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Dice Job Market Report2017

Dice, January 2017

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Dice Job Market Report 2017

Dice, January 2017

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.

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Introduction

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1. Contractors

Contractor Demographics

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Where contractors currently work

North WestNorth East

London

East Anglia

South East

East Midlands

Yorkshire & the Humber

South West

Wales

Thames Valley

Scotland

West Midlands

Density of Tech Employees

Highest Lowest

Gender Sector

Male Female Private Public

91% 9% 83%

17%

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Years of tech work experience

0% 10%5% 15% 40%20% 30%25% 35%

17%0 - 5 years

14%6 - 10 years

15%

20%16 - 20 years

11 - 15 years

34%More than 20 years

Contractors age

0% 10%5% 15% 40%20% 30%25% 35%

5%18 - 24 years old

0%< 18 years old

17%25 - 34 years old

33%



35 - 44 years old

1%> 65 years old

What factors entice contractors to relocate?

0% 10%5% 15% 35%20% 25% 30%

14%Challenging tasks

18%Career opportunities

6%High level of responsibility

26%

6%Brand

16%Location

Salary

13%I would not relocate

1%Other*

*Other includes: Work-Life Balance

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Current area of tech

Current career level

0% 10%5% 15% 40%20% 30%25% 35%

17%Senior Management

11%Director

25%Middle Management

12%

5%Entry Level

30%Team Member

Lower Management

Project Management23%

Development13%

Support & Ops17%

Analysis6%

Consultant16%

Testing5%

Design6%

Architect4%

Data Science4%

Engineer4%

Training2%



4%Android

Contract developerstop ten languages*

0% 4%2% 6% 20%8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

4%Angular

15%C#

5%C++

16%HTML

8%Java

9%JavaScript

4%PHP

4%Python

16%SQL

4%Government

Top 10 Industriescontractors work in*

0% 4%2% 6% 20%8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

5%Healthcare

9%Telecommunications

5%Manufacturing

12%Consulting

5%Internet

9%Software Products

4%Education

4%Public Sector

13%Finance / Banking

*These represent the top 10, hence the percentage overall does not add up to 100



Top 10 languagescontractors want to improve*

4%PHP

0% 4%2% 6% 20%8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

6%Angular

11%React

6%Android

11%Swift

9%Node.js

11%Python

4%Ruby on Rails

4%iOS

11%Javascript

How are contractorsplanning to upskill in 2017?

Other1%

Secondment/placement3%

Employer funded training10%

Self funded training& development

53%

Working on additionalprojects outside of work

19%

Not planning to upskill

14%




Have contractors appliedvia a mobile device

Yes55%

No45%

Are contractors positiveabout their career aspirations in 2017?

Yes78%

No22%

Have contractors searchedfor jobs on a mobile device

Yes75%

No25%

Change in salary (last review)

Increase 50%

Decrease 21%

No change 29%

Contract Rates (hourly)

13%

£91 - £120

7%£151+

5%

£121 - £150

2%25%

£61 - £90

All contract rates are exclusive of recruitment agency fees, commissions, employee bene�tsand performance related bonuses

Last year, only 4% of contractors experienced a decrease in pay, this year 21% experienced a decrease in pay

Contractor Salary

Expectations (next review)

Increase 59%

Decrease9%

No change 32%

£1 - £30

28%

£31 - £60

33%



When are contractorsexpecting to change job?

Immediately19%

Within 1 month21%

Within 3 months26%

Within 6 months19%

! 1M 3M 6M

Within 1 year9%

1Y

More than 1 year4%

2Y

More than 2 years2%

2Y+

Future Plans



Are contractors currentlylooking for a new job?

Yes77%

No23%



Most important factor when choosing a new contract

Challenging tasks33%

Salary27%

Career opportunity17%

Brand / Company3%

Company purpose2%

Location15%

High responsibility2%

Tech infrastructure1%

Most important factor for staying with an employer?

Salary25%

Your team24%

Job security14%

Clear career path18%

Investment in techdepartment

9%

Strong overallbusiness performance

8%

Bene�ts2%

2. Permanent

Permanent Employee Demographics

Gender Sector

Male Female Private Public

83%

17%



90% 10%

Where employees currently work

North WestNorth East

London

East Anglia

South East

East Midlands

Yorkshire & the Humber

South West

Wales

Thames Valley

Scotland

West Midlands

Density of Tech Employees

Highest Lowest



What factors entice employees to relocate?

