The first table below looks at the demand for PL/SQL skills in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PL/SQL over the 3 months to 17 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 Programming Languages category for the City of London 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PL/SQL (PLSQL)
Rank 81 89 99
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +10
Contract jobs citing PL/SQL 135 151 178
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 2.145% 1.941% 1.809%
As % of the Programming Languages category 5.143% 5.353% 4.314%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 103 121
Average daily rate £450 £447 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.78% -10.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £325 £375
10% offered a daily rate of more than £573 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £334
% change year-on-year
- +4.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £25.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.25 £30.50 £31.25
% change year-on-year
+22.13% -2.40%
All Programming Languages
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
2625 2821 4126
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 41.70% 36.26% 41.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 2029 2110 3122
Average daily rate £450 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £313 £275 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 31 35
Average hourly rate £40.75 £25.00 £28.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+63.00% -10.71%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.56 £15.00 £18.70
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.00 £50.00 £57.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
PL/SQL
London

PL/SQL
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PL/SQL across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

City of London PL/SQL Jobs Demand Trend

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PL/SQL across the City of London region.

City of London PL/SQL Daily Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PL/SQL across the City of London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

City of London PL/SQL Daily Rate Histogram

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PL/SQL across the City of London region.

City of London PL/SQL Hourly Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing PL/SQL 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 PL/SQL.

1 218 (98.64%) SQL
2 207 (93.67%) Oracle
3 92 (41.63%) Finance
4 64 (28.96%) Banking
5 50 (22.62%) Java
6 49 (22.17%) .NET
7 48 (21.72%) Oracle 10g
8 47 (21.27%) C#
9 42 (19.00%) XML
10 41 (18.55%) Oracle 11g
11 40 (18.10%) Investment Banking
12 39 (17.65%) UNIX
13 36 (16.29%) SQL Server
13 36 (16.29%) Data Warehouse
14 34 (15.38%) ETL
15 33 (14.93%) Oracle Reports
16 30 (13.57%) Business Objects
16 30 (13.57%) Business Intelligence
17 28 (12.67%) Shell Script
18 27 (12.22%) Data Modelling
19 26 (11.76%) Linux
20 25 (11.31%) Subversion
21 24 (10.86%) TDD
22 23 (10.41%) Oracle EBS
23 22 (9.955%) Oracle 8/8i
24 21 (9.502%) Migration
24 21 (9.502%) Scrum
24 21 (9.502%) Derivative
25 20 (9.050%) WCF
25 20 (9.050%) Oracle Forms

