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This section looks at the demand for Practical Extraction and Report Language (Perl) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Perl over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPractical Extraction and Report Language (Perl)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4957
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.607 %0.699 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£276-
Average daily rate£287-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£298-
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£327
% change on same period last year+8.35 %
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£36.36£35.38
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Programming Languages EssexProgramming Languages
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads214286
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.282 %0.303 %
Daily rates quoted8279
Average minimum daily rate£319£412
Average daily rate£340£431
% change on same period last year-21.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£451
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2472
Average minimum hourly rate£32.88£31.17
Average hourly rate£36.30£31.97
% change on same period last year+13.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.72£32.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Perl East of EnglandPerl
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.

Perl
Demand Trend

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

Essex Perl Demand Trend

Perl
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Perl Daily Rate Trend

Perl
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Perl across the Essex region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Essex Perl Daily Rate Histogram

Perl
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Perl Hourly Rate Trend

Perl
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Perl within the Essex region over the 3 months to 4 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
BasildonUp+84£285-
Perl East of EnglandPerl
East of England

Perl
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Perl 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 Perl.

118 (90.00 %)Unix
216 (80.00 %)XML
315 (75.00 %)Windows
315 (75.00 %)Linux
49 (45.00 %)Tivoli
58 (40.00 %)Solaris
58 (40.00 %)OO
58 (40.00 %)JSP
58 (40.00 %)HTML
58 (40.00 %)Java
58 (40.00 %)J2EE
67 (35.00 %)JavaScript
67 (35.00 %)Windows 2000
67 (35.00 %)LAN
67 (35.00 %)WLAN
67 (35.00 %)OpenView
67 (35.00 %)HP
67 (35.00 %)CiscoWorks
67 (35.00 %)Tivoli NetView
67 (35.00 %)Cisco
67 (35.00 %)Shell Script
67 (35.00 %)TACACS
67 (35.00 %)Wireless
67 (35.00 %)NNM
76 (30.00 %)FatWire
76 (30.00 %)CCNA
76 (30.00 %)Nortel
76 (30.00 %)Cisco Certification
76 (30.00 %)WAN
76 (30.00 %)SNMP

Perl
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Perl 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 Perl. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
116 (80.00 %)XML
28 (40.00 %)HTML
28 (40.00 %)J2EE
28 (40.00 %)JSP
36 (30.00 %)CSS
36 (30.00 %)Struts
36 (30.00 %)WebSphere
42 (10.00 %)Servlets
51 (5.000 %)XSLT
51 (5.000 %)JMS
51 (5.000 %)XML Schema
51 (5.000 %)EDIFACT
Application Platforms
13 (15.00 %)CMS
22 (10.00 %)WebLogic
31 (5.000 %)Tuxedo
31 (5.000 %)MQSeries
Communications & Networking
17 (35.00 %)LAN
17 (35.00 %)WLAN
17 (35.00 %)TACACS
17 (35.00 %)Wireless
26 (30.00 %)WAN
26 (30.00 %)SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)DataStage
Development Applications
16 (30.00 %)Ant
General
14 (20.00 %)Marketing
21 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (5.000 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Health
Job Titles
16 (30.00 %)Analyst
25 (25.00 %)Developer
25 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
34 (20.00 %)Trainer
43 (15.00 %)Network Engineer
43 (15.00 %)Network Specialist
52 (10.00 %)Technical Designer
61 (5.000 %)Developer Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Applications Support
61 (5.000 %)Administrator
61 (5.000 %)Applications Support Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Network Administrator
Miscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)LIMS
11 (5.000 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
118 (90.00 %)Unix
215 (75.00 %)Windows
215 (75.00 %)Linux
38 (40.00 %)Solaris
47 (35.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (5.000 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
18 (40.00 %)OO
24 (20.00 %)Content Management
32 (10.00 %)RUP
32 (10.00 %)UML
41 (5.000 %)Information Management
41 (5.000 %)Enterprise Architecture
41 (5.000 %)Problem Management
Programming Languages
18 (40.00 %)Java
27 (35.00 %)JavaScript
27 (35.00 %)Shell Script
36 (30.00 %)SQL
42 (10.00 %)C
51 (5.000 %)AWK
Qualifications
16 (30.00 %)CCNA
16 (30.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (5.000 %)Degree
Systems Management
19 (45.00 %)Tivoli
27 (35.00 %)Tivoli NetView
27 (35.00 %)OpenView
27 (35.00 %)CiscoWorks
27 (35.00 %)NNM
31 (5.000 %)AutoSys
Vendors
17 (35.00 %)Cisco
17 (35.00 %)HP
26 (30.00 %)Nortel
26 (30.00 %)FatWire
34 (20.00 %)IBM
34 (20.00 %)Oracle
42 (10.00 %)BEA
51 (5.000 %)Spotfire
51 (5.000 %)Sybase
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