Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT contracts within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1312
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads310
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.011 %
As % of the category below14.29 %13.70 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£200
Average daily rate£350£225
% change on same period last year+55.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£349
% change on same period last year+6.62 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.77£33.17
% change on same period last year-10.25 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2173
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted511
Average minimum daily rate£279£322
Average daily rate£296£344
% change on same period last year-14.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£26.50£13.38
Average hourly rate£27.75£16.23
% change on same period last year+70.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00£19.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Oracle West MidlandsOracle
West Midlands

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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Oracle Daily Rate Trend

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Oracle Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+53£350+55.55 %
Oracle West MidlandsOracle
West Midlands

Oracle
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

13 (42.86 %)Oracle 10g
22 (28.57 %)Finance
22 (28.57 %)3D Graphics
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server
22 (28.57 %)Ant
22 (28.57 %)JDBC
22 (28.57 %)ITIL
22 (28.57 %)PRINCE2
22 (28.57 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)UML
22 (28.57 %)Java
22 (28.57 %)Swing
22 (28.57 %)J2SE
22 (28.57 %)Java RMI
22 (28.57 %)SLA
22 (28.57 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
22 (28.57 %)Subversion
22 (28.57 %)Mathematics
22 (28.57 %)Multithreading
22 (28.57 %)Performance Management
31 (14.29 %)QA
31 (14.29 %)Software Testing
31 (14.29 %)TOAD
31 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
31 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
31 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)Oracle Reports
31 (14.29 %)Oracle Financials
31 (14.29 %)Health

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %)JDBC
12 (28.57 %)Swing
12 (28.57 %)J2SE
12 (28.57 %)Java RMI
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)Oracle Financials
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)Oracle 10g
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server
31 (14.29 %)Oracle Reports
31 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
31 (14.29 %)TOAD
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)Ant
12 (28.57 %)Subversion
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Finance
12 (28.57 %)3D Graphics
21 (14.29 %)Health
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Java Developer
31 (14.29 %)SQL Developer
31 (14.29 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
31 (14.29 %)PL/SQL Developer
31 (14.29 %)Oracle Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Requirements Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Java Software Developer
31 (14.29 %)Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Report Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Software Developer
31 (14.29 %)Project Manager
31 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Mathematics
12 (28.57 %)Multithreading
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)ITIL
12 (28.57 %)PRINCE2
12 (28.57 %)UML
12 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
12 (28.57 %)Performance Management
21 (14.29 %)Software Testing
21 (14.29 %)Change Management
21 (14.29 %)E-business
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)Java
21 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
21 (14.29 %)SQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (28.57 %)SLA
21 (14.29 %)QA
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft