Computer People It Monitor June 2012

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IT MonitorYour monthly guide to salary and recruitment trends in the UK IT market

This months IT Monitor brings you the most up-to-date and comprehensive salary information from across the IT industry, complete with this month’s vacancy trends and analysis.

The IT contract market has been in a state of rebuilding over the past quarter, with demand for quality candidates growing. This leads us to believe that the crystal ball gazing of an IT industry boom and overall buoyant sector may be materialising. Demand was high in Q1 but seems to have slowed in Q2 down 12% on the same period last year, however this was anticipated as many IT projects came to an early end in preparation of London 2012. What we are now seeing in the industry is a rebuild. Daily rates have remained stable with manageable drops of 0.7% on Q1 and 3.2% on 2011. The average rate in the sector is currently £386/day compared to £388 in Q2.

Skills still in short supply include Agile, C++, Java, .Net, SAP, Ruby and SQL testing. In terms of demand, CSS3 saw a 37% increase, and similarly demand for SQL DBA’s increased by 36% over the quarter. In contrast, System Analysts took a hit in demand (-43%), as did Credit Risk (-35%) and Siebel, which was down by almost half on Q1.

There is still room for growth and uncertainty about the impact the summer months will have on hiring levels but at the moment the IT industry appears to be rebuilding after a slow Q2.

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Niall Cook, Brand DirectorComputer People

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June 2012

Highlights from May

• Total number of vacancies continues to increase for both permanent and contract

• Retail, Telecoms and Media, New Media & Creative vacancies all decreased for both contract and permanent.

• Developers, Project Managers and Analysts are the most in demand professionals for the month of May.

• Public sector was the only sector to experience any significant increase in contractor roles in May.

• Contractor roles in the telecoms sector experience another nose dive.

• Permanent salaries and contract rates grow marginally, with the rates stabilising across almost all technologies.



Permanent vacancies rise

IT continues to buck the trend in comparison to other professional staffing markets, with both permanent and contract vacancies rising (0.34% and 0.30% respectively) in unstable economic conditions. This coupled with a comparatively smaller number of candidates looking to move jobs, means that for experienced IT specialists it is still very much a candidate driven market, giving strong candidates a number of opportunities for their next career move.

Sector breakdown

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Vacancies

5,720

% Change

0.30%

Vacancies

13,054

% Change

0.34%

Permanent Contract

Number of vacancies: all sectors

Vacancies

1,452

637

428

411

111

% Change

-1.49%

-3.34%

-10.08%

-8.67%

-18.98%

Vacancies

761

84

31

155

203

% Change

1.33%

-2.33%

-44.64%

-0.64%

9.44%

Permanent

Number of vacancies: major sector

Contract (per hour)

Banking, insurance and finance

Retail

Telecoms

Media, new media and creative

Public Sector

Banking, insurance and financeWith a decrease of 1.49% for permanent roles, the banking, insurance and financial sector experienced a slow down in May. Contract roles increased (1.33%) The uncertain times in the banking and finance market has led to a decline in permanent opportunities, however, business as usual requirements means that what would have been permanent hires, have become contracts to allow for flexibility.

RetailThe retail sector experienced a decrease in contractor and permanent vacancies. As the retail market continues to struggle with less consumer spending and more competition from the internet, investment in the IT projects and infrastructure has declined, resulting in falling demand for both contract and permanent IT professionals.

TelecomsTelecoms saw a big drop for contract roles (down 10.08%) and permanent roles (down 44.64%) this month.



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There continues to be consolidation in the telecoms market, coupled with traditionally large employers reducing headcounts resulting in reduced hiring of both permanent and contract heads.

Media, new media and creativePermanent roles experienced a decline this month down -8.67%, while in contrast contract roles remain steady with a slight fall of-0.64%. Media and new media businesses have been taking a more cautious approach to employment, which has been reflected in a decrease in demand for IT professionals.

Public sectorPublic sector experienced a sharp decline in permanent vacancies of 18.98% while contract vacancies increased by 9.44%

We have seen the impact of head reductions continue, with demand for permanent IT employees continuing to fall. However, essential project work continues, and with a falling permanent headcount, this has now been supplemented with specialist IT contractors, reflected in the 9.44% increase in IT contract vacancies.

