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This section looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited LAMP over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank74-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.506 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£168
% change on same period last year+105.51 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£33.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.84£24.88
% change on same period last year+28.00 %
Application Development CheshireApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads332195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.441 %0.200 %
Daily rates quoted9836
Average minimum daily rate£360£334
Average daily rate£382£360
% change on same period last year+6.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£336
% change on same period last year+2.09 %
Hourly rates quoted2318
Average minimum hourly rate£33.22£26.86
Average hourly rate£36.74£28.25
% change on same period last year+30.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.25£29.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.60£33.11
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
LAMP North WestLAMP
North 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 Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cheshire LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

15 (100.00 %)PHP
15 (100.00 %)MySQL
24 (80.00 %)Linux
24 (80.00 %)Apache
24 (80.00 %)PHP5
33 (60.00 %)JavaScript
33 (60.00 %)Intranet
33 (60.00 %)Retail
33 (60.00 %)AJAX
41 (20.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (20.00 %)UML
41 (20.00 %)Photoshop

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Application Development
13 (60.00 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
14 (80.00 %)Apache
Applications
11 (20.00 %)Photoshop
11 (20.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
Communications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)MySQL
General
13 (60.00 %)Retail
Job Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (80.00 %)Web Developer
24 (80.00 %)PHP Developer
24 (80.00 %)PHP Web Developer
33 (60.00 %)Senior PHP Developer
33 (60.00 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
33 (60.00 %)Senior Developer
33 (60.00 %)Senior Web Developer
41 (20.00 %)Applications Developer
41 (20.00 %)Web Applications Developer
41 (20.00 %)MySQL Developer
Operating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)UML
Programming Languages
15 (100.00 %)PHP
24 (80.00 %)PHP5
33 (60.00 %)JavaScript
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