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This section looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LAMP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank318373
Rank change on same period last yearUp+55
Matching contract IT job ads8395
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.096 %
As % of the category below0.985 %0.808 %
Daily rates quoted2317
Average minimum daily rate£241£288
Average daily rate£274£305
% change on same period last year-10.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£337-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£21.75
Average hourly rate-£26.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.86£24.88
% change on same period last year+24.06 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads842311752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.23 %11.89 %
Daily rates quoted37584669
Average minimum daily rate£371£402
Average daily rate£400£431
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted235387
Average minimum hourly rate£29.98£31.11
Average hourly rate£32.18£33.97
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.37£36.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
LAMP EnglandLAMP
England

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.

LAMP
Demand Trend

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

London LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

London LAMP Daily Rate Trend

LAMP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAMP across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London LAMP Daily Rate Histogram

LAMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAMP within the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
LutonNew entry-5£200-
City of LondonDown-175£306-
WimbledonNew entry-2£211-
ClaphamNew entry-1--
LAMP EnglandLAMP
England

LAMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing LAMP 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 LAMP.

1143 (94.08 %)PHP
2108 (71.05 %)MySQL
377 (50.66 %)Linux
473 (48.03 %)PHP5
566 (43.42 %)CSS
566 (43.42 %)Apache
663 (41.45 %)JavaScript
762 (40.79 %)HTML
847 (30.92 %)OO
936 (23.68 %)OOP
1034 (22.37 %)XML
1133 (21.71 %)AJAX
1228 (18.42 %)XHTML
1322 (14.47 %)Python
1421 (13.82 %)Drupal
1518 (11.84 %)OOD
1617 (11.18 %)Perl
1617 (11.18 %)PHP4
1716 (10.53 %)Java
1815 (9.868 %)CMS
1815 (9.868 %)Games
1912 (7.895 %)Web 2.0
2011 (7.237 %)E-Commerce
2011 (7.237 %)Internet
2011 (7.237 %)Zend
2110 (6.579 %)C#
2110 (6.579 %)C++
2110 (6.579 %).NET
229 (5.921 %)Content Management
229 (5.921 %)Software Engineering

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing LAMP 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 LAMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
166 (43.42 %)CSS
262 (40.79 %)HTML
334 (22.37 %)XML
433 (21.71 %)AJAX
528 (18.42 %)XHTML
621 (13.82 %)Drupal
710 (6.579 %).NET
89 (5.921 %)CakePHP
98 (5.263 %)WebServices
106 (3.947 %)YUI
115 (3.289 %)Zend Framework
115 (3.289 %)SOAP
115 (3.289 %)DOM
124 (2.632 %)ASP.NET
124 (2.632 %)Adobe Flex
133 (1.974 %)JSON
133 (1.974 %)Spring
142 (1.316 %)MVC
142 (1.316 %)Symfony
151 (0.658 %)WCF
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
166 (43.42 %)Apache
215 (9.868 %)CMS
37 (4.605 %)Joomla!
44 (2.632 %)ColdFusion
52 (1.316 %)IIS
61 (0.658 %)JBoss
61 (0.658 %)Tomcat
61 (0.658 %)WebLogic
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.658 %)Photoshop
11 (0.658 %)ImageReady
11 (0.658 %)Fireworks
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (7.237 %)Internet
25 (3.289 %)HTTP
34 (2.632 %)SMTP
34 (2.632 %)FTP
34 (2.632 %)SSH
41 (0.658 %)SMS
41 (0.658 %)SSL
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1108 (71.05 %)MySQL
22 (1.316 %)SQL Server
31 (0.658 %)GIS
31 (0.658 %)PostgreSQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (4.605 %)Subversion
25 (3.289 %)Flash
31 (0.658 %)Dreamweaver
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (9.868 %)Games
29 (5.921 %)Publishing
38 (5.263 %)Marketing
46 (3.947 %)Finance
54 (2.632 %)Interactive Media
62 (1.316 %)Online Games
71 (0.658 %)Construction
71 (0.658 %)Education
71 (0.658 %)Animation
71 (0.658 %)Retail
71 (0.658 %)Multimedia
71 (0.658 %)Music
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1137 (90.13 %)Developer
274 (48.68 %)PHP Developer
319 (12.50 %)Web Developer
49 (5.921 %)MySQL Developer
57 (4.605 %)Senior Developer
65 (3.289 %)Junior Developer
65 (3.289 %)Junior
65 (3.289 %)PHP Web Developer
74 (2.632 %)Junior PHP Developer
83 (1.974 %)Development Manager
83 (1.974 %)Senior PHP Developer
83 (1.974 %)Programmer
92 (1.316 %)Senior Web Developer
92 (1.316 %)Team Leader
92 (1.316 %)Systems Administrator
92 (1.316 %)Administrator
92 (1.316 %)Games Developer
92 (1.316 %)Games Programmer
92 (1.316 %)Java Developer
92 (1.316 %).NET Developer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (7.895 %)Web 2.0
25 (3.289 %)Social Network
34 (2.632 %)W3C
43 (1.974 %)Computer Science
52 (1.316 %)Taxonomies
61 (0.658 %)E-Learning
61 (0.658 %)Wiki
61 (0.658 %)Flash Lite
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
177 (50.66 %)Linux
28 (5.263 %)UNIX
33 (1.974 %)Windows
33 (1.974 %)Solaris
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (30.92 %)OO
236 (23.68 %)OOP
318 (11.84 %)OOD
411 (7.237 %)E-Commerce
59 (5.921 %)Scrum
59 (5.921 %)Content Management
59 (5.921 %)Software Engineering
59 (5.921 %)Web Development
66 (3.947 %)SEO
74 (2.632 %)OOA/OOD
74 (2.632 %)UML
82 (1.316 %)B2B
82 (1.316 %)Business Analysis
82 (1.316 %)Web Analytics
82 (1.316 %)Business Continuity
82 (1.316 %)Web Design
91 (0.658 %)Agile Software Development
91 (0.658 %)Configuration Management
91 (0.658 %)Migration
91 (0.658 %)Business Development
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1143 (94.08 %)PHP
273 (48.03 %)PHP5
363 (41.45 %)JavaScript
422 (14.47 %)Python
517 (11.18 %)PHP4
517 (11.18 %)Perl
616 (10.53 %)Java
710 (6.579 %)C#
710 (6.579 %)C++
88 (5.263 %)SQL
88 (5.263 %)Ruby
95 (3.289 %)C
104 (2.632 %)Delphi
104 (2.632 %)RPG
113 (1.974 %)Smalltalk
122 (1.316 %)ActionScript
122 (1.316 %)DHTML
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (3.947 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.658 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.658 %)NFS
11 (0.658 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (7.237 %)Zend
25 (3.289 %)Red Hat
34 (2.632 %)Yahoo!
41 (0.658 %)BMC
41 (0.658 %)Mercator
41 (0.658 %)VMware
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