0% 10%5% 15% 35%20% 25% 30%

13%Challenging tasks

25%Career opportunities

5%High level of responsibility

29%

3%Brand

17%Location

Salary

8%I would not relocate

Employee’s age

0% 10%5% 15% 40%20% 30%25% 35%


0%< 18 years old


32%

8%55 - 64 years old


35 - 44 years old

0%> 65 years old

Years of tech experience

0% 10%5% 15% 40%20% 30%25% 35%

27%0 - 5 years

15%6 - 10 years

14%

18%16 - 20 years

11 - 15 years

26%More than 20 years



Current area of tech

Current career level

0% 10%5% 15% 40%20% 30%25% 35%

14%Senior Management

4%Director

22%Middle Management

19%

7%Entry Level

34%Team Member

Lower Management

Project Management17%

Development16%

Support & Ops32%

Analysis7%

Testing5%

Architect4%

Training2%

Design6%

Consultant8%

Engineer2%

Data Science1%




3%Python

Permanent developerstop ten languages*

0% 4%2% 6% 20%8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

4%PHP

11%HTML

9%C++

15%SQL

11%Javascript

11%Java

3%Android

4%C

15%C#

3%Web Services

Top 10 industriesemployees work in*

0% 4%2% 6% 20%8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

5%Internet

9%Telecommunications

6%Retail

11%Software Products

6%Education

7%Consulting

4%Manufacturing

4%Healthcare

11%Finance / Banking




Top ten languagespermanent developers are keen to improve or learn*

4%PHP

0% 4%2% 6% 20%8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

7%Node.js

9%Swift

8%Javascript

10%C#

9%Android

9%Angular

5%SQL

5%Java

10%Python

How are employeesplanning to upskill in 2017?

Employer fundedtraining

29%

Self funded training& development

38%

Working on additionalprojects outside of work

17%

Other2%

Secondment/placement5%

Not planning to upskill9%

Do employees search for jobson a mobile device?

Yes75%

No25%



Do employees apply for jobsvia a mobile device?

Yes51%

No49%

Are employees positiveabout their career aspirations in 2017?

Yes74%

No26%



Permanent Employee Salary

Current area of IT

Change in salary (last review)

Increase 59%

Decrease 2%

No change 39%

Expectations (next review)

Increase 62%

Decrease 2%

No change 36%

Current annual salary (gross income)

13%

£60K - £80K

15%

£80K - £100K

4%£100K+

4%

27%

£40K - £60K

36%

£20K - £40K

£0 - £20K

14%

Permanent Employee Current Benefits

Current area of IT

Listed in order of popularity

Current area of IT

14

Duvet days

13

Sabbaticalleave

Other includes: working from home, free �ights

and charity days

4

Pension

1 2

Laptop

3

Privatehealthcare

Flexibleworking hours

5

Mobilephone

7

Extraholiday

8

Child carevouchers

6

Cycle to workscheme

9

Companycar

10

Gymmembership

11

Seasonticket loan

12

Freelunch





Future Plans

When are employeesexpecting to change job?

Immediately23%

Within 3 months21%

Within 6 months14%

Within 1 year17%

! 3M 6M 1Y

What is the currentemployment status of employees?

Happily employed andnot looking for a job

9%

Employed but opento the right opportunity

49%

Actively lookingfor a new job

42%

Within 2 years11%

2Y

Within 3 years6%

3Y

More than 3 years8%

3Y+

44% of permanently employed candidates are looking to change jobs in the next three

months

*Other includes: feeling valued and work life balance



Most important factor when choosing a new job?

Salary30%

Challenging tasks25%

Career opportunity25%

Brand / Company3%

Company purpose2%

Location12%

High responsibility2%

Tech infrastructure1%

Most important reason to stay in existing job?

Clear career path27%

Your team18%

Salary16%

Job security17%

Investment in techdepartment

8%

Strong overallbusiness

performance7%

Bene�ts3%

Other*4%



3. Applying for Tech Roles

*Other includes: achievements, tenure, code sample

The most important elementsof a CV to a recruiter

Cover Letter6%

Personal statement3%

Interest and hobbies2%

Professional experience37%

Education8%

Previous companies20%

CV presentation13%

Soft Skills9%

Other*2%



Other includes: job hopping, too many ‘we’ statements, shopping list of responsibilities

Is the traditional CV dying out?

