SWIFT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SWIFT in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SWIFT over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) UK
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	749	726	733
Rank change year-on-year	-23	+7
Permanent jobs citing SWIFT	141	207	251
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.16%	0.21%	0.23%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	0.37%	0.51%	0.56%
Number of salaries quoted	108	159	179
Median salary	£57,500	£57,500	£57,500
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,500	£40,000	£40,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£80,000	£85,000	£80,000
UK excluding London median salary	£46,250	£47,500	£43,750
% change year-on-year	-2.63%	+8.57%

SWIFT is in the generic IT skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Generic IT Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	37636	40656	44723
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	42.21%	41.29%	40.87%
Number of salaries quoted	29392	33323	35694
Median salary	£50,000	£50,000	£47,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£29,500	£28,250
10% offered a salary of more than	£80,000	£75,000	£77,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-	+6.25%

SWIFT
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SWIFT
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SWIFT.

SWIFT
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing SWIFT over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

SWIFT
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SWIFT within the UK over the 3 months to 27 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 Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	-17	136	£57,500	-	14
London	-25	117	£61,250	-2.00%	10
City of London	+22	23	£55,000	-18.51%	5
South East	+54	15	£32,500	-35.00%	2
Hampshire	-	10	£32,500	-	1
Farnborough	-	10	£32,500	-	1
Scotland	+1	4	£55,000	-
Glasgow	-	4	£55,000	-
Nottingham	-	2	-	-
East Midlands	-	2	-	-
Nottinghamshire	-	2	-	-
Dorset	+4	1	£45,000	-47.05%	1
Hertfordshire	-8	1	£75,000	+27.65%
South West	-13	1	£45,000	-	2
East of England	-14	1	£75,000	+27.65%
Poole	-	1	£45,000	-	1
Bromley	-	1	£16,250	-

SWIFT
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing SWIFT also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for SWIFT.

1	188 (77.05%)	Finance
2	116 (47.54%)	Banking
3	86 (35.25%)	SQL
4	70 (28.69%)	Java
5	69 (28.28%)	Windows
6	55 (22.54%)	Linux
7	46 (18.85%)	XML
8	45 (18.44%)	Back Office
9	44 (18.03%)	JavaScript
9	44 (18.03%)	Unix
10	42 (17.21%)	FIX Protocol
11	41 (16.80%)	Oracle
11	41 (16.80%)	SQL Server
11	41 (16.80%)	Agile Software Development
12	40 (16.39%)	SAP

13	39 (15.98%)	Project Management
14	38 (15.57%)	Business Intelligence
15	37 (15.16%)	Marketing
16	33 (13.52%)	Telecoms
16	33 (13.52%)	Programme Management
17	32 (13.11%)	Degree
18	31 (12.70%)	SAP Oil and Gas
18	31 (12.70%)	Digital Marketing
18	31 (12.70%)	Presales
18	31 (12.70%)	Electronics
18	31 (12.70%)	Manufacturing
19	29 (11.89%)	SEPA
20	27 (11.07%)	Business Analysis
21	26 (10.66%)	Anti-Money Laundering
21	26 (10.66%)	Analytical Skills

SWIFT
Co-occurring IT Skills 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	21 (8.61%)	WebSphere
2	16 (6.56%)	IIS
3	15 (6.15%)	BizTalk Server
4	8 (3.28%)	WebLogic
5	7 (2.87%)	Confluence
6	6 (2.46%)	MQSeries
6	6 (2.46%)	Tomcat
7	4 (1.64%)	FileNet
7	4 (1.64%)	JBoss
7	4 (1.64%)	SharePoint
8	2 (0.82%)	Apache
8	2 (0.82%)	Apache Solr
8	2 (0.82%)	CMS
8	2 (0.82%)	Mule
8	2 (0.82%)	Mule ESB
8	2 (0.82%)	WebSphere Application Server

Applications
1	21 (8.61%)	Microsoft Excel
2	19 (7.79%)	Microsoft Office
2	19 (7.79%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
3	4 (1.64%)	Microsoft Project

Business Applications
1	31 (12.70%)	SAP Oil and Gas
2	3 (1.23%)	Oracle Assets
2	3 (1.23%)	Temenos T24
3	2 (0.82%)	Actimize
3	2 (0.82%)	Dynamics AX
3	2 (0.82%)	Dynamics CRM
3	2 (0.82%)	Remedy ITSM
4	1 (0.41%)	Bloomberg TOMS
4	1 (0.41%)	BusinessWorks
4	1 (0.41%)	Kondor
4	1 (0.41%)	SAP GTS
4	1 (0.41%)	Temenos Globus

