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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT contracts within the Essex region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank25
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads109115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.145 %0.116 %
As % of the category below34.06 %35.38 %
Daily rates quoted4741
Average minimum daily rate£413£423
Average daily rate£432£445
% change on same period last year-2.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£451£466
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£371
% change on same period last year+1.14 %
Hourly rates quoted1023
Average minimum hourly rate£30.84£32.40
Average hourly rate£33.29£32.58
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.74£32.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.07£31.53
% change on same period last year+8.06 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads320325
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.427 %0.329 %
Daily rates quoted113103
Average minimum daily rate£356£348
Average daily rate£372£370
% change on same period last year+0.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted4268
Average minimum hourly rate£28.90£26.30
Average hourly rate£30.38£27.15
% change on same period last year+11.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.87£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Oracle East of EnglandOracle
East of 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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Oracle Corporation.

Oracle
Demand Trend

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

Essex Oracle Demand Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Oracle Daily Rate Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Essex Oracle Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Oracle Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Essex Oracle Hourly Rate Histogram

Oracle
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle within the Essex 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
Southend-on-SeaUp+214£559+39.64 %
BasildonUp+513£419-0.29 %
HarlowUp+85--
ChelmsfordDown-13£342+0.49 %
ColchesterNew entry-3--
BrentwoodDown-51£260-29.49 %
Oracle East of EnglandOracle
East of England

Oracle
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

189 (43.00 %)SQL
262 (29.95 %)Java
360 (28.99 %)J2EE
459 (28.50 %)XML
557 (27.54 %)UNIX
646 (22.22 %)Oracle 9i
744 (21.26 %)Oracle 10g
840 (19.32 %)Government
933 (15.94 %)N-Tier
933 (15.94 %)Oracle Reports
1032 (15.46 %)PL/SQL
1130 (14.49 %)Solaris
1130 (14.49 %)DSDM
1130 (14.49 %)Client/Server
1130 (14.49 %)ETL
1228 (13.53 %)UML
1326 (12.56 %)HTTP
1425 (12.08 %)ILOG
1425 (12.08 %)Finance
1524 (11.59 %)JRules
1524 (11.59 %)WebSphere
1623 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
1623 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
1722 (10.63 %)Struts
1722 (10.63 %)Business Objects
1722 (10.63 %)E-Commerce
1722 (10.63 %)BusinessObjects
1722 (10.63 %)IBM
1821 (10.14 %)Linux
1821 (10.14 %)Enterprise Architecture

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
160 (28.99 %)J2EE
259 (28.50 %)XML
324 (11.59 %)JRules
324 (11.59 %)WebSphere
422 (10.63 %)Struts
515 (7.246 %)SOAP
614 (6.763 %)WebServices
614 (6.763 %)XML Schema
713 (6.280 %)ODBC
812 (5.797 %)JSP
812 (5.797 %)Servlets
911 (5.314 %)JMS
1010 (4.831 %)JavaBeans
1010 (4.831 %)XSLT
117 (3.382 %)JDBC
117 (3.382 %).NET
125 (2.415 %)ASP.NET
133 (1.449 %)HTML
133 (1.449 %)Ruby on Rails
142 (0.966 %)SAX
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (6.280 %)Apache
212 (5.797 %)IBM HTTP Server
311 (5.314 %)Oracle Application Server
311 (5.314 %)Oracle HTTP Server
48 (3.865 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (0.966 %)WebLogic
52 (0.966 %)Oracle Workflow
61 (0.483 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.483 %)JBoss
61 (0.483 %)Lotus Notes
61 (0.483 %)Exchange Server 2003
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.415 %)MS Visio
23 (1.449 %)MS Excel
31 (0.483 %)MS Office
31 (0.483 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.483 %)CA Clarity
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.415 %)Oracle 11i
24 (1.932 %)Oracle Applications
33 (1.449 %)Oracle Financials
41 (0.483 %)Oracle CRM
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (12.56 %)HTTP
216 (7.729 %)Internet
315 (7.246 %)SAN
44 (1.932 %)Intranet
51 (0.483 %)Firewall
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
146 (22.22 %)Oracle 9i
244 (21.26 %)Oracle 10g
333 (15.94 %)Oracle Reports
430 (14.49 %)ETL
523 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
622 (10.63 %)BusinessObjects
714 (6.763 %)BODI
811 (5.314 %)SQL Server
910 (4.831 %)Datawarehouse
109 (4.348 %)Crystal Reports
118 (3.865 %)SQL Server 2005
127 (3.382 %)Oracle 11g
127 (3.382 %)SQL Server 2000
136 (2.899 %)Oracle Discoverer
143 (1.449 %)Oracle OWB
143 (1.449 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
152 (0.966 %)TOAD
161 (0.483 %)RDBMS
161 (0.483 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
161 (0.483 %)DataStage
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (8.696 %)Oracle Forms
214 (6.763 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
312 (5.797 %)TestDirector
47 (3.382 %)PowerDesigner
56 (2.899 %)Ant
56 (2.899 %)PVCS
56 (2.899 %)Log4j
64 (1.932 %)JUnit
73 (1.449 %)ERwin
73 (1.449 %)Selenium
73 (1.449 %)FitNesse
81 (0.483 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (19.32 %)Government
225 (12.08 %)Finance
311 (5.314 %)Marketing
410 (4.831 %)Pharmaceutical
58 (3.865 %)Automotive
63 (1.449 %)Education
63 (1.449 %)Insurance
72 (0.966 %)Banking
72 (0.966 %)Health
72 (0.966 %)Legal
81 (0.483 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.483 %)Telecoms
81 (0.483 %)Retail
81 (0.483 %)Billing
81 (0.483 %)Local Government
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
168 (32.85 %)Developer
229 (14.01 %)Analyst
328 (13.53 %)DBA
425 (12.08 %)Oracle DBA
524 (11.59 %)Project Manager
618 (8.696 %)Technical Project Manager
618 (8.696 %)Technical Manager
716 (7.729 %)Consultant
814 (6.763 %)Oracle Developer
814 (6.763 %)Data Analyst
912 (5.797 %)J2EE Developer
1011 (5.314 %)Architect
1011 (5.314 %)Administrator
1110 (4.831 %)Support Analyst
127 (3.382 %)Applications Support
136 (2.899 %)Systems Administrator
144 (1.932 %)Business Analyst
144 (1.932 %)Systems Engineer
144 (1.932 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
144 (1.932 %)UNIX Administrator
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (15.94 %)N-Tier
230 (14.49 %)Client/Server
39 (4.348 %)Clustering
48 (3.865 %)HACMP
56 (2.899 %)Management Information System
63 (1.449 %)CMDB
71 (0.483 %)Replication
71 (0.483 %)Chemistry
71 (0.483 %)Mainframe
71 (0.483 %)NHS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
157 (27.54 %)UNIX
230 (14.49 %)Solaris
321 (10.14 %)Linux
411 (5.314 %)AIX
510 (4.831 %)Windows NT
68 (3.865 %)Windows
73 (1.449 %)HPUX
82 (0.966 %)Windows 2000
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (14.49 %)DSDM
228 (13.53 %)UML
323 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
422 (10.63 %)E-Commerce
521 (10.14 %)Enterprise Architecture
620 (9.662 %)OO
719 (9.179 %)Data Modelling
816 (7.729 %)Configuration Management
816 (7.729 %)SC Cleared
915 (7.246 %)EAI
1014 (6.763 %)Migration
1112 (5.797 %)Data Analysis
1211 (5.314 %)E-business
1310 (4.831 %)Unit Testing
149 (4.348 %)User Acceptance Testing
149 (4.348 %)Performance Testing
158 (3.865 %)Disaster Recovery
167 (3.382 %)Change Management
167 (3.382 %)Asset Management
167 (3.382 %)RAD
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
189 (43.00 %)SQL
262 (29.95 %)Java
332 (15.46 %)PL/SQL
413 (6.280 %)VB
59 (4.348 %)Shell Script
67 (3.382 %)VB6
75 (2.415 %)Korn
75 (2.415 %)VB.NET
75 (2.415 %)C#
83 (1.449 %)Ruby
83 (1.449 %)Perl
92 (0.966 %)C
92 (0.966 %)JavaScript
92 (0.966 %)VBA
101 (0.483 %)AWK
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (5.314 %)Degree
22 (0.966 %)Sun Certification
31 (0.483 %)ITIL Certification
31 (0.483 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
31 (0.483 %)MCSE
31 (0.483 %)Microsoft Certification
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (8.213 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
29 (4.348 %)QA
31 (0.483 %)SLA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (4.348 %)Oracle RAC
22 (0.966 %)NetBackup
31 (0.483 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.483 %)AquaLogic
31 (0.483 %)Active Directory
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.966 %)AutoSys
21 (0.483 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (0.483 %)OpenView
21 (0.483 %)Tivoli
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (12.08 %)ILOG
222 (10.63 %)IBM
222 (10.63 %)Business Objects
319 (9.179 %)Sun
410 (4.831 %)NetApp
59 (4.348 %)Microsoft
66 (2.899 %)Red Hat
66 (2.899 %)Sybase
66 (2.899 %)Brocade
75 (2.415 %)VERITAS
83 (1.449 %)Cisco
92 (0.966 %)SAP
92 (0.966 %)HP
92 (0.966 %)BEA
92 (0.966 %)VMware
101 (0.483 %)EMC
101 (0.483 %)Intel
101 (0.483 %)Citrix
101 (0.483 %)NEC
101 (0.483 %)Lotus
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