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The table below looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LAMP over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank43-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.211 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£220-
Average daily rate£220-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£220-
UK excluding London average daily rate£268£302
% change on same period last year-11.16 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.10£20.00
% change on same period last year+60.50 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads161145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.323 %0.181 %
Daily rates quoted6330
Average minimum daily rate£253£312
Average daily rate£280£332
% change on same period last year-15.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£306£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£334
% change on same period last year-5.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1837
Average minimum hourly rate£33.67£30.82
Average hourly rate£36.29£34.31
% change on same period last year+5.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.91£37.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.48£31.45
% change on same period last year-9.45 %
LAMP South WestLAMP
South West

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.

LAMP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing LAMP across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Bristol LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol LAMP Daily Rate Trend

LAMP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAMP across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol LAMP Daily Rate Histogram

LAMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing LAMP 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 LAMP.

19 (81.82 %)PHP
26 (54.55 %)JavaScript
35 (45.45 %)MySQL
35 (45.45 %)HTML
35 (45.45 %)CSS
44 (36.36 %)Photoshop
44 (36.36 %)Marketing
53 (27.27 %)Drupal
53 (27.27 %)AJAX
53 (27.27 %)CMS
53 (27.27 %)XHTML
62 (18.18 %)ImageReady
62 (18.18 %)IBM
62 (18.18 %)Interwoven
62 (18.18 %)TeamSite
62 (18.18 %)Fireworks
62 (18.18 %)JSP
62 (18.18 %)ActionScript
62 (18.18 %)Adobe Illustrator
62 (18.18 %)Web Analytics
62 (18.18 %)Content Management
62 (18.18 %)OO
62 (18.18 %)Apache
62 (18.18 %)Flash
62 (18.18 %)Internet Marketing
62 (18.18 %)Migration
71 (9.091 %)Symfony
71 (9.091 %)CakePHP
71 (9.091 %)PHP5
71 (9.091 %)jQuery

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing LAMP 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 LAMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (45.45 %)HTML
15 (45.45 %)CSS
23 (27.27 %)AJAX
23 (27.27 %)XHTML
32 (18.18 %)Flash
32 (18.18 %)JSP
41 (9.091 %)WebServices
41 (9.091 %)Symfony
41 (9.091 %)CakePHP
41 (9.091 %)jQuery
41 (9.091 %)MVC
41 (9.091 %)WinForms
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (27.27 %)CMS
13 (27.27 %)Drupal
22 (18.18 %)Apache
22 (18.18 %)TeamSite
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)Photoshop
22 (18.18 %)ImageReady
22 (18.18 %)Fireworks
22 (18.18 %)Adobe Illustrator
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)MySQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Subversion
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Marketing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (81.82 %)Developer
24 (36.36 %)PHP Developer
32 (18.18 %)LAMP Developer
32 (18.18 %)Drupal Developer
32 (18.18 %)Web Developer
41 (9.091 %)Senior Developer
41 (9.091 %)C++ Developer
41 (9.091 %)Senior Web Developer
41 (9.091 %)PHP Drupal Developer
41 (9.091 %)PHP Web Developer
41 (9.091 %)Web Manager
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)Linux
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)OO
12 (18.18 %)Migration
12 (18.18 %)Content Management
12 (18.18 %)Web Analytics
12 (18.18 %)Internet Marketing
21 (9.091 %)OOP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (81.82 %)PHP
26 (54.55 %)JavaScript
32 (18.18 %)ActionScript
41 (9.091 %)VB6
41 (9.091 %)Ruby
41 (9.091 %)PHP5
41 (9.091 %)C++
41 (9.091 %)SQL
41 (9.091 %)VB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)IBM
12 (18.18 %)Interwoven