Cloud Services
1	2 (0.82%)	Dynamics 365
2	1 (0.41%)	Microsoft Azure
2	1 (0.41%)	Office 365
2	1 (0.41%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	12 (4.92%)	SWIFTNet
2	9 (3.69%)	FTP
3	7 (2.87%)	HTTP
4	5 (2.05%)	Firewall
5	4 (1.64%)	WebEx
6	2 (0.82%)	Internet
6	2 (0.82%)	Intranet
6	2 (0.82%)	SAN
6	2 (0.82%)	TCP/IP
7	1 (0.41%)	WAN
7	1 (0.41%)	Wi-Fi

Database & Business Intelligence
1	41 (16.80%)	SQL Server
2	21 (8.61%)	Relational Database
3	19 (7.79%)	RDBMS
4	17 (6.97%)	SQL Server Integration Services
5	14 (5.74%)	MySQL
6	10 (4.10%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
7	9 (3.69%)	Crystal Reports
8	7 (2.87%)	Redis
9	6 (2.46%)	DB2
10	5 (2.05%)	Blockchain
10	5 (2.05%)	Oracle Database
10	5 (2.05%)	Oracle Database 10g
10	5 (2.05%)	Oracle Database 11g
10	5 (2.05%)	SQL Server 2005
10	5 (2.05%)	SQL Server 2008
11	4 (1.64%)	BusinessObjects
11	4 (1.64%)	Data Warehouse
12	2 (0.82%)	Big Data
13	1 (0.41%)	NoSQL
13	1 (0.41%)	Sybase ASE

Development Applications
1	7 (2.87%)	Eclipse
1	7 (2.87%)	JIRA
2	3 (1.23%)	Atlassian Bamboo
2	3 (1.23%)	Subversion
3	2 (0.82%)	jMock
3	2 (0.82%)	JUnit
4	1 (0.41%)	HP UFT
4	1 (0.41%)	Selenium

General
1	188 (77.05%)	Finance
2	116 (47.54%)	Banking
3	45 (18.44%)	Back Office
4	37 (15.16%)	Marketing
5	33 (13.52%)	Telecoms
6	31 (12.70%)	Electronics
6	31 (12.70%)	Manufacturing
7	21 (8.61%)	Financial Institution
8	10 (4.10%)	Investment Banking
9	7 (2.87%)	Front Office
10	5 (2.05%)	French Language
11	4 (1.64%)	Billing
11	4 (1.64%)	Legal
12	3 (1.23%)	Private Banking
13	2 (0.82%)	Corporate Banking
13	2 (0.82%)	Retail
14	1 (0.41%)	German Language
14	1 (0.41%)	Retail Banking

Job Titles
1	82 (33.61%)	Analyst
2	52 (21.31%)	Applications Support
3	41 (16.80%)	Support Analyst
4	34 (13.93%)	Consultant
5	31 (12.70%)	Developer
6	29 (11.89%)	Business Analyst
7	24 (9.84%)	Applications Support Analyst
8	21 (8.61%)	Architect
9	18 (7.38%)	SQL Developer
10	17 (6.97%)	Technical Consultant
11	15 (6.15%)	SQL Analyst
11	15 (6.15%)	Support Engineer
12	13 (5.33%)	Implementation Consultant
12	13 (5.33%)	Payments Analyst
13	12 (4.92%)	SQL Support Analyst
13	12 (4.92%)	SWIFT Consultant
13	12 (4.92%)	Unix Support
14	11 (4.51%)	Applications Engineer
14	11 (4.51%)	Customer Analyst
14	11 (4.51%)	Unix Analyst

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	46 (18.85%)	XML
2	42 (17.21%)	FIX Protocol
3	23 (9.43%)	.NET
4	22 (9.02%)	HTML
5	20 (8.20%)	Middleware
6	19 (7.79%)	FpML
7	15 (6.15%)	SOAP
8	13 (5.33%)	Spring
9	11 (4.51%)	JDBC
10	9 (3.69%)	JMS
11	8 (3.28%)	MSMQ
12	7 (2.87%)	AngularJS
12	7 (2.87%)	EDIFACT
12	7 (2.87%)	JSON
12	7 (2.87%)	OSGi
12	7 (2.87%)	Spring Boot
12	7 (2.87%)	WebSockets
13	6 (2.46%)	WebSphere MQ
14	4 (1.64%)	REST
14	4 (1.64%)	Web Services

