computer people it monitor february 2012

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IT Monitor / Computer People of 12

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

This month’s IT Monitor continues to equip job seekers IT professionals and hiring mangers with the industry’s most up-to-date and comprehensive salary and vacancy trends and analysis.

Allowing for the usual post-Christmas settling in period, January didn’t fair too badly in terms of vacancies and salaries across the UK IT recruitment market.

We saw a decline in vacancies towards the end of 2011, with speculation over the impact of the Euro Zone crisis on the UK employment market, and fear of a pending double dip recession.

Concerns over the lack of stability surrounding global markets continued into January, but many organisations - particularly in the UK - seem to have adopted a “keep calm and carry on” strategy in regards to business. Many organisations have realised that we might be without a definitive economic outlook for some time, and particularly so for Q1. Therefore, hiring managers are continuing to recruit staff to meet requirements; which fairs well for jobseekers in 2012, as it looks set to be a largely candidate led economy for at least the first half of the year.

Regards,

Sid Barnes, Executive DirectorComputer People

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February 2012

Highlights from January

• Vacancy levels steadied over the January period for both contract and permanent recruitment.

• Permanent salaries steadied over January with a minor increase recorded, while contractor pay had an increase to commence the year.

• Sizeable pay increases were recorded for contractors in SAP, .Net/C# and Java.

• Interim CIO/ IT Directors and CTOs continue to receive sharp pay increases month-on-month.

• The banking, insurance and finance sector saw a fall in the level of permanent vacancies advertised; compensated by a rise in contractor vacancies.

• Retail and telecoms had a great month with a decent rise in the number of permanent vacancies, and a boom in the number of contractor vacancies advertised.

• Media, new media and creative suffered a significant decline in both permanent and contract vacancies advertised in January.

• Public sector opportunities for permanent employment continued to drop, while the number of contract vacancies steadied with minor increases recorded in January.

• Developers, project managers and business analysts continue to be in high demand across the UK



Permanent vacancies steady at the start of 2012

While there was no significant surge in the number of vacancies in January, the year did start with minor increases in the number of recorded vacancies for both permanent (up 0.06%) and contract (up 0.05%) roles. Reassuringly then, the previously recorded drop in contractor levels in December (down 0.25%) didn’t persist. The short working month of January kicked off relatively swiftly after the Christmas break, and many of our offices received requirements on the first day back.

Sector breakdown

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Vacancies

5,687

% Change

0.05%

Vacancies

13,003

% Change

0.06%

Permanent Contract

Number of vacancies: all sectors

Vacancies

1,525

652

479

398

129

% Change

1.40%

2.84%

5.04%

-8.51%

-14.57%

Vacancies

782

81

94

153

216

% Change

-1.39%

37.29%

27.03%

-1.29%

0.06%

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 finance saw overall growth in vacancies by 0.01%, as permanent vacancies rose by 1.40% and contract declined by 1.39%. The industry has enjoyed steady requirements over the past six months, which is a positive sign given that this sector is usually the first to react to fears around recession.

Retail

The retail industry started the year on a high with significant vacancy increases in both permanent and contract roles. Permanent vacancies increased by 2.84%, which is a positive sign considering that consumer spending in January failed to be stimulated, despite retailers across the UK slashing the price of new season stock in an attempt to give the market a much needed boost. On the contractor side we saw an influx in the number of vacancies advertised in January, largely to contrast the steep fall in previous months, but more so to begin preparations for London 2012 Olympic Games.



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Telecoms

As mentioned in previous months, new contracts being awarded early in the latter part of 2011 and in the new year – along with budgets being thawed – has led to a recruitment surge on both the permanent and contract side within the telecoms sector. This month, permanent vacancies rose by 5.04%, and the number of contractors increased by 27.03%.


The creative industry showed a decline in January, which was not unexpected or problematic. We saw substantial increases in vacancies for both permanent and contract staff towards the latter part of 2011, meaning that in the new year, the sector’s requirements are understandably light and are likely to remain so until March and April, when the industry tends to increase staffing in an effort to utilise excess financial budgets.

Public sector

With continued budget cuts impacting the sector heavily in 2011 and showing no signs of easing in 2012, the public sector remains opposed to new permanent hires; leading to a decline of 14.57% in permanent vacancies this month. In recent months, hiring managers were more inclined to recruit contract staff, as contract hires come under project budgets and are more justifiable in the present climate. In January however, it seems that contractor vacancies have steadied with a marginal increase this month of 0.06% being recorded. As we continue to monitor the sector, we are hopeful that we may see a boost in contract employment, although on the whole, we don’t anticipate much sector growth in 2012.

