Dice Job Market Report 2015
Dice, February 2015
Introduction We surveyed over 900 UK tech professionals to create a comprehensive Dice Job Market Report containing salary insight, market expectations on future remuneration, mobility, social media and more. We hope you find this report useful. Dice
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 1. Contractors Contractor Demographics
Female
75
Male
%
18%
25
82%
Sector %
Gender
Private
Public
Where contractors currently work
Scotland
North East
North West
Yorkshire & the Humber
West Midlands Thames Valley South West Density of IT Employees
Highest
East Midlands East Anglia London South East
Lowest
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Contractors age < 18 years old
0%
18 - 24 years old
1%
25 - 34 years old
21%
35 - 44 years old
28%
45 - 54 years old
30%
55 - 64 years old
17%
> 65 years old
3% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
25%
30%
35%
40%
30%
35%
40%
Education level GCSE
7%
College Diploma
17%
Bachelor Degree
39%
Master Degree
22%
Ph.D Other*
3% 12% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Years of IT experience 0 - 5 years
18%
6 - 10 years
19%
11 - 15 years
14%
16 - 20 years
13%
More than 20 years
36% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Other * A level, HND and NVQ
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 Current career level Director
9%
Senior Management
9%
Middle Management
27%
Lower Management
13%
Team Member
37%
Entry Level
5% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Current area of IT Project Management
23%
Development
24%
Support & Operations
23%
Analysis
12%
Testing
6%
Other*
12% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Commuting time to work >75 minutes
10% 60 - 75 minutes
15 minutes
19%
16% 14%
15 - 30 minutes
20% 45 - 60 minutes
21% 30 - 45 minutes
Other * Training, Design and Architecture
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Contractor Salary Contract Rates (hourly)
47%
27%
13% £1 - £30
£31 - £60
£61 - £90
9%
4%
£91 - £120
£120 +
All contract rates are exclusive of recruitment agency fees, commissions, employee benefits and performance related bonuses
Current area of IT
Change in salary (last review)
Increase 38%
No change 58%
Decrease 4%
Expectations (next review) Increase
39%
No change
30%
Decrease
1%
No comment
10%
Don’t know
20% 0%
5
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 Future Plans When IT Contractors expect to change job !
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3
Immediately 18%
Within 1 month 22%
Within 3 months 22%
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Current 12 area of IT
12+
Within 6 months 19%
Within 12 months 11%
More than 12 months 8%
Most important factors when choosing a new contract
Challenging tasks 36%
Salary 22%
Location 21%
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Current area of IT Career opportunities 15%
Other 4%
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High responsibility 2%
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2. Permanent Permanent Employee Demographics
Female
83
Male
%
19%
17
81%
Sector %
Gender
Private
Public
Where employees currently work
Scotland
North East
North West
Yorkshire & the Humber
West Midlands Thames Valley South West Density of IT Employees
Highest
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East Midlands East Anglia London South East
Lowest
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 Employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age < 18 years old
0%
18 - 24 years old
1%
25 - 34 years old
21%
35 - 44 years old
28%
45 - 54 years old
30%
55 - 64 years old
17%
> 65 years old
3% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Education level GCSE
10%
College Diploma
16%
Bachelor Degree
45%
Master Degree
22%
Ph.D
1%
Other*
6% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Years of IT experience 0 - 5 years
18%
6 - 10 years
19%
11 - 15 years
14%
16 - 20 years
13%
More than 20 years
36% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Other * A level, HND and NVQ
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Current career level 3%
Director Senior Management
10%
Middle Management
25%
Lower Management
16%
Team Member
42% 4%
Entry Level
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Current area of IT Project Management
14%
Development
26%
Support & Operations
34%
Analysis
8%
Testing
6%
Other*
12% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Commuting time to work >75 minutes 60 - 75 minutes
45 - 60 minutes
15 minutes
9%
19%
9%
20%
23%
15 - 30 minutes
20% 30 - 45 minutes Other * Training, sales and consultancy
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 Permanent Employee Salary Current annual salary (gross income)
43% 10%
29%
11%
£20K - £40K £40K - £60K
£0 - £20K
5%
£60K - £80K
£80K - £100K
2% £100K +
Current area of IT Change in salary (last review)
Increase 59%
No change 40%
Decrease 1%
Expectations (next review) Increase
56%
No change
25%
Decrease
1%
No comment Don’t know
3% 15% 0%
10%
20%
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30%
40%
50%
60%
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Permanent Employee Current Benefits Listed in order of popularity 1
2
3
4
Pension
Private Healthcare
Laptop
Flexible working hours
6
7
8
Mobile Phone
Cycle to Work Scheme
Child care vouchers
Extra Holiday
9
10
11
12
Season ticket loan
Company Car
Gym membership
Free lunch
13
14
5
Current area of IT
Other benefits mentioned were broadband, working from home, free travel to work, share purchase schemes and city club membership
Current area of IT Sabbatical Leave
11
Duvet Days
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 Future Plans When do employees expect to change job !
