Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Oracle Database 8/8i skills within the Kent 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 Oracle 8/8i over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Database 8/8i
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4344
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below4.032 %6.202 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£250£332
Average daily rate£254£352
% change on same period last year-27.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£257£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£401
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
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£31.22£37.21
% change on same period last year-16.09 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads124129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted4735
Average minimum daily rate£273£323
Average daily rate£291£342
% change on same period last year-15.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1112
Average minimum hourly rate£19.38£25.33
Average hourly rate£21.65£26.50
% change on same period last year-18.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.92£27.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£31.78
% change on same period last year-16.37 %
Oracle 8/8i South EastOracle 8/8i
South East

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.

Oracle 8/8i
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle 8/8i across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Kent Oracle 8/8i Demand Trend

Oracle 8/8i
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Oracle 8/8i across the Kent region.

Kent Oracle 8/8i Daily Rate Trend

Oracle 8/8i
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle 8/8i across the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent Oracle 8/8i Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle 8/8i
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Oracle 8/8i across the Kent region.

Kent Oracle 8/8i Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle 8/8i
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle 8/8i within the Kent 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
RamsgateNew entry-2--
Oracle 8/8i South EastOracle 8/8i
South East

Oracle 8/8i
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Oracle 8/8i 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 8/8i.

18 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (37.50 %)C#
23 (37.50 %)VB
23 (37.50 %).NET
23 (37.50 %)Windows
23 (37.50 %)Oracle Applications
32 (25.00 %)AWK
32 (25.00 %)Load Balancing
32 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
32 (25.00 %)Migration
32 (25.00 %)Oracle Manufacturing
32 (25.00 %)Solaris
32 (25.00 %)MCSE
32 (25.00 %)Oracle 11i
32 (25.00 %)Shell Script
32 (25.00 %)SQLPlus
32 (25.00 %)Microsoft
32 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
32 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (25.00 %)VBA
32 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
32 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (12.50 %)HTML
41 (12.50 %)C
41 (12.50 %)SQL Server
41 (12.50 %)IIS
41 (12.50 %)ASP
41 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
41 (12.50 %)WebServices

Oracle 8/8i
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Oracle 8/8i 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 8/8i. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (37.50 %).NET
21 (12.50 %)ASP
21 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
21 (12.50 %)WebServices
21 (12.50 %)XML
21 (12.50 %)AJAX
21 (12.50 %)ArcObjects
21 (12.50 %)HTML
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)IIS
11 (12.50 %)ArcIMS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)MS Excel
11 (12.50 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (37.50 %)Oracle Applications
22 (25.00 %)Oracle 11i
22 (25.00 %)Oracle Manufacturing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)Intranet
11 (12.50 %)Internet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
12 (25.00 %)SQLPlus
21 (12.50 %)GIS
21 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (12.50 %)SQL Server 7
21 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (12.50 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (12.50 %)Publishing
21 (12.50 %)Local Government
21 (12.50 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Consultant
13 (37.50 %)DBA
13 (37.50 %)Functional Consultant
13 (37.50 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
13 (37.50 %)Oracle Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications Functional Consulta…
22 (25.00 %)Supply Chain Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Development DBA
22 (25.00 %)Applications Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Administrator
31 (12.50 %)Developer
31 (12.50 %)Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Web Developer
31 (12.50 %)Applications Developer
31 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Network Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Network Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Network Support
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Clustering
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)Solaris
22 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (12.50 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Migration
12 (25.00 %)Load Balancing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (37.50 %)VB
13 (37.50 %)C#
22 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
22 (25.00 %)SQL
22 (25.00 %)VBA
22 (25.00 %)Shell Script
22 (25.00 %)AWK
31 (12.50 %)C
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)MCSE
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (12.50 %)ESRI