Monthly salary trends

While we saw sharp salary increases at the beginning of 2011, 2012 started off a little slower due to cautious spending. But as salaries have increased consistently over the past 12 months, it appears that hiring managers are willing to pay for quality where IT is concerned.

Vacancies

4.18%

% Change

4.12%

Vacancies

0.08%

% Change

0.72%

Permanent Contract

Number of vacancies: all sectors

Permanent salaries took a hit this month with declines recorded against all key IT jobs, beside web developers (up 0.09%) and project managers (up 0.01%).

Contractor pay was inconsistent this month with large rises recorded for .Net/ C# (up 1.02%), Oracle (up 1.60%), SAP (2.43%) and interim IT directors (3.80%). These four specialisms are key growth business areas at present, as they are key to delivering organisational efficiency and effectiveness projects.

Sharp decreases were recorded for testing (down 1.10%), database (1.20%), SQL (1.23%) and web development (0.45%). Testing will increase in line with development, so it’s likely that we’ll see a boost next month, while database and SQL are suffering from the transitional move of technology towards the cloud. Web development positions are largely permanent at present as, while budget cuts are imminent, people want to keep web activity in-house.



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Jobs in demand

Continuing the trend witnessed in previous months, developers and project managers remain most highly in demand in the IT sector. Analysts continue to be sought after; becoming increasingly important as they act as the interpreter of IT change at the front line to senior management and board level. The analyst’s ability to translate technological innovation into commercial business success is imperative for progressive organisations in 2012, as companies look for any opportunity to differentiate themselves.

Average salary

£38

£47

£49

£39

£50

£35

£51

£63

£41

£45

£96

% Average change (Monthly)

1.02%

0.40%

1.60%

-1.23%

-0.30%

-0.45%

0.30%

2.43%

-1.10%

-1.20%

3.80%

% Average change (Year-on-year)

3.29%

5.00%

0.10%

7.29%

0.61%

10.80%

7.90%

5.45%

1.38%

7.20%

10.10%

Averagesalary

£39,349

£47,855

£52,307

£38,268

£53,167

£32,702

£52,044

£67,219

£46,907

£40,856

£76,560

% Average change (Monthly)

-0.03%

-0.04%

0.00%

-0.12%

-0.08%

0.09%

0.01%

-0.07%

-0.00%

-0.04%

-0.03%

% Average change (Year-on-year)

7.04%

0.21%

8.34%

4.72%

8.88%

3.37%

5.45%

4.59%

6.87%

0.60%

3.92%

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

Overall Developer

Analyst

Business Analyst

Project Manager

Software Engineer

Consultant

Architect

Developer

Project Manager

Architect

Business Analyst

Web Developer

Senior Developer

Software Engineer

Permanent

Jobs in demand

Contract



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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

Designer

Business Analyst

Web Developer

Architect

PHP Developer

Flash Developer

Engineer

Analyst

Developer

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

PHP Developer

Consultant

Architect

Business Analyst

Senior Developer

Administrator

Developer

Consultant

Project Manager

Permanent Contract



Telecomms



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Wrap up

Overall, this year has begun in a similar fashion to that of 2011. Uncertainty grips the UK and its industries; IT is growing, albeit slowly; and organisations continue to surge ahead with delivering on IT strategies as they become increasingly aware that in an economic downturn, the best way to ride out a storm is to innovate your way through it.



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Salaries by region

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

Average hourly rate

£45

£56

£52

£46

£55

£37

£56

£66

£46

£46

-

£120

Average hourly rate

£35

£44

£43

£39

£54

£31

£45

£57

£32

£36

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

0.04%

-0.38%

-0.53%

0.18%

0.81%

-0.79%

0.73%

0.51%

-0.09%

-0.14%

-

-0.11%

% Change (Monthly)

0.19%

-1.11%

-0.59%

0.72%

0.26%

0.58%

-0.91%

0.56%

0.05%

0.11%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

3.06%

5.91%

0.16%

7.73%

0.72%

11.85%

8.31%

5.59%

1.23%

7.64%

-

10.64%

% Change (Yearly)

