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This section looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Luton 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
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below19.23 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337-
% change on same period last year-
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£30.86£24.88
% change on same period last year+24.06 %
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Luton
Matching contract IT job ads26106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.107 %
Daily rates quoted1053
Average minimum daily rate£250£307
Average daily rate£288£345
% change on same period last year-16.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£26.25
Average hourly rate£12.00£27.50
% change on same period last year-56.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£28.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
LAMP LondonLAMP
London

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 Luton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton LAMP Daily Rate Trend

LAMP
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

15 (100.00 %)PHP
15 (100.00 %)CSS
15 (100.00 %)XHTML
15 (100.00 %)Zend
15 (100.00 %)Zend Framework
15 (100.00 %)PHP5
24 (80.00 %)SEO
24 (80.00 %)Interactive Media
24 (80.00 %)OO
24 (80.00 %)Apache
24 (80.00 %)Linux
24 (80.00 %)MySQL
33 (60.00 %)OOP
42 (40.00 %)JavaScript
51 (20.00 %)Education
51 (20.00 %)W3C
51 (20.00 %)Internet
51 (20.00 %)PHP4

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)CSS
15 (100.00 %)XHTML
15 (100.00 %)Zend Framework
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)Apache
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Internet
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)MySQL
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Interactive Media
21 (20.00 %)Education
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (60.00 %)Web Developer
32 (40.00 %)PHP Developer
41 (20.00 %)PHP Web Developer
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)W3C
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Linux
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)OO
14 (80.00 %)SEO
23 (60.00 %)OOP
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)PHP
15 (100.00 %)PHP5
22 (40.00 %)JavaScript
31 (20.00 %)PHP4
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Zend
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