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1 Salary Guide 2018 devonshirehayes.com

2 Contents 03 Introduction 04 Web & Application Development 06 Support & Infrastructure 10 Project Management & Business Analysis 12 Testing 16 Database, BI & Big Data 18 Senior Appointments & Architecture

3 Introduction IT Recruitment Market Overview THE IT RECRUITMENT MARKET IS THRIVING AFTER A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD WHERE DEMAND FOR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY IT CONTRACTORS SOARED TO RECORD LEVELS. THE LATEST REPORT ON JOBS PUBLISHED BY THE RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT CONFEDERATION SHOWS DEMAND FOR PERMANENT IT WORKERS WAS AT ITS HIGHEST IN MORE THAN SIXTEEN YEARS. Vacancies in the contractor market also rose at their quickest rate since the turn of the millennium. Salaries are increasing at their fastest pace since 2007, which suggests that SMEs and large corporations across the country are sourcing the workers they need and are paying generously to do so. All of the latest data and reports support the fact that the recruitment industry and in particular the IT and computing industry, has been the driving force behind the UK s labour market recovery. The tech industry accounted for 12.8% of permanent jobs found in 2013/2014, and 9.9% of temporary and contract work found during the same period. The IT recruitment market is one of the main reasons why unemployment is now falling at an unprecedented rate, while employment continues to surge to new highs. The IT sector is flourishing right now with the amount of IT contract jobs reaching numbers not seen since before the recession. Accountancy firm Nixon Williams states, 143,450 IT enterprises sourced talented temporary and permanent IT techies last year, which represents a 7.4% rise from The research also revealed that the number of IT jobs jumped to 459,000 last year, a 13% increase from the 403,000 roles in The uptick of 13.9% is significantly higher than the 3.1% rise in the number of jobs across the whole of the UK economy. Conversely, the financial services industry, which has historically competed with IT for skilled candidates, saw its stock plummet from 1.2 million to just 986,000 over the last year. Talent that might have previously worked within financial services are now just as likely to be gravitating towards one of the 15,000 technology companies that were created in the UK last year a testimony to the steady growth in the UK economy and confidence the UK remains one of the technology hotbeds of the world. Digital tech accounted for over 30% of vacancies in the capital in 2014 and it is set to expand further this year by an estimated 11%. The trend is not isolated to the capital either, for example, temporary and permanent workers skilled in IT sectors of digital media, gaming and bioscience are set to be in high demand in Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle and Cambridge. The year ahead looks promising on a number of fronts and we are excited to be in a position where we can help our clients grow their business by placing the best talent within the IT industry in positions that will advance their prospects and match their career aspirations. T: E: info@devonshirehayes.com 3

4 Industry sector Web & Application Development THE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR REMAINED RELATIVELY UNAFFECTED BY THE RECESSION AND CONTINUES TO ENJOY STRONG GROWTH, WITH COMPANIES UTILISING DEVELOPERS TO STREAMLINE MANY OF THEIR TRADITIONAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITALISE ON ADVANCES IN AREAS SUCH AS HTML(5), JAVASCRIPT, CSS, PYTHON AND PHP. We have heard of situations where companies have advertised for Developers and had no responses at all highlighting the gulf between supply and demand. As a result, organisations have begun to look at new talent pools including overseas. For example, we have found that website developers are now moving to the UK from countries in Europe such as Poland, France and Romania in significant numbers, to fill the employment gap. This is especially true in open source technology such as Python and PHP, where an increasing number of foreign nationals have secured positions in the UK. Looking further ahead, young people are being encouraged to consider web development as an attractive career through the introduction of computer programming as part of the national curriculum from September Estonia recently announced that all their publicly educated children will learn computer code from the age of 7. How refreshing it would be if the UK government made such a bold move. As things stand, the pressure is on companies to build relationships with potential candidates and persuade them of the benefits of working for them, as many skilled professionals are currently able to pick and choose between many potential employers. For those already in employment, the attraction of contract work over fulltime employment has continued to rise. Contract workers in development typically earn two to three times more than they might earn as a permanent member of staff. The requirement for developers is increasing across the board, in all disciplines, including mobile, front and back end development, within both public and private sector organisations. Despite rising demand, employers have remained cautious over the past two to three years, so salaries have not risen dramatically. However, should current conditions remain favourable we believe it is likely to lead to increases over the next 12 months, as companies continue to recruit and retain the right permanent employees. If a business is determined to recruit a permanent developer, they will have to pay a competitive salary as well as offer an exciting and rewarding place of work. For senior developers in the South East, Surrey and Kent example, this could be in excess of 45,000 this year, compared to 40,000 last year. 4

5 Average permanent salaries and average contract rates Web & Application Development Salary Contract rates.net Developer 40,000 50, Senior.Net Developer 50,000-60, Web Developer 35,000-45, Senior Web Developer 45,000-60, Java Developer 38,000-50, Senior Java Developer 50,000-65, UX / UI 55,000-65, PHP 45,000-55, Demand for permanent IT workers was at its highest in more than sixteen years 5

6 Industry sector Support & Infrastructure INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY, REQUIREMENTS TO UPGRADE IT SYSTEMS AND A HOST OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES - SUCH AS VIRTUALISATION AND THE CLOUD AND MOVES TO BRING OFFSHORED FACILITIES BACK TO THE UK, HAVE ALL CREATED MORE DEMAND FOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE PROFESSIONALS. This positive utopia crosses both permanent and contractor positions, for differing reasons. In contrast to the previous three or four years, where companies held off recruiting permanent infrastructure staff due to insecurity over budgets, there is now a drive to increase full-time employees, sometimes at the expense of contractors. However, there is no overall reduction of demand as many businesses are investing in new projects and hiring contractors with specialist skills to deliver them. The attributes now required of infrastructure candidates have changed over the last eighteen months; some companies require their permanent employees to be involved in different areas of a business to their contractors - who seem to be more valued for their specific expertise in niche areas such as virtualisation and cloud. Candidates without virtualisation or cloud experience are at a distinct disadvantage as more businesses are virtualising their estates and utilising cloud based technologies. From CIO to Helpdesk Analyst all professionals are expected to be more business facing and to interact with stakeholders in such a way that they can understand, rather than speaking in technical jargon. A growing partnership between the business side of a company and its IT infrastructure staff will remain a trend throughout the coming months and year. The shift to re-integrate formerly offshored facilities into the UK has come from some dissatisfaction with the performance of overseas shared service centres and difficulties with language barriers. The ITIL framework has now become an industry standard. For employees, this presents an opportunity to become more involved in business decision making and to push IT infrastructure forward as a business driver, as well as presenting an opportunity to develop a career. Specialist infrastructure candidates now receive two or three job offers which has in part led to an increase in rates for contractors and increased salaries for employees. To attract the best talent companies are offering better training opportunities as well as exciting projects to work on. 6

7 Average permanent salaries and average contract rates Support & Infrastructure Salary Contract rates Service Desk Analyst 24,000-32, Desktop Support 25,000-40, Storage Consultant 43,000-65, Virtualisation Consultant 50,000-65, Citrix Xenapp Consultant 45,000-65, Server Support Engineer 35,000-55, IT Security Engineer 46,000-60, Network Engineer 35,000-55, Linux Systems Administrator 42,500-66, Devops Engineer 52,000-75, Vacancies in the contractor market rose at their quickest rate since the turn of the millennium. 7

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9 Devonshire Hayes are always professional and strike the right balance between contacting you to understand your requirements and not inundating you with unsolicited calls. I would recommend them as a good recruitment agency. Software & Quality Manager Financial Services Software

