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IT Monitor February 2012
Your 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 Highlights from January
up-to-date and comprehensive salary and vacancy trends
• Vacancy levels steadied over the January
and analysis. period for both contract and permanent
recruitment.
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. • Permanent salaries steadied over
January with a minor increase recorded,
We saw a decline in vacancies towards the end of 2011, with speculation over while contractor pay had an increase to
the impact of the Euro Zone crisis on the UK employment market, and fear of a commence the year.
pending double dip recession. • Sizeable pay increases were recorded for
contractors in SAP, .Net/C# and Java.
Concerns over the lack of stability surrounding global markets continued into
January, but many organisations - particularly in the UK - seem to have adopted • Interim CIO/ IT Directors and CTOs continue
to receive sharp pay increases month-on-
a “keep calm and carry on” strategy in regards to business. Many organisations month.
have realised that we might be without a definitive economic outlook for some
• The banking, insurance and finance
time, and particularly so for Q1. Therefore, hiring managers are continuing to recruit sector saw a fall in the level of permanent
staff to meet requirements; which fairs well for jobseekers in 2012, as it looks set to vacancies advertised; compensated by a
be a largely candidate led economy for at least the first half of the year. rise in contractor vacancies.
• Retail and telecoms had a great month
with a decent rise in the number of
Regards, permanent vacancies, and a boom in the
number of contractor vacancies advertised.
Sid Barnes, Executive Director
• Media, new media and creative suffered a
Computer People significant decline in both permanent and
contract vacancies advertised in January.
sidbarnes@computerpeople.co.uk • 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
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Permanent vacancies steady at the start of 2012
Permanent Contract
Vacancies % Change Vacancies % Change
Number of vacancies:
all sectors 13,003 0.06% 5,687 0.05%
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
Permanent Contract (per hour)
Number of vacancies:
major sector Vacancies % Change Vacancies % Change
Banking, insurance and finance 1,525 1.40% 782 -1.39%
Retail 652 2.84% 81 37.29%
Telecoms 479 5.04% 94 27.03%
Media, new media and creative 398 -8.51% 153 -1.29%
Public Sector 129 -14.57% 216 0.06%
Banking, insurance and finance
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%.
Media, new media and creative
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.
Permanent Contract
Vacancies % Change Vacancies % Change
Number of vacancies:
all sectors 0.08% 0.72% 4.18% 4.12%
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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Permanent (per annum) Contract (per hour)
% Average % Average
% Average change % Average change
Job title Average change (Year-on- Average change (Year-on-
salary (Monthly) year) salary (Monthly) year)
.Net/C# £39,349 -0.03% 7.04% £38 1.02% 3.29%
Java £47,855 -0.04% 0.21% £47 0.40% 5.00%
Oracle £52,307 0.00% 8.34% £49 1.60% 0.10%
SQL Server £38,268 -0.12% 4.72% £39 -1.23% 7.29%
Business Intelligence £53,167 -0.08% 8.88% £50 -0.30% 0.61%
Web Developer £32,702 0.09% 3.37% £35 -0.45% 10.80%
Project Manager £52,044 0.01% 5.45% £51 0.30% 7.90%
SAP £67,219 -0.07% 4.59% £63 2.43% 5.45%
Testing £46,907 -0.00% 6.87% £41 -1.10% 1.38%
Database £40,856 -0.04% 0.60% £45 -1.20% 7.20%
IT Director £76,560 -0.03% 3.92% £96 3.80% 10.10%
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.
