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The table below looks at the demand for Oracle Applications (Oracle Apps) skills within the South East 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 Applications over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Applications (Oracle Apps)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank229210
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching contract IT job ads2491
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.090 %
As % of the category below2.827 %8.887 %
Daily rates quoted357
Average minimum daily rate£417£387
Average daily rate£458£402
% change on same period last year+13.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£411
% change on same period last year+0.20 %
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-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads8491024
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.148 %1.010 %
Daily rates quoted172271
Average minimum daily rate£404£408
Average daily rate£434£434
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£464£459
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£425
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted2924
Average minimum hourly rate£29.80£27.88
Average hourly rate£31.76£31.23
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.73£34.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£26.50
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Oracle Applications EnglandOracle Applications
England

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 Applications
Demand Trend

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

South East Oracle Applications Demand Trend

Oracle Applications
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Oracle Applications Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Oracle Applications Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Applications
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Applications within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BerkshireUp+1211£475+11.25 %
M4 CorridorUp+96--
SurreyDown-72£525+37.25 %
HampshireUp+231--
West SussexDown-221£375-8.13 %
KentNew entry-1--
Oracle Applications EnglandOracle Applications
England

Oracle Applications
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Oracle Applications 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 Applications.

174 (100.00 %)Oracle
219 (25.68 %)Finance
317 (22.97 %)Government
416 (21.62 %)Security Cleared
515 (20.27 %)Oracle EBS
614 (18.92 %)SQL
712 (16.22 %)Oracle Financials
712 (16.22 %)ERP
712 (16.22 %)SC Cleared
811 (14.86 %)Linux
811 (14.86 %)PL/SQL
910 (13.51 %)Oracle 11i
109 (12.16 %)Oracle Reports
109 (12.16 %)UNIX
109 (12.16 %)HP
109 (12.16 %)SAN
109 (12.16 %)Red Hat
109 (12.16 %)Red Hat Linux
118 (10.81 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
118 (10.81 %)NFS
118 (10.81 %)Python
118 (10.81 %)Perl
118 (10.81 %)Workflow
118 (10.81 %)Samba
118 (10.81 %)Oracle Workflow
127 (9.459 %)Java
127 (9.459 %)Oracle Forms
127 (9.459 %)QA
136 (8.108 %)User Acceptance Testing
136 (8.108 %)Project Management

Oracle Applications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Oracle Applications 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 Applications. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.054 %)J2EE
13 (4.054 %)XML
21 (1.351 %)Middleware
21 (1.351 %).NET Framework
21 (1.351 %)Oracle Fusion
21 (1.351 %)JSP
21 (1.351 %)HTML
21 (1.351 %).NET
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (10.81 %)Oracle Workflow
23 (4.054 %)Oracle 10gAS
32 (2.703 %)Oracle BPEL
41 (1.351 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (1.351 %)WebLogic
41 (1.351 %)Apache
41 (1.351 %)Oracle 9iAS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (20.27 %)Oracle EBS
212 (16.22 %)Oracle Financials
310 (13.51 %)Oracle 11i
45 (6.757 %)Oracle ERP
54 (5.405 %)Oracle HRMS
61 (1.351 %)Oracle CRM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (12.16 %)SAN
22 (2.703 %)Firewall
22 (2.703 %)ATM
22 (2.703 %)ISDN
31 (1.351 %)LAN
31 (1.351 %)Ethernet
31 (1.351 %)TCP/IP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (12.16 %)Oracle Reports
26 (8.108 %)Oracle 10g
34 (5.405 %)Oracle 9i
43 (4.054 %)TOAD
43 (4.054 %)Oracle Discoverer
52 (2.703 %)SQLPlus
61 (1.351 %)Data Mining
61 (1.351 %)Oracle 8/8i
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (9.459 %)Oracle Forms
21 (1.351 %)TestDirector
21 (1.351 %)Oracle APEX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (25.68 %)Finance
217 (22.97 %)Government
32 (2.703 %)FMCG
41 (1.351 %)Legal
41 (1.351 %)General Ledger
41 (1.351 %)Pensions
41 (1.351 %)Marketing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (18.92 %)Consultant
212 (16.22 %)Oracle Consultant
311 (14.86 %)Analyst
410 (13.51 %)DBA
410 (13.51 %)Developer
410 (13.51 %)Oracle DBA
59 (12.16 %)Oracle Developer
59 (12.16 %)Systems Manager
59 (12.16 %)Oracle Applications DBA
68 (10.81 %)Business Analyst
77 (9.459 %)Project Manager
77 (9.459 %)Oracle Project Manager
86 (8.108 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
86 (8.108 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
86 (8.108 %)Functional Consultant
95 (6.757 %)Architect
95 (6.757 %)Applications Consultant
104 (5.405 %)Technical Architect
104 (5.405 %)Oracle Applications Functional Consulta…
113 (4.054 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.351 %)Management Information System
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (14.86 %)Linux
29 (12.16 %)Red Hat Linux
29 (12.16 %)UNIX
38 (10.81 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
45 (6.757 %)Solaris
54 (5.405 %)Windows
62 (2.703 %)HPUX
71 (1.351 %)AIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (21.62 %)Security Cleared
212 (16.22 %)ERP
212 (16.22 %)SC Cleared
38 (10.81 %)Workflow
46 (8.108 %)Migration
46 (8.108 %)User Acceptance Testing
46 (8.108 %)Project Management
54 (5.405 %)ITIL
54 (5.405 %)CRM
54 (5.405 %)E-business
63 (4.054 %)DSDM
63 (4.054 %)PRINCE2
63 (4.054 %)UML
72 (2.703 %)SSADM
72 (2.703 %)Service Management
72 (2.703 %)SOA
72 (2.703 %)Project Planning
72 (2.703 %)Technical Architecture
72 (2.703 %)Programme Management
72 (2.703 %)BPEL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (18.92 %)SQL
211 (14.86 %)PL/SQL
38 (10.81 %)Python
38 (10.81 %)Perl
47 (9.459 %)Java
52 (2.703 %)Shell Script
61 (1.351 %)JCL
61 (1.351 %)JavaScript
61 (1.351 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.703 %)ISEB
21 (1.351 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (9.459 %)QA
21 (1.351 %)ISO27001
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (10.81 %)NFS
18 (10.81 %)Samba
23 (4.054 %)Oracle RAC
32 (2.703 %)Oracle RMAN
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
174 (100.00 %)Oracle
29 (12.16 %)HP
29 (12.16 %)Red Hat
32 (2.703 %)VERITAS
32 (2.703 %)Pegasus
32 (2.703 %)Cisco
41 (1.351 %)Microsoft
41 (1.351 %)PeopleSoft
41 (1.351 %)Dell
41 (1.351 %)BEA
41 (1.351 %)Nokia
41 (1.351 %)Epiphany