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The table below looks at the demand for Quest TOAD skills within the London region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TOAD over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuest TOAD
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank288373
Rank change on same period last yearUp+85
Matching contract IT job ads122119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.165 %0.117 %
As % of the category below1.883 %1.164 %
Daily rates quoted5350
Average minimum daily rate£340£369
Average daily rate£360£395
% change on same period last year-8.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£322
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£33.25£45.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£45.00
% change on same period last year-22.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.75£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£35.07
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
London
Matching contract IT job ads647810220
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled8.757 %10.08 %
Daily rates quoted26513741
Average minimum daily rate£382£398
Average daily rate£408£425
% change on same period last year-3.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£452
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£356
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Hourly rates quoted304488
Average minimum hourly rate£28.05£26.27
Average hourly rate£29.94£28.27
% change on same period last year+5.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.83£30.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.13£32.15
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
TOAD EnglandTOAD
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.

TOAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing TOAD across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

London TOAD Demand Trend

TOAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

London TOAD Daily Rate Trend

TOAD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TOAD across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London TOAD Daily Rate Histogram

TOAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London TOAD Hourly Rate Trend

TOAD
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TOAD across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London TOAD Hourly Rate Histogram

TOAD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TOAD within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
City of LondonUp+542£335-30.25 %
Docklands, LondonUp+385£413-25.00 %
FelthamNew entry-1£350-
WimbledonNew entry-1£275-
TOAD EnglandTOAD
England

TOAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing TOAD 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 TOAD.

1184 (87.62 %)Oracle
2179 (85.24 %)SQL
391 (43.33 %)PL/SQL
483 (39.52 %)Oracle 10g
572 (34.29 %)XML
663 (30.00 %)Oracle 9i
753 (25.24 %)Java
852 (24.76 %)UNIX
852 (24.76 %)Business Intelligence
940 (19.05 %)ETL
940 (19.05 %)Finance
1039 (18.57 %)Cognos
1137 (17.62 %)Oracle 8/8i
1235 (16.67 %)Datawarehouse
1235 (16.67 %)Banking
1334 (16.19 %)J2EE
1431 (14.76 %)HTML
1528 (13.33 %)Windows
1528 (13.33 %)RDBMS
1627 (12.86 %)Oracle Reports
1726 (12.38 %)Solaris
1825 (11.90 %)Investment Banking
1825 (11.90 %)WebLogic
1825 (11.90 %)Microsoft
1923 (10.95 %)DecisionStream
1923 (10.95 %)Migration
2022 (10.48 %)MS Project
2022 (10.48 %)Apache
2121 (10.00 %)Tomcat
2121 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing

TOAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing TOAD 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 TOAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
172 (34.29 %)XML
234 (16.19 %)J2EE
331 (14.76 %)HTML
415 (7.143 %)WebSphere
513 (6.190 %)ODBC
513 (6.190 %)CSS
513 (6.190 %)Struts
612 (5.714 %)WebServices
710 (4.762 %)JSP
710 (4.762 %).NET
89 (4.286 %)ASP.NET
89 (4.286 %)XSLT
98 (3.810 %)XSL
98 (3.810 %)Servlets
106 (2.857 %)SOAP
106 (2.857 %)EJB
106 (2.857 %)JDBC
106 (2.857 %)CORBA
106 (2.857 %)Swing
106 (2.857 %)CGI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (11.90 %)WebLogic
222 (10.48 %)Apache
321 (10.00 %)Tomcat
412 (5.714 %)IIS
51 (0.476 %)SharePoint
51 (0.476 %)Documentum
51 (0.476 %)WebLogic Portal
51 (0.476 %)ATG Dynamo
51 (0.476 %)Oracle Workflow
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (10.48 %)MS Project
216 (7.619 %)CA Clarity
312 (5.714 %)Open Workbench
48 (3.810 %)MS Office
48 (3.810 %)MS Excel
51 (0.476 %)MS Visio
51 (0.476 %)MS PowerPoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.905 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
23 (1.429 %)Oracle 11i
31 (0.476 %)SAP HR
31 (0.476 %)assyst
31 (0.476 %)Oracle Financials
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (3.333 %)TCP/IP
26 (2.857 %)IIOP
32 (0.952 %)Intranet
32 (0.952 %)Internet
41 (0.476 %)Broadband
41 (0.476 %)SSL
41 (0.476 %)SAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
183 (39.52 %)Oracle 10g
263 (30.00 %)Oracle 9i
340 (19.05 %)ETL
437 (17.62 %)Oracle 8/8i
535 (16.67 %)Datawarehouse
628 (13.33 %)RDBMS
727 (12.86 %)Oracle Reports
823 (10.95 %)DecisionStream
918 (8.571 %)BusinessObjects
1015 (7.143 %)MS Access
1112 (5.714 %)Reference Data
129 (4.286 %)SQL Server
138 (3.810 %)Crystal Reports
138 (3.810 %)Data Cleansing
147 (3.333 %)Oracle Discoverer
156 (2.857 %)SQLPlus
164 (1.905 %)SQL Navigator
173 (1.429 %)Oracle OWB
182 (0.952 %)SQL Server 2005
182 (0.952 %)GIS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (5.714 %)Oracle Forms
211 (5.238 %)ClearCase
39 (4.286 %)Eclipse
39 (4.286 %)JDeveloper
46 (2.857 %)PowerBuilder
46 (2.857 %)WebLogic Workshop
55 (2.381 %)QuickTest Pro
55 (2.381 %)LoadRunner
55 (2.381 %)Visual Studio
62 (0.952 %)WinRunner
62 (0.952 %)TestDirector
71 (0.476 %)PVCS
71 (0.476 %)Rational Rose
71 (0.476 %)RequisitePro
71 (0.476 %)ClearQuest
71 (0.476 %)Bugzilla
71 (0.476 %)Selenium
71 (0.476 %)FitNesse
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (19.05 %)Finance
235 (16.67 %)Banking
325 (11.90 %)Investment Banking
418 (8.571 %)Publishing
516 (7.619 %)Government
66 (2.857 %)Telecoms
75 (2.381 %)Corporate Banking
84 (1.905 %)Criminal Justice
84 (1.905 %)Police
93 (1.429 %)Front Office
102 (0.952 %)Retail
111 (0.476 %)Insurance
111 (0.476 %)Back Office
111 (0.476 %)Financial Institution
111 (0.476 %)Health
111 (0.476 %)Construction
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
187 (41.43 %)Developer
264 (30.48 %)Analyst
330 (14.29 %)Oracle Developer
426 (12.38 %)Support Analyst
520 (9.524 %)Cognos Developer
616 (7.619 %)Business Intelligence Developer
616 (7.619 %)Applications Support
616 (7.619 %)DBA
616 (7.619 %)Oracle DBA
715 (7.143 %)Applications Support Analyst
812 (5.714 %)Test Analyst
812 (5.714 %)Data Analyst
99 (4.286 %)SQL Developer
108 (3.810 %)Test Coordinator
108 (3.810 %)Administrator
108 (3.810 %)Coordinator
108 (3.810 %)Business Analyst
108 (3.810 %)Systems Administrator
117 (3.333 %)Project Manager
117 (3.333 %)Senior Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (3.333 %)W3C
24 (1.905 %)Client/Server
24 (1.905 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
24 (1.905 %)Credit Risk
24 (1.905 %)Market Risk
32 (0.952 %)Management Information System
41 (0.476 %)Symmetrix
41 (0.476 %)Russian Language
41 (0.476 %)Fat Client
41 (0.476 %)Thin Client
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
152 (24.76 %)UNIX
228 (13.33 %)Windows
326 (12.38 %)Solaris
412 (5.714 %)Linux
59 (4.286 %)Windows XP
65 (2.381 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.476 %)AIX
71 (0.476 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (0.476 %)Windows 2000 Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (24.76 %)Business Intelligence
223 (10.95 %)Migration
321 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
321 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
419 (9.048 %)UML
419 (9.048 %)OO
516 (7.619 %)SC Cleared
615 (7.143 %)Data Migration
615 (7.143 %)RUP
714 (6.667 %)Software Testing
813 (6.190 %)Data Analysis
910 (4.762 %)Unified Process
109 (4.286 %)ITIL
118 (3.810 %)Data Modelling
126 (2.857 %)OOD
126 (2.857 %)GAP Analysis
126 (2.857 %)ITSM
126 (2.857 %)OOP
126 (2.857 %)OOA/OOD
126 (2.857 %)Business Analysis
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1179 (85.24 %)SQL
291 (43.33 %)PL/SQL
353 (25.24 %)Java
418 (8.571 %)VBA
516 (7.619 %)VB
615 (7.143 %)JavaScript
711 (5.238 %)VB6
810 (4.762 %)C#
97 (3.333 %)C
97 (3.333 %)PHP
106 (2.857 %)C++
106 (2.857 %)Perl
106 (2.857 %)PHP4
106 (2.857 %)Shell Script
114 (1.905 %)VBScript
122 (0.952 %)PHP5
122 (0.952 %)Transact-SQL
131 (0.476 %)NATURAL
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (4.286 %)ISEB
27 (3.333 %)Sun Certification
36 (2.857 %)ISEB Practitioner
43 (1.429 %)Degree
51 (0.476 %)Oracle Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.286 %)QA
27 (3.333 %)ISO9001
32 (0.952 %)Basel II
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.952 %)Oracle RAC
21 (0.476 %)Oracle RMAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (3.810 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
22 (0.952 %)AutoSys
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1184 (87.62 %)Oracle
239 (18.57 %)Cognos
325 (11.90 %)Microsoft
418 (8.571 %)Business Objects
515 (7.143 %)Actuate
515 (7.143 %)CA
515 (7.143 %)Niku
68 (3.810 %)Altova
68 (3.810 %)Sun
77 (3.333 %)Macromedia
86 (2.857 %)Sybase
94 (1.905 %)MicroStrategy
102 (0.952 %)SAP
111 (0.476 %)IBM
111 (0.476 %)Siemens
111 (0.476 %)EMC
111 (0.476 %)Citrix
111 (0.476 %)Software AG
111 (0.476 %)Primavera
111 (0.476 %)ATG