Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OCA over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Certified Associate (OCA)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank48-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.870 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£330
% change on same period last year+3.59 %
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-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads11581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.099 %
Daily rates quoted3515
Average minimum daily rate£317£306
Average daily rate£339£318
% change on same period last year+6.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£363
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted1724
Average minimum hourly rate£27.84£20.33
Average hourly rate£28.25£22.33
% change on same period last year+26.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.66£24.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£26.87
% change on same period last year+4.86 %
OCA South EastOCA
South East

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.

OCA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OCA across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Oxfordshire OCA Demand Trend

OCA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire OCA Daily Rate Trend

OCA
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing OCA 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 OCA.

11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)OCP
11 (100.00 %)Oracle Certification

OCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing OCA 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 OCA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Trainer
11 (100.00 %)Oracle Trainer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)OCP
11 (100.00 %)Oracle Certification
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle