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The table below looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the North East 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5058
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.649 %1.064 %
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£255£256
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£33.00
Average hourly rate-£33.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.79£22.91
% change on same period last year+12.55 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North East
Matching contract IT job ads154188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.191 %
Daily rates quoted2338
Average minimum daily rate£317£304
Average daily rate£339£315
% change on same period last year+7.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.96 %
Hourly rates quoted1024
Average minimum hourly rate£30.34£30.96
Average hourly rate£32.05£32.12
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.75£33.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.88£32.08
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region.

North East LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAMP within the North East region over the 3 months to 14 October 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
Tyne and WearUp+111--
LAMP EnglandLAMP
England

LAMP
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

128 (96.55 %)Linux
128 (96.55 %)PHP
226 (89.66 %)Apache
320 (68.97 %)Dreamweaver
320 (68.97 %)COBOL
416 (55.17 %)Macromedia
512 (41.38 %)MySQL
512 (41.38 %)Web Development
64 (13.79 %)Oracle
64 (13.79 %)Oracle Financials
64 (13.79 %)Finance
72 (6.897 %)Police
81 (3.448 %)AJAX
81 (3.448 %)Content Management
81 (3.448 %)CMS
81 (3.448 %)E-Commerce

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.448 %)AJAX
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (89.66 %)Apache
21 (3.448 %)CMS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (13.79 %)Oracle Financials
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (41.38 %)MySQL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (68.97 %)Dreamweaver
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.79 %)Finance
22 (6.897 %)Police
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (100.00 %)Developer
215 (51.72 %)Web Developer
313 (44.83 %)PHP Developer
48 (27.59 %)LAMP Developer
52 (6.897 %)PHP Web Developer
52 (6.897 %)COBOL Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (96.55 %)Linux
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (41.38 %)Web Development
21 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
21 (3.448 %)Content Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (96.55 %)PHP
220 (68.97 %)COBOL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (55.17 %)Macromedia
24 (13.79 %)Oracle