10 Industry sector Project Management & Business Analysis BUDGETS FOR PROJECTS ARE NOW BEING RELEASED AND DEMAND FOR PROFESSIONALS IN THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS ANALYSIS FIELD IS EXTREMELY STRONG. THE OUTLOOK ACROSS MOST INDUSTRIES IS VERY GOOD, AS COMPANIES FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO RELEASE NEW SYSTEMS AND UPGRADE COMPLEX PLATFORMS. Regulatory, legislative and compliance pressures within the financial services sector continue to create additional requirement for high calibre project managers & business analysts. Companies are obliged to respond to these ongoing changes, as well as ensuring a drive to achieve efficiencies through better use of technology. Many contractors looked for stability during recent years however, increased project activity will attract more project managers & business analysts back into the contract market. That said, lots of companies have developed in-house PM & BA teams, which can grow in parallel with the demand for specialist contractors. In specific areas such as cloud and virtualisation, professionals can switch to contracting and command higher rates. Contractor rates are set to rise again this year, across the board. Since last year we have seen more companies that are increasing their budgets for large scale IT projects and with the latest PWC Global CEO Survey results stating the UK s CEOs are the most confident in Europe, a feel good factor should prevail. This, we believe will lead to increased spending in areas such as cloud, security, SAAS, ERP, big data and mobile. In the public sector technology-driven efficiency projects continue to be a focus, meaning that those with this expertise are sought after. The public sector will also see an increased number of contractors returning to their projects, a combined result of the deep cuts and the need to deliver efficiencies. Big data is certainly adding to the growth of project management & business analysis demand, as more and more companies seek to monetise the masses of data they have acquired and look to become more efficient by tracking customer spending behaviour and how they use systems. With this trend set to continue, project managers & business analysts with big data experience are sure to see increases in their earning capability. We expect to see strong growth in the need for IT project managers & business analysts during 2017, across all sectors. Because of the continued growth we anticipate that salaries and rates will increase for competent professionals with the right balance of technology and business-facing skills. 10

11 Average permanent salaries and average contract rates Project Management & Business Analysis Salary Contract rates Business Analyst 30,000-60, Senior Business Analyst 55,000-70, Techncial Project Manager 47,000-65, Project Manager 35,000-55, Senior Project Manager 50,000-75, Project Support Analyst 25,00-35, Change Project Mananger 42,500-55, Programme Manager 60,000-80, PMO 45,000-65, The IT sector is flourishing right now with the amount of IT contract jobs reaching numbers not seen since before the recession. 11

12 Industry sector Testing THE DEMAND FOR EXPERIENCED TESTERS PROFICIENT IN AUTOMATED TESTING IS HERE TO STAY AND WE BELIEVE THAT 2017 WILL SEE INCREASED RATES AND SALARIES FOR THOSE WITH A PROVEN SKILLSET. Last year saw a gap between what some clients were prepared to pay and the requirements of those seeking new roles, which lead to a number of projects being under resourced and completed out of scope. Other boosts to the increased demand for testing positions this year will include cloud technology, security and mobile projects all of which require uncompromising and essential testing. The continued adoption of mobile banking, gaming and m-commerce in general will ensure that the pipeline of projects that require testing professionals will remain strong in particular security & performance testers and mobile functionality testers will be highly sought. Although demand for both permanent and contract resource has increased, there has been a slight emphasis on fulltime hires, as more companies look to incorporate a testing function into their corporate project lifecycle. As opposed to testing at the end of the cycle it is now more common to test throughout the cycle and this has seen the rise of the term test driven development (TDD). The other factor for the increased need for fulltime hires has been generated from the ever-growing number of technology start-ups relatively small companies with less than 100 employees will now typically employ testers rather than contractors to ensure that their product or website are constantly available. Software testing is set to grow significantly during 2017 and as companies seek to reduce their overheads, open source technology is gaining in popularity even amongst corporate multinationals this has meant software testers have had to adapt to keep pace with the demands whilst maintain high levels of security and availability. We expect to see double figure percentage increases in the aforementioned areas of testing, for both permanent salaries and contract rates. 12

13 Average permanent salaries and average contract rates Testing Salary Contract rates Website Tester 25,000-35, Test Analyst 30,000-42, Automation Tester 40,000-55, Senior Automation Tester 50,000-65, Mobile Tester 40,000-50, Manual Tester 30,000-35, Penetration Tester 55,000-70, Senior Penetration Tester 75,000-90, Talent that might have previously worked within financial services are now just as likely to be gravitating towards one of the 15,000 technology companies that were created in the UK last year 13

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15 Devonshire Hayes were first class throughout the process of my contract. They placed me with a global client in a fantastic team. They were always friendly, professional and above all completely focused. DevOps Engineer Digital Agency