Miscellaneous
1	26 (10.66%)	Analytical Skills
2	19 (7.79%)	Management Information System
3	17 (6.97%)	Equities
4	11 (4.51%)	Fintech
5	10 (4.10%)	Computer Science
5	10 (4.10%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
6	9 (3.69%)	Fixed Income
7	8 (3.28%)	Derivative
8	7 (2.87%)	Blog
9	5 (2.05%)	Equity Derivative
9	5 (2.05%)	Hedge funds
10	4 (1.64%)	Fedwire
11	2 (0.82%)	Clustering
11	2 (0.82%)	Mobile App
11	2 (0.82%)	N-Tier
11	2 (0.82%)	Replication
11	2 (0.82%)	Wiki
12	1 (0.41%)	Data Structures
12	1 (0.41%)	Enterprise Software
12	1 (0.41%)	Tandem

Operating Systems
1	69 (28.28%)	Windows
2	55 (22.54%)	Linux
3	44 (18.03%)	Unix
4	21 (8.61%)	Windows Server
5	11 (4.51%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6	10 (4.10%)	Windows Server 2012
7	9 (3.69%)	Windows Server 2008
8	8 (3.28%)	Windows Server 2003
9	6 (2.46%)	AIX
10	4 (1.64%)	Solaris
11	2 (0.82%)	Android
11	2 (0.82%)	Apple iOS
12	1 (0.41%)	zOS

Processes & Methodologies
1	41 (16.80%)	Agile Software Development
2	39 (15.98%)	Project Management
3	38 (15.57%)	Business Intelligence
4	33 (13.52%)	Programme Management
5	31 (12.70%)	Digital Marketing
5	31 (12.70%)	Presales
6	27 (11.07%)	Business Analysis
7	26 (10.66%)	Anti-Money Laundering
8	21 (8.61%)	Change Management
9	18 (7.38%)	Problem Management
10	17 (6.97%)	Waterfall
11	16 (6.56%)	ITIL
11	16 (6.56%)	Stakeholder Management
12	15 (6.15%)	Customer Engagement
13	14 (5.74%)	Customer Requirements
13	14 (5.74%)	User Acceptance Testing
14	13 (5.33%)	Cash Management
14	13 (5.33%)	Incident Management
14	13 (5.33%)	Investment Management
14	13 (5.33%)	Product Management

Programming Languages
1	86 (35.25%)	SQL
2	70 (28.69%)	Java
3	44 (18.03%)	JavaScript
4	14 (5.74%)	Shell Script
5	13 (5.33%)	T-SQL
6	10 (4.10%)	Bash Shell
7	9 (3.69%)	C#
7	9 (3.69%)	PowerShell
8	3 (1.23%)	PL/SQL
8	3 (1.23%)	VBA
9	2 (0.82%)	C
9	2 (0.82%)	C++
9	2 (0.82%)	Erlang
9	2 (0.82%)	Perl

Qualifications
1	32 (13.11%)	Degree
2	10 (4.10%)	Computer Science Degree
3	5 (2.05%)	ITIL Certification
4	2 (0.82%)	CISMP
4	2 (0.82%)	CISSP
4	2 (0.82%)	ISEB
4	2 (0.82%)	Master's Degree
4	2 (0.82%)	RHCE
5	1 (0.41%)	ACCA
5	1 (0.41%)	ISTQB
5	1 (0.41%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
5	1 (0.41%)	PMP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	29 (11.89%)	SEPA
2	16 (6.56%)	SLA
3	11 (4.51%)	QA
4	7 (2.87%)	MiFID
5	5 (2.05%)	EMIR
6	2 (0.82%)	Basel II
6	2 (0.82%)	Basel III
6	2 (0.82%)	FATCA

System Software
1	9 (3.69%)	Docker
2	2 (0.82%)	Veritas Cluster Server
2	2 (0.82%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	1 (0.41%)	Cronacle
3	1 (0.41%)	Hyper-V

Systems Management
1	8 (3.28%)	Control-M
2	4 (1.64%)	HP Quality Center
3	1 (0.41%)	Nagios

Vendors
1	41 (16.80%)	Oracle
2	40 (16.39%)	SAP
3	24 (9.84%)	Microsoft
4	14 (5.74%)	webMethods
5	12 (4.92%)	Bloomberg
5	12 (4.92%)	IBM
6	9 (3.69%)	Sybase
7	8 (3.28%)	HP
7	8 (3.28%)	TIBCO
8	7 (2.87%)	Calypso
8	7 (2.87%)	Reuters
9	6 (2.46%)	Remedy
9	6 (2.46%)	VMware
10	5 (2.05%)	AppDynamics
11	4 (1.64%)	Murex
11	4 (1.64%)	Red Hat
11	4 (1.64%)	ServiceNow
12	3 (1.23%)	Sophis
13	2 (0.82%)	Symantec
13	2 (0.82%)	Veritas