The first table below looks at the demand for Oracle EBS skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Oracle EBS over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Business Applications category for the Cheshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Oracle E-Business Suite (OEBS)
Rank 56 55 71
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +16
Contract jobs citing Oracle EBS 7 8 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 0.967% 1.001% 0.103%
As % of the Business Applications category 8.434% 12.31% 1.852%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £325 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £450 £400
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Average hourly rate £50.70 - £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £50.00 £15.75 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+217.46% -58.00%
All Business Applications
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
83 65 54
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 11.46% 8.135% 5.573%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 24 18
Average daily rate £440 £425 £390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.52% +8.97%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £300 £264
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £575 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 2
Average hourly rate £50.70 £50.00 £45.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.39% +11.11%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
Oracle EBS
North West

Oracle EBS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle EBS across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Cheshire Oracle EBS Jobs Demand Trend

Oracle EBS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Oracle EBS Daily Rate Trend

Oracle EBS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Oracle EBS Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle EBS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle EBS within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Warrington -7 4 - -
Chester - 1 - -
Oracle EBS
North West

Oracle EBS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

1 11 (100.00%) Oracle
2 10 (90.91%) Finance
2 10 (90.91%) Oracle EBS R12
3 5 (45.45%) Oracle Applications
3 5 (45.45%) Oracle Payroll
3 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
3 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
4 4 (36.36%) Test Scripting
4 4 (36.36%) EDI
4 4 (36.36%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (36.36%) PL/SQL
4 4 (36.36%) SQL
4 4 (36.36%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (27.27%) CRM
6 2 (18.18%) PRINCE2
6 2 (18.18%) Local Government
6 2 (18.18%) Oracle 11g
7 1 (9.091%) UNIX
7 1 (9.091%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (9.091%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (9.091%) Oracle 8/8i
7 1 (9.091%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (9.091%) Oracle 10g
7 1 (9.091%) Legal
7 1 (9.091%) Migration
7 1 (9.091%) Change Management
7 1 (9.091%) GAP Analysis
7 1 (9.091%) Workflow
7 1 (9.091%) Project Planning
7 1 (9.091%) Oracle Workflow

Oracle EBS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Application Development
1 4 (36.36%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle Workflow
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle Application Server
Business Applications
1 10 (90.91%) Oracle EBS R12
2 5 (45.45%) Oracle Applications
2 5 (45.45%) Oracle Payroll
3 4 (36.36%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (9.091%) Oracle 11i
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) Oracle 11g
2 1 (9.091%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (9.091%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (9.091%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle Forms
General
1 10 (90.91%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Local Government
3 1 (9.091%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Consultant
1 7 (63.64%) Oracle Consultant
2 5 (45.45%) Functional Consultant
3 3 (27.27%) Payroll Consultant
3 3 (27.27%) Oracle Functional Consultant
3 3 (27.27%) Oracle Payroll Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Oracle Financials Consultant
5 1 (9.091%) Principal Consultant
5 1 (9.091%) Business Consultant
5 1 (9.091%) E-Business Consultant
5 1 (9.091%) Applications Manager
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.091%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Test Scripting
1 4 (36.36%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (27.27%) CRM
3 2 (18.18%) PRINCE2
4 1 (9.091%) Migration
4 1 (9.091%) Change Management
4 1 (9.091%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (9.091%) Workflow
4 1 (9.091%) Project Planning
4 1 (9.091%) Supply Chain Management
4 1 (9.091%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) PL/SQL
1 4 (36.36%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
1 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) Oracle