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This section looks at the demand for PL/SQL (PLSQL) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PL/SQL over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPL/SQL (PLSQL)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4639
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads1423
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.023 %
As % of the category below7.821 %7.492 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£363£367
Average daily rate£388£367
% change on same period last year+5.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£360
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67£36.63
Average hourly rate£32.83£37.88
% change on same period last year-13.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£39.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.60£35.87
% change on same period last year-9.11 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads179307
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.239 %0.306 %
Daily rates quoted5873
Average minimum daily rate£331£373
Average daily rate£360£393
% change on same period last year-8.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2275
Average minimum hourly rate£30.36£32.89
Average hourly rate£34.05£33.65
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.74£34.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
PL/SQL East of EnglandPL/SQL
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.

PL/SQL
Demand Trend

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

Essex PL/SQL Demand Trend

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex PL/SQL Daily Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PL/SQL across the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Essex PL/SQL Daily Rate Histogram

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex PL/SQL Hourly Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PL/SQL across the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Essex PL/SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

PL/SQL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PL/SQL within the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 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-SeaNew entry-2£650-
BasildonNew entry-1--
PL/SQL East of EnglandPL/SQL
East of England

PL/SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing PL/SQL 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 PL/SQL.

129 (100.00 %)SQL
224 (82.76 %)Oracle
314 (48.28 %)UNIX
314 (48.28 %)Oracle Reports
412 (41.38 %)J2EE
510 (34.48 %)XML
510 (34.48 %)Ant
69 (31.03 %)Oracle 9i
78 (27.59 %)Configuration Management
78 (27.59 %)Client/Server
78 (27.59 %)N-Tier
78 (27.59 %)Java
78 (27.59 %)Struts
86 (20.69 %)Business Objects
86 (20.69 %)PVCS
86 (20.69 %)OO
86 (20.69 %)BusinessObjects
95 (17.24 %)E-business
95 (17.24 %)JBoss
95 (17.24 %)Oracle Forms
95 (17.24 %)WebServices
95 (17.24 %)Agile Software Development
95 (17.24 %)JSF
104 (13.79 %)FitNesse
104 (13.79 %)Log4j
104 (13.79 %)Extreme Programming
104 (13.79 %)JUnit
104 (13.79 %)Solaris
104 (13.79 %)Linux
104 (13.79 %)Pharmaceutical

PL/SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing PL/SQL 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 PL/SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (41.38 %)J2EE
210 (34.48 %)XML
38 (27.59 %)Struts
45 (17.24 %)WebServices
45 (17.24 %)JSF
53 (10.34 %)Ruby on Rails
62 (6.897 %)WebSphere
62 (6.897 %)SAX
71 (3.448 %)CSS
71 (3.448 %)JSP
71 (3.448 %)Servlets
71 (3.448 %)HTML
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.24 %)JBoss
23 (10.34 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (3.448 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (3.448 %)Oracle Workflow
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.448 %)Oracle CRM
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.448 %)Intranet
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (48.28 %)Oracle Reports
29 (31.03 %)Oracle 9i
36 (20.69 %)BusinessObjects
44 (13.79 %)ETL
53 (10.34 %)Oracle Discoverer
53 (10.34 %)Oracle 10g
53 (10.34 %)Crystal Reports
61 (3.448 %)DataStage
61 (3.448 %)TOAD
61 (3.448 %)Oracle 8/8i
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (34.48 %)Ant
26 (20.69 %)PVCS
35 (17.24 %)Oracle Forms
44 (13.79 %)JUnit
44 (13.79 %)Eclipse
44 (13.79 %)Log4j
44 (13.79 %)FitNesse
52 (6.897 %)Subversion
52 (6.897 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.79 %)Pharmaceutical
14 (13.79 %)Government
22 (6.897 %)Finance
31 (3.448 %)Manufacturing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (31.03 %)Developer
26 (20.69 %)DBA
35 (17.24 %)Analyst
35 (17.24 %)Java Developer
35 (17.24 %)Oracle DBA
44 (13.79 %)Environment Manager
53 (10.34 %)Oracle Developer
53 (10.34 %)Consultant
62 (6.897 %)Support Analyst
62 (6.897 %)Oracle Consultant
71 (3.448 %)Java Analyst Programmer
71 (3.448 %)Java Programmer
71 (3.448 %)Senior DBA
71 (3.448 %)Developer Analyst
71 (3.448 %)Applications Support Analyst
71 (3.448 %)Technical Analyst
71 (3.448 %)Senior Oracle DBA
71 (3.448 %)Applications Support
71 (3.448 %)Administrator
71 (3.448 %)Analyst Programmer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (27.59 %)Client/Server
18 (27.59 %)N-Tier
22 (6.897 %)Management Information System
31 (3.448 %)Chemistry
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (48.28 %)UNIX
24 (13.79 %)Solaris
24 (13.79 %)Linux
31 (3.448 %)Windows
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (27.59 %)Configuration Management
26 (20.69 %)OO
35 (17.24 %)E-business
35 (17.24 %)Agile Software Development
44 (13.79 %)Extreme Programming
44 (13.79 %)Change Management
53 (10.34 %)EAI
53 (10.34 %)Document Management
53 (10.34 %)Incident Management
62 (6.897 %)OOD
62 (6.897 %)TDD
62 (6.897 %)Security Management
71 (3.448 %)Workflow
71 (3.448 %)Data Modelling
71 (3.448 %)CRM
71 (3.448 %)Computer Security
71 (3.448 %)Security Cleared
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (100.00 %)SQL
28 (27.59 %)Java
33 (10.34 %)Ruby
33 (10.34 %)VB
42 (6.897 %)Delphi
51 (3.448 %)JavaScript
51 (3.448 %)Shell Script
51 (3.448 %)VB6
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (82.76 %)Oracle
26 (20.69 %)Business Objects
31 (3.448 %)Intel