The first table below looks at the demand for ODBC skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ODBC over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Rank 114 - 99
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing ODBC 1 0 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.049% - 0.643%
As % of the Application Development category 0.207% - 2.866%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 12
Average daily rate - - £305
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £300 £310
% change year-on-year
- -3.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £14.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year
+25.00% -68.88%
All Application Development
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
483 793 628
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 23.58% 23.93% 22.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 483 277
Average daily rate £325 £339 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.12% +9.35%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £240 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £458 £475 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 23 36
Average hourly rate £24.50 £25.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.00% -23.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.20 £10.00 £15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £54.50 £41.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
ODBC
England

ODBC
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

ODBC
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ODBC within the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Dorset - 1 - -
ODBC
England

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

1 4 (80.00%) SQL
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
1 4 (80.00%) Banking
2 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) MS Access
3 2 (40.00%) MS Excel
3 2 (40.00%) Solaris
3 2 (40.00%) Linux
3 2 (40.00%) C++
3 2 (40.00%) Java
3 2 (40.00%) Oracle
3 2 (40.00%) WebLogic
3 2 (40.00%) JDBC
3 2 (40.00%) UNIX
3 2 (40.00%) HTTP
3 2 (40.00%) TOAD
3 2 (40.00%) HTTPS
3 2 (40.00%) RDBMS
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) HP
3 2 (40.00%) ISEB
3 2 (40.00%) QuickTest Pro
3 2 (40.00%) LoadRunner
3 2 (40.00%) Middleware
3 2 (40.00%) Introscope
3 2 (40.00%) Test Management
3 2 (40.00%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (40.00%) SWIFT
3 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (40.00%) ISTQB

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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
1 2 (40.00%) JDBC
1 2 (40.00%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) HTTP
1 2 (40.00%) HTTPS
2 1 (20.00%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) MS Access
2 2 (40.00%) TOAD
2 2 (40.00%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 2 (40.00%) LoadRunner
1 2 (40.00%) Introscope
2 1 (20.00%) JProfiler
2 1 (20.00%) JProbe
2 1 (20.00%) C++Builder
General
1 4 (80.00%) Banking
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (20.00%) Electronics
2 1 (20.00%) Retail
2 1 (20.00%) Retail Banking
2 1 (20.00%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Developer
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Test Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Developer
2 1 (20.00%) QA Leader
2 1 (20.00%) Development Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Development Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Solaris
2 2 (40.00%) Linux
2 2 (40.00%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (40.00%) Test Management
1 2 (40.00%) Change Control
2 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) RAD
2 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) SQL
2 2 (40.00%) C++
2 2 (40.00%) Java
3 1 (20.00%) VB
3 1 (20.00%) Shell Script
3 1 (20.00%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) ISEB
1 2 (40.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) HP Quality Center
1 2 (40.00%) HP SiteScope
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) HP
2 1 (20.00%) Embarcadero
2 1 (20.00%) Borland
2 1 (20.00%) Serena