft
12	35 (13.89%)	Electronic Trading
13	34 (13.49%)	SQL Server
14	33 (13.10%)	Windows 7
15	32 (12.70%)	Asset Management
15	32 (12.70%)	Linux
16	30 (11.90%)	Citrix
17	29 (11.51%)	Derivative
18	27 (10.71%)	Multithreading
18	27 (10.71%)	Equities
19	26 (10.32%)	VBA
19	26 (10.32%)	ION Trading
20	25 (9.92%)	Degree
21	24 (9.52%)	Sybase

Bloomberg
Co-occurring IT Skills in 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	10 (3.97%)	IBM Notes
2	6 (2.38%)	WebSphere
3	4 (1.59%)	Confluence
3	4 (1.59%)	WebLogic
4	3 (1.19%)	MTS
5	2 (0.79%)	Apache
5	2 (0.79%)	Apache Spark
5	2 (0.79%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
5	2 (0.79%)	Oracle Workflow
6	1 (0.40%)	SharePoint
6	1 (0.40%)	Skype for Business

Applications
1	35 (13.89%)	Microsoft Excel
2	24 (9.52%)	Microsoft Office
3	17 (6.75%)	Spreadsheet
4	4 (1.59%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	4 (1.59%)	MS Visio
5	1 (0.40%)	Microsoft Project

Business Applications
1	21 (8.33%)	ION MarketView
2	20 (7.94%)	Bloomberg AIM
3	16 (6.35%)	Eikon
4	15 (5.95%)	thinkFolio
5	14 (5.56%)	Bloomberg TOMS
6	4 (1.59%)	Markit EDM
6	4 (1.59%)	Murex MxG2000
6	4 (1.59%)	Summit
7	3 (1.19%)	SAP FSCM
7	3 (1.19%)	Sentinel
8	2 (0.79%)	BondVision
8	2 (0.79%)	Eagle PACE
8	2 (0.79%)	FINCAD Analytics
8	2 (0.79%)	RMDS
9	1 (0.40%)	IntelliMatch
9	1 (0.40%)	LatentZero
9	1 (0.40%)	Remedy ITSM
9	1 (0.40%)	Sophis RISQUE

Cloud Services
1	10 (3.97%)	Amazon AWS
2	6 (2.38%)	Office 365
3	5 (1.98%)	Cloud Computing
4	2 (0.79%)	IaaS
4	2 (0.79%)	PaaS
4	2 (0.79%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	13 (5.16%)	VPN
2	12 (4.76%)	TCP/IP
3	11 (4.37%)	Cisco IOS
4	7 (2.78%)	DNS
5	4 (1.59%)	Multicast
5	4 (1.59%)	Remote Desktop
5	4 (1.59%)	SAN
6	3 (1.19%)	Firewall
6	3 (1.19%)	Network Security
7	2 (0.79%)	DMZ
7	2 (0.79%)	FIX Connectivity
8	1 (0.40%)	Cisco Nexus
8	1 (0.40%)	F5 BIG-IP GTM
8	1 (0.40%)	F5 BIG-IP LTM
8	1 (0.40%)	MGCP
8	1 (0.40%)	MPLS
8	1 (0.40%)	NX-OS
8	1 (0.40%)	OSPF
8	1 (0.40%)	PuTTY
8	1 (0.40%)	Skype

Database & Business Intelligence
1	34 (13.49%)	SQL Server
2	12 (4.76%)	KDB
3	10 (3.97%)	Relational Database
4	9 (3.57%)	Big Data
5	6 (2.38%)	Hadoop
5	6 (2.38%)	PostgreSQL
5	6 (2.38%)	SQL Server 2008
5	6 (2.38%)	Sybase ASE
6	4 (1.59%)	Data Warehouse
6	4 (1.59%)	DB2
6	4 (1.59%)	MarkLogic
6	4 (1.59%)	MS Access
7	3 (1.19%)	Oracle Database
7	3 (1.19%)	SAP BW
7	3 (1.19%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
7	3 (1.19%)	SQL Server Integration Services
7	3 (1.19%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
8	2 (0.79%)	Apache Cassandra
8	2 (0.79%)	NoSQL
8	2 (0.79%)	Oracle Exadata

