Dice Job Market Report 2017
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Dice Job Market Report 2017
Introduction We surveyed over 1,200 UK tech professionals and 170 recruitment 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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1. Contractors Contractor Demographics
Female
83
Male
%
9%
17
91%
Sector %
Gender
Private
Public
Where contractors currently work
Scotland North West
North East
West Midlands Thames Valley Wales
East Midlands East Anglia
South West Density of Tech Employees
Highest
Yorkshire & the Humber
London South East
Lowest
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What factors entice contractors to relocate? Career opportunities
18%
Challenging tasks
14%
High level of responsibility
6%
Salary
26%
Location
16%
Brand
6%
I would not relocate
13%
Other*
1% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
*Other includes: Work-Life Balance
Contractors age < 18 years old
0%
18 - 24 years old
5%
25 - 34 years old
17%
35 - 44 years old
33%
45 - 54 years old
31%
55 - 64 years old
13%
> 65 years old
1% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
35%
40%
Years of tech work experience 0 - 5 years
17%
6 - 10 years
14%
11 - 15 years
15%
16 - 20 years
20%
More than 20 years
34% 0%
5%
10%
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15%
20%
25%
30%
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Current career level Director
11%
Senior Management
17%
Middle Management
25%
Lower Management
12%
Team Member
30%
Entry Level
5% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Current area of tech
Project Management Support & Ops 23% 17%
Analysis 6%
Consultant 16%
Development 13%
Testing 5%
Architect 4%
Design 6%
Data Science 4%
Engineer 4%
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Training 2%
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Top 10 Industries contractors work in* Finance / Banking
13%
Consulting
12%
Telecommunications
9%
Software Products
9%
Internet
5%
Manufacturing
5%
Healthcare
5%
Public Sector
4%
Education
4%
Government
4% 0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
14%
16%
18%
20%
Contract developers top ten languages* SQL
16%
HTML
16%
C#
15%
JavaScript
9%
Java
8%
C++
5%
Angular
4%
Python
4%
PHP
4%
Android
4% 0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
*These represent the top 10, hence the percentage overall does not add up to 100
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Top 10 languages contractors want to improve* Javascript
11%
Swift
11%
React
11%
Python
11%
Node.js
9%
Android
6%
Angular
6%
iOS
4%
Ruby on Rails
4%
PHP
4% 0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
*These represent the top 10, hence the percentage overall does not add up to 100
How are contractors planning to upskill in 2017?
Self funded training & development 53%
Working on additional projects outside of work 19%
Not planning to upskill 14%
Employer funded training 10%
Secondment/placement 3%
Other 1%
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Have contractors searched for jobs on a mobile device
Yes 75%
No 25%
Have contractors applied via a mobile device
Yes 55%
No 45%
Are contractors positive about their career aspirations in 2017?
Yes 78%
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No 22%
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Contractor Salary Contract Rates (hourly)
28% 13% £1 - £30
33% £31 - £60
25% £61 - £90
7% £91 - £120
2%
5%
£121 - £150 £151+
All contract rates are exclusive of recruitment agency fees, commissions, employee benefits and performance related bonuses
Change in salary (last review)
Increase 50%
No change 29%
Decrease 21%
Last year, only 4% of contractors experienced a decrease in pay, this year 21% experienced a decrease in pay
Expectations (next review)
Increase 59%
No change 32%
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Decrease 9%
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Future Plans Are contractors currently looking for a new job?
Yes 77%
No 23%
When are contractors expecting to change job? !
1M
3M
6M
Immediately 19%
Within 1 month 21%
Within 3 months 26%
Within 6 months 19%
1Y
2Y
2Y+
Within 1 year 9%
More than 1 year 4%
More than 2 years 2%
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Most important factor when choosing a new contract
Challenging tasks 33%
Salary 27%
Career opportunity 17%
Location 15%
Brand / Company Company purpose High responsibility Tech infrastructure 3% 2% 2% 1%
Most important factor for staying with an employer?
