The first table below looks at the demand for Oracle Applications skills in IT contracts advertised for the Chester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Oracle Applications 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 Chester 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 Applications (Oracle Apps)
Rank 23 20 23
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +3
Contract jobs citing Oracle Applications 2 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Chester 1.439% 0.855% 0.613%
As % of the Business Applications category 18.18% 12.50% 5.882%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £330 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £388 £338
% change year-on-year
+9.67% +14.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £50.70 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £50.00 £56.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-10.71% +220.00%
All Business Applications
Chester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
11 8 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Chester 7.914% 6.838% 10.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 1
Average daily rate £325 £475 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-31.57% +58.33%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 2
Average hourly rate £50.00 £50.00 £45.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +11.11%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
Oracle Applications
Cheshire

Oracle Applications
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Chester Oracle Applications Jobs Demand Trend

Oracle Applications
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Oracle Applications Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Oracle Applications Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Oracle Applications 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 Applications.

1 4 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle EBS R12
2 3 (75.00%) Local Government
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (75.00%) Oracle Financials
2 3 (75.00%) Finance
3 2 (50.00%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (50.00%) Project Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Oracle 11g
4 1 (25.00%) Workflow
4 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (25.00%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (25.00%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (25.00%) Legal
4 1 (25.00%) Oracle HRMS
4 1 (25.00%) Oracle Workflow

Oracle Applications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Oracle Applications 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 Applications. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Workflow
Business Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle EBS R12
2 3 (75.00%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (50.00%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (25.00%) Oracle HRMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle 11g
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 3 (75.00%) Local Government
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Consultant
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Consultant
2 2 (50.00%) Functional Consultant
3 1 (25.00%) Oracle Financials Consultant
3 1 (25.00%) Applications Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (50.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle