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This section looks at the demand for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ODBC over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank488535
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads98120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.131 %0.121 %
As % of the category below0.560 %0.522 %
Daily rates quoted3750
Average minimum daily rate£374£423
Average daily rate£386£438
% change on same period last year-11.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£452
UK excluding London average daily rate£465£306
% change on same period last year+51.64 %
Hourly rates quoted155
Average minimum hourly rate£27.06£22.00
Average hourly rate£28.56£25.10
% change on same period last year+13.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.06£28.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.63£24.50
% change on same period last year-19.89 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1751422973
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.34 %23.24 %
Daily rates quoted58686997
Average minimum daily rate£352£372
Average daily rate£378£398
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9671398
Average minimum hourly rate£30.29£30.90
Average hourly rate£32.64£33.41
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.98£35.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ODBC within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

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 within the UK.

ODBC Daily Rate Trend

ODBC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ODBC within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

ODBC Daily Rate Histogram

ODBC
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ODBC within the UK.

ODBC Hourly Rate Trend

ODBC
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ODBC within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

ODBC Hourly Rate Histogram

ODBC
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ODBC within the UK over the 3 months to 25 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
EnglandUp+4994£387-11.61 %
LondonUp+4649£352-24.51 %
South EastUp+5419--
EssexNew entry-13£490-
East of EnglandUp+1213£490+78.18 %
City of LondonDown-238£416-29.05 %
Docklands, LondonUp+328£283+8.65 %
BerkshireUp+375--
DartfordNew entry-4--
ManchesterNew entry-4--
BarnetNew entry-4£250-
KentNew entry-4--
WalesNew entry-4£340-
North WestNew entry-4--
South WalesNew entry-3£340-
SurreyDown-13--
MiddlesexNew entry-3--
Southend-on-SeaNew entry-3£520-
HampshireUp+223--
DorsetUp+72--
DurhamDown-52--
StainesNew entry-2--
DarlingtonNew entry-2--
CardiffNew entry-2--
North EastUp+102--
South WestUp+222--
West MidlandsUp+22£360+2.85 %
Canary WharfNew entry-1£325-
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
LeicestershireNew entry-1--

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

182 (45.30 %)SQL
182 (45.30 %)Oracle
252 (28.73 %)XML
347 (25.97 %)Windows
440 (22.10 %)HTML
537 (20.44 %)VB
636 (19.89 %)Java
732 (17.68 %)VBA
831 (17.13 %)MS Access
930 (16.57 %)IIS
1029 (16.02 %)SQL Server
1128 (15.47 %)Windows 2000
1227 (14.92 %)Oracle 10g
1325 (13.81 %)BusinessObjects
1325 (13.81 %)TOAD
1325 (13.81 %)Business Objects
1325 (13.81 %)PL/SQL
1325 (13.81 %)Migration
1325 (13.81 %)VB6
1424 (13.26 %)Oracle 9i
1523 (12.71 %)Visual Studio
1523 (12.71 %)Finance
1621 (11.60 %)JavaScript
1621 (11.60 %)Microsoft
1719 (10.50 %)TCP/IP
1719 (10.50 %)ETL
1719 (10.50 %)UML
1719 (10.50 %)UNIX
1719 (10.50 %)Oracle Reports
1719 (10.50 %)Banking

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
152 (28.73 %)XML
240 (22.10 %)HTML
318 (9.945 %)ASP
417 (9.392 %)CSS
516 (8.840 %)DCOM
615 (8.287 %).NET
615 (8.287 %)J2EE
615 (8.287 %)JMS
714 (7.735 %)ActiveX
714 (7.735 %)Swing
813 (7.182 %)JSP
912 (6.630 %)EJB
1011 (6.077 %)JDBC
1011 (6.077 %)Struts
1011 (6.077 %)XSL
1110 (5.525 %)CGI
1110 (5.525 %)WebServices
1110 (5.525 %)SOAP
1110 (5.525 %)ADO
127 (3.867 %)CORBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (16.57 %)IIS
214 (7.735 %)Apache
311 (6.077 %)Tomcat
49 (4.972 %)SAS
54 (2.210 %)SharePoint
63 (1.657 %)MS Exchange
72 (1.105 %)Documentum
72 (1.105 %)Lotus Notes
72 (1.105 %)Lotus Domino
72 (1.105 %)QuickPlace
72 (1.105 %)Oracle Application Server
72 (1.105 %)Oracle 10gAS
81 (0.552 %)MQSeries
81 (0.552 %)CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (9.392 %)MS Office
215 (8.287 %)MS Excel
310 (5.525 %)MS Project
310 (5.525 %)Spreadsheet
42 (1.105 %)InfoPath
51 (0.552 %)Photoshop
51 (0.552 %)MS Visio
51 (0.552 %)Fireworks
51 (0.552 %)Adobe Illustrator
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.762 %)Line 500
21 (0.552 %)BPCS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (10.50 %)TCP/IP
28 (4.420 %)Intranet
28 (4.420 %)3G
28 (4.420 %)2G
37 (3.867 %)Internet
37 (3.867 %)IIOP
37 (3.867 %)WAN
46 (3.315 %)LAN
46 (3.315 %)HTTP
55 (2.762 %)DHCP
64 (2.210 %)FTP
64 (2.210 %)IPCC
73 (1.657 %)TELNET
73 (1.657 %)SMTP
82 (1.105 %)LDAP
82 (1.105 %)GSM
82 (1.105 %)SSL
82 (1.105 %)HTTPS
91 (0.552 %)Firewall
91 (0.552 %)SNMP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (17.13 %)MS Access
229 (16.02 %)SQL Server
327 (14.92 %)Oracle 10g
425 (13.81 %)BusinessObjects
425 (13.81 %)TOAD
524 (13.26 %)Oracle 9i
619 (10.50 %)Oracle Reports
619 (10.50 %)ETL
718 (9.945 %)Crystal Reports
816 (8.840 %)DataStage
915 (8.287 %)RDBMS
915 (8.287 %)BODI
1013 (7.182 %)Oracle 8/8i
118 (4.420 %)SQL Server 2005
127 (3.867 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
127 (3.867 %)SQL Navigator
135 (2.762 %)Datawarehouse
135 (2.762 %)Reference Data
135 (2.762 %)SQL Server 2000
144 (2.210 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (12.71 %)Visual Studio
213 (7.182 %)Eclipse
311 (6.077 %)Ant
311 (6.077 %)ClearQuest
49 (4.972 %)FrontPage
49 (4.972 %)JIRA
57 (3.867 %)PowerBuilder
65 (2.762 %)MSI
65 (2.762 %)ClearCase
73 (1.657 %)Rational Rose
73 (1.657 %)RequisitePro
82 (1.105 %)JBuilder
82 (1.105 %)JUnit
82 (1.105 %)Dreamweaver
91 (0.552 %)TestDirector
91 (0.552 %)Synon
91 (0.552 %)PVCS
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (12.71 %)Finance
219 (10.50 %)Banking
316 (8.840 %)Government
414 (7.735 %)Investment Banking
510 (5.525 %)Back Office
64 (2.210 %)Publishing
72 (1.105 %)Telecoms
72 (1.105 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (1.105 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.552 %)Health
81 (0.552 %)Construction
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
188 (48.62 %)Developer
237 (20.44 %)Analyst
318 (9.945 %)Oracle Developer
412 (6.630 %)Programmer
412 (6.630 %)Support Analyst
511 (6.077 %)Project Manager
610 (5.525 %)Java Developer
79 (4.972 %)Analyst Programmer
79 (4.972 %)Consultant
88 (4.420 %)Developer Analyst
97 (3.867 %)DataStage Developer
97 (3.867 %)Team Leader
97 (3.867 %)SQL Developer
97 (3.867 %)SAS Developer
106 (3.315 %)Java Analyst Programmer
106 (3.315 %)VB Developer
106 (3.315 %)Web Designer
106 (3.315 %)Java Programmer
115 (2.762 %)PL/SQL Developer
115 (2.762 %)Systems Administrator
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (6.630 %)W3C
29 (4.972 %)Derivative
37 (3.867 %)Equity Derivative
46 (3.315 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
55 (2.762 %)Replication
64 (2.210 %)IVR
64 (2.210 %)Client/Server
73 (1.657 %)Management Information System
73 (1.657 %)Statistics
82 (1.105 %)Mathematics
91 (0.552 %)Credit Risk
91 (0.552 %)Market Risk
91 (0.552 %)Cryptography
91 (0.552 %)N-Tier
91 (0.552 %)Blackberry
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (25.97 %)Windows
228 (15.47 %)Windows 2000
319 (10.50 %)UNIX
415 (8.287 %)Windows XP
56 (3.315 %)Windows NT
64 (2.210 %)Linux
73 (1.657 %)Solaris
82 (1.105 %)Windows Server 2003
91 (0.552 %)HPUX
91 (0.552 %)NetWare
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (13.81 %)Migration
219 (10.50 %)Enterprise Architecture
219 (10.50 %)UML
318 (9.945 %)OO
416 (8.840 %)OOD
515 (8.287 %)DSDM
612 (6.630 %)Incident Management
711 (6.077 %)ITIL
711 (6.077 %)Business Intelligence
711 (6.077 %)RUP
810 (5.525 %)Configuration Management
810 (5.525 %)OOA/OOD
97 (3.867 %)Problem Management
97 (3.867 %)User Acceptance Testing
106 (3.315 %)RAD
115 (2.762 %)Network Planning
115 (2.762 %)Unified Process
124 (2.210 %)Risk Analysis
124 (2.210 %)Project Management
133 (1.657 %)Data Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (45.30 %)SQL
237 (20.44 %)VB
336 (19.89 %)Java
432 (17.68 %)VBA
525 (13.81 %)PL/SQL
525 (13.81 %)VB6
621 (11.60 %)JavaScript
717 (9.392 %)C++
815 (