Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT contracts within the Chester region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank82
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads2846
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.050 %
As % of the category below31.82 %48.94 %
Daily rates quoted57
Average minimum daily rate£272£285
Average daily rate£273£296
% change on same period last year-7.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£274£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£348
% change on same period last year+6.83 %
Hourly rates quoted72
Average minimum hourly rate£27.71£35.75
Average hourly rate£29.29£35.75
% change on same period last year-18.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.86£35.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.78£33.14
% change on same period last year-10.13 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads8894
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.142 %0.103 %
Daily rates quoted1216
Average minimum daily rate£267£247
Average daily rate£269£257
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£267
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted347
Average minimum hourly rate£22.73£27.50
Average hourly rate£23.88£27.60
% change on same period last year-13.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.03£27.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.59 %
Oracle CheshireOracle
Cheshire

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Oracle Corporation.

Oracle
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Chester Oracle Demand Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Oracle Daily Rate Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle across the Chester region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Chester Oracle Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Oracle Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle across the Chester region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Chester Oracle Hourly Rate Histogram

Oracle
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Oracle 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.

121 (43.75 %)UNIX
220 (41.67 %)SQL
316 (33.33 %)Finance
412 (25.00 %)SOAP
511 (22.92 %)PL/SQL
511 (22.92 %)Oracle EBS
69 (18.75 %)Hibernate
69 (18.75 %)Swing
69 (18.75 %)CSS
69 (18.75 %)JSP
69 (18.75 %)WebServices
69 (18.75 %)XML
69 (18.75 %)HTML
69 (18.75 %)Java
69 (18.75 %)Tuxedo
69 (18.75 %)WSDL
69 (18.75 %)Middleware
78 (16.67 %)JAX-RPC
78 (16.67 %)C++
78 (16.67 %)Spring
87 (14.58 %)TOAD
96 (12.50 %)Oracle Discoverer
96 (12.50 %)Citrix
96 (12.50 %)SAP
96 (12.50 %)AIX
96 (12.50 %)Linux
105 (10.42 %)Government
105 (10.42 %)Remedy
105 (10.42 %)AJAX
105 (10.42 %)Local Government

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Oracle 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (25.00 %)SOAP
29 (18.75 %)WebServices
29 (18.75 %)XML
29 (18.75 %)Swing
29 (18.75 %)WSDL
29 (18.75 %)HTML
29 (18.75 %)CSS
29 (18.75 %)JSP
29 (18.75 %)Middleware
29 (18.75 %)Hibernate
38 (16.67 %)Spring
38 (16.67 %)JAX-RPC
45 (10.42 %)AJAX
53 (6.250 %).NET
61 (2.083 %)ASP.NET
61 (2.083 %)Apache Axis
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (18.75 %)Tuxedo
22 (4.167 %)Oracle Workflow
22 (4.167 %)IIS
22 (4.167 %)Apache
22 (4.167 %)Tomcat
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.167 %)MS Project
12 (4.167 %)MS Visio
12 (4.167 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (2.083 %)MS Excel
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (22.92 %)Oracle EBS
23 (6.250 %)Oracle Financials
32 (4.167 %)Oracle 11i
32 (4.167 %)Oracle Applications
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.42 %)SAN
23 (6.250 %)Internet
31 (2.083 %)Firewall
31 (2.083 %)DMZ
31 (2.083 %)Intranet
31 (2.083 %)SSL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (14.58 %)TOAD
26 (12.50 %)Oracle Discoverer
34 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
42 (4.167 %)Oracle 9i
42 (4.167 %)Datawarehouse
42 (4.167 %)BusinessObjects
51 (2.083 %)Oracle 10g
51 (2.083 %)Crystal Enterprise
51 (2.083 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (2.083 %)SQL Server
51 (2.083 %)Crystal Reports
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (10.42 %)JIRA
22 (4.167 %)Oracle Forms
31 (2.083 %)ProC
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (33.33 %)Finance
25 (10.42 %)Government
25 (10.42 %)Banking
25 (10.42 %)Local Government
33 (6.250 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (4.167 %)Telecoms
42 (4.167 %)FMCG
51 (2.083 %)International Banking
51 (2.083 %)General Ledger
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (20.83 %)Developer
110 (20.83 %)Analyst
27 (14.58 %)Support Analyst
27 (14.58 %)Oracle Analyst
27 (14.58 %)Oracle Support Analyst
36 (12.50 %)Administrator
45 (10.42 %)Software Engineer
54 (8.333 %)Java Developer
63 (6.250 %)Oracle DBA
63 (6.250 %)Oracle Developer
63 (6.250 %)Systems Administrator
63 (6.250 %)DBA
63 (6.250 %)Architect
63 (6.250 %)Systems Analyst
63 (6.250 %)Functional Analyst
63 (6.250 %)Systems Support
63 (6.250 %)C# Developer
63 (6.250 %)UNIX Administrator
63 (6.250 %)Systems Support Analyst
72 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Architect
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.083 %)Client/Server
11 (2.083 %)Computer Science
11 (2.083 %)Dutch Language
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (43.75 %)UNIX
26 (12.50 %)AIX
26 (12.50 %)Linux
33 (6.250 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (2.083 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (2.083 %)Windows
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (10.42 %)Agile Software Development
24 (8.333 %)ITIL
24 (8.333 %)Migration
33 (6.250 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (6.250 %)Disaster Recovery
33 (6.250 %)Software Engineering
33 (6.250 %)Incident Management
42 (4.167 %)Workflow
42 (4.167 %)Data Analysis
42 (4.167 %)PRINCE2
42 (4.167 %)UML
42 (4.167 %)SSADM
42 (4.167 %)Unit Testing
42 (4.167 %)Data Protection
51 (2.083 %)Integration Testing
51 (2.083 %)ERP
51 (2.083 %)OOD
51 (2.083 %)Service Management
51 (2.083 %)Regression Testing
51 (2.083 %)OOP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (41.67 %)SQL
211 (22.92 %)PL/SQL
39 (18.75 %)Java
48 (16.67 %)C++
55 (10.42 %)XPath
63 (6.250 %)C#
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.250 %)ITIL Certification
21 (2.083 %)Degree
21 (2.083 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (2.083 %)Sun Certification
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.250 %)SLA
21 (2.083 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (6.250 %)Oracle RMAN
22 (4.167 %)NetBackup
31 (2.083 %)Active Directory
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.083 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (12.50 %)SAP
16 (12.50 %)Citrix
25 (10.42 %)Remedy
34 (8.333 %)VERITAS
34 (8.333 %)Sun
34 (8.333 %)HP
43 (6.250 %)BMC
43 (6.250 %)Microsoft
43 (6.250 %)Red Hat
43 (6.250 %)EMC
52 (4.167 %)Business Objects
61 (2.083 %)IBM
61 (2.083 %)Dell
61 (2.083 %)Anite
61 (2.083 %)Perforce