6M
1Y
Immediately 12%
Within 6 month 26%
Within 1 year 22%
2Y
Current 3Y area of IT
3Y+
Within 2 years 17%
Within 3 years 7%
More than 3 years 16%
Most important factors when choosing a new job
High responsibility 4%
Salary 26%
Location 10%
Career opportunities 26%
Current area of IT
Other important factors were culture, flexibility and work life balance
Challenging tasks 34%
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Most import reason to stay in an existing job
Other 15%
Investment in IT department 17% 15%
17%
20% 48%
Clear career path 48%
Strong overall business performance 20%
Other reasons to stay in a job included: Feeling valued, challenging work, security, people, culture and environment.
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 3. Skills in demand Most popular IT skills of 2014 Tech professionals Top 15 searched for skills on Dice
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1
Project Manager
Business Analyst
3 Java
4 Support / Help Desk
7 SQL
5 Oracle
6 C#
8 Testing & QA
9 10
PHP
IT Manager
12 11
Cisco
SAP
13
.Net
14
Games Programmer
15
Linux
The most searched for skills on uk.dice.com
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Employers Top 15 searched for skills on Dice
1 Java
2
SAP
3
PHP 5
4
6
Salesforce
.Net
Linux 7
8
9
Developer
Business Intelligence
C# 10
11
C
12
Tester
Python 14 Security
13
UX
15
Oracle
The most searched for skills by employers in our CV database
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 4. Social Recruitment
How do tech professionals interact on social media?
85%
interact with other tech professionals on social sites
74%
search for new job opportunities on social sites
70%
regularly update their profiles to appeal to employers
Where to find tech pros (social media platforms) Facebook 47%
StackOverflow 10% Github 7% Meetup 6% Other 4%
Twitter 26%
Other sites listed
Excluding LinkedIn
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How can recruiters improve contact with tech pros through social media Only target me with relevant jobs 42%
Show technical understanding of my job 20% Other 5%
Engage more Do your homework and stop wasting peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time Maintain a relationship Offer opportunities to suit my experience and salary
Research my employment Background more 33%
Why recruiters use social media to recruit tech pros
37%
Discover passive candidates
24%
They help engage with tech pros
Current area of IT 13%
Return on investment
17
16%
They help to build talent pools Technology & Marketing pros use social channels more than other professionals
10%
Gain understanding of tech pros
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Dice Job Market Report 2015 About Dice Dice is a DHI Service. It is a leading tech career site for the UK, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands. uk.dice.com helps connect employers with relevant active and passive tech professionals. The site currently advertises over 10,000 live vacancies from companies such as Bloomberg, EE, Microsoft, Boeing, IBM and many more* In 2014 Dice, formerly The IT Job Board, launched Open Web, a new sourcing tool that tracks publicly available social data from 130 leading social and professional sites, providing recruiters with a social search engine containing rich tech profiles. *As of 11th September 2015
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