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This section looks at the demand for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) skills within the Midlands 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 OLTP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Transaction Processing (OLTP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank67-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.079 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£397£494
% change on same period last year-19.62 %
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-£31.75
% change on same period last year-
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads278378
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.367 %0.376 %
Daily rates quoted3345
Average minimum daily rate£318£380
Average daily rate£342£404
% change on same period last year-15.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted1116
Average minimum hourly rate£25.37£25.99
Average hourly rate£26.93£26.64
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.50£27.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.61£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
OLTP EnglandOLTP
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.

OLTP
Demand Trend

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

Midlands OLTP Demand Trend

OLTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands OLTP Daily Rate Trend

OLTP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing OLTP 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 OLTP.

16 (100.00 %)VB
16 (100.00 %)VB.NET
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
16 (100.00 %)VB6
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
16 (100.00 %).NET Framework
25 (83.33 %)Internet
31 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)Web Development

OLTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing OLTP 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 OLTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %).NET Framework
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)Internet
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Software Developer
15 (83.33 %)Developer
15 (83.33 %)Web Developer
21 (16.67 %)Architect
21 (16.67 %)Web Architect
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Web Development
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)VB
16 (100.00 %)VB.NET
16 (100.00 %)VB6
21 (16.67 %)SQL