The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Oracle 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 Vendors for the East Midlands 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Oracle Corporation.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Oracle
Rank 21 12 13
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +1
Contract jobs citing Oracle 86 125 117
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 6.820% 9.158% 8.553%
As % of the Vendors category 14.85% 22.16% 19.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 75 32
Average daily rate £350 £320 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.37% -1.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £273 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £436 £475 £495
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 14
Average hourly rate £35.00 £55.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-36.36% +69.23%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £29.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+20.68% -10.76%
All Vendors
East Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
579 564 590
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 45.92% 41.32% 43.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 271 209
Average daily rate £325 £331 £335
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.81% -1.19%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £245 £180 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 49 68
Average hourly rate £17.50 £16.25 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -14.47%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.03 £8.50 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £57.50 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Oracle
England

Oracle
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Midlands Oracle Jobs Demand Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Oracle Daily Rate Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East Midlands Oracle Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Oracle Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Nottinghamshire 0 25 £368 -6.36%
Derbyshire +5 13 £275 -37.14%
Northamptonshire -12 10 £357 +42.64%
Leicestershire -13 8 £434 +5.15%
Oracle
England

Oracle
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

1 98 (48.51%) SQL
2 44 (21.78%) SQL Server
2 44 (21.78%) Windows
3 43 (21.29%) UNIX
4 36 (17.82%) Microsoft
5 34 (16.83%) Visual Studio
6 33 (16.34%) .NET
7 32 (15.84%) C#
7 32 (15.84%) Migration
8 30 (14.85%) Oracle 11g
9 28 (13.86%) XML
9 28 (13.86%) Business Intelligence
10 27 (13.37%) IBM
11 26 (12.87%) Linux
12 24 (11.88%) Finance
12 24 (11.88%) Oracle BI EE
12 24 (11.88%) Data Migration
13 21 (10.40%) Security Cleared
13 21 (10.40%) Oracle EBS
13 21 (10.40%) PL/SQL
14 19 (9.406%) DB2
14 19 (9.406%) .NET Framework
15 18 (8.911%) TCP/IP
16 17 (8.416%) Oracle 8/8i
16 17 (8.416%) SC Cleared
17 16 (7.921%) UML
17 16 (7.921%) RDBMS
18 15 (7.426%) Siemens
18 15 (7.426%) JavaScript
18 15 (7.426%) WebSphere

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 33 (16.34%) .NET
2 28 (13.86%) XML
3 19 (9.406%) .NET Framework
4 15 (7.426%) WebSphere
5 14 (6.931%) HTML
6 12 (5.941%) J2EE
6 12 (5.941%) CSS
7 10 (4.950%) Web Services
7 10 (4.950%) WPF
7 10 (4.950%) Silverlight
8 8 (3.960%) JSP
9 7 (3.465%) Servlets
9 7 (3.465%) JDBC
9 7 (3.465%) ASP.NET
9 7 (3.465%) EJB
9 7 (3.465%) XHTML
9 7 (3.465%) Middleware
10 4 (1.980%) WCF
10 4 (1.980%) XSLT
10 4 (1.980%) XSD
Application Platforms
1 10 (4.950%) WebLogic
1 10 (4.950%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.960%) WebSphere MQ
2 8 (3.960%) WebSphere Message Broker
3 7 (3.465%) WebSphere Application Server
3 7 (3.465%) ESB
4 5 (2.475%) Apache
5 3 (1.485%) IIS
6 2 (0.990%) Lotus Notes
6 2 (0.990%) MS Exchange
