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This section looks at the demand for PL/SQL (PLSQL) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PL/SQL over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPL/SQL (PLSQL)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2333
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads1518
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.018 %
As % of the category below11.19 %9.375 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£350
Average daily rate£360£450
% change on same period last year-20.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£360
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted81
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£19.00
Average hourly rate£24.03£19.00
% change on same period last year+26.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.76£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.15£35.50
% change on same period last year-12.25 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads134192
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.177 %0.191 %
Daily rates quoted1921
Average minimum daily rate£289£303
Average daily rate£312£337
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted3936
Average minimum hourly rate£27.01£23.09
Average hourly rate£28.26£27.07
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.51£31.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
PL/SQL North WestPL/SQL
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.

PL/SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PL/SQL across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Lancashire PL/SQL Demand Trend

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire PL/SQL Daily Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PL/SQL across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire PL/SQL Hourly Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PL/SQL across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Lancashire PL/SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

PL/SQL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PL/SQL 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
PrestonUp+88£360-20.00 %
BlackpoolNew entry-3--
PL/SQL North WestPL/SQL
North West

PL/SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

137 (100.00 %)SQL
234 (91.89 %)Oracle
323 (62.16 %)Oracle Reports
415 (40.54 %).NET
512 (32.43 %)Crystal Reports
512 (32.43 %)ASP
512 (32.43 %)CSS
512 (32.43 %)VBScript
512 (32.43 %)JavaScript
610 (27.03 %)Visual Studio
79 (24.32 %)InterDev
79 (24.32 %)Government
88 (21.62 %)Oracle Discoverer
97 (18.92 %)Microsoft
97 (18.92 %)e-GIF
97 (18.92 %)Finance
106 (16.22 %)Local Government
106 (16.22 %)Oracle Forms
106 (16.22 %)Oracle 9i
106 (16.22 %)Oracle 10g
115 (13.51 %)Oracle EBS
124 (10.81 %)Oracle Certification
133 (8.108 %)Oracle Application Server
133 (8.108 %)Spread Betting
133 (8.108 %)Time Management
133 (8.108 %)C#
133 (8.108 %)Summit
133 (8.108 %)SQLPlus
142 (5.405 %)Oracle 8/8i
142 (5.405 %)PVCS

PL/SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (40.54 %).NET
212 (32.43 %)ASP
212 (32.43 %)CSS
31 (2.703 %)J2EE
31 (2.703 %)JDBC
31 (2.703 %)JSP
31 (2.703 %)Servlets
31 (2.703 %)XSL
31 (2.703 %)HTML
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.108 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (2.703 %)Oracle 9iAS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (13.51 %)Oracle EBS
23 (8.108 %)Summit
31 (2.703 %)Oracle 11i
31 (2.703 %)Oracle Financials
31 (2.703 %)Oracle Applications
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.703 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (62.16 %)Oracle Reports
212 (32.43 %)Crystal Reports
38 (21.62 %)Oracle Discoverer
46 (16.22 %)Oracle 9i
46 (16.22 %)Oracle 10g
53 (8.108 %)SQLPlus
62 (5.405 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (5.405 %)Datawarehouse
71 (2.703 %)TOAD
71 (2.703 %)Oracle OWB
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (27.03 %)Visual Studio
29 (24.32 %)InterDev
36 (16.22 %)Oracle Forms
42 (5.405 %)PVCS
51 (2.703 %)Oracle Developer 2000
51 (2.703 %)ProC
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (24.32 %)Government
27 (18.92 %)Finance
36 (16.22 %)Local Government
42 (5.405 %)Pensions
51 (2.703 %)Telecoms
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (75.68 %)Developer
212 (32.43 %)Web Developer
311 (29.73 %)Oracle Developer
44 (10.81 %)Architect
44 (10.81 %).NET Developer
44 (10.81 %)Report Developer
53 (8.108 %)Oracle Discoverer Developer
53 (8.108 %)C# Developer
53 (8.108 %)Oracle Consultant
53 (8.108 %)SQL Developer
53 (8.108 %)Consultant
62 (5.405 %)Oracle Payroll Consultant
62 (5.405 %)Oracle Reports Developer
62 (5.405 %)Oracle HR Consultant
62 (5.405 %)ASP Developer
62 (5.405 %)Payroll Consultant
71 (2.703 %)JavaScript Developer
71 (2.703 %)Report Writer
71 (2.703 %)Web Programmer
71 (2.703 %)Datawarehouse Developer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.108 %)Spread Betting
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.405 %)Windows XP
12 (5.405 %)Windows
21 (2.703 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (18.92 %)e-GIF
23 (8.108 %)Time Management
32 (5.405 %)Unit Testing
32 (5.405 %)Incident Management
41 (2.703 %)Technical Architecture
41 (2.703 %)Web Development
41 (2.703 %)Performance Testing
41 (2.703 %)RUP
41 (2.703 %)Data Modelling
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (100.00 %)SQL
212 (32.43 %)VBScript
212 (32.43 %)JavaScript
33 (8.108 %)C#
41 (2.703 %)Java
41 (2.703 %)C
41 (2.703 %)VB
41 (2.703 %)VB.NET
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (10.81 %)Oracle Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (91.89 %)Oracle
27 (18.92 %)Microsoft
32 (5.405 %)Genesys