Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT contracts within the Blackburn region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank64
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below25.00 %25.00 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£357
% change on same period last year+4.72 %
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£29.03£34.30
% change on same period last year-15.37 %
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Blackburn
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£322£286
Average daily rate£342£319
% change on same period last year+7.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£353
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£8.00
Average hourly rate-£11.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£23.31
% change on same period last year+2.22 %
Oracle LancashireOracle
Lancashire

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Oracle Corporation.

Oracle
Demand Trend

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

Blackburn Oracle Demand Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Trend

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

Blackburn Oracle Daily Rate Trend

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Blackburn Oracle Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Blackburn region citing Oracle 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.

12 (100.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
21 (50.00 %)Eclipse
21 (50.00 %)RDBMS
21 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (50.00 %)Oracle Certification
21 (50.00 %)NetApp
21 (50.00 %)Reuters
21 (50.00 %)Bloomberg
21 (50.00 %)SQLPlus
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Service Management
21 (50.00 %)Government
21 (50.00 %)Hibernate
21 (50.00 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (50.00 %)Spring
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)PL/SQL

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Blackburn region citing Oracle 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)Hibernate
11 (50.00 %)Spring
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (50.00 %)RDBMS
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
11 (50.00 %)SQLPlus
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Eclipse
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Government
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)DBA
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
11 (50.00 %)Java Developer
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)AIX
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Certification
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Oracle RMAN
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)NetApp
11 (50.00 %)Reuters
11 (50.00 %)Bloomberg