The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Shropshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Oracle over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Shropshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Oracle Corporation.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Oracle
Rank 4 2 7
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +5
Contract jobs citing Oracle 19 45 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 15.83% 36.00% 14.29%
As % of the Vendors category 22.09% 50.56% 37.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 25 2
Average daily rate £360 £338 £473
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -28.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £327 £268 £371
10% offered a daily rate of more than £474 £500 £575
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £28.25 £33.00
% change year-on-year
+23.89% -14.39%
All Vendors
Shropshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
86 89 40
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 71.67% 71.20% 38.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 49 10
Average daily rate £500 £350 £316
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+42.85% +10.67%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £288 £268 £258
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £500 £428
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £14.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
Oracle
West Midlands

Oracle
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle across the Shropshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Shropshire Oracle Jobs Demand Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Oracle Daily Rate Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle across the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Shropshire Oracle Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Oracle Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Telford -3 14 £473 +40.00%
Oracle
West Midlands

Oracle
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Oracle 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.

1 27 (62.79%) SQL
1 27 (62.79%) UNIX
2 19 (44.19%) Java
3 12 (27.91%) PL/SQL
3 12 (27.91%) Shell Script
4 9 (20.93%) Windows
5 8 (18.60%) WebLogic
5 8 (18.60%) J2EE
5 8 (18.60%) IBM
5 8 (18.60%) Waterfall
6 7 (16.28%) HP
7 6 (13.95%) XML
8 5 (11.63%) Test Scripting
8 5 (11.63%) .NET
8 5 (11.63%) C#
8 5 (11.63%) OO
8 5 (11.63%) webMethods
9 4 (9.302%) Dell
9 4 (9.302%) ISEB
9 4 (9.302%) Sun
9 4 (9.302%) RUP
9 4 (9.302%) Oracle 8/8i
9 4 (9.302%) Oracle 11i
9 4 (9.302%) RDBMS
9 4 (9.302%) VB
9 4 (9.302%) Windows Server 2008
9 4 (9.302%) Pega
9 4 (9.302%) Oracle RMAN
9 4 (9.302%) Firewall
9 4 (9.302%) Oracle OWB

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Oracle 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (18.60%) J2EE
2 6 (13.95%) XML
3 5 (11.63%) .NET
4 1 (2.326%) REST
4 1 (2.326%) Oracle Streams
4 1 (2.326%) ASP
4 1 (2.326%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 8 (18.60%) WebLogic
2 3 (6.977%) Tomcat
2 3 (6.977%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (2.326%) Oracle Application Server
3 1 (2.326%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (2.326%) Open Workbench
1 1 (2.326%) MS Project
1 1 (2.326%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (9.302%) Oracle 11i
2 1 (2.326%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.302%) Firewall
2 3 (6.977%) SAN
3 1 (2.326%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.302%) Oracle 8/8i
1 4 (9.302%) RDBMS
1 4 (9.302%) Oracle OWB
1 4 (9.302%) Oracle 11g
2 3 (6.977%) SQL Server
3 2 (4.651%) Oracle 10g
4 1 (2.326%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (2.326%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.326%) TOAD
4 1 (2.326%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (2.326%) Oracle 9i
Development Applications
1 3 (6.977%) ClearCase
2 2 (4.651%) ClearQuest
2 2 (4.651%) COOL:Gen
3 1 (2.326%) Oracle Forms
General
1 3 (6.977%) Retail
2 2 (4.651%) Telecoms
2 2 (4.651%) Finance
2 2 (4.651%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (20.93%) Architect
2 8 (18.60%) Developer
3 6 (13.95%) Analyst
3 6 (13.95%) DBA
3 6 (13.95%) Oracle DBA
3 6 (13.95%) Team Leader
4 5 (11.63%) Technical Architect
5 4 (9.302%) Software Architect
5 4 (9.302%) Lead Developer
5 4 (9.302%) Administrator
6 3 (6.977%) UNIX Administrator
6 3 (6.977%) Hardware Engineer
6 3 (6.977%) Server Engineer
6 3 (6.977%) Test Analyst
6 3 (6.977%) Consultant
6 3 (6.977%) Computer Engineer
6 3 (6.977%) Data Centre Engineer
7 2 (4.651%) Developer Analyst
7 2 (4.651%) Programmer
7 2 (4.651%) Development Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.651%) HP Superdome
Operating Systems
1 27 (62.79%) UNIX
2 9 (20.93%) Windows
3 4 (9.302%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (6.977%) AIX
4 3 (6.977%) HPUX
5 1 (2.326%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (18.60%) Waterfall
2 5 (11.63%) Test Scripting
2 5 (11.63%) OO
3 4 (9.302%) RUP
4 3 (6.977%) Test Strategy
4 3 (6.977%) ITIL
5 2 (4.651%) Configuration Management
5 2 (4.651%) UML
5 2 (4.651%) Project Planning
5 2 (4.651%) Build Automation
5 2 (4.651%) ITIL V3
5 2 (4.651%) Software Architecture
6 1 (2.326%) Capacity Planning
6 1 (2.326%) Memory Management
6 1 (2.326%) Test Management
6 1 (2.326%) Database Security
6 1 (2.326%) Automation Testing
6 1 (2.326%) Validation
6 1 (2.326%) Change Management
6 1 (2.326%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (62.79%) SQL
2 19 (44.19%) Java
3 12 (27.91%) PL/SQL
3 12 (27.91%) Shell Script
4 5 (11.63%) C#
5 4 (9.302%) VB
6 3 (6.977%) COBOL
7 2 (4.651%) Perl
Qualifications
1 4 (9.302%) ISEB
2 3 (6.977%) ISTQB
3 2 (4.651%) Oracle Certification
4 1 (2.326%) BC Cleared
4 1 (2.326%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.326%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (2.326%) OCP
4 1 (2.326%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.326%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (9.302%) Oracle RMAN
2 3 (6.977%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 3 (6.977%) Data Guard
2 2 (4.651%) HP Data Protector
3 1 (2.326%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 8 (18.60%) IBM
2 7 (16.28%) HP
3 5 (11.63%) webMethods
4 4 (9.302%) Dell
4 4 (9.302%) Sun
4 4 (9.302%) Pega
5 3 (6.977%) Microsoft
5 3 (6.977%) StorageTek
6 2 (4.651%) BEA
7 1 (2.326%) Business Objects
7 1 (2.326%) Progress
7 1 (2.326%) Cisco
7 1 (2.326%) Informatica
7 1 (2.326%) CheckPoint