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This section looks at the demand for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited ODBC over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank132138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.137 %1.934 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£115
Average daily rate-£121
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£128
UK excluding London average daily rate£487£306
% change on same period last year+58.78 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.83
Average hourly rate-£23.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.63£23.14
% change on same period last year-15.20 %
Application Development South WestApplication Development
South West
Matching contract IT job ads7321034
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.965 %1.097 %
Daily rates quoted171208
Average minimum daily rate£286£310
Average daily rate£315£326
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted107129
Average minimum hourly rate£32.67£28.20
Average hourly rate£34.63£31.61
% change on same period last year+9.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.59£35.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
ODBC EnglandODBC
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.

ODBC
Demand Trend

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

South West ODBC Demand Trend

ODBC
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West ODBC Daily Rate Trend

ODBC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West ODBC Hourly Rate Trend

ODBC
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing ODBC within the South West region over the 3 months to 4 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
DorsetUp+41--
ODBC EnglandODBC
England

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing ODBC 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 ODBC.

16 (66.67 %)SQL
25 (55.56 %)JavaScript
25 (55.56 %)ADO
34 (44.44 %)ASP
34 (44.44 %)SQL Server
34 (44.44 %)VB
34 (44.44 %)HTML
43 (33.33 %)Oracle
43 (33.33 %)Microsoft
43 (33.33 %)Intranet
52 (22.22 %)Internet
52 (22.22 %)Active Directory
52 (22.22 %)RDBMS
52 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (22.22 %)Web Design
52 (22.22 %)Finance
52 (22.22 %)AJAX
52 (22.22 %)FrontPage
52 (22.22 %).NET
52 (22.22 %)IIS
52 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
52 (22.22 %)CSS
52 (22.22 %)VBScript
52 (22.22 %)Windows
52 (22.22 %)Linux
52 (22.22 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (22.22 %)MS Access
52 (22.22 %)SharePoint
52 (22.22 %)Windows XP
61 (11.11 %)Dreamweaver

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing ODBC 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 ODBC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (55.56 %)ADO
24 (44.44 %)ASP
24 (44.44 %)HTML
32 (22.22 %).NET
32 (22.22 %)CSS
32 (22.22 %)AJAX
41 (11.11 %)Windows SharePoint Services
41 (11.11 %)XML
41 (11.11 %)DAO
41 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
Application Platforms
12 (22.22 %)IIS
12 (22.22 %)SharePoint
21 (11.11 %)QuickPlace
21 (11.11 %)Lotus Notes
21 (11.11 %)Lotus Domino
Applications
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)Intranet
22 (22.22 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (44.44 %)SQL Server
22 (22.22 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (22.22 %)MS Access
22 (22.22 %)RDBMS
31 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (11.11 %)SQLPlus
31 (11.11 %)OLTP
Development Applications
12 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
12 (22.22 %)FrontPage
21 (11.11 %)Dreamweaver
General
12 (22.22 %)Finance
Job Titles
18 (88.89 %)Developer
23 (33.33 %)Web Developer
31 (11.11 %)Applications Developer
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Developer
31 (11.11 %).NET Developer
31 (11.11 %)Analyst Developer
31 (11.11 %)Systems Developer
31 (11.11 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (11.11 %)Lotus Notes Developer
31 (11.11 %)Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Client/Server
11 (11.11 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
12 (22.22 %)Windows
12 (22.22 %)Linux
12 (22.22 %)Windows XP
12 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (11.11 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Web Design
21 (11.11 %)Data Analysis
21 (11.11 %)OOP
21 (11.11 %)OO
21 (11.11 %)Change Management
21 (11.11 %)Workflow
21 (11.11 %)Migration
Programming Languages
16 (66.67 %)SQL
25 (55.56 %)JavaScript
34 (44.44 %)VB
42 (22.22 %)VBScript
51 (11.11 %)VBA
51 (11.11 %)VC++
51 (11.11 %)LotusScript
51 (11.11 %)VB6
51 (11.11 %)C++
51 (11.11 %)Transact-SQL
Qualifications
11 (11.11 %)MCP
11 (11.11 %)MCSE
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
System Software
12 (22.22 %)Active Directory
Vendors
13 (33.33 %)Oracle
13 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Lotus
21 (11.11 %)Remedy
21 (11.11 %)Primavera
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