Monthly salary trends

Permanent salaries rose by 0.08% in May - continuing the recent trend of slight monthly increases. Contract salaries also continued to increase this month, with a 0.43% rise.

Salaries

0.43%

% Change

3.98%

Salaries

0.08%

% Change

4.07%

Permanent Contract

% change to salary and contract rates

While the beginning of 2012 has been without the significant salary increases seen at the start of 2011, we continue to see demand for contractors, along with an increase in pay for interim and project IT staff and management roles.

Business Intelligence experienced the greatest increase in contract salaries this month (up 1.41%); while the biggest decline was recorded at 0.92% for SQL servers.

Contractor rates also increased for web developers (up 1.23%) and Oracle (up 1.24%) and remain steady for Database.



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Average salary

£39

£49

£49

£42

£50

£38

£55

£66

£42

£48

£105

% Average change (Monthly)

0.42%

0.31%

1.24%

-0.92%

1.41%

1.23%

0.90%

0.81%

0.20%

0.04%

0.65%

% Average change (Year-on-year)

3.12%

5.11%

0.41%

6.98%

0.82%

7.98%

7.35%

5.49%

1.31%

7.01%

9.11%

Averagesalary

£39,389

£47,751

£52,371

£38,228

£53,094

£32,686

£51,960

£67,246

£46,985

£40,782

£76,504

% Average change (Monthly)

0.04%

-0.06%

0.01%

-0.04%

-0.03%

0.05%

-0.07%

-0.06%

0.10%

-0.12%

-0.03%

% Average change (Year-on-year)

7.30%

0.22%

8.62%

4.93%

9.30%

3.56%

5.55%

4.70%

7.01%

0.62%

4.05%

Permanent (per annum)

Job title

Contract (per hour)

.Net/C#

Java

Oracle

SQL Server

Business Intelligence

Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

IT Director



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Overall Developer

Analyst

Business Analyst

Project Manager

Software Engineer

Consultant

Architect

Designer

Administrator

Java Developer

Test Analyst

Analyst

Business Analyst

Developer

Project Manager

Java Developer

Test Analyst

Architect

Engineer

Consultant

Senior Analyst

Developer

Analyst

Project Manager

Engineer

Developer

Project Manager

Architect

Business Analyst

Web Developer

Senior Developer

Software Engineer

Administrator

Java Developer

Designer

Support Analyst

Developer

Analyst

Business Analyst

Project Manager

Consultant

Java Developer

Senior Developer

Support Analyst

C# Developer

Senior Analyst

Developer

Web Developer

Project Manager

Designer

Permanent

Jobs in demand

Contract

Banking, Insurance and Finance

Media, New Media and Creative

Jobs in demand

Continuing the trend seen in previous months, developers and project managers retain their status as the most in demand professionals. We are also seeing demand for architects and business analysts increase as companies aim to innovate through new product developments - creating the need for business analysts to streamline activity.



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Designer

Business Analyst

Web Developer

Architect

PHP Developer

Flash Developer

Engineer

Analyst

Developer

Project Manager

Consultant

Architect

Business Analyst

Engineer

Consultant

Analyst

Project Manager

Developer

Business Analyst

Software Engineer

Support Engineer

Analyst

Developer

Manager

Engineer

Consultant

Project Manager

Business Analyst

PHP Developer

Consultant

Architect

Business Analyst

Senior Developer

Administrator

Developer

Consultant

Project Manager

Architect

Project Manager

Software Engineer

Development Manager

Engineer

Developer

Consultant

Analyst

Software Engineer

Support Engineer

Senior Engineer

Business Analyst

Manager

Analyst

Developer

Consultant

Engineer

Architect

Project Manager

Permanent

Jobs in demand

Contract

Telecommunications

Public Sector

Engineering and Manufactoring



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Wrap up

Although permanent job growth has slowed, demand for highly skilled individuals is still high, and this coupled with a demand for the same skills in the contract market has meant that permanent salaries have continued to rise, as employers compete for the highly skilled, experienced candidates.

Development technologies continue to be in high demand in both the contract and permanent markets. Companies’ ongoing need to develop new products and update existing applications to keep pace with the changing demands of their customers has led to development technologies being among the most sought after skills. SAP and Oracle e-business technologies are also in high demand, with the need for improved efficiencies for large businesses to remain competitive; investment in these areas continues to be high.

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Computer People It Monitor June 2012