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This section looks at the demand for Oracle Applications (Oracle Apps) skills within the Lancashire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Applications (Oracle Apps)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3345
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below8.000 %16.22 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£215-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£230-
UK excluding London average daily rate£424£399
% change on same period last year+6.14 %
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-£23.75
% change on same period last year-
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads2537
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.037 %
Daily rates quoted56
Average minimum daily rate£280£403
Average daily rate£321£411
% change on same period last year-21.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£421
% change on same period last year+5.08 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00£22.50
Average hourly rate£32.75£26.00
% change on same period last year+25.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.50£29.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.70£24.63
% change on same period last year+12.49 %
Oracle Applications North WestOracle Applications
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.

Oracle Applications
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Oracle Applications Daily Rate Trend

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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Oracle Applications Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Applications within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 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
PrestonUp+72£215-
Oracle Applications North WestOracle Applications
North West

Oracle Applications
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

14 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)UNIX
32 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
32 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
32 (50.00 %)Intranet
32 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
32 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
41 (25.00 %)Technical Architecture
41 (25.00 %)Resource Management
41 (25.00 %)Data Integration
41 (25.00 %)Finance
41 (25.00 %)Migration
41 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
41 (25.00 %)Informatica
41 (25.00 %)AutoSys
41 (25.00 %)Data Modelling
41 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (25.00 %)XML

Oracle Applications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)XML
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)Intranet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
12 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
12 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Applications Support
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Applications Support
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Technical Architect
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Applications Architect
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Applications Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Architect
21 (25.00 %)Technical Architect
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Data Integration
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Technical Architecture
11 (25.00 %)Resource Management
11 (25.00 %)Migration
11 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (25.00 %)Data Modelling
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)AutoSys
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)Informatica