16 Industry sector Database, BI & Big Data THE DEMAND FOR DATABASE, BI AND BIG DATA PROFESSIONALS HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT MONTHS. AFTER A RELATIVELY STATIC PERIOD WITHIN THIS SECTOR IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT MORE COMPANIES ARE BEGINNING TO INVEST IN THIS BUSINESS CRITICAL AREA OF TECHNOLOGY. The fact that we are creating and consuming more data than ever before means there are huge opportunities for companies to track and enhance customer spending. Although growth has been strong within permanent and contract openings, it is still the permanent market that precedes contract, with companies hiring two permanent candidates for every contractor. This trend could well be tested in 2017 as more companies struggle to attract and hire the fulltime staff they need simply due to supply and demand. This coupled with the continued use of contract resource for quick results and niche project delivery means 2017 is set to be a good year for professional contractors in this field. energy, insurance and scientific. With competition for the best talent increasing to a level not seen prior to the recession we are sure that database, BI and big data professionals will enjoy 2017 for the rich diversity of projects being offered as well as the increased salaries and rates. One word of caution for this sector is that there still seems to be a shortage of new talent to the market. Whereas other skillsets are viewed as exciting and cutting edge to young professionals, there is still a disparity between the required levels of resource and those willing to enter into the database, BI and big data profession. Although the need for skilled database, BI and big data resource spans most industry sectors, it will be the following sectors that will recruit the largest number; banking & financial services, e-commerce, 16

17 Average permanent salaries and average contract rates Database, BI & Big Data Salary Contract rates Database Developer 40,000-55, Senior Database Developer 55,000-70, BI Developer 45,000-60, Senior BI Developer 60,000-80, Database Administrator (DBA) 45,000-60, Senior Database Administrator (DBA) 55,000-70, Big Data Consultant 75,000-90, Data Warehouse Consultant 65,000-80, The year ahead looks promising on a number of fronts and we are excited to be in a position where we can help our clients grow their business Chris Devonshire Director 17

18 Industry sector Senior Appointments & Architecture UK CHIEF EXECUTIVES ARE THE MOST CONFIDENT BOSSES IN EUROPE, WITH 85 PERCENT BULLISH ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. HOWEVER OPTIMISM IS TEMPERED BY CONCERNS ABOUT ACCESS TO KEY SKILLS, DISRUPTIVE TRENDS AND GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY. So as the UK continues to grow at a greater rate than most developed nations, businesses are increasing their margins as well as focusing on their top line and bottom line growth. This will no doubt have an impact on senior IT appointments when businesses look to improve their transition into a growth focused strategy. This explains the improvement in the number of senior positions, as well as the requirement for IT leaders that have the right mix of technical know-how and the ability to interface with the business at a high level. It is now crucial to have a CIO who can take a complex idea or solution, explain it to the IT department and gain buy in, as well as talk to the board in their language to meet the benefits of the business. This need has been felt within both the private and public sectors with a current trend of permanent openings exceeding that of contract by a significant margin. Alongside other disciplines, supply and demand is bound to play its part during the year ahead. We anticipate an increase in the number of contract and permanent vacancies, however we predict that the number of contract or interim placements will rise at a rate not seen for a decade. There will be more of an appeal for senior IT professionals to integrate and work more closely with the finance function of a business, so candidates must have strong financial, commercial and management skills as well as their technical ability. Although the overall requirement for IT staff is expected to rise by 5% percent this year, demand for solution, enterprise and technical architects is expected to rise by as much as 10%. Propelled by a number of high level deficiencies in some organisations architects will be required to work on projects relating to cloud, virtualisation, storage, big data and e-commerce. The requirement for CIOs, programme directors, heads of business intelligence and enterprise architects is reaching an all-time high and this is partly driven by the 15,000 new IT companies that were created in the UK last year. This alongside the increased requirement for IT leaders within the UKs leading companies has created an exciting backdrop for the leaders of today, no doubt fuelling an increase in salaries and rates alike. 18

19 Average permanent salaries and average contract rates Senior Appointments Salary Contract rates Director of IT 80, , Head of IT 60,000-85, Development Manager 55,000-72, Infrastructure Manager 50,000-72, Network Manager 40,000-56, IT Support Manager 30,000-45, Service Desk Manager 40,000-52, Test Manager 50,000-65, Architecture Salary Contract rates Solutions Architect 65,000-85, Technical Architect 60,000-80, Enterprise Architect 70,000-90,

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