6 2 (0.990%) Documentum
6 2 (0.990%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.495%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.495%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.495%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.495%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.495%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.495%) MQSeries
Applications
1 12 (5.941%) MS Excel
2 11 (5.446%) MS Office
3 9 (4.455%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (0.990%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.495%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 21 (10.40%) Oracle EBS
2 13 (6.436%) Oracle Applications
2 13 (6.436%) Oracle BPM
3 9 (4.455%) Oracle EBS R12
3 9 (4.455%) Oracle Financials
4 4 (1.980%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (1.485%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.990%) Oracle 11i
6 2 (0.990%) Oracle Payroll
7 1 (0.495%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.495%) Oracle SCM
7 1 (0.495%) PeopleSoft HRMS
7 1 (0.495%) Agresso
7 1 (0.495%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 18 (8.911%) TCP/IP
2 15 (7.426%) Modbus
3 8 (3.960%) SAN
3 8 (3.960%) HTTP
4 3 (1.485%) LDAP
4 3 (1.485%) LAN
4 3 (1.485%) HTTPS
4 3 (1.485%) Internet
5 2 (0.990%) Firewall
5 2 (0.990%) WAN
6 1 (0.495%) WLAN
6 1 (0.495%) Intranet
6 1 (0.495%) Wireless
6 1 (0.495%) VLAN
6 1 (0.495%) NAS
6 1 (0.495%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (21.78%) SQL Server
2 30 (14.85%) Oracle 11g
3 24 (11.88%) Oracle BI EE
4 19 (9.406%) DB2
5 17 (8.416%) Oracle 8/8i
6 16 (7.921%) RDBMS
7 14 (6.931%) Oracle 10g
8 12 (5.941%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (4.950%) Star Schema
9 10 (4.950%) Oracle Reports
9 10 (4.950%) OLAP
9 10 (4.950%) Oracle OLAP
10 7 (3.465%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (2.970%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (2.475%) SQL Server 2008
13 2 (0.990%) MS Access
13 2 (0.990%) SQL Server 2005
14 1 (0.495%) SQL Server 2000
14 1 (0.495%) GIS
14 1 (0.495%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 34 (16.83%) Visual Studio
2 7 (3.465%) JUnit
2 7 (3.465%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
2 7 (3.465%) Eclipse
2 7 (3.465%) Expression Blend
3 5 (2.475%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (1.980%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 4 (1.980%) Subversion
5 3 (1.485%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (1.485%) ProC
6 2 (0.990%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.495%) StyleCop
7 1 (0.495%) MbUnit
7 1 (0.495%) Talend Open Studio
7 1 (0.495%) CruiseControl
General
1 24 (11.88%) Finance
2 8 (3.960%) Banking
3 6 (2.970%) Investment Banking
4 5 (2.475%) Marketing
4 5 (2.475%) Retail
5 4 (1.980%) Billing
5 4 (1.980%) Telecoms
6 3 (1.485%) Publishing
6 3 (1.485%) Local Government
7 2 (0.990%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.495%) Front Office
8 1 (0.495%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.495%) General Ledger
8 1 (0.495%) Danish Language
8 1 (0.495%) French Language
8 1 (0.495%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 72 (35.64%) Developer
2 31 (15.35%) Consultant
3 19 (9.406%) Oracle Consultant
4 18 (8.911%) Architect
5 17 (8.416%) C# Developer
6 14 (6.931%) DBA
7 13 (6.436%) Analyst
7 13 (6.436%) Oracle DBA
7 13 (6.436%) Oracle Developer
8 11 (5.446%) Oracle Architect
9 10 (4.950%) Administrator
10 9 (4.455%) Software Developer
11 8 (3.960%) Systems Engineer
12 7 (3.465%) Business Intelligence Consultant
12 7 (3.465%) Solutions Architect
12 7 (3.465%) Functional Consultant
12 7 (3.465%) Test Analyst
12 7 (3.465%) Oracle Functional Consultant
12 7 (3.465%) WebSphere Developer
