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 Kent 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
Rank2811
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads2148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.052 %
As % of the category below11.48 %18.11 %
Daily rates quoted1214
Average minimum daily rate£257£338
Average daily rate£266£351
% change on same period last year-24.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£276£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£349
% change on same period last year+6.62 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00£18.25
Average hourly rate£9.00£20.38
% change on same period last year-55.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00£22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.77£33.17
% change on same period last year-10.25 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads183265
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.294 %0.285 %
Daily rates quoted6861
Average minimum daily rate£271£343
Average daily rate£282£368
% change on same period last year-23.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£294£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted3028
Average minimum hourly rate£17.01£19.46
Average hourly rate£17.83£20.88
% change on same period last year-14.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.65£22.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Oracle South EastOracle
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.

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Oracle Daily Rate Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent Oracle Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent 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 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
MaidstoneNew entry-4£258-
RamsgateNew entry-3£320-
Oracle South EastOracle
South East

Oracle
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

121 (43.75 %)Windows
219 (39.58 %)SQL
219 (39.58 %).NET
317 (35.42 %)VB
416 (33.33 %)C#
512 (25.00 %)UNIX
611 (22.92 %)VBA
611 (22.92 %)Windows Server 2003
710 (20.83 %)SQL Server
710 (20.83 %)Solaris
710 (20.83 %)GIS
710 (20.83 %)ESRI
710 (20.83 %)Load Balancing
89 (18.75 %)ArcIMS
89 (18.75 %)MCSE
89 (18.75 %)PL/SQL
89 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
98 (16.67 %)Microsoft
98 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
98 (16.67 %)HTML
98 (16.67 %)Oracle 8/8i
98 (16.67 %)XML
98 (16.67 %)ASP
98 (16.67 %)Migration
98 (16.67 %)AJAX
107 (14.58 %)Internet
107 (14.58 %)ArcObjects
116 (12.50 %)WebServices
116 (12.50 %)ArcSDE
116 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (39.58 %).NET
28 (16.67 %)HTML
28 (16.67 %)ASP
28 (16.67 %)XML
28 (16.67 %)AJAX
37 (14.58 %)ArcObjects
46 (12.50 %)WebServices
54 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
61 (2.083 %)JDBC
61 (2.083 %)JSP
61 (2.083 %)Struts
61 (2.083 %)J2EE
61 (2.083 %)MVC
61 (2.083 %)Hibernate
61 (2.083 %)JSF
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (18.75 %)ArcIMS
26 (12.50 %)ArcSDE
32 (4.167 %)IIS
41 (2.083 %)SharePoint
41 (2.083 %)ArcGIS
41 (2.083 %)Oracle Spatial
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (8.333 %)MS Excel
23 (6.250 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (4.167 %)MS Office
41 (2.083 %)MS Project
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (12.50 %)Oracle Applications
22 (4.167 %)Summit
22 (4.167 %)Oracle 11i
22 (4.167 %)Oracle Manufacturing
31 (2.083 %)Oracle EBS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (14.58 %)Internet
24 (8.333 %)Intranet
31 (2.083 %)TELNET
31 (2.083 %)iSCSI
31 (2.083 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.083 %)SAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (20.83 %)SQL Server
110 (20.83 %)GIS
28 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
28 (16.67 %)Oracle 8/8i
36 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (10.42 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
54 (8.333 %)Oracle 9i
63 (6.250 %)BusinessObjects
72 (4.167 %)SQL Server 7
72 (4.167 %)Crystal Reports
72 (4.167 %)SQLPlus
72 (4.167 %)BusinessObjects XI
72 (4.167 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
81 (2.083 %)MS Access
81 (2.083 %)Oracle Discoverer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.167 %)Oracle Forms
21 (2.083 %)ProC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (10.42 %)Finance
24 (8.333 %)Publishing
24 (8.333 %)Insurance
33 (6.250 %)Government
33 (6.250 %)Manufacturing
41 (2.083 %)Health
41 (2.083 %)Legal
41 (2.083 %)Education
41 (2.083 %)Local Government
41 (2.083 %)Pensions
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (35.42 %)Developer
215 (31.25 %)DBA
39 (18.75 %)Administrator
48 (16.67 %)GIS Developer
57 (14.58 %)Consultant
66 (12.50 %)Oracle Consultant
66 (12.50 %)Windows Administrator
75 (10.42 %)SQL DBA
75 (10.42 %)Oracle Developer
75 (10.42 %)Windows Systems Administrator
75 (10.42 %)Systems Administrator
75 (10.42 %)Business Developer
84 (8.333 %)Applications Developer
84 (8.333 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
93 (6.250 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
93 (6.250 %)SQL Server DBA
93 (6.250 %)Business Objects Developer
93 (6.250 %)Analyst
93 (6.250 %)Applications Consultant
93 (6.250 %)Functional Consultant
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.167 %)Clustering
21 (2.083 %)Statistics
21 (2.083 %)N-Tier
21 (2.083 %)Mainframe
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (43.75 %)Windows
212 (25.00 %)UNIX
311 (22.92 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (20.83 %)Solaris
52 (4.167 %)Windows 2000
52 (4.167 %)Windows XP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (20.83 %)Load Balancing
28 (16.67 %)Migration
33 (6.250 %)E-business
33 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
42 (4.167 %)Data Migration
42 (4.167 %)ERP
51 (2.083 %)Project Management
51 (2.083 %)Release Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (39.58 %)SQL
217 (35.42 %)VB
316 (33.33 %)C#
411 (22.92 %)VBA
59 (18.75 %)PL/SQL
63 (6.250 %)Shell Script
63 (6.250 %)JavaScript
72 (4.167 %)Perl
72 (4.167 %)Java
72 (4.167 %)AWK
72 (4.167 %)C
81 (2.083 %)Korn
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (18.75 %)MCSE
19 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (10.42 %)Degree
31 (2.083 %)MCDBA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.167 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.083 %)NetBackup
11 (2.083 %)Oracle RMAN
11 (2.083 %)Oracle RAC
11 (2.083 %)VMware Infrastructure
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.167 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (20.83 %)ESRI
28 (16.67 %)Microsoft
33 (6.250 %)Business Objects
41 (2.083 %)SAP
41 (2.083 %)IBM
41 (2.083 %)NetApp
41 (2.083 %)VMware