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The table below looks at the demand for Oracle Financials skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle Financials over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Financials
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1839
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below22.22 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£450£300
Average daily rate£450£325
% change on same period last year+38.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£368
% change on same period last year+17.91 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£24.75
% change on same period last year+31.31 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1820
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.020 %
Daily rates quoted413
Average minimum daily rate£441£273
Average daily rate£441£285
% change on same period last year+54.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£423
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.75£28.14
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
Oracle Financials East of EnglandOracle Financials
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Oracle Financials
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle Financials across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Bedfordshire Oracle Financials Demand Trend

Oracle Financials
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Oracle Financials across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Oracle Financials Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Financials
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Financials across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire Oracle Financials Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle Financials
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Financials within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DunstableNew entry-4£450-
Oracle Financials East of EnglandOracle Financials
East of England

Oracle Financials
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Oracle Financials also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Oracle Financials.

18 (100.00 %)Oracle
18 (100.00 %)Finance
23 (37.50 %)Oracle Applications
32 (25.00 %)Project Management
32 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (12.50 %)SAP
41 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
41 (12.50 %)CRM
41 (12.50 %)JD Edwards
41 (12.50 %)Retail

Oracle Financials
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Oracle Financials also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Oracle Financials. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (37.50 %)Oracle Applications
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Retail
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Project Manager
13 (37.50 %)Consultant
13 (37.50 %)Oracle Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Senior Manager
22 (25.00 %)Functional Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Senior Project Manager
22 (25.00 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Project Management
12 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
21 (12.50 %)CRM
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Oracle
21 (12.50 %)SAP
21 (12.50 %)JD Edwards