No74%

Yes26%

What puts recruiters off an application?

Generic cover letter5%

Too many buzzwords9%

Lack of quali�cations8%

Over quali�ed1%

Other*1%

No cover letter2%

Too long21%

Spelling &grammatical mistakes

32%

Not enough detail21%

The most searched for skills on uk.dice.com



4. Skills in demand

Most popular IT skills of 2016

Tech professionals Top 15 searched for skills on Dice

SASCisco

.NetTesting

C#

C

SQL

SAP

BusinessAnalystProject

Manager

1 23

4

5

6

78

910

11

12

1314

15PHP

ITSupport

Oracle

ITManager

Java



The most searched for skills by employers in our CV database

Employers Top 15 searched for skills on Dice

C1 2

Java.Net

3

5

PHP

7

Python

6ASP.net

Dev Ops

9

SAS10

Linux12

Hadoop

15Cisco14

Analyst13

Tester

11

SAP4

8

Javascript



The most searched for skills by employers in Open Web, Dice's award winning social recruiting platform

Employers Top 15 searched for skills on Open Web

Java1 2

C#

PHP3

5Ruby on

Rails

7

Python

6

C++

Linux9

iOS10

Sharepoint

12

ASP.NET

15AngularJS

14VBA13

SAP11

.Net4

8

Django

5. Social Recruitment

Where to find tech pros (social media platforms)



Facebook33%

Google +9% Twitter

22%

Meetup4%

Github8%

Stack Over�ow11%

Other5%

Instagram4%

YouTube4%

Excluding LinkedIn

Other sites listed

How do tech professionals interacton social media?

84%Interact with othertech professionals

on social sites

76%Regularly updatetheir pro�les to

appeal toemployers

82%Search for new

job opportunities via social media

95%Receptive to beingcontacted with job opportunities via

social media



How can recruiters improve contact with tech prosthrough social media?

Current area of IT

How many profiles do tech pros have?

Bemore

personalised

Providefeedback

Specifybasics up front e.g. salary and

location

Followup

Other2%

Research my employmentbackground more

37%

Only target me withrelevant jobs

52%Show technicalunderstanding

of my job9%

Two pro�les26%

One pro�le18%

Three+ pro�les50%

No pro�le6%

6%

18%

26%

50%



Why recruiters use social mediato recruit tech pros

Other*1%

Discover passive candidates

27%

They help to build talent pools

22%

They help engagewith tech pros

19%

Return oninvestment

12%

Gain understandingof tech pros

11%

Costef�cient

8%

*Other includes: help build brand, �nd in demand

candidates not on job boards,

extend reach, save time

Where are tech professionalsmost likely to respond?

Email65%

Phone16%

Facebook1%

LinkedIn InMail18%



6. Branding

How does employer brand impact recruitment?

79%Say research on a brandin�uences their decision

to apply

61%Follow organisations

on social andprofessional media

sites

94%Research a companyonline before applying

for a job

Where are tech pros following employers?

LinkedIn45%

Facebook24%

Twitter18%

Google+7%

Other1%

Pinterest1%

Instagram4%



How are tech prosresearching employers?

LinkedIn18%

Website18%

Google search33%

Glassdoor9%

Talking to peers / networks

8%

Facebook6%

Twitter4%

Google+3%

Instagram1%



7. Diversity

Diversity in 2017

Current area of IT

What is the main focusof diversity in 2017?

Increase volume ofethnic minorities

14%

Increase volume ofnon UK employees

2%

Increase volume offemale employees

52%

Increase volume ofyounger employees

11%

14%

11%

21%

52%

Other*21%

*Other includes: all of the above, LGBT & disability hires

68% of businesses asked havediversity goals as part of their recruitment strategy



How will diversity be increasedthrough hiring policies?

Breed a cultureof diversity

52%

Collaborate withrelevant partners

12%

Increase in diversitybranding

14%

Actively sourcingdiverse candidates

22%

What percentage of tech teamsare female?

0 - 25%70%

26 - 50%25%

76 - 100%1%

51 - 75%4%


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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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