Permanent Contract
Jobs in demand
Overall Developer Developer
Project Manager Analyst
Architect Business Analyst
Business Analyst Project Manager
Web Developer Software Engineer
Senior Developer Consultant
Software Engineer Architect
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Permanent Contract
Administrator Designer
Java Developer Administrator
Designer Java Developer
Support Analyst Test Analyst
Banking, insurance Developer Analyst
and finance
Analyst Business Analyst
Business Analyst Developer
Project Manager Project Manager
Consultant Java Developer
Java Developer Test Analyst
Senior Developer Architect
Support Analyst Engineer
C# Developer Consultant
Senior Analyst Senior Analyst
Media, new media Developer Developer
and creative
Web Developer Analyst
Project Manager Project Manager
Designer Engineer
PHP Developer Designer
Consultant Business Analyst
Architect Web Developer
Business Analyst Architect
Senior Developer PHP Developer
Administrator Flash Developer
Telecomms Developer Engineer
Consultant Analyst
Project Manager Developer
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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
Permanent Contract
London Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £50,992 0.40% 7.47% £45 0.04% 3.06%
Java £58,833 0.02% 1.13% £56 -0.38% 5.91%
Oracle £60,436 0.45% 6.10% £52 -0.53% 0.16%
SQL Server £47,185 0.18% 4.40% £46 0.18% 7.73%
Business Intelligence £65,109 0.45% 11.69% £55 0.81% 0.72%
Web Developer £39,385 0.56% 3.87% £37 -0.79% 11.85%
Project Manager £59,534 0.05% 6.02% £56 0.73% 8.31%
SAP £68,730 0.33% 4.98% £66 0.51% 5.59%
Testing £54,694 0.07% 7.26% £46 -0.09% 1.23%
Database £47,052 0.26% 1.38% £46 -0.14% 7.64%
CIO £90,318 0.27% 0.65% - - -
IT Director £71,070 0.41% 6.29% £120 -0.11% 10.64%
Permanent Contract
South East Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £38,895 1.00% 5.70% £35 0.19% 2.67%
Java £40,873 0.75% 1.05% £44 -1.11% 6.19%
Oracle £47,206 0.71% 5.83% £43 -0.59% 0.99%
SQL Server £38,156 0.37% 3.65% £39 0.72% 4.98%
Business Intelligence £49,979 0.16% 10.59% £54 0.26% 1.54%
Web Developer £34,406 0.38% 3.85% £31 0.58% 8.35%
Project Manager £49,830 -0.12% 5.66% £45 -0.91% 7.83%
SAP £59,917 -0.12% 5.38% £57 0.56% 5.27%
Testing £56,048 -0.16% 0.23% £32 0.05% 3.26%
Database £42,683 -0.14% 2.04% £36 0.11% 4.21%
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Salaries by region
Permanent Contract
South West Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £34,631 -0.20% 6.04% £35 1.11% 3.42%
Java £37,234 1.04% 2.14% £37 0.24% 3.10%
Oracle £46,355 -0.12% 5.65% £52 0.28% 1.24%
SQL Server £35,521 0.78% 4.39% £31 1.37% 4.84%
Business Intelligence £38,294 0.04% 8.57% £44 -0.66% 1.25%
Web Developer £30,501 0.87% 3.74% £24 -0.75% 8.61%
Project Manager £47,151 0.40% 5.47% £47 -0.50% 6.78%
SAP £73,562 0.31% 4.80% £55 -0.40% 4.10%
Testing - - - £33 -0.24% 2.26%
Database £33,853 -0.29% 2.24% £26 1.72% 8.13%
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East Midlands Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £33,234 -0.13% 2.87% £24 -1.02% 3.24%
Java £36,752 0.62% 2.37% £35 -1.08% 6.14%
Oracle £44,688 -0.18% 5.93% £38 -0.25% 2.19%
SQL Server £33,545 -0.11% 4.11% £30 -0.96% 5.65%
Business Intelligence £30,954 0.03% 4.71% £45 -0.25% 1.67%
Web Developer £30,227 1.00% 2.09% £20 -1.93% 5.12%
Project Manager £44,539 0.61% 5.40% £50 -0.54% 6.77%
SAP £63,062 -0.02% 0.16% £49 0.12% 4.11%
Testing £40,423 -0.05% 0.30% £35 1.43% 1.50%
Database £44,265 -0.01% 1.11% £30 0.65% 3.49%
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Salaries by region
Permanent Contract
West Midlands Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £36,112 0.50% 7.07% £37 1.30% 2.16%
Java £42,074 0.02% 1.86% £39 0.48% 5.99%
Oracle £42,958 0.53% 6.75% £39 1.28% 0.41%
SQL Server £35,686 0.75% 7.00% £38 -0.99% 6.74%
Business Intelligence £46,439 0.03% 11.01% £50 0.50% 0.58%
