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This section looks at the demand for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) skills within the Berkshire 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 EBS over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle E-Business Suite (EBS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank94144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching contract IT job ads3724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.024 %
As % of the category below14.29 %9.524 %
Daily rates quoted1419
Average minimum daily rate£388£392
Average daily rate£413£434
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£477
UK excluding London average daily rate£416£433
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
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£38.21£26.25
% change on same period last year+45.57 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads259252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.251 %
Daily rates quoted4792
Average minimum daily rate£384£400
Average daily rate£416£440
% change on same period last year-5.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£447£480
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£421
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Hourly rates quoted64
Average minimum hourly rate£26.67£20.75
Average hourly rate£29.58£23.75
% change on same period last year+24.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£26.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.59£24.63
% change on same period last year+12.02 %
Oracle EBS South EastOracle EBS
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 EBS
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Oracle EBS Demand Trend

Oracle EBS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Oracle EBS Daily Rate Trend

Oracle EBS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle EBS across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Berkshire Oracle EBS Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle EBS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Oracle EBS Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle EBS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle EBS within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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-28£401-
MaidenheadNew entry-4£506-
NewburyNew entry-3£273-
SloughDown-42--
Oracle EBS South EastOracle EBS
South East

Oracle EBS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Oracle EBS 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 EBS.

151 (100.00 %)Oracle
215 (29.41 %)Finance
314 (27.45 %)ERP
412 (23.53 %)SQL
59 (17.65 %)UNIX
59 (17.65 %)Oracle Reports
59 (17.65 %)Oracle 10g
68 (15.69 %)Oracle RAC
68 (15.69 %)Security Cleared
77 (13.73 %)IT Governance
77 (13.73 %)Windows
77 (13.73 %)PL/SQL
77 (13.73 %)Government
86 (11.76 %)Samba
86 (11.76 %)Oracle Applications
86 (11.76 %)SAN
86 (11.76 %)Red Hat
86 (11.76 %)Linux
86 (11.76 %)Oracle Financials
86 (11.76 %)HP
86 (11.76 %)NFS
86 (11.76 %)Python
86 (11.76 %)Oracle 10gAS
86 (11.76 %)OC4J
86 (11.76 %)Red Hat Linux
86 (11.76 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
86 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
95 (9.804 %)Oracle 11i
95 (9.804 %)HTTP
95 (9.804 %)Oracle Discoverer

Oracle EBS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Oracle EBS 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 EBS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (11.76 %)OC4J
23 (5.882 %)J2EE
32 (3.922 %)Oracle ADF
41 (1.961 %)XML
41 (1.961 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (11.76 %)Oracle 10gAS
24 (7.843 %)Oracle HTTP Server
33 (5.882 %)Oracle Workflow
42 (3.922 %)Oracle Application Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (11.76 %)Oracle Applications
16 (11.76 %)Oracle Financials
25 (9.804 %)Oracle 11i
32 (3.922 %)Oracle ERP
41 (1.961 %)Oracle Payroll
41 (1.961 %)Oracle HRMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (11.76 %)SAN
25 (9.804 %)HTTP
31 (1.961 %)Firewall
31 (1.961 %)3G
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (17.65 %)Oracle Reports
19 (17.65 %)Oracle 10g
25 (9.804 %)Oracle Discoverer
33 (5.882 %)InterSystems Cache
42 (3.922 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.961 %)Oracle BI EE
51 (1.961 %)Oracle 11g
51 (1.961 %)Datawarehouse
51 (1.961 %)Oracle 8/8i
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.843 %)Oracle Forms
21 (1.961 %)JDeveloper
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (29.41 %)Finance
27 (13.73 %)Government
34 (7.843 %)Telecoms
43 (5.882 %)FMCG
51 (1.961 %)Banking
51 (1.961 %)Retail
51 (1.961 %)Education
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (27.45 %)Consultant
114 (27.45 %)Oracle Consultant
210 (19.61 %)DBA
210 (19.61 %)Oracle DBA
39 (17.65 %)Architect
47 (13.73 %)Enterprise Architect
55 (9.804 %)E-Business Consultant
55 (9.804 %)Analyst
64 (7.843 %)Test Analyst
64 (7.843 %)Business Consultant
73 (5.882 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
73 (5.882 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
73 (5.882 %)Technical Consultant
82 (3.922 %)Technical Architect
91 (1.961 %)Test Engineer
91 (1.961 %)Oracle Applications DBA
91 (1.961 %)Oracle HR Functional Consultant
91 (1.961 %)Team Leader
91 (1.961 %)Business Project Manager
91 (1.961 %)Functional Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.922 %)Management Information System
12 (3.922 %)Clustering
21 (1.961 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (17.65 %)UNIX
27 (13.73 %)Windows
36 (11.76 %)Linux
36 (11.76 %)Red Hat Linux
36 (11.76 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
41 (1.961 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (27.45 %)ERP
28 (15.69 %)Security Cleared
37 (13.73 %)IT Governance
46 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
54 (7.843 %)Workflow
54 (7.843 %)Test Scripting
63 (5.882 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (3.922 %)Migration
72 (3.922 %)SOA
72 (3.922 %)Project Planning
72 (3.922 %)System Testing
72 (3.922 %)Data Migration
81 (1.961 %)Test Management
81 (1.961 %)Technical Architecture
81 (1.961 %)Business Intelligence
81 (1.961 %)DSDM
81 (1.961 %)SSADM
81 (1.961 %)ITIL
81 (1.961 %)UML
81 (1.961 %)Risk Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (23.53 %)SQL
27 (13.73 %)PL/SQL
36 (11.76 %)Python
42 (3.922 %)Java
51 (1.961 %)Shell Script
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.922 %)ISEB
21 (1.961 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (1.961 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.961 %)ISO27001
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (15.69 %)Oracle RAC
26 (11.76 %)Samba
26 (11.76 %)NFS
31 (1.961 %)Oracle RMAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (100.00 %)Oracle
26 (11.76 %)Red Hat
26 (11.76 %)HP
33 (5.882 %)Manugistics
41 (1.961 %)VMware
41 (1.961 %)Microsoft