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This section looks at the demand for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JDBC over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3550
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.448 %0.714 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£333
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
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£47.00£29.11
% change on same period last year+61.45 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads87140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted519
Average minimum daily rate£258£329
Average daily rate£281£358
% change on same period last year-21.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted1724
Average minimum hourly rate£24.11£22.21
Average hourly rate£26.34£26.59
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.57£30.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
JDBC North WestJDBC
North West

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.

JDBC
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing JDBC across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Lancashire JDBC Demand Trend

JDBC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire JDBC Daily Rate Trend

JDBC
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JDBC within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
Newton-le-WillowsNo change03--
JDBC North WestJDBC
North West

JDBC
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing JDBC 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 JDBC.

14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)J2EE
23 (75.00 %)JSP
23 (75.00 %)Servlets
23 (75.00 %)UML
23 (75.00 %)Internet
32 (50.00 %)OO
32 (50.00 %)Oracle
32 (50.00 %)CSS
32 (50.00 %)QA
41 (25.00 %)XSL
41 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
41 (25.00 %)Project Planning
41 (25.00 %)Hibernate

JDBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing JDBC 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 JDBC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)HTML
23 (75.00 %)J2EE
23 (75.00 %)JSP
23 (75.00 %)Servlets
32 (50.00 %)CSS
41 (25.00 %)XSL
41 (25.00 %)Hibernate
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
13 (75.00 %)Java Developer
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)UML
22 (50.00 %)OO
31 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (25.00 %)Project Planning
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (25.00 %)SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)QA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle