The first table below looks at the demand for OCA in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited OCA over the 3 months to 22 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 Qualifications for the South East 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.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)
Rank - 243 240
Contract jobs citing OCA 0 3 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East - 0.029% 0.019%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.135% 0.092%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Average daily rate - - £325
UK excluding London average daily rate - - £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Qualifications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1976 2230 2185
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 24.94% 21.56% 21.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 962 1002 889
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £513
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 136 203
Average hourly rate £21.50 £22.50 £23.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.44% -3.22%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.50 £11.05
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
OCA
England

OCA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing OCA across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South East OCA Jobs Demand Trend

OCA
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East OCA Daily Rate Trend