Web Developer £32,153 1.21% 3.39% £34 -1.14% 8.44%
Project Manager £46,467 0.50% 6.58% £41 -0.23% 7.62%
SAP - - - £52 0.32% 4.17%
Testing - - - £36 0.16% 1.34%
Database £40,884 -0.22% 1.00% £31 1.47% 7.15%
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Permanent Contract
East of England Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £37,897 0.55% 5.80% £33 1.30% 3.46%
Java £40,403 0.57% 1.50% £39 -0.79% 5.03%
Oracle £45,715 -0.19% 8.06% £48 -0.32% 0.37%
SQL Server £38,616 0.87% 5.00% £31 -0.02% 7.69%
Business Intelligence £28,851 -0.23% 9.80% £45 0.91% 3.43%
Web Developer £30,751 0.17% 4.63% £25 -1.52% 8.31%
Project Manager £48,075 0.62% 6.08% £43 -0.35% 5.18%
SAP £68,791 0.02% 4.38% £57 0.01% 2.34%
Testing £41,506 0.82% 5.72% £31 1.35% 1.39%
Database £41,166 0.42% 2.02% £27 1.18% 6.31%
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Salaries by region
Permanent Contract
Yorkshire and Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Humberside Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £35,968 0.52% 7.15% £33 -0.54% 3.25%
Java £38,547 -0.03% 1.88% £38 -1.19% 4.82%
Oracle £41,402 0.81% 6.09% £44 0.74% 2.20%
SQL Server £36,085 0.24% 5.25% £30 -1.19% 4.95%
Business Intelligence £37,286 0.87% 9.37% £41 -0.57% 0.33%
Web Developer £29,509 -0.22% 3.74% £29 -1.08% 7.71%
Project Manager £44,988 0.06% 6.21% £44 0.09% 5.85%
SAP £54,645 0.66% 3.74% £55 -0.79% 3.41%
Testing £31,286 0.41% 5.04% £34 0.80% 2.07%
Database £37,754 0.43% 3.34% £27 1.21% 5.42%
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North West Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £35,329 -0.18% 7.24% £34 -1.45% 2.37%
Java £37,908 0.52% 1.83% £40 -0.21% 5.87%
Oracle £41,689 -0.06% 6.26% £42 -1.07% 0.05%
SQL Server £36,546 0.34% 5.18% £30 1.59% 6.76%
Business Intelligence £37,462 0.14% 9.63% £43 -0.29% 0.75%
Web Developer £29,814 0.40% 3.74% £29 -1.16% 8.38%
Project Manager £44,948 -0.21% 6.45% £44 -0.81% 7.95%
SAP £54,236 -0.13% 3.79% £54 0.46% 4.12%
Testing £31,589 1.21% 5.24% £34 0.53% 1.45%
Database £37,329 1.00% 3.24% £26 0.46% 7.15%
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Salaries by region
Permanent Contract
North East Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £35,162 -0.07% 7.00% £36 0.70% 3.06%
Java £38,881 0.24% 2.03% £37 0.26% 6.14%
Oracle £41,827 -0.04% 5.98% £43 0.87% 2.21%
SQL Server £36,400 0.43% 5.31% £31 -0.13% 5.64%
Business Intelligence £36,881 0.99% 9.29% £42 -0.89% 1.84%
Web Developer £29,626 0.27% 3.81% £28 -0.85% 5.34%
Project Manager £44,912 0.37% 6.16% £42 -1.14% 7.02%
SAP £53,962 0.07% 3.83% £54 -0.70% 4.27%
Testing £31,609 0.12% 4.87% £34 1.28% 1.25%
Database £37,130 1.03% 3.33% £24 0.80% 3.10%
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Scotland Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £36,423 1.07% 5.15% £34 -0.33% 3.46%
Java £36,594 0.30% 1.63% £37 -1.07% 4.73%
Oracle £41,423 0.09% 7.72% £38 1.25% 2.21%
SQL Server £36,183 0.42% 4.76% £30 -1.39% 4.93%
Business Intelligence £51,832 0.74% 10.85% £39 -0.90% 0.76%
Web Developer £34,338 0.88% 4.33% £24 0.25% 7.66%
Project Manager £39,248 0.13% 5.87% £43 0.52% 6.17%
SAP £46,552 0.19% 0.46% £50 0.93% 3.36%
Testing - - - £35 -1.34% 2.23%
Database £40,884 -0.05% 4.68% £30 -0.95% 5.13%
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Salaries by region
Permanent Contract
Wales Average % Change % Change Average % Change % Change
Salary (Monthly) (Yearly) hourly rate (Monthly) (Yearly)
.Net £35,399 0.17% 7.59% £36 0.65% 3.67%
Java £33,012 0.81% 1.03% £37 -0.63% 4.72%
Oracle £44,606 0.04% 9.33% £37 -0.25% 2.10%
SQL Server £35,069 0.57% 5.47% £29 -0.69% 2.87%
Business Intelligence - - - £40 1.01% 1.71%
Web Developer £30,275 1.29% 3.04% £25 0.75% 3.61%
Project Manager £44,719 0.08% 4.63% £46 0.61% 4.92%
SAP - - - £51 0.92% 2.16%
Testing - - - £32 0.39% 2.27%
Database £31,234 0.15% 3.71% £25 1.07% 4.17%
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