Development Applications
1	8 (3.17%)	JIRA
1	8 (3.17%)	Subversion
2	6 (2.38%)	TeamCity
2	6 (2.38%)	VSS/SourceSafe
3	4 (1.59%)	ERwin
3	4 (1.59%)	HP UFT
3	4 (1.59%)	Maven
3	4 (1.59%)	Selenium
3	4 (1.59%)	Visual Studio Tools for Office
4	3 (1.19%)	JUnit
4	3 (1.19%)	Moq
4	3 (1.19%)	MSTest
4	3 (1.19%)	NUnit
4	3 (1.19%)	Rhino Mocks
5	2 (0.79%)	Cucumber
5	2 (0.79%)	Gradle
5	2 (0.79%)	Mockito
6	1 (0.40%)	Apache Ivy
6	1 (0.40%)	JBehave
6	1 (0.40%)	jMock

General
1	108 (42.86%)	Finance
2	98 (38.89%)	Banking
3	86 (34.13%)	Front Office
4	52 (20.63%)	Investment Banking
5	16 (6.35%)	Back Office
6	7 (2.78%)	Retail
7	6 (2.38%)	Financial Institution
7	6 (2.38%)	Legal
7	6 (2.38%)	Retail Banking
8	3 (1.19%)	Mandarin Language
8	3 (1.19%)	Pharmaceutical
9	2 (0.79%)	Publishing
10	1 (0.40%)	Advertising
10	1 (0.40%)	Corporate Banking
10	1 (0.40%)	French Language
10	1 (0.40%)	Spanish Language
10	1 (0.40%)	Telecoms

Job Titles
1	80 (31.75%)	Developer
2	65 (25.79%)	Analyst
3	43 (17.06%)	Business Analyst
4	27 (10.71%)	Java Developer
5	23 (9.13%)	Python Developer
6	18 (7.14%)	C# Developer
6	18 (7.14%)	Quantitative Developer
6	18 (7.14%)	SQL Developer
7	16 (6.35%)	Desktop Support
8	14 (5.56%)	Front Office Developer
8	14 (5.56%)	Project Manager
9	12 (4.76%)	.NET Developer
9	12 (4.76%)	Architect
10	10 (3.97%)	Investment Banking Business Analyst
10	10 (3.97%)	Solutions Architect
10	10 (3.97%)	Support Analyst
11	9 (3.57%)	Support Engineer
12	8 (3.17%)	Electronic Trading Developer
12	8 (3.17%)	Senior Developer
12	8 (3.17%)	SQL Server Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	22 (8.73%)	FIX Protocol
2	21 (8.33%)	.NET
3	13 (5.16%)	WPF
4	12 (4.76%)	Spring
5	10 (3.97%)	XML
6	9 (3.57%)	JMS
6	9 (3.57%)	Rendezvous
7	7 (2.78%)	Web Services
8	6 (2.38%)	HTML
8	6 (2.38%)	HTML5
8	6 (2.38%)	Java SE
8	6 (2.38%)	REST
9	5 (1.98%)	Hibernate
9	5 (1.98%)	Murex MxML
9	5 (1.98%)	WCF
9	5 (1.98%)	WinForms
9	5 (1.98%)	XSLT
10	4 (1.59%)	Java EE
10	4 (1.59%)	Middleware
10	4 (1.59%)	Murex Flex

Miscellaneous
1	50 (19.84%)	Fixed Income
2	46 (18.25%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
3	29 (11.51%)	Derivative
4	27 (10.71%)	Equities
5	22 (8.73%)	Analytical Skills
6	17 (6.75%)	Blackberry
7	15 (5.95%)	Reference Data
8	12 (4.76%)	Data Centre
9	10 (3.97%)	BYOD
10	9 (3.57%)	Hedge funds
11	7 (2.78%)	Equity Derivative
12	6 (2.38%)	Fintech
12	6 (2.38%)	OTC Derivatives
13	5 (1.98%)	iPad
14	4 (1.59%)	Data Structures
14	4 (1.59%)	Management Information System
15	3 (1.19%)	Algorithms
15	3 (1.19%)	Greenfield Project
15	3 (1.19%)	PMI
15	3 (1.19%)	Virtual Team

Operating Systems
1	56 (22.22%)	Windows
2	35 (13.89%)	Unix
3	33 (13.10%)	Windows 7
4	32 (12.70%)	Linux
5	11 (4.37%)	Mac OS
5	11 (4.37%)	Windows 10
6	10 (3.97%)	Android
6	10 (3.97%)	Windows Server
7	8 (3.17%)	Solaris
8	7 (2.78%)	AIX
9	3 (1.19%)	Windows 8
9	3 (1.19%)	Windows Server 2008
10	1 (0.40%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10	1 (0.40%)	Windows XP

