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The table below looks at the demand for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JDBC over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.676 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£490-
Average daily rate£490-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£490-
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£347
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
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£40.06£29.17
% change on same period last year+37.33 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads136125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.194 %0.129 %
Daily rates quoted5023
Average minimum daily rate£303£332
Average daily rate£327£387
% change on same period last year-15.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£27.09£21.11
Average hourly rate£32.85£22.94
% change on same period last year+43.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.61£24.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.79£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
JDBC WalesJDBC
Wales

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.

JDBC
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing JDBC across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South Wales JDBC Demand Trend

JDBC
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales JDBC Daily Rate Trend

JDBC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales JDBC Hourly Rate Trend

JDBC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JDBC within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
NewportNew entry-5£490-
JDBC WalesJDBC
Wales

JDBC
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing JDBC 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 JDBC.

15 (100.00 %)SQL
15 (100.00 %)Oracle
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
15 (100.00 %)ADO
15 (100.00 %)RUP
15 (100.00 %)RDBMS
15 (100.00 %)Migration
15 (100.00 %)Replication
15 (100.00 %)Oracle RAC
15 (100.00 %)Oracle 11g
22 (40.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)HPUX
22 (40.00 %)Data Integration
22 (40.00 %)C
31 (20.00 %)Security Cleared

JDBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing JDBC 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 JDBC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)ADO
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
15 (100.00 %)RDBMS
15 (100.00 %)Oracle 11g
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Architect
22 (40.00 %)Consultant
22 (40.00 %)DBA
22 (40.00 %)Oracle DBA
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Consultant
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (100.00 %)Replication
22 (40.00 %)Data Integration
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)HPUX
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)RUP
15 (100.00 %)Migration
21 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)C
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (100.00 %)Oracle RAC
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Oracle