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The table below looks at the demand for PL/SQL (PLSQL) skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PL/SQL over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPL/SQL (PLSQL)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4531
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.020 %
As % of the category below3.141 %11.95 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£400£250
Average daily rate£425£350
% change on same period last year+21.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£360
% change on same period last year-3.92 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.50
Average hourly rate-£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.63£36.84
% change on same period last year+2.14 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads191159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.272 %0.164 %
Daily rates quoted5728
Average minimum daily rate£291£276
Average daily rate£315£346
% change on same period last year-9.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
Hourly rates quoted2314
Average minimum hourly rate£28.76£28.29
Average hourly rate£32.44£29.41
% change on same period last year+10.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.12£30.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.07£32.81
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
PL/SQL WalesPL/SQL
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.

PL/SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PL/SQL across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South Wales PL/SQL Demand Trend

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales PL/SQL Daily Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales PL/SQL Hourly Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PL/SQL 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
CardiffDown-122--
NewportNew entry-2--
CaerphillyNew entry-1--
PL/SQL WalesPL/SQL
Wales

PL/SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (100.00 %)SQL
110 (100.00 %)Oracle
24 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
33 (30.00 %)JDeveloper
33 (30.00 %)Finance
33 (30.00 %)WebServices
33 (30.00 %)XML
33 (30.00 %)XSLT
33 (30.00 %)CRM
33 (30.00 %)ETL
33 (30.00 %)BPEL
33 (30.00 %)ESB
42 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
42 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects XI
42 (20.00 %)Oracle EBS
42 (20.00 %)SQL Server
42 (20.00 %)Sybase
42 (20.00 %)Business Objects
42 (20.00 %)Java
42 (20.00 %)Perl
42 (20.00 %)Shell Script
42 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
42 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
42 (20.00 %)Informatica
42 (20.00 %)PowerCenter
42 (20.00 %)RequisitePro
51 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (10.00 %)OCA
51 (10.00 %)Oracle Certification
51 (10.00 %)Migration

PL/SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (30.00 %)WebServices
13 (30.00 %)XML
13 (30.00 %)XSLT
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (30.00 %)ESB
21 (10.00 %)Oracle Application Server
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (20.00 %)Oracle EBS
21 (10.00 %)Oracle CRM
21 (10.00 %)Oracle Applications
21 (10.00 %)Oracle Financials
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
23 (30.00 %)ETL
32 (20.00 %)SQL Server
32 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
32 (20.00 %)PowerCenter
32 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects XI
41 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (10.00 %)Oracle Reports
41 (10.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
41 (10.00 %)RDBMS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (30.00 %)JDeveloper
22 (20.00 %)RequisitePro
22 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
31 (10.00 %)Oracle Forms
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Finance
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (70.00 %)Developer
23 (30.00 %)Consultant
23 (30.00 %)Oracle Consultant
32 (20.00 %)ETL Developer
32 (20.00 %)PL/SQL Developer
32 (20.00 %)Senior Oracle Consultant
32 (20.00 %)Senior Consultant
32 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
41 (10.00 %)Senior Oracle DBA
41 (10.00 %)DBA
41 (10.00 %)Database Consultant
41 (10.00 %)Oracle DBA
41 (10.00 %)Oracle Developer
41 (10.00 %)Senior DBA
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Client/Server
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)UNIX
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)CRM
13 (30.00 %)BPEL
22 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (10.00 %)Data Analysis
31 (10.00 %)Migration
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (20.00 %)Java
22 (20.00 %)Perl
22 (20.00 %)Shell Script
31 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)OCA
11 (10.00 %)Oracle Certification
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (20.00 %)Sybase
22 (20.00 %)Business Objects
22 (20.00 %)Informatica