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This section looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) 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 LAMP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank53-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.235 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£337-
% change on same period last year-
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£30.86£24.88
% change on same period last year+24.06 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads162107
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.216 %0.108 %
Daily rates quoted4719
Average minimum daily rate£334£264
Average daily rate£359£300
% change on same period last year+19.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted172
Average minimum hourly rate£22.57£37.50
Average hourly rate£26.35£37.92
% change on same period last year-30.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.12£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
LAMP WalesLAMP
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.

LAMP
Demand Trend

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

South Wales LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAMP within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CardiffNew entry-2--
LAMP WalesLAMP
Wales

LAMP
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing LAMP 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 LAMP.

15 (55.56 %)Games
15 (55.56 %)Flash
15 (55.56 %)Online Games
24 (44.44 %)HTML
24 (44.44 %)CSS
24 (44.44 %)XML
33 (33.33 %)XSLT
33 (33.33 %)JavaScript
33 (33.33 %)ActionScript
33 (33.33 %)Content Management
41 (11.11 %)CMS
41 (11.11 %)MySQL
41 (11.11 %)PHP
41 (11.11 %)Linux
41 (11.11 %)Apache

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing LAMP 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 LAMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)HTML
14 (44.44 %)CSS
14 (44.44 %)XML
23 (33.33 %)XSLT
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)Apache
11 (11.11 %)CMS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)MySQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (55.56 %)Flash
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Games
15 (55.56 %)Online Games
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (100.00 %)Developer
25 (55.56 %)Flash Developer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)Linux
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Content Management
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (33.33 %)JavaScript
13 (33.33 %)ActionScript
21 (11.11 %)PHP
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