Processes & Methodologies
1	60 (23.81%)	Agile Software Development
2	35 (13.89%)	Electronic Trading
3	32 (12.70%)	Asset Management
4	27 (10.71%)	Multithreading
5	23 (9.13%)	Investment Management
5	23 (9.13%)	Low Latency
6	22 (8.73%)	SDLC
7	17 (6.75%)	Business Analysis
8	16 (6.35%)	Analytics
9	14 (5.56%)	Migration
9	14 (5.56%)	OO
9	14 (5.56%)	Project Management
10	13 (5.16%)	Data Modelling
11	12 (4.76%)	High Availability
11	12 (4.76%)	Stakeholder Management
12	11 (4.37%)	Data Analytics
12	11 (4.37%)	ITIL
12	11 (4.37%)	Mathematics
12	11 (4.37%)	Risk Management
12	11 (4.37%)	User Acceptance Testing

Programming Languages
1	86 (34.13%)	SQL
2	40 (15.87%)	C#
3	37 (14.68%)	Java
3	37 (14.68%)	Python
4	26 (10.32%)	VBA
5	18 (7.14%)	C++
6	6 (2.38%)	Perl
6	6 (2.38%)	Shell Script
7	5 (1.98%)	JavaScript
7	5 (1.98%)	PowerShell
7	5 (1.98%)	R
7	5 (1.98%)	T-SQL
8	4 (1.59%)	PL/SQL
8	4 (1.59%)	VB
9	3 (1.19%)	C
9	3 (1.19%)	MATLAB
10	2 (0.79%)	Groovy
11	1 (0.40%)	Bash Shell
11	1 (0.40%)	Korn
11	1 (0.40%)	Scala

Qualifications
1	25 (9.92%)	Degree
2	15 (5.95%)	PhD
3	3 (1.19%)	CFA
3	3 (1.19%)	ISEB
3	3 (1.19%)	ISTQB
3	3 (1.19%)	ITIL Certification
3	3 (1.19%)	PMI Certification
4	2 (0.79%)	Cisco Certification
4	2 (0.79%)	MCSA
4	2 (0.79%)	Microsoft Certification
4	2 (0.79%)	SC Cleared
4	2 (0.79%)	Security Cleared
5	1 (0.40%)	CCNA
5	1 (0.40%)	CCNP
5	1 (0.40%)	Master's Degree
5	1 (0.40%)	MBA
5	1 (0.40%)	MCP
5	1 (0.40%)	MCSE
5	1 (0.40%)	MOS
5	1 (0.40%)	Numerate Degree

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	23 (9.13%)	MiFID
2	16 (6.35%)	QA
3	10 (3.97%)	SLA
4	7 (2.78%)	Data Quality
5	3 (1.19%)	PMO
6	2 (0.79%)	COBIT
6	2 (0.79%)	Solvency II
7	1 (0.40%)	Dodd-Frank
7	1 (0.40%)	EMIR

System Software
1	18 (7.14%)	Active Directory
2	10 (3.97%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	6 (2.38%)	Oracle RAC
4	5 (1.98%)	Microsoft App-V
5	4 (1.59%)	XenApp
6	1 (0.40%)	IAG
6	1 (0.40%)	ProxySG
6	1 (0.40%)	Virtual Machines

Systems Management
1	8 (3.17%)	SCCM
2	3 (1.19%)	HP Quality Center
2	3 (1.19%)	ThinApp
2	3 (1.19%)	Thomson Reuters DACS
3	2 (0.79%)	Control-M
3	2 (0.79%)	ITRS Geneos
3	2 (0.79%)	Nessus
3	2 (0.79%)	OpenView
4	1 (0.40%)	AirWatch
4	1 (0.40%)	Oracle Enterprise Manager
4	1 (0.40%)	vCenter Server
4	1 (0.40%)	yum

Vendors
1	127 (50.40%)	Reuters
2	35 (13.89%)	Microsoft
2	35 (13.89%)	Oracle
3	30 (11.90%)	Citrix
4	26 (10.32%)	ION Trading
5	24 (9.52%)	Sybase
6	19 (7.54%)	Murex
7	18 (7.14%)	Cisco
8	17 (6.75%)	Charles River
8	17 (6.75%)	HP
8	17 (6.75%)	Tradeweb
9	16 (6.35%)	IBM
10	13 (5.16%)	Calypso
10	13 (5.16%)	VMware
11	12 (4.76%)	TIBCO
12	10 (3.97%)	FXall
12	10 (3.97%)	Lotus
13	9 (3.57%)	FactSet
13	9 (3.57%)	Fidessa
14	7 (2.78%)	Dell