2.67%

6.19%

0.99%

4.98%

1.54%

8.35%

7.83%

5.27%

3.26%

4.21%

-

-

AverageSalary

£50,992

£58,833

£60,436

£47,185

£65,109

£39,385

£59,534

£68,730

£54,694

£47,052

£90,318

£71,070

AverageSalary

£38,895

£40,873

£47,206

£38,156

£49,979

£34,406

£49,830

£59,917

£56,048

£42,683

% Change (Monthly)

0.40%

0.02%

0.45%

0.18%

0.45%

0.56%

0.05%

0.33%

0.07%

0.26%

0.27%

0.41%

% Change (Monthly)

1.00%

0.75%

0.71%

0.37%

0.16%

0.38%

-0.12%

-0.12%

-0.16%

-0.14%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

7.47%

1.13%

6.10%

4.40%

11.69%

3.87%

6.02%

4.98%

7.26%

1.38%

0.65%

6.29%

% Change (Yearly)

5.70%

1.05%

5.83%

3.65%

10.59%

3.85%

5.66%

5.38%

0.23%

2.04%

-

-

Permanent

Permanent

London

South East

Contract

Contract



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Salaries by region

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

Average hourly rate

£35

£37

£52

£31

£44

£24

£47

£55

£33

£26

-

-

Average hourly rate

£24

£35

£38

£30

£45

£20

£50

£49

£35

£30

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

1.11%

0.24%

0.28%

1.37%

-0.66%

-0.75%

-0.50%

-0.40%

-0.24%

1.72%

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

-1.02%

-1.08%

-0.25%

-0.96%

-0.25%

-1.93%

-0.54%

0.12%

1.43%

0.65%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

3.42%

3.10%

1.24%

4.84%

1.25%

8.61%

6.78%

4.10%

2.26%

8.13%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

3.24%

6.14%

2.19%

5.65%

1.67%

5.12%

6.77%

4.11%

1.50%

3.49%

-

-

AverageSalary

£34,631

£37,234

£46,355

£35,521

£38,294

£30,501

£47,151

£73,562

-

£33,853

-

-

AverageSalary

£33,234

£36,752

£44,688

£33,545

£30,954

£30,227

£44,539

£63,062

£40,423

£44,265

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

-0.20%

1.04%

-0.12%

0.78%

0.04%

0.87%

0.40%

0.31%

-

-0.29%

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

-0.13%

0.62%

-0.18%

-0.11%

0.03%

1.00%

0.61%

-0.02%

-0.05%

-0.01%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

6.04%

2.14%

5.65%

4.39%

8.57%

3.74%

5.47%

4.80%

-

2.24%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

2.87%

2.37%

5.93%

4.11%

4.71%

2.09%

5.40%

0.16%

0.30%

1.11%

-

-

Permanent

Permanent

South West

East Midlands

Contract

Contract



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Salaries by region

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

Average hourly rate

£37

£39

£39

£38

£50

£34

£41

£52

£36

£31

-

-

Average hourly rate

£33

£39

£48

£31

£45

£25

£43

£57

£31

£27

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

1.30%

0.48%

1.28%

-0.99%

0.50%

-1.14%

-0.23%

0.32%

0.16%

1.47%

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

1.30%

-0.79%

-0.32%

-0.02%

0.91%

-1.52%

-0.35%

0.01%

1.35%

1.18%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

2.16%

5.99%

0.41%

6.74%

0.58%

8.44%

7.62%

4.17%

1.34%

7.15%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

3.46%

5.03%

0.37%

7.69%

3.43%

8.31%

5.18%

2.34%

1.39%

6.31%

-

-

AverageSalary

£37,897

£40,403

£45,715

£38,616

£28,851

£30,751

£48,075

£68,791

£41,506

£41,166

-

-

AverageSalary

£36,112

£42,074

£42,958

£35,686

£46,439

£32,153

£46,467

-

-

£40,884

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

0.50%

0.02%

0.53%

0.75%

0.03%

1.21%

0.50%

-

-

-0.22%

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

0.55%

0.57%

-0.19%

0.87%

-0.23%

0.17%

0.62%

0.02%

0.82%

0.42%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

7.07%

1.86%

6.75%

7.00%

11.01%

3.39%

6.58%

-

-

1.00%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

5.80%

1.50%

8.06%

5.00%

9.80%

4.63%

6.08%

4.38%

5.72%

2.02%

-

-

Permanent

Permanent

West Midlands

East of England

Contract

Contract



