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The table below looks at the demand for Oracle Applications (Oracle Apps) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle Applications over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Applications (Oracle Apps)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank126140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads723
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.023 %
As % of the category below5.833 %11.22 %
Daily rates quoted37
Average minimum daily rate£450£316
Average daily rate£456£340
% change on same period last year+34.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£462£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£411
% change on same period last year+4.61 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£39.67
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads120205
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.171 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted3869
Average minimum daily rate£413£336
Average daily rate£448£355
% change on same period last year+25.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£421
% change on same period last year+5.33 %
Hourly rates quoted17
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£30.21
Average hourly rate£36.00£31.00
% change on same period last year+16.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£31.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£28.18
% change on same period last year-15.43 %
Oracle Applications EnglandOracle Applications
England

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.

Oracle Applications
Demand Trend

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

East of England Oracle Applications Demand Trend

Oracle Applications
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Oracle Applications Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Applications across the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

East of England Oracle Applications Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle Applications
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Oracle Applications Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Applications within the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 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
EssexUp+143--
HertfordshireUp+163£456+13.95 %
CambridgeshireUp+91--
Oracle Applications EnglandOracle Applications
England

Oracle Applications
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

127 (100.00 %)Oracle
216 (59.26 %)Finance
313 (48.15 %)Oracle 10g
412 (44.44 %)Oracle Reports
510 (37.04 %)Oracle 9i
69 (33.33 %)SQL
78 (29.63 %)Oracle Financials
86 (22.22 %)Oracle Discoverer
86 (22.22 %)UNIX
95 (18.52 %)Solaris
95 (18.52 %)ERP
95 (18.52 %)XML
95 (18.52 %)Business Intelligence
95 (18.52 %)BizTalk Server
95 (18.52 %)Retail
104 (14.81 %)Retalix
104 (14.81 %)Oracle Application Server
104 (14.81 %)Sun
104 (14.81 %)Retek
104 (14.81 %)Oracle Forms
104 (14.81 %)PL/SQL
113 (11.11 %)SQL Server
113 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
113 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
113 (11.11 %)Microsoft
113 (11.11 %)Oracle EBS
113 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
113 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2008
122 (7.407 %)AWD
122 (7.407 %)Workflow

Oracle Applications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (18.52 %)XML
22 (7.407 %)Oracle ADF
22 (7.407 %)J2EE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (18.52 %)BizTalk Server
24 (14.81 %)Oracle Application Server
32 (7.407 %)Oracle Workflow
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (29.63 %)Oracle Financials
23 (11.11 %)Oracle EBS
32 (7.407 %)AWD
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (48.15 %)Oracle 10g
212 (44.44 %)Oracle Reports
310 (37.04 %)Oracle 9i
46 (22.22 %)Oracle Discoverer
53 (11.11 %)SQL Server
53 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2008
61 (3.704 %)ETL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (14.81 %)Oracle Forms
22 (7.407 %)JDeveloper
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (59.26 %)Finance
25 (18.52 %)Retail
32 (7.407 %)Local Government
32 (7.407 %)Government
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (29.63 %)DBA
18 (29.63 %)Oracle DBA
27 (25.93 %)Oracle Developer
27 (25.93 %)Developer
35 (18.52 %)Project Manager
44 (14.81 %)Report Developer
44 (14.81 %)Oracle Reports Developer
53 (11.11 %)Consultant
62 (7.407 %)Oracle Applications DBA
62 (7.407 %)Oracle Consultant
71 (3.704 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
71 (3.704 %)Oracle Financials Developer
71 (3.704 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
71 (3.704 %)Oracle Applications Support
71 (3.704 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
71 (3.704 %)Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
71 (3.704 %)Administrator
71 (3.704 %)Functional Consultant
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (22.22 %)UNIX
25 (18.52 %)Solaris
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (18.52 %)ERP
15 (18.52 %)Business Intelligence
22 (7.407 %)CRM
22 (7.407 %)Workflow
31 (3.704 %)E-business
31 (3.704 %)EAI
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (33.33 %)SQL
24 (14.81 %)PL/SQL
32 (7.407 %)Java
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (100.00 %)Oracle
24 (14.81 %)Sun
24 (14.81 %)Retek
24 (14.81 %)Retalix
33 (11.11 %)Microsoft