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The table below looks at the demand for Quest TOAD skills within the Devon 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuest TOAD
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3043
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.008 %
As % of the category below4.706 %6.202 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£350
Average daily rate£438£350
% change on same period last year+25.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£475£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£302
% change on same period last year+8.89 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£45.00
Average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00£32.00
% change on same period last year+9.37 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads85129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.130 %
Daily rates quoted2325
Average minimum daily rate£295£280
Average daily rate£319£298
% change on same period last year+7.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£350
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted1420
Average minimum hourly rate£19.84£34.88
Average hourly rate£21.00£36.66
% change on same period last year-42.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.16£38.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.90
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
TOAD South WestTOAD
South 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 Devon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon 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 Devon region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
PlymouthDown-14£438-
TOAD South WestTOAD
South West

TOAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

114 (100.00 %)Oracle
210 (71.43 %)UNIX
210 (71.43 %)SQL
210 (71.43 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
210 (71.43 %)Oracle 10g
210 (71.43 %)Oracle RMAN
210 (71.43 %)Software Testing
39 (64.29 %)Shell Script
48 (57.14 %)Oracle 9i
48 (57.14 %)Construction
57 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
66 (42.86 %)Health
66 (42.86 %)NHS
66 (42.86 %)Quality Management
74 (28.57 %)Windows
83 (21.43 %)Compuware
83 (21.43 %)QA
83 (21.43 %)QALoad
83 (21.43 %)Time Management
92 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
92 (14.29 %)Electric
92 (14.29 %)HPUX
92 (14.29 %)Oracle Reports
92 (14.29 %)MS Excel
92 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
101 (7.143 %)Oracle 8/8i
101 (7.143 %)Microsoft
101 (7.143 %)Government
101 (7.143 %)NPfIT
101 (7.143 %)QMS

TOAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (71.43 %)Oracle 10g
28 (57.14 %)Oracle 9i
32 (14.29 %)Oracle Reports
41 (7.143 %)Oracle 8/8i
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (21.43 %)QALoad
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (57.14 %)Construction
26 (42.86 %)Health
32 (14.29 %)Electric
41 (7.143 %)Government
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (71.43 %)Developer
110 (71.43 %)Oracle Developer
29 (64.29 %)Oracle DBA
29 (64.29 %)DBA
33 (21.43 %)Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Test Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Performance Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Performance Test Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Tester
41 (7.143 %)Performance Tester
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (42.86 %)NHS
21 (7.143 %)NPfIT
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (71.43 %)UNIX
24 (28.57 %)Windows
32 (14.29 %)HPUX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (71.43 %)Software Testing
27 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
36 (42.86 %)Quality Management
43 (21.43 %)Time Management
52 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
61 (7.143 %)QMS
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (71.43 %)SQL
29 (64.29 %)Shell Script
32 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (21.43 %)QA
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (71.43 %)Oracle RMAN
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (71.43 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (21.43 %)Compuware
31 (7.143 %)Microsoft