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This section looks at the demand for Oracle Database 8/8i skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle 8/8i over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Database 8/8i
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank101110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads2856
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.056 %
As % of the category below4.118 %5.268 %
Daily rates quoted421
Average minimum daily rate£350£362
Average daily rate£400£396
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£431
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£371
% change on same period last year+7.40 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£24.77£20.00
Average hourly rate£32.27£20.00
% change on same period last year+61.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.77£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£33.39
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads6801063
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.897 %1.059 %
Daily rates quoted169325
Average minimum daily rate£342£364
Average daily rate£366£380
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted4693
Average minimum hourly rate£36.83£38.54
Average hourly rate£38.78£39.47
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.72£40.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.61£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
Oracle 8/8i South EastOracle 8/8i
South East

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 8/8i
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle 8/8i across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Berkshire Oracle 8/8i Demand Trend

Oracle 8/8i
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Oracle 8/8i across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Oracle 8/8i Daily Rate Trend

Oracle 8/8i
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle 8/8i across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Berkshire Oracle 8/8i Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle 8/8i
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Oracle 8/8i across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Oracle 8/8i Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle 8/8i
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle 8/8i within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
ReadingDown-144--
WokinghamNew entry-3--
MaidenheadUp+141--
BracknellUp+81--
SloughDown-81--
Oracle 8/8i South EastOracle 8/8i
South East

Oracle 8/8i
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Oracle 8/8i 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 8/8i.

163 (100.00 %)Oracle
219 (30.16 %)SQL
314 (22.22 %)Oracle 10g
413 (20.63 %)Billing
511 (17.46 %)Telecoms
69 (14.29 %)Change Management
69 (14.29 %)PeopleSoft
69 (14.29 %)UNIX
69 (14.29 %)Oracle 9i
78 (12.70 %)OpenVMS
78 (12.70 %)Project Management
87 (11.11 %)Linux
87 (11.11 %)Replication
87 (11.11 %)Oracle RAC
96 (9.524 %)PL/SQL
96 (9.524 %)HP
105 (7.937 %)Business Intelligence
105 (7.937 %)HPUX
105 (7.937 %)PRINCE2
105 (7.937 %)Migration
105 (7.937 %)Data Management
105 (7.937 %)Retail
105 (7.937 %)Security Cleared
114 (6.349 %)WebLogic
114 (6.349 %)Solaris
114 (6.349 %)Datawarehouse
114 (6.349 %)C
114 (6.349 %)VMS
114 (6.349 %)CRM
114 (6.349 %)CA

Oracle 8/8i
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Oracle 8/8i 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 8/8i. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.175 %)ASP
12 (3.175 %)HTML
21 (1.587 %)CGI
21 (1.587 %).NET
21 (1.587 %)CSS
21 (1.587 %)JSP
21 (1.587 %)XML
21 (1.587 %)SAP Basis
21 (1.587 %)AJAX
21 (1.587 %)WebSphere
21 (1.587 %).NET Framework
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (6.349 %)WebLogic
21 (1.587 %)NetWeaver
21 (1.587 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.587 %)Photoshop
11 (1.587 %)MS Excel
11 (1.587 %)Adobe Illustrator
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (4.762 %)Oracle Clinical
21 (1.587 %)Oracle 11i
21 (1.587 %)Oracle ERP
21 (1.587 %)Oracle EBS
21 (1.587 %)Retail-J
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.175 %)NGN
12 (3.175 %)3G
21 (1.587 %)Broadband
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (22.22 %)Oracle 10g
29 (14.29 %)Oracle 9i
34 (6.349 %)Datawarehouse
43 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects
43 (4.762 %)SQL Server
52 (3.175 %)MySQL
61 (1.587 %)TOAD
61 (1.587 %)DataStage
61 (1.587 %)SAP BW
61 (1.587 %)SQLPlus
61 (1.587 %)DB2
61 (1.587 %)ETL
61 (1.587 %)Data Cleansing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.587 %)TestDirector
11 (1.587 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (20.63 %)Billing
211 (17.46 %)Telecoms
35 (7.937 %)Retail
43 (4.762 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (3.175 %)Finance
61 (1.587 %)Education
61 (1.587 %)Government
61 (1.587 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.587 %)Multimedia
61 (1.587 %)Local Government
61 (1.587 %)Marketing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (25.40 %)DBA
215 (23.81 %)Oracle DBA
314 (22.22 %)Consultant
49 (14.29 %)Project Manager
56 (9.524 %)Developer
65 (7.937 %)Architect
65 (7.937 %)Linux Consultant
74 (6.349 %)Software Manager
74 (6.349 %)Software Project Manager
74 (6.349 %)Administrator
83 (4.762 %)Support Consultant
83 (4.762 %)Analyst
83 (4.762 %)Programmer
83 (4.762 %)Oracle Payroll Consultant
83 (4.762 %)Oracle HR Functional Consultant
83 (4.762 %)Oracle Consultant
83 (4.762 %)Oracle Developer
83 (4.762 %)Functional Consultant
83 (4.762 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
83 (4.762 %)Oracle HR Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (11.11 %)Replication
23 (4.762 %)Statistics
32 (3.175 %)Management Information System
41 (1.587 %)EPoS
41 (1.587 %)IPTV
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (14.29 %)UNIX
28 (12.70 %)OpenVMS
37 (11.11 %)Linux
45 (7.937 %)HPUX
54 (6.349 %)Solaris
54 (6.349 %)VMS
62 (3.175 %)Red Hat Linux
62 (3.175 %)Windows
71 (1.587 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (1.587 %)AIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (14.29 %)Change Management
28 (12.70 %)Project Management
35 (7.937 %)Business Intelligence
35 (7.937 %)PRINCE2
35 (7.937 %)Migration
35 (7.937 %)Data Management
35 (7.937 %)Security Cleared
44 (6.349 %)CRM
53 (4.762 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (3.175 %)SC Cleared
62 (3.175 %)SAP Implementation
62 (3.175 %)Unit Testing
62 (3.175 %)ERP
62 (3.175 %)Data Modelling
71 (1.587 %)ITIL
71 (1.587 %)Service Management
71 (1.587 %)Risk Assessment
71 (1.587 %)Data Migration
71 (1.587 %)Project Planning
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (30.16 %)SQL
26 (9.524 %)PL/SQL
34 (6.349 %)C
43 (4.762 %)Shell Script
52 (3.175 %)Java
52 (3.175 %)Perl
52 (3.175 %)JCL
52 (3.175 %)Uniface
61 (1.587 %)VB
61 (1.587 %)JavaScript
61 (1.587 %)AWK
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.175 %)Degree
21 (1.587 %)ACCA
21 (1.587 %)CIMA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (11.11 %)Oracle RAC
23 (4.762 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (1.587 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
31 (1.587 %)VMware ESX
31 (1.587 %)NetBackup
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.175 %)Netcool/Proviso
12 (3.175 %)Netcool
12 (3.175 %)Tivoli
21 (1.587 %)OpenView
21 (1.587 %)Tivoli Monitoring
21 (1.587 %)BMC PATROL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
163 (100.00 %)Oracle
29 (14.29 %)PeopleSoft
36 (9.524 %)HP
44 (6.349 %)CA
53 (4.762 %)IBM
53 (4.762 %)SAP
53 (4.762 %)Business Objects
62 (3.175 %)Red Hat
62 (3.175 %)Informatica
71 (1.587 %)VERITAS
71 (1.587 %)BMC
71 (1.587 %)Siebel
71 (1.587 %)Hummingbird
71 (1.587 %)VMware
71 (1.587 %)Epiphany