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The table below looks at the demand for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OLTP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Transaction Processing (OLTP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-90
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads05
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.742 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£425
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£390
% change on same period last year-17.62 %
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-£58.83
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads209287
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.336 %0.308 %
Daily rates quoted86121
Average minimum daily rate£328£342
Average daily rate£347£361
% change on same period last year-3.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1025
Average minimum hourly rate£22.19£32.65
Average hourly rate£24.43£35.41
% change on same period last year-31.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.66£38.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£31.78
% change on same period last year-16.37 %
OLTP East of EnglandOLTP
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.

OLTP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OLTP across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Hertfordshire OLTP Demand Trend

OLTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire OLTP Daily Rate Trend

OLTP
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing OLTP 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 OLTP.

19 (100.00 %)SQL
19 (100.00 %)DB2
28 (88.89 %)AIX
32 (22.22 %)Games

OLTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing OLTP 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 OLTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (100.00 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (100.00 %)DBA
19 (100.00 %)DB2 DBA
28 (88.89 %)Administrator
35 (55.56 %)AIX Administrator
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (88.89 %)AIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (100.00 %)SQL