Dice Job Market Report 2016
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Dice Job Market Report 2016
Introduction We surveyed over 1,200 UK tech professionals and 200 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
75
Male
%
12%
25
88%
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 IT Employees
Highest
Yorkshire & the Humber
London South East
Lowest
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What factors entice contractors to relocate? Career opportunities
19%
Challenging tasks
15%
High level of responsibility
6%
Salary
25%
Location
15%
Brand I would not relocate Other
7% 13% 0% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Contractors age < 18 years old
0%
18 - 24 years old
4%
25 - 34 years old
15%
35 - 44 years old
26%
45 - 54 years old
35%
55 - 64 years old
18% 2%
> 65 years old 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
35%
40%
Years of tech work experience 0 - 5 years
18%
6 - 10 years
12%
11 - 15 years
14%
16 - 20 years
18%
More than 20 years
38% 0%
5%
10%
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15%
20%
25%
30%
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Current career level Director
9%
Senior Management
20%
Middle Management
25%
Lower Management
11%
Team Member
29%
Entry Level
6% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Current area of tech
Project Management 20%
Development 11%
Support & Ops 16%
Analysis 11%
Testing 6%
Architect 2%
Training 3%
Design 4% Other areas of tech included: Security and Operations
Consultant 15%
Engineer 7%
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Other 5%
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Contractor Salary Contract Rates (hourly)
29% 13% £1 - £30
42% £31 - £60
18% £61 - £90
4%
2%
£91 - £120
£121 - £151
5% £151+
All contract rates are exclusive of recruitment agency fees, commissions, employee benefits and performance related bonuses
Change in salary (last review)
Increase 51%
No change 29%
Decrease 20%
Last year only 4% of contractors experienced a decrease in pay, this year 20% experienced a decrease in pay
Expectations (next review)
Increase 60%
No change 33%
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Decrease 7%
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Future Plans When do contractors expect to change job? !
1M
3M
6M
Immediately 30%
Within 1 month 24%
Within 3 months 21%
Within 6 months 11%
1Y
2Y
2Y+
Within 1 year 9%
Within 2 years 3%
More than 2 years 2%
Last year 18% of contractors expected to change job immediately, this year 30% expect to change immediately
Most important factors when choosing a new contract
Challenging tasks 33%
Salary 26%
Location 18%
Career opportunity 17% Other important factors included: culture, flexibility and work life balance
Brand / Company Tech infrastructure High responsibility 2% 3% 1%
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Most important factor for staying with an employer?
Investment in tech department 7%
Being paid the market rate 31%
31%
7% 12%
4% 26%
Benefits 4%
Your team 26%
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20%
Strong overall business performance 12%
Clear career path 20%
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2. Permanent Permanent Employee Demographics
Female
80
Male
%
13%
20
87%
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 IT Employees
Highest
Yorkshire & the Humber
London South East
Lowest
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What factors entice employees to relocate? Career opportunities
23%
Challenging tasks
14%
High level of responsibility
7%
Salary
28%
Location
15%
Brand
3%
I would not relocate
8% 2%
*Other 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age < 18 years old
0%
18 - 24 years old
6%
25 - 34 years old
22%
35 - 44 years old
31%
45 - 54 years old
29%
55 - 64 years old
12%
> 65 years old
0% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
30%
35%
40%
Years of tech experience 0 - 5 years
24%
6 - 10 years
14%
11 - 15 years
16%
16 - 20 years
19%
More than 20 years
27% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Other* included: flexible working, training and travel opportunities
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Current career level Director
5%
Senior Management
13%
Middle Management
26%
Lower Management
18%
Team Member
33%
Entry Level
5% 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Current area of tech
Project management 15%
Development 13%
Support & Ops 27%
Analysis 5%
Testing 3%
Architect 4%
Training 3%
Design 5% Other areas included: Operations, Sales and Marketing
Consultant 9%
Engineer 8%
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Other 8%
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Permanent Employee Salary Current annual salary (gross income)
13% 13%
38% £20K - £40K
£0 - £20K
28% 13%
£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 37%
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Decrease 1%
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Permanent Employee Current Benefits Listed in order of popularity 1
2
3
4
Pension
Laptop
Private healthcare
Mobile phone
6
7
8
Flexible working hours
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 benefits included: buying and selling holidays, free internet, tablet, share options and life insurance
Current area of IT Sabbatical leave
Duvet days
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Future Plans When do employees expect to change job? !
