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The table below looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Surrey 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank89110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.977 %0.986 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£250£238
Average daily rate£255£275
% change on same period last year-7.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£260£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£250
% 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£26.80£24.79
% change on same period last year+8.12 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads512710
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.715 %0.713 %
Daily rates quoted167220
Average minimum daily rate£300£306
Average daily rate£316£327
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted3377
Average minimum hourly rate£32.93£28.16
Average hourly rate£36.08£30.24
% change on same period last year+19.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.24£32.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
LAMP South EastLAMP
South East

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

Surrey LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey LAMP Daily Rate Trend

LAMP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAMP across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Surrey LAMP Daily Rate Histogram

LAMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAMP within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 6 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
WokingNew entry-3£267-
CamberleyNew entry-1£220-
LAMP South EastLAMP
South East

LAMP
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

18 (72.73 %)PHP
25 (45.45 %)MySQL
25 (45.45 %)CSS
25 (45.45 %)JavaScript
33 (27.27 %)Finance
33 (27.27 %)XHTML
33 (27.27 %)W3C
33 (27.27 %)AJAX
33 (27.27 %)PHP5
33 (27.27 %)Perl
42 (18.18 %)HTML
42 (18.18 %)DOM
42 (18.18 %)UNIX
42 (18.18 %)Linux
42 (18.18 %)Apache
51 (9.091 %)OO
51 (9.091 %)Financial Institution
51 (9.091 %)DHTML
51 (9.091 %)XML
51 (9.091 %)PHP4
51 (9.091 %)jQuery
51 (9.091 %)Adobe Flex
51 (9.091 %)CMS
51 (9.091 %)Content Management

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (45.45 %)CSS
23 (27.27 %)XHTML
23 (27.27 %)AJAX
32 (18.18 %)HTML
32 (18.18 %)DOM
41 (9.091 %)XML
41 (9.091 %)Adobe Flex
41 (9.091 %)jQuery
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (18.18 %)Apache
21 (9.091 %)CMS
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)MySQL
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Finance
21 (9.091 %)Financial Institution
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (90.91 %)Developer
25 (45.45 %)PHP Developer
32 (18.18 %)Web Developer
41 (9.091 %)Programmer
41 (9.091 %)Junior Developer
41 (9.091 %)Perl Developer
41 (9.091 %)Graduate Developer
41 (9.091 %)PHP Programmer
41 (9.091 %)Junior PHP Developer
41 (9.091 %)LAMP Developer
41 (9.091 %)Graduate
41 (9.091 %)Junior
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (27.27 %)W3C
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (18.18 %)UNIX
12 (18.18 %)Linux
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)OO
11 (9.091 %)Content Management
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (72.73 %)PHP
25 (45.45 %)JavaScript
33 (27.27 %)Perl
33 (27.27 %)PHP5
41 (9.091 %)PHP4
41 (9.091 %)DHTML