Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Quest TOAD skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TOAD over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuest TOAD
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5461
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.887 %1.992 %
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£329£322
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£35.07
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads159251
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.215 %0.248 %
Daily rates quoted3454
Average minimum daily rate£321£342
Average daily rate£335£355
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£356
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Hourly rates quoted2014
Average minimum hourly rate£29.41£32.89
Average hourly rate£32.63£35.16
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.86£37.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.13£32.15
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
TOAD North WestTOAD
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.

TOAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing TOAD across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Cheshire TOAD Demand Trend

TOAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire TOAD Daily Rate Trend

TOAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire TOAD Hourly Rate Trend

TOAD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TOAD within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ChesterUp+32--
TOAD North WestTOAD
North West

TOAD
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing TOAD 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 TOAD.

14 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (75.00 %)UNIX
23 (75.00 %)Oracle Financials
23 (75.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
23 (75.00 %)Oracle EBS
23 (75.00 %)Finance
32 (50.00 %)Government
32 (50.00 %)Remedy
32 (50.00 %)Local Government
41 (25.00 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
41 (25.00 %)Dell
41 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
41 (25.00 %)Citrix
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)Windows
41 (25.00 %)AIX
41 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server
41 (25.00 %)Business Objects

TOAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing TOAD 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 TOAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (75.00 %)Oracle Financials
13 (75.00 %)Oracle EBS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Government
22 (50.00 %)Local Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Support Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Functional Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Oracle Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Oracle Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Administrator
21 (25.00 %)Systems Administrator
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)AIX
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
14 (100.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)Remedy
31 (25.00 %)Business Objects
31 (25.00 %)Dell
31 (25.00 %)Citrix