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The table below looks at the demand for Oracle Applications (Oracle Apps) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle Applications over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Applications (Oracle Apps)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4350
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below20.00 %4.651 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£310-
Average daily rate£310-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£311-
UK excluding London average daily rate£408£446
% change on same period last year-8.44 %
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-£41.20
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads2543
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted119
Average minimum daily rate£328£389
Average daily rate£332£391
% change on same period last year-15.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£446£434
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£19.27-
Average hourly rate£19.27-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.27-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.01£26.58
% change on same period last year+12.88 %
Oracle Applications South EastOracle Applications
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 Applications
Demand Trend

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

Kent Oracle Applications Demand Trend

Oracle Applications
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Oracle Applications Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent Oracle Applications Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle Applications
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Oracle Applications Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Applications 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-3£320-
Oracle Applications South EastOracle Applications
South East

Oracle Applications
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (33.33 %)Oracle 11i
32 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
32 (33.33 %)Oracle Manufacturing
41 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
41 (16.67 %)C
41 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)E-business
41 (16.67 %)Finance
41 (16.67 %)Project Management
41 (16.67 %)XML
41 (16.67 %)Oracle Forms
41 (16.67 %)Oracle Reports

Oracle Applications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %)XML
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (33.33 %)Oracle 11i
12 (33.33 %)Oracle Manufacturing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (16.67 %)Oracle Reports
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Oracle Forms
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
21 (16.67 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Consultant
15 (83.33 %)Oracle Consultant
24 (66.67 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
33 (50.00 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
33 (50.00 %)Applications Consultant
33 (50.00 %)Functional Consultant
42 (33.33 %)Oracle Applications Functional Consulta…
42 (33.33 %)Supply Chain Consultant
51 (16.67 %)Oracle Developer
51 (16.67 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
51 (16.67 %)Developer
51 (16.67 %)Business Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Project Management
11 (16.67 %)E-business
11 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)C
11 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
11 (16.67 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Oracle