PL/SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing PL/SQL 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 PL/SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 49 (22.17%) .NET
2 42 (19.00%) XML
3 20 (9.050%) ASP.NET
3 20 (9.050%) WCF
4 18 (8.145%) HTML
5 16 (7.240%) Hibernate
6 15 (6.787%) Spring
6 15 (6.787%) Web Services
6 15 (6.787%) .NET Framework
7 14 (6.335%) WPF
8 12 (5.430%) JSP
8 12 (5.430%) CSS
9 10 (4.525%) WinForms
10 9 (4.072%) J2EE
11 7 (3.167%) jQuery
12 6 (2.715%) Servlets
12 6 (2.715%) XSLT
12 6 (2.715%) JAXB
13 5 (2.262%) Middleware
13 5 (2.262%) JDBC
Application Platforms
1 17 (7.692%) Oracle Workflow
2 14 (6.335%) WebLogic
3 9 (4.072%) Apache
3 9 (4.072%) Tomcat
4 4 (1.810%) SAS
5 3 (1.357%) Oracle Application Server
5 3 (1.357%) TIBCO EMS
5 3 (1.357%) Amazon EC2
5 3 (1.357%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.905%) IIS
7 1 (0.452%) Confluence
7 1 (0.452%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.452%) ESB
7 1 (0.452%) Oracle 10gAS
7 1 (0.452%) LiveCycle
7 1 (0.452%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.452%) FileNet
7 1 (0.452%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (3.620%) MS Excel
2 5 (2.262%) MS PowerPoint
3 4 (1.810%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.357%) MS Project
4 3 (1.357%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 23 (10.41%) Oracle EBS
2 18 (8.145%) Oracle EBS R12
3 9 (4.072%) Oracle Financials
4 5 (2.262%) Oracle Applications
5 3 (1.357%) HFM
5 3 (1.357%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (1.357%) Oracle BPM
6 2 (0.905%) Khalix
6 2 (0.905%) Oracle 11i
6 2 (0.905%) LongView
7 1 (0.452%) Global One
7 1 (0.452%) Siebel Analytics
7 1 (0.452%) Hyperion Planning
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.620%) HTTP
2 2 (0.905%) Kerberos
2 2 (0.905%) LDAP
2 2 (0.905%) AMQP
3 1 (0.452%) SSL
3 1 (0.452%) SAN
3 1 (0.452%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (21.72%) Oracle 10g
2 41 (18.55%) Oracle 11g
3 36 (16.29%) SQL Server
3 36 (16.29%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (14.93%) Oracle Reports
5 22 (9.955%) Oracle 8/8i
6 16 (7.240%) SQLPlus
7 15 (6.787%) QlikView
8 13 (5.882%) Crystal Reports
8 13 (5.882%) Oracle BI EE
9 11 (4.977%) SQL Server 2008
10 9 (4.072%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
10 9 (4.072%) OLAP
10 9 (4.072%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (4.072%) Oracle OLAP
11 8 (3.620%) Oracle 9i
11 8 (3.620%) TOAD
11 8 (3.620%) RDBMS
12 7 (3.167%) SQL Server 2005
12 7 (3.167%) BusinessObjects XI
Development Applications
1 25 (11.31%) Subversion
2 20 (9.050%) Oracle Forms
3 10 (4.525%) Maven
3 10 (4.525%) Team Foundation Server
4 9 (4.072%) JUnit
4 9 (4.072%) Oracle APEX
5 7 (3.167%) Visual Studio
6 6 (2.715%) Eclipse
6 6 (2.715%) JDeveloper
6 6 (2.715%) TeamCity
7 5 (2.262%) JIRA
7 5 (2.262%) Git (software)
8 3 (1.357%) AnthillPro
8 3 (1.357%) Mercurial
8 3 (1.357%) Gerrit
8 3 (1.357%) FishEye
8 3 (1.357%) Jenkins
8 3 (1.357%) Ant
8 3 (1.357%) Selenium
9 2 (0.905%) FitNesse
General
1 92 (41.63%) Finance
2 64 (28.96%) Banking
3 40 (18.10%) Investment Banking
4 13 (5.882%) Front Office
4 13 (5.882%) Back Office
5 6 (2.715%) Financial Institution
6 3 (1.357%) German Language
6 3 (1.357%) Retail
6 3 (1.357%) General Ledger
7 2 (0.905%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.452%) Advertising
8 1 (0.452%) Publishing
8 1 (0.452%) Music
8 1 (0.452%) Wholesale Banking
8 1 (0.452%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 146 (66.06%) Developer
2 54 (24.43%) Oracle Developer
3 33 (14.93%) C# Developer
4 28 (12.67%) Analyst
5 19 (8.597%) SQL Developer
6 14 (6.335%) Architect
7 13 (5.882%) Java Developer
8 12 (5.430%) DBA
9 10 (4.525%) Oracle DBA
9 10 (4.525%) Senior Developer
10 9 (4.072%) Business Developer
10 9 (4.072%) Consultant
10 9 (4.072%) PL/SQL Developer
10 9 (4.072%) Oracle Analyst
11 8 (3.620%) Business Objects Developer
11 8 (3.620%) .NET Developer
12 7 (3.167%) Programmer
12 7 (3.167%) Support Analyst
12 7 (3.167%) Team Leader
12 7 (3.167%) Oracle Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.502%) Derivative
2 15 (6.787%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 5 (2.262%) Equity Derivative
3 5 (2.262%) Computer Science
4 4 (1.810%) Credit Risk
4 4 (1.810%) Equities
5 3 (1.357%) Hedge funds
5 3 (1.357%) Market Risk
5 3 (1.357%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (1.357%) Fixed Income
6 2 (0.905%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.905%) Mathematics
6 2 (0.905%) Physics
6 2 (0.905%) Visualisation
6 2 (0.905%) Reference Data
6 2 (0.905%) Kindle
6 2 (0.905%) Oracle Exalytics
6 2 (0.905%) Mobile Banking
7 1 (0.452%) Mobile Payment
7 1 (0.452%) Exotic Derivative
Operating Systems
1 39 (17.65%) UNIX
2 26 (11.76%) Linux
3 19 (8.597%) Windows
4 9 (4.072%) Solaris
5 3 (1.357%) Debian
6 2 (0.905%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.905%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.905%) AIX
7 1 (0.452%) Windows 2000
7 1 (0.452%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.452%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (15.38%) ETL
2 30 (13.57%) Business Intelligence
3 27 (12.22%) Data Modelling
4 24 (10.86%) TDD
5 21 (9.502%) Migration
5 21 (9.502%) Scrum
6 19 (8.597%) Workflow
7 15 (6.787%) Agile Software Development
8 12 (5.430%) SOA
8 12 (5.430%) OO
9 11 (4.977%) ITIL
9 11 (4.977%) User Acceptance Testing
10 10 (4.525%) Multithreading
10 10 (4.525%) Data Migration
11 9 (4.072%) Dimensional Modelling
11 9 (4.072%) Kimball Methodology
12 8 (3.620%) OOP
13 6 (2.715%) Configuration Management
13 6 (2.715%) Analytics
14 5 (2.262%) GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
1 218 (98.64%) SQL
2 50 (22.62%) Java
3 47 (21.27%) C#
4 28 (12.67%) Shell Script
5 20 (9.050%) VB
6 18 (8.145%) VBA
7 12 (5.430%) JavaScript
7 12 (5.430%) Perl
8 6 (2.715%) C++
9 5 (2.262%) VB.NET
10 4 (1.810%) Korn
10 4 (1.810%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.810%) Bash shell
11 2 (0.905%) Groovy
11 2 (0.905%) VBScript
11 2 (0.905%) PHP
11 2 (0.905%) Ruby
12 1 (0.452%) Haskell
12 1 (0.452%) C
12 1 (0.452%) F#
Qualifications
1 14 (6.335%) Degree
2 5 (2.262%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.810%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (1.357%) DV Cleared
4 3 (1.357%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.357%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.905%) BC Cleared
5 2 (0.905%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.452%) MCTS
6 1 (0.452%) CTC Cleared
6 1 (0.452%) OCP
6 1 (0.452%) Oracle Certification
6 1 (0.452%) MCP
6 1 (0.452%) MCAD
6 1 (0.452%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.620%) QA
2 2 (0.905%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.452%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.452%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.452%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (2.715%) Oracle RAC
2 3 (1.357%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (1.357%) vCloud
2 3 (1.357%) Oracle RMAN
3 2 (0.905%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (2.262%) Puppet
2 3 (1.357%) Data Guard
2 3 (1.357%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (0.905%) Control-M
Vendors
1 207 (93.67%) Oracle
2 30 (13.57%) Business Objects
3 15 (6.787%) Cognos
4 11 (4.977%) Microsoft
5 8 (3.620%) Informatica
5 8 (3.620%) IBM
6 6 (2.715%) Sybase
6 6 (2.715%) VMware
7 5 (2.262%) Teradata
7 5 (2.262%) JBoss
8 4 (1.810%) Siebel
8 4 (1.810%) Sophis
9 3 (1.357%) Remedy
9 3 (1.357%) Hyperion
9 3 (1.357%) TIBCO
10 2 (0.905%) Murex
10 2 (0.905%) SAP
11 1 (0.452%) Calypso
11 1 (0.452%) Adobe
11 1 (0.452%) Sun
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Rate: £450 - £500 per day
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Rate: £550 - £625 per day
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iKas International
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
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