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The table below looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Portsmouth 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank31-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.125 %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£256£254
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.17£22.91
% change on same period last year+14.21 %
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Portsmouth
Matching contract IT job ads3218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.018 %
Daily rates quoted74
Average minimum daily rate£282£269
Average daily rate£302£303
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted1410
Average minimum hourly rate£36.24£28.71
Average hourly rate£38.28£33.46
% change on same period last year+14.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.32£38.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
LAMP HampshireLAMP
Hampshire

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

Portsmouth LAMP Demand 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 Portsmouth region.

Portsmouth LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

112 (100.00 %)PHP
112 (100.00 %)MySQL
112 (100.00 %)Linux
112 (100.00 %)Apache
112 (100.00 %)Firewall
112 (100.00 %)Debian
112 (100.00 %)Replication
112 (100.00 %)Clustering

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (100.00 %)Apache
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (100.00 %)Firewall
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (100.00 %)MySQL
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (100.00 %)Developer
112 (100.00 %)PHP Developer
112 (100.00 %)LAMP Developer
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (100.00 %)Replication
112 (100.00 %)Clustering
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (100.00 %)Linux
112 (100.00 %)Debian
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)PHP