12 7 (3.465%) Silverlight Developer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (3.465%) Data Integration
2 5 (2.475%) NHS
3 4 (1.980%) Replication
4 3 (1.485%) Smart Meter
4 3 (1.485%) Computer Science
5 2 (0.990%) Open Source
5 2 (0.990%) Management Information System
5 2 (0.990%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.495%) Statistics
6 1 (0.495%) SCADA
6 1 (0.495%) Mainframe
6 1 (0.495%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.495%) N-Tier
6 1 (0.495%) SaaS
6 1 (0.495%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (0.495%) IaaS
6 1 (0.495%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 44 (21.78%) Windows
2 43 (21.29%) UNIX
3 26 (12.87%) Linux
4 8 (3.960%) AIX
4 8 (3.960%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.980%) Solaris
6 3 (1.485%) HPUX
6 3 (1.485%) Windows XP
6 3 (1.485%) zOS
6 3 (1.485%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (0.990%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.495%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (15.84%) Migration
2 28 (13.86%) Business Intelligence
3 24 (11.88%) Data Migration
4 16 (7.921%) UML
5 12 (5.941%) Logistics
6 11 (5.446%) SOA
6 11 (5.446%) Data Analysis
7 10 (4.950%) Validation
8 9 (4.455%) MVC
8 9 (4.455%) Content Management
8 9 (4.455%) Configuration Management
8 9 (4.455%) Unit Testing
9 8 (3.960%) ETL
9 8 (3.960%) ERP
9 8 (3.960%) OO
9 8 (3.960%) RAD
9 8 (3.960%) ITIL
10 7 (3.465%) Project Management
10 7 (3.465%) Data Modelling
10 7 (3.465%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 98 (48.51%) SQL
2 32 (15.84%) C#
3 21 (10.40%) PL/SQL
4 15 (7.426%) JavaScript
5 12 (5.941%) Java
6 9 (4.455%) Perl
6 9 (4.455%) Bash shell
7 6 (2.970%) Uniface
7 6 (2.970%) Shell Script
8 3 (1.485%) Groovy
8 3 (1.485%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.485%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.990%) VB
9 2 (0.990%) Python
9 2 (0.990%) Ruby
10 1 (0.495%) VB6
10 1 (0.495%) Pascal
10 1 (0.495%) C
10 1 (0.495%) COBOL
10 1 (0.495%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 21 (10.40%) Security Cleared
2 17 (8.416%) SC Cleared
3 7 (3.465%) Sun Certification
4 4 (1.980%) Degree
5 3 (1.485%) RHCE
5 3 (1.485%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (1.485%) ISEB
6 2 (0.990%) IBM Certification
7 1 (0.495%) ACCA
7 1 (0.495%) CIMA
7 1 (0.495%) RHCA
7 1 (0.495%) CISSP
7 1 (0.495%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.495%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.495%) OCP
7 1 (0.495%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.495%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.495%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (0.495%) MCSE
7 1 (0.495%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.455%) ISO 9001
1 9 (4.455%) TickIT
2 5 (2.475%) QA
3 2 (0.990%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.990%) SLA
4 1 (0.495%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 13 (6.436%) Oracle RAC
2 8 (3.960%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.970%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.485%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.495%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 7 (3.465%) Data Guard
2 6 (2.970%) SCOM
3 2 (0.990%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (0.990%) BMC PATROL
3 2 (0.990%) SCCM
4 1 (0.495%) Tivoli
4 1 (0.495%) Tivoli Storage Manager
4 1 (0.495%) HP SIM
Vendors
1 36 (17.82%) Microsoft
2 27 (13.37%) IBM
3 15 (7.426%) Siemens
4 13 (6.436%) VMware
4 13 (6.436%) Sun
5 12 (5.941%) Informatica
6 11 (5.446%) HP
7 9 (4.455%) SAP
7 9 (4.455%) Cisco
8 7 (3.465%) Telerik
8 7 (3.465%) Red Hat
8 7 (3.465%) Infragistics
9 6 (2.970%) EMC
10 5 (2.475%) Nortel
10 5 (2.475%) Riverbed
10 5 (2.475%) Brocade
11 4 (1.980%) Citrix
11 4 (1.980%) PeopleSoft
12 3 (1.485%) NetApp
12 3 (1.485%) Retek