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This section looks at the demand for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ODBC over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank465514
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching contract IT job ads94119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.125 %0.120 %
As % of the category below0.566 %0.547 %
Daily rates quoted3650
Average minimum daily rate£376£423
Average daily rate£387£438
% change on same period last year-11.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£452
UK excluding London average daily rate£465£306
% change on same period last year+51.64 %
Hourly rates quoted155
Average minimum hourly rate£27.06£22.00
Average hourly rate£28.56£25.10
% change on same period last year+13.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.06£28.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.63£24.50
% change on same period last year-19.89 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching contract IT job ads1659721751
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled22.12 %22.01 %
Daily rates quoted56776807
Average minimum daily rate£353£373
Average daily rate£379£400
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9341365
Average minimum hourly rate£30.47£31.01
Average hourly rate£32.79£33.51
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.10£36.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
ODBC UKODBC
UK

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.

ODBC
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ODBC across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

England ODBC Demand Trend

ODBC
Daily Rate Trend

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

England ODBC Daily Rate Trend

ODBC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ODBC across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England ODBC Daily Rate Histogram

ODBC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ODBC Hourly Rate Trend

ODBC
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ODBC across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England ODBC Hourly Rate Histogram

ODBC
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ODBC within the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
LondonUp+4649£352-24.51 %
South EastUp+5419--
East of EnglandUp+1213£490+78.18 %
North WestNew entry-4--
South WestUp+222--
West MidlandsUp+22£360+2.85 %
North EastUp+102--
MidlandsNew entry-1--
East MidlandsUp+61--
ODBC UKODBC
UK

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ODBC 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 ODBC.

182 (46.59 %)Oracle
278 (44.32 %)SQL
350 (28.41 %)XML
447 (26.70 %)Windows
540 (22.73 %)HTML
637 (21.02 %)VB
734 (19.32 %)Java
832 (18.18 %)VBA
930 (17.05 %)IIS
930 (17.05 %)MS Access
1029 (16.48 %)SQL Server
1128 (15.91 %)Windows 2000
1227 (15.34 %)Oracle 10g
1325 (14.20 %)TOAD
1325 (14.20 %)PL/SQL
1325 (14.20 %)Migration
1325 (14.20 %)VB6
1424 (13.64 %)Business Objects
1424 (13.64 %)BusinessObjects
1424 (13.64 %)Oracle 9i
1523 (13.07 %)Visual Studio
1622 (12.50 %)Finance
1721 (11.93 %)JavaScript
1721 (11.93 %)Microsoft
1819 (10.80 %)TCP/IP
1819 (10.80 %)ETL
1819 (10.80 %)Oracle Reports
1819 (10.80 %)UNIX
1819 (10.80 %)Banking
1819 (10.80 %)Enterprise Architecture

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ODBC 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 ODBC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
150 (28.41 %)XML
240 (22.73 %)HTML
318 (10.23 %)ASP
417 (9.659 %)CSS
515 (8.523 %).NET
515 (8.523 %)JMS
614 (7.955 %)ActiveX
614 (7.955 %)DCOM
713 (7.386 %)J2EE
713 (7.386 %)JSP
812 (6.818 %)Swing
911 (6.250 %)XSL
911 (6.250 %)JDBC
1010 (5.682 %)SOAP
1010 (5.682 %)EJB
1010 (5.682 %)CGI
1010 (5.682 %)WebServices
119 (5.114 %)ADO
119 (5.114 %)Struts
127 (3.977 %)CORBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (17.05 %)IIS
214 (7.955 %)Apache
311 (6.250 %)Tomcat
49 (5.114 %)SAS
54 (2.273 %)SharePoint
63 (1.705 %)MS Exchange
72 (1.136 %)Documentum
72 (1.136 %)Lotus Notes
72 (1.136 %)Lotus Domino
72 (1.136 %)QuickPlace
72 (1.136 %)Oracle Application Server
72 (1.136 %)Oracle 10gAS
81 (0.568 %)MQSeries
81 (0.568 %)CMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (9.659 %)MS Office
214 (7.955 %)MS Excel
310 (5.682 %)MS Project
310 (5.682 %)Spreadsheet
42 (1.136 %)InfoPath
51 (0.568 %)Photoshop
51 (0.568 %)MS Visio
51 (0.568 %)Fireworks
51 (0.568 %)Adobe Illustrator
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.841 %)Line 500
21 (0.568 %)BPCS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (10.80 %)TCP/IP
28 (4.545 %)Intranet
28 (4.545 %)3G
28 (4.545 %)2G
37 (3.977 %)Internet
37 (3.977 %)IIOP
37 (3.977 %)WAN
46 (3.409 %)LAN
46 (3.409 %)HTTP
55 (2.841 %)DHCP
64 (2.273 %)FTP
64 (2.273 %)IPCC
73 (1.705 %)TELNET
73 (1.705 %)SMTP
82 (1.136 %)HTTPS
82 (1.136 %)SSL
82 (1.136 %)GSM
91 (0.568 %)WCDMA
91 (0.568 %)SNMP
91 (0.568 %)DNS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (17.05 %)MS Access
229 (16.48 %)SQL Server
327 (15.34 %)Oracle 10g
425 (14.20 %)TOAD
524 (13.64 %)BusinessObjects
524 (13.64 %)Oracle 9i
619 (10.80 %)Oracle Reports
619 (10.80 %)ETL
718 (10.23 %)Crystal Reports
816 (9.091 %)DataStage
915 (8.523 %)RDBMS
915 (8.523 %)BODI
1013 (7.386 %)Oracle 8/8i
118 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2005
127 (3.977 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
127 (3.977 %)SQL Navigator
135 (2.841 %)Datawarehouse
135 (2.841 %)Reference Data
135 (2.841 %)SQL Server 2000
144 (2.273 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (13.07 %)Visual Studio
213 (7.386 %)Eclipse
311 (6.250 %)ClearQuest
49 (5.114 %)FrontPage
49 (5.114 %)JIRA
49 (5.114 %)Ant
57 (3.977 %)PowerBuilder
65 (2.841 %)MSI
65 (2.841 %)ClearCase
73 (1.705 %)Rational Rose
73 (1.705 %)RequisitePro
82 (1.136 %)Dreamweaver
91 (0.568 %)TestDirector
91 (0.568 %)Synon
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (12.50 %)Finance
219 (10.80 %)Banking
315 (8.523 %)Government
414 (7.955 %)Investment Banking
510 (5.682 %)Back Office
64 (2.273 %)Publishing
72 (1.136 %)Telecoms
72 (1.136 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (0.568 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.568 %)Health
81 (0.568 %)Construction
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
185 (48.30 %)Developer
236 (20.45 %)Analyst
318 (10.23 %)Oracle Developer
412 (6.818 %)Programmer
511 (6.250 %)Support Analyst
511 (6.250 %)Project Manager
69 (5.114 %)Consultant
69 (5.114 %)Analyst Programmer
78 (4.545 %)Java Developer
78 (4.545 %)Developer Analyst
87 (3.977 %)DataStage Developer
87 (3.977 %)Team Leader
87 (3.977 %)SQL Developer
87 (3.977 %)SAS Developer
96 (3.409 %)Java Analyst Programmer
96 (3.409 %)VB Developer
96 (3.409 %)Web Designer
96 (3.409 %)Java Programmer
105 (2.841 %)PL/SQL Developer
105 (2.841 %)Administrator
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (6.818 %)W3C
29 (5.114 %)Derivative
37 (3.977 %)Equity Derivative
46 (3.409 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
55 (2.841 %)Replication
64 (2.273 %)IVR
64 (2.273 %)Client/Server
73 (1.705 %)Statistics
73 (1.705 %)Management Information System
82 (1.136 %)Mathematics
91 (0.568 %)Credit Risk
91 (0.568 %)Market Risk
91 (0.568 %)Blackberry
91 (0.568 %)Cryptography
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (26.70 %)Windows
228 (15.91 %)Windows 2000
319 (10.80 %)UNIX
415 (8.523 %)Windows XP
56 (3.409 %)Windows NT
64 (2.273 %)Linux
72 (1.136 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (1.136 %)Solaris
81 (0.568 %)HPUX
81 (0.568 %)NetWare
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (14.20 %)Migration
219 (10.80 %)Enterprise Architecture
318 (10.23 %)OO
417 (9.659 %)UML
516 (9.091 %)OOD
615 (8.523 %)DSDM
712 (6.818 %)Incident Management
811 (6.250 %)ITIL
811 (6.250 %)RUP
910 (5.682 %)OOA/OOD
910 (5.682 %)Business Intelligence
910 (5.682 %)Configuration Management
107 (3.977 %)Problem Management
107 (3.977 %)User Acceptance Testing
116 (3.409 %)RAD
125 (2.841 %)Network Planning
134 (2.273 %)Unified Process
134 (2.273 %)Risk Analysis
134 (2.273 %)Project Management
143 (1.705 %)Data Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
178 (44.32 %)SQL
237 (21.02 %)VB
334 (19.32 %)Java
432 (18.18 %)VBA
525 (14.20 %)PL/SQL
525 (14.20 %)VB6
621 (11.93 %)JavaScript
717 (9.659 %)C++
815 (8.523 %)Shell Script
913 (7.386 %)C
913 (7.386 %)Perl
1010 (5.682 %)C#
118 (4.545 %)Transact-SQL
124 (2.273 %)VBScript
133 (1.705 %)PHP
142 (1.136 %)VB.NET
142 (1.136 %)LotusScript
142 (1.136 %)VC++
142 (1.136 %)REXX
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (4.545 %)Degree
23 (1.705 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (1.705 %)MCSE
31 (0.568 %)MCSA
31 (0.568 %)MCDBA
31 (0.568 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.568 %)MCP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (5.114 %)ISO9001
21 (0.568 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.568 %)MiFID
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (6.250 %)Active Directory
25 (2.841 %)MetaFrame
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.273 %)AutoSys
21 (0.568 %)OVIS
21 (0.568 %)OpenView
21 (0.568 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
182 (46.59 %)Oracle
224 (13.64 %)Business Objects
321 (11.93 %)Microsoft
412 (6.818 %)Altova
510 (5.682 %)Cisco
69 (5.114 %)Macromedia
76 (3.409 %)Citrix
76 (3.409 %)MicroStrategy
76 (3.409 %)Sage
76 (3.409 %)Remedy
85 (2.841 %)TIBCO
85 (2.841 %)VERITAS
85 (2.841 %)Ericsson
94 (2.273 %)Dell
94 (2.273 %)IBM
102 (1.136 %)SAP
102 (1.136 %)Sybase
102 (1.136 %)HP
102 (1.136 %)Lotus
102 (1.136 %)Bloomberg
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