Salary 25%
Your team 24%
Investment in tech department 9%
Clear career path 18%
Strong overall business performance 8%
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Job security 14%
Benefits 2%
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2. Permanent Permanent Employee Demographics
Female
83
Male
%
10%
17
90%
Sector %
Gender
Private
Public
Where employees currently work
Scotland North West
North East
West Midlands Thames Valley Wales
East Midlands East Anglia
South West Density of Tech Employees
Highest
Yorkshire & the Humber
London South East
Lowest
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What factors entice employees to relocate? Career opportunities
25%
Challenging tasks
13%
High level of responsibility
5%
Salary
29%
Location
17%
Brand
3%
I would not relocate
8% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age < 18 years old
0%
18 - 24 years old
10%
25 - 34 years old
24%
35 - 44 years old
32%
45 - 54 years old
26%
55 - 64 years old
8%
> 65 years old
0% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
30%
35%
40%
Years of tech experience 0 - 5 years
27%
6 - 10 years
15%
11 - 15 years
14%
16 - 20 years
18%
More than 20 years
26% 0%
5%
10%
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15%
20%
25%
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Current career level 4%
Director Senior Management
14%
Middle Management
22%
Lower Management
19%
Team Member
34% 7%
Entry Level
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Current area of tech
Support & Ops Project Management 17% 32%
Development 16%
Consultant 8%
Testing 5%
Architect 4%
Design 6%
Analysis 7%
Training 2%
Engineer 2%
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Data Science 1%
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Top 10 industries employees work in* Finance / Banking
11%
Software Products
11%
Telecommunications
9%
Consulting
7%
Education
6%
Retail
6%
Internet
5%
Healthcare
4%
Manufacturing
4%
Web Services
3% 0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
14%
16%
18%
20%
Permanent developers top ten languages* C#
15%
SQL
15%
HTML
11%
Java
11%
Javascript
11%
C++
9%
PHP
4%
C
4%
Android
3%
Python
3% 0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
*These represent the top 10, hence the percentage overall does not add up to 100
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Top ten languages permanent developers are keen to improve or learn* Python
10%
C#
10%
Swift
9%
Angular
9%
Android
9%
Javascript
8%
Node.js
7%
Java
5%
SQL
5%
PHP
4% 0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
*These represent the top 10, hence the percentage overall does not add up to 100
How are employees planning to upskill in 2017?
Self funded training & development 38%
Employer funded training 29%
Working on additional projects outside of work 17%
Not planning to upskill 9%
Secondment/placement 5%
Other 2%
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Do employees search for jobs on a mobile device?
Yes 75%
No 25%
Do employees apply for jobs via a mobile device?
Yes 51%
No 49%
Are employees positive about their career aspirations in 2017?
Yes 74%
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No 26%
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Permanent Employee Salary Current annual salary (gross income)
13% 14%
36% £20K - £40K
£0 - £20K
27% 15%
£40K - £60K
£60K - £80K
Current area of IT
4%
4%
£80K - £100K £100K+
Change in salary (last review)
Increase 59%
No change 39%
Decrease 2%
Expectations (next review)
Increase 62%
No change 36%
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Decrease 2%
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Permanent Employee Current Benefits Listed in order of popularity 1
2
3
4
Pension
Laptop
Private healthcare
Flexible working hours
6
7
8
Mobile phone
Cycle to work scheme
Extra holiday
Child care vouchers
9
10
11
12
Company car
Gym membership
Season ticket loan
Free lunch
13
14
5
Current area of IT
Other includes: working from home, free flights and charity days
Current area of IT Sabbatical leave
Duvet days
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Future Plans What is the current employment status of employees?
Actively looking for a new job 42%
Employed but open to the right opportunity 49%
Happily employed and not looking for a job 9%
When are employees expecting to change job? !
3M
6M
1Y
Immediately 23%
Within 3 months 21%
Within 6 months 14%
Within 1 year 17%
2Y
3Y
3Y+
Within 2 years 11%
Within 3 years 6%
More than 3 years 8%
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44% of permanently employed candidates are looking to change jobs in the next three months
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Most important factor when choosing a new job?
Salary 30%
Challenging tasks Career opportunity 25% 25%
Location 12%
Brand / Company Company purpose High responsibility Tech infrastructure 3% 2% 2% 1%
Most important reason to stay in existing job?
Clear career path 27%
Your team 18%
Job security 17%
Salary 16%
Investment in tech department 8%
Strong overall business performance 7%
Benefits 3%
Other* 4%
*Other includes: feeling valued and work life balance
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3. Applying for Tech Roles The most important elements of a CV to a recruiter
Professional experience 37%
Previous companies 20%
CV presentation 13%
Soft Skills 9%
Education 8%
Cover Letter 6%
Personal statement 3%
Interest and hobbies 2%
Other* 2%
*Other includes: achievements, tenure, code sample
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What puts recruiters off an application?
