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4Sight The IT Staffing review Issue 1: 2016
In this issue Introduction and about us Skills Demand Update Q1 2016 Section 1: Contract Demand Trends Table 1: Most sought-after contract skills Table 2: Skills with largest change in demand Table 3: Sector with highest contract demand Table 4: Top 5 demanded job functions Table 5: Top 5 demanded programming languages Section 2: IT Rates and Salary Overview Q1 2016 Table 1: Management roles Table 2: Infrastructure roles Table 3: Development roles Rates and Salaries - Q1 2016 Insight: News
Introduction Certes Computing is a leading supplier of IT staffing and recruitment solutions to both the private and public sectors. Established since 1983, we have developed a strong reputation for delivering highly responsive and effective IT resourcing services, whether it be for complete onsite managed services, Employed Consultants and Turnkey staffing services, the provision of contingency IT contract staff or the recruitment of permanent personnel.
IT Staffing Review Certes IT Staffing Review is provided as part of 4Sight – Certes’ portfolio of free information services for recruitment. 4Sight provides a range of information services such as market news, case studies, white papers, legislation updates, as well as skills, rate and salary information. Each quarter 4Sight brings you information relevant to the staffing industry. Based on customer feedback, our IT Staffing Review has been developed to provide subscribers with a reliable and accurate way to aid their resource planning with a comprehensive comparison of the cost of contractors, permanent staff and Employed Consultants, with the associated levels of supply and demand for key skills and job functions within the market. Issued and updated quarterly, our IT Staffing Review provides a comprehensive and up to date reflection of market developments, and includes detailed skill demand comparisons on the same period last year, providing a useful yardstick for market growth or decline in skills usage.
Guide to Rates and Salaries Disclaimer The rates and salaries presented here are intended to provide an objective guide to the job functions most commonly recruited in the market. The figures used are based on national averages and consequently do not reflect specific regional differences. Should you require more specific rate or salary information on any additional skill, job title or region not present then please contact us on 01675 468968.
Data Sources The rates are compiled every month from a combination of 12 independent reports and official reviews which are then aggregated to formulate a 3 month view.
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Part 1: Contract Demand Trends
Part 2: Permanent Demand Trends
Skills Demand Update A guide to the most sought-after skills of Q1 2016
Part 1: Contract Demand Trends
Part 2: Permanent Demand Trends Most sought-after skills Q1 2016
Rank
Skill
Rank
Skill
1
Microsoft
1
Microsoft
2
HTML
2
.NET
3
Oracle
3
HTML
4
.NET
4
CSS
5
CSS
5
ASP .NET
Highest increase in demand during Q1 2016 Rank
Skill
Rank
Skill
1
Office 365
1
Cyber Security
2
Cyber Security
2
Data Analytics
3
ASP .NET WEB API
3
Twitter Bootstrap
4
SQL Server 2014
4
Java Script Engineer
5
NoSQL
5
SQL Server 2014
Sector with highest demand Q1 2016 Rank
Sector
Rank
Sector
1
Banking/Finance/Investment
1
Banking/Finance
2
Retail
2
Retail
3
Telecoms
3
Marketing
4
Marketing
4
Telecoms
5
Front Office
5
Legal
Top 5 demanded job functions
Top 5 demanded programming languages
Rank
Sector
Rank
Sector
1
Developer
1
SQL
2
Analyst
2
Java Script
3
.NET Developer
3
C#
4
C# Developer
4
Java
5
Consultant
5
Python
To get free updates of the Certes IT Rate and Salary Report please visit www.certes.co.uk or call 01675 468968
IT Rates and Salaries Overview A guide to the rates and salaries of those in the IT industry - Q1 2016
Average Contractor daily rate*
Certes Employed Consultant daily rate
Average permanent salary
Management Roles Business Analyst Project Manager IT Director IT Manager Helpdesk Manager Programme Manager Project Co-ordinator Systems Architect Technical Author
£425 £435 £850 £425 £375 £500 £233 £475 £305
£340 £368 £680 £340 £295 £420 £186 £410 £244
£50,000 £52,000 £90,000 £52,500 £35,000 £70,000 £27,500 £62,500 £36,000
Infrastructure Roles Application Support Analyst DBA -Oracle -SQL Oracle Applications Network Engineer IT Security Consultant Systems Administrator Systems Analyst Helpdesk 2nd Line 3rd Line IT Trainer
£325 £400 £413 £388 £475 £350 £450 £351 £370 £130 £160 £275 £261
£290 £320 £331 £320 £380 £280 £370 £281 £300 £100 £128 £220 £209
£40,000 £47,500 £50,000 £45,000 £50,000 £45,625 £55,000 £42,500 £42,500 £23,000 £27,000 £37,500 £40,000
Development Roles C# Java Sharepoint Oracle .NET PHP SQL System Tester User Acceptance Tester (UAT) Web Designer Web Developer
£400 £450 £350 £425 £390 £375 £400 £325 £400 £250 £350
£330 £385 £280 £360 £312 £300 £320 £260 £320 £188 £285
£45,000 £52,000 £42,500 £50,000 £42,000 £40,000 £45,000 £35,000 £45,000 £30,000 £37,500
Job Title
* Contract rates quoted represent average contract pay rates (excluding any margin or mark up). To get free updates of the Certes IT Rate and Salary Report, please visit www.certes.co.uk or call 01675 468968
Insight News
Recruitment trends for 2016: UK and Global Another 12 months has come and gone and the recruitment industry has seen many changes, some expected and some that came out of nowhere. The quality of candidates seems to be a factor that is valuable for employers, with 39% saying candidate quality is important. Employee retention isn’t far behind with 32% of employers making employee retention a top priority in the next 12 months. Employee referrals are considered by 26% to be an integral part of recruitment and this area will be seeing a continued growth over the next year. Another trend that has occurred in recruitment is branding. More and more employers are seeing the effectiveness of branding and 59% are increasing investments into this area to improve their brand compared to the previous year. https://www.certes.co.uk/blog/2015/12/recruitment-trends-for-2016-uk-and-global
Big Data leading the way in 2015 Big Data, an enormous treasure trove of information that reveals patterns, trends and associations that the IT sector is seeing the importance of and embracing. IT recruitment has seen an exponential rise for this skill from November 2014. Big Data vacancies are growing alongside the increase in IT vacancies but from June 2015 the vacancies for Big Data roles sky rocketed and continued to be in high demand then all technology vacancies. https://www.certes.co.uk/blog/2015/12/big-data-leading-the-way-in-2015
More employers leaning towards permanent staffing According to a November report from REC, 84% of UK employers are planning to increase their workforce within the next three months and 76% are planning to expand their permanent staff in the next four to 12 months. 43% of UK employers are seeking to adopt the use of contractors in the next three month, while 44% employers are going to utilise contractors within the next 4 to 12 months. https://www.certes.co.uk/blog/2015/12/more-employers-leaning-towards-permanent-staffing