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This section looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Manchester 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7665
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.208 %1.563 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£170
% change on same period last year+77.16 %
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£30.32£27.00
% change on same period last year+12.28 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads414256
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted5134
Average minimum daily rate£294£245
Average daily rate£313£269
% change on same period last year+16.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted3825
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£24.93
Average hourly rate£29.13£26.92
% change on same period last year+8.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.30£28.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
LAMP North WestLAMP
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.

LAMP
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester LAMP Daily Rate Trend

LAMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

16 (85.71 %)PHP
16 (85.71 %)MySQL
23 (42.86 %)Apache
23 (42.86 %)AJAX
23 (42.86 %)CSS
32 (28.57 %)HTML
32 (28.57 %)JavaScript
32 (28.57 %)XHTML
32 (28.57 %)XML
32 (28.57 %)Linux
41 (14.29 %)UML
41 (14.29 %)OO
41 (14.29 %)XSLT
41 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
41 (14.29 %)C#
41 (14.29 %)Zend
41 (14.29 %)PHP5
41 (14.29 %)jQuery
41 (14.29 %)Umbraco
41 (14.29 %)CMS
41 (14.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (14.29 %)Web Design
41 (14.29 %)Perl
41 (14.29 %)VB.NET
41 (14.29 %).NET
41 (14.29 %)WebServices
41 (14.29 %)Photoshop

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (42.86 %)AJAX
13 (42.86 %)CSS
22 (28.57 %)HTML
22 (28.57 %)XHTML
22 (28.57 %)XML
31 (14.29 %)XSLT
31 (14.29 %)jQuery
31 (14.29 %).NET
31 (14.29 %)WebServices
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)Apache
21 (14.29 %)Umbraco
21 (14.29 %)CMS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
11 (14.29 %)Photoshop
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (85.71 %)MySQL
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (57.14 %)PHP Developer
32 (28.57 %)Web Developer
32 (28.57 %)PHP Web Developer
41 (14.29 %)Web Applications Developer
41 (14.29 %)Senior Applications Developer
41 (14.29 %)Senior PHP Developer
41 (14.29 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
41 (14.29 %)Senior Web Applications Developer
41 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
41 (14.29 %)Senior Developer
41 (14.29 %)Lead Developer
41 (14.29 %)Senior Web Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Linux
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)UML
11 (14.29 %)OO
11 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
11 (14.29 %)Web Design
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)PHP
22 (28.57 %)JavaScript
31 (14.29 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)PHP5
31 (14.29 %)Perl
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Zend