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The table below looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Southampton 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank21-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.703 %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£264£292
% change on same period last year-9.49 %
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£23.25£22.75
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Southampton
Matching contract IT job ads3786
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.092 %
Daily rates quoted635
Average minimum daily rate£322£295
Average daily rate£350£326
% change on same period last year+7.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted67
Average minimum hourly rate£35.46£32.55
Average hourly rate£37.19£36.56
% change on same period last year+1.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.92£40.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
LAMP HampshireLAMP
Hampshire

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 Southampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton 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.

12 (100.00 %)PHP
12 (100.00 %)MySQL
12 (100.00 %)CSS
12 (100.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)Zend

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton 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.

Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)CSS
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)MySQL
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)PHP Developer
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)PHP
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Zend