Spelling & grammatical mistakes 32%
Too long 21%
Not enough detail 21%
Too many buzzwords 9%
Lack of qualifications 8%
Generic cover letter 5%
No cover letter 2%
Over qualified 1%
Other* 1%
Other includes: job hopping, too many â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; statements, shopping list of responsibilities
Is the traditional CV dying out?
Yes 26%
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No 74%
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4. Skills in demand Most popular IT skills of 2016 Tech professionals Top 15 searched for skills on Dice
2
1
Business Analyst
Project Manager
3
SQL
4
C 7
SAP
5 IT Support
6
Oracle
8
IT Manager
9
C#
10
Java
12
11
.Net
Testing
13
Cisco
14
PHP
15
SAS
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Employers Top 15 searched for skills on Dice
1
2
C
Java
3
.Net
5
4
PHP
SAP
6 ASP.net 7
8
9
Javascript
Python
Dev Ops
10 11
SAS
12
Tester
Linux 13
Analyst
14
Cisco
15
Hadoop
The most searched for skills by employers in our CV database
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Employers Top 15 searched for skills on Open Web
1
2
Java
C# 3
PHP
4
5 Ruby on Rails
.Net
6
C++ 7
8
Python
9
Django
Linux
10
iOS
11
SAP
12 Sharepoint
13
VBA
14 Angular JS
15 ASP.NET
The most searched for skills by employers in Open Web, Dice's award winning social recruiting platform
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5. Social Recruitment How do tech professionals interact on social media?
84%
Interact with other tech professionals on social sites
76%
Regularly update their profiles to appeal to employers
82%
95%
Receptive to being Search for new job opportunities contacted with job opportunities via via social media social media
Where to find tech pros (social media platforms) StackOverflow 11% Facebook 33%
Google + 9%
Github 8% Meetup 4% Other 5% Instagram 4% YouTube 4% Twitter 22%
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 52%
Follow up
Show technical understanding of my job 9% Other 2%
Be more personalised Provide feedback Specify basics up front e.g. salary and location
Research my employment background more 37%
How many profiles do tech pros have?
50%
Three+ profiles 50%
6%
No profile 6%
18% 26% Current area of IT
Two profiles 26%
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One profile 18%
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Where are tech professionals most likely to respond?
Email 65%
LinkedIn InMail 18%
Phone 16%
Facebook 1%
Why recruiters use social media to recruit tech pros
Discover passive candidates 27%
They help to build talent pools 22%
They help engage with tech pros 19%
Return on investment 12% *Other includes: help build brand, find in demand candidates not on job boards, extend reach, save time
Gain understanding of tech pros 11%
Cost efficient 8%
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Other* 1%
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6. Branding How does employer brand impact recruitment?
94%
79%
Research a company online before applying for a job
Say research on a brand influences their decision to apply
61%
Follow organisations on social and professional media sites
Where are tech pros following employers?
LinkedIn 45%
Facebook 24%
Instagram 4%
Google+ 7%
Twitter 18%
Pinterest 1%
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Other 1%
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How are tech pros researching employers?
Google search 33%
LinkedIn 18%
Website 18%
Glassdoor 9%
Talking to peers / networks 8%
Facebook 6%
Google+ 3%
4%
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1%
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7. Diversity Diversity in 2017 68% of businesses asked have diversity goals as part of their recruitment strategy
What is the main focus of diversity in 2017?
52%
Increase volume of non UK employees 2%
Increase volume of female employees 52%
14% 11% 21%
Current area of IT Increase volume of ethnic minorities 14%
Increase volume of younger employees 11% Other* 21%
*Other includes: all of the above, LGBT & disability hires
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What percentage of tech teams are female?
0 - 25% 70%
26 - 50% 25%
51 - 75% 4%
76 - 100% 1%
How will diversity be increased through hiring policies?
Breed a culture of diversity 52%
Actively sourcing diverse candidates 22%
Increase in diversity branding 14%
Collaborate with relevant partners 12%
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About Dice Dice is a DHI Service. It is a leading tech career site for the UK and Germany. uk.dice.com helps connect employers with relevant active and passive tech professionals. The site currently advertises over 7,000 live vacancies from companies such as Boeing, Cognizant, EE, J.P. Morgan, Met Police and many more.* In 2016 Dice launched Global Integrated Search, combining the Dice CV Database with social data extracted from the award winning social recruiting tool Open Web. This created the largest database of active and passive candidates in the UK. *As of January 2017
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