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Salaries by region

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

Average hourly rate

£33

£38

£44

£30

£41

£29

£44

£55

£34

£27

-

-

Average hourly rate

£34

£40

£42

£30

£43

£29

£44

£54

£34

£26

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

-0.54%

-1.19%

0.74%

-1.19%

-0.57%

-1.08%

0.09%

-0.79%

0.80%

1.21%

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

-1.45%

-0.21%

-1.07%

1.59%

-0.29%

-1.16%

-0.81%

0.46%

0.53%

0.46%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

3.25%

4.82%

2.20%

4.95%

0.33%

7.71%

5.85%

3.41%

2.07%

5.42%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

2.37%

5.87%

0.05%

6.76%

0.75%

8.38%

7.95%

4.12%

1.45%

7.15%

-

-

AverageSalary

£35,968

£38,547

£41,402

£36,085

£37,286

£29,509

£44,988

£54,645

£31,286

£37,754

-

-

AverageSalary

£35,329

£37,908

£41,689

£36,546

£37,462

£29,814

£44,948

£54,236

£31,589

£37,329

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

0.52%

-0.03%

0.81%

0.24%

0.87%

-0.22%

0.06%

0.66%

0.41%

0.43%

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

-0.18%

0.52%

-0.06%

0.34%

0.14%

0.40%

-0.21%

-0.13%

1.21%

1.00%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

7.15%

1.88%

6.09%

5.25%

9.37%

3.74%

6.21%

3.74%

5.04%

3.34%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

7.24%

1.83%

6.26%

5.18%

9.63%

3.74%

6.45%

3.79%

5.24%

3.24%

-

-

Permanent

Permanent

Yorkshire and Humberside

North West

Contract

Contract



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Salaries by region

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

Average hourly rate

£36

£37

£43

£31

£42

£28

£42

£54

£34

£24

-

-

Average hourly rate

£34

£37

£38

£30

£39

£24

£43

£50

£35

£30

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

0.70%

0.26%

0.87%

-0.13%

-0.89%

-0.85%

-1.14%

-0.70%

1.28%

0.80%

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

-0.33%

-1.07%

1.25%

-1.39%

-0.90%

0.25%

0.52%

0.93%

-1.34%

-0.95%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

3.06%

6.14%

2.21%

5.64%

1.84%

5.34%

7.02%

4.27%

1.25%

3.10%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

3.46%

4.73%

2.21%

4.93%

0.76%

7.66%

6.17%

3.36%

2.23%

5.13%

-

-

AverageSalary

£35,162

£38,881

£41,827

£36,400

£36,881

£29,626

£44,912

£53,962

£31,609

£37,130

-

-

AverageSalary

£36,423

£36,594

£41,423

£36,183

£51,832

£34,338

£39,248

£46,552

-

£40,884

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

-0.07%

0.24%

-0.04%

0.43%

0.99%

0.27%

0.37%

0.07%

0.12%

1.03%

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

1.07%

0.30%

0.09%

0.42%

0.74%

0.88%

0.13%

0.19%

-

-0.05%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

7.00%

2.03%

5.98%

5.31%

9.29%

3.81%

6.16%

3.83%

4.87%

3.33%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

5.15%

1.63%

7.72%

4.76%

10.85%

4.33%

5.87%

0.46%

-

4.68%

-

-

Permanent

Permanent

North East

Scotland

Contract

Contract



Salaries by region

.Net

Java

Oracle

SQL Server


Web Developer

Project Manager

SAP

Testing

Database

CIO

IT Director

Average hourly rate

£36

£37

£37

£29

£40

£25

£46

£51

£32

£25

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

0.65%

-0.63%

-0.25%

-0.69%

1.01%

0.75%

0.61%

0.92%

0.39%

1.07%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

3.67%

4.72%

2.10%

2.87%

1.71%

3.61%

4.92%

2.16%

2.27%

4.17%

-

-

AverageSalary

£35,399

£33,012

£44,606

£35,069

-

£30,275

£44,719

-

-

£31,234

-

-

% Change (Monthly)

0.17%

0.81%

0.04%

0.57%

-

1.29%

0.08%

-

-

0.15%

-

-

% Change (Yearly)

7.59%

1.03%

9.33%

5.47%

-

3.04%

4.63%

-

-

3.71%

-

-

Permanent

Wales

Contract

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