3M
6M
1Y
Immediately 21%
Within 3 months 22%
Within 6 months 15%
Within 1 year 17%
2Y
3Y
3Y+
Within 2 years 9%
Within 3 years 6%
More than 3 years 10%
43% of permanently employed candidates are looking to change jobs in the next three months
Most important factors when choosing a new job
Salary 28%
Career opportunity Challenging tasks 27% 27%
Location 11% Other important factors included: culture, flexibility and work life balance
High responsibility Brand / Company Tech infrastructure 2% 4% 1%
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Most important reason to stay in an existing job?
Other 6%
Investment in tech department 7%
6% 7%
Your team 23%
23%
29%
6% 16%
Clear career path 29%
13%
Benefits 6%
Being paid the market rate 16%
Strong overall business performance 13%
Other reasons to stay in a job included: feeling appreciated, work life balance and security
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3. Skills in demand Most popular IT skills of 2015 Tech professionals Top 15 searched for skills on Dice
2
1
Business Analyst
Project Manager
3
IT Support
4
C 7
Java
5
SQL
6
IT Manager
8
Oracle
9 10
PHP
SAP
12
11
.Net
Cisco
13
SAS
14
Testing
15
Linux
The most searched for skills on uk.dice.com
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Employers Top 15 searched for skills on Dice
1
2
Java
C
3
SAP
5
4
.Net
PHP
6 Salesforce
7 8
Linux
9
SAS
Sharepoint
10 11
Analyst
12
ASP.Net
Dynamics AX
13
Testing
14
iOS Developer
15
Python
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
PHP 3
.Net
4 DevOps
5
C+
6 Python 7
8
iOS
SAP
9
C#
10 11
Magento
Project Manager
12
Linux
13
Hybris
14 Android
15
Scala
The most searched for skills by employers in Open Web, Dice's award winning social recruiting platform
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4. Social Recruitment
How do tech professionals interact on social media?
83%
Interact with other tech professionals on social sites
74%
Regularly update their profiles to appeal to employers
83%
93%
Receptive to being Search for new job opportunities contacted with job opportunities via via social media social media (10% more than (10% more than last year) last year)
Where to find tech pros (social media platforms) Facebook 36%
StackOverflow 9% Github 4% Meetup 5% Other 7%
Google + 17%
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 50%
Follow up
Show technical understanding of my job 9% (down 11% YOY) Other 3%
Research my profile better Develop a relationship More transparency around who the role is with
Research my employment background more 38%
How many profiles do tech pros have?
45%
Three+ profiles 45%
7%
No profile 7%
20% 28% Current area of IT
Two profiles 28%
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One profile 20%
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Where are tech professionals most likely to respond?
Email 65%
Phone 17%
LinkedIn InMail 16%
Current area of IT Facebook 1%
Text 1%
Why recruiters use social media to recruit tech pros
Discover passive candidates 28%
They help engage with tech pros 24%
Current area of IT Gain understanding of tech pros 15%
They help to build talent pools 20% Technology & Marketing pros use social channels more than other professionals
Return on investment 13%
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5. Branding
How does employer brand impact recruitment?
93%
78%
Research a company online before applying for a job
Say research on a brand influences their decision to apply
56%
Follow organisations on social and professional media sites
Where are tech pros following employers?
LinkedIn 47%
Facebook 23%
Instagram 2%
Google+ 9%
Twitter 17%
Pinterest 1%
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Other 1%
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How are tech pros researching employers?
Website 30%
LinkedIn 20%
Google+ 14%
Talking to peers / networks 12%
Glassdoor 8%
Facebook 8%
Other included: Instagram, Pinterest and News feeds
Twitter 4%
Other 4%
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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 9,000 live vacancies from companies such as Bloomberg, BBC, EE, Boeing, TUI Group and many more* In 2014 Dice 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 January 2016
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