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This section looks at the demand for Oracle Financials skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle Financials over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Financials
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank66129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+63
Matching contract IT job ads362
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.002 %
As % of the category below21.95 %1.070 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£363£350
Average daily rate£381£350
% change on same period last year+8.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£495£375
% change on same period last year+32.23 %
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£35.20-
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads164187
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.216 %0.186 %
Daily rates quoted2832
Average minimum daily rate£363£341
Average daily rate£386£364
% change on same period last year+6.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£421
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00£13.00
Average hourly rate£10.50£14.25
% change on same period last year-26.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£15.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.59£24.63
% change on same period last year+12.02 %
Oracle Financials UKOracle Financials
UK

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.

Oracle Financials
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle Financials across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Scotland Oracle Financials Demand Trend

Oracle Financials
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Oracle Financials Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Financials
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Financials across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Scotland Oracle Financials Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle Financials
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Oracle Financials Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Financials
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Financials within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
EdinburghNew entry-13£375-
AberdeenNew entry-3--
GlasgowUp+132£400+14.28 %
Oracle Financials UKOracle Financials
UK

Oracle Financials
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Oracle Financials 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 Oracle Financials.

138 (100.00 %)Oracle
138 (100.00 %)Finance
212 (31.58 %)BusinessObjects
212 (31.58 %)Business Objects
311 (28.95 %)Datawarehouse
49 (23.68 %)Oracle Applications
49 (23.68 %)Banking
58 (21.05 %)General Ledger
58 (21.05 %)PVCS
67 (18.42 %)Oracle Reports
67 (18.42 %)CRM
76 (15.79 %)Mainframe
76 (15.79 %)User Acceptance Testing
76 (15.79 %)Test Scripting
85 (13.16 %)Project Management
85 (13.16 %)Oracle 10g
94 (10.53 %)Oracle Forms
94 (10.53 %)Java
94 (10.53 %)TestDirector
94 (10.53 %)Oracle CRM
94 (10.53 %)Oracle ADF
103 (7.895 %)Oracle EBS
103 (7.895 %)Test Management
103 (7.895 %)MBCS
103 (7.895 %)Microsoft Certification
103 (7.895 %)Crystal Reports
103 (7.895 %)MCP
112 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
112 (5.263 %)SQL
112 (5.263 %)Oracle 11i

Oracle Financials
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Oracle Financials 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 Oracle Financials. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.53 %)Oracle ADF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.632 %)Oracle 10gAS
11 (2.632 %)Oracle Application Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (23.68 %)Oracle Applications
24 (10.53 %)Oracle CRM
33 (7.895 %)Oracle EBS
42 (5.263 %)Oracle 11i
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (31.58 %)BusinessObjects
211 (28.95 %)Datawarehouse
37 (18.42 %)Oracle Reports
45 (13.16 %)Oracle 10g
53 (7.895 %)Crystal Reports
62 (5.263 %)ETL
71 (2.632 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (2.632 %)Oracle 9i
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (21.05 %)PVCS
24 (10.53 %)Oracle Forms
24 (10.53 %)TestDirector
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (100.00 %)Finance
29 (23.68 %)Banking
38 (21.05 %)General Ledger
42 (5.263 %)Construction
42 (5.263 %)Health
51 (2.632 %)Retail
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (55.26 %)Analyst
213 (34.21 %)Test Analyst
38 (21.05 %)Business Analyst
44 (10.53 %)Architect
44 (10.53 %)Solutions Architect
53 (7.895 %)Oracle DBA
53 (7.895 %)Systems Designer
53 (7.895 %)DBA
61 (2.632 %)Consultant
61 (2.632 %)Tester
61 (2.632 %)Developer
61 (2.632 %)Lead Test Analyst
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Developer
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Applications DBA
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Consultant
61 (2.632 %)Implementation Analyst
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Financials DBA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (15.79 %)Mainframe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (18.42 %)CRM
26 (15.79 %)User Acceptance Testing
26 (15.79 %)Test Scripting
35 (13.16 %)Project Management
43 (7.895 %)Test Management
52 (5.263 %)ERP
52 (5.263 %)Data Modelling
61 (2.632 %)Migration
61 (2.632 %)Business Intelligence
61 (2.632 %)Business Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (10.53 %)Java
22 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
22 (5.263 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.895 %)MBCS
13 (7.895 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (7.895 %)MCP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)Oracle RAC
11 (2.632 %)Oracle RMAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (100.00 %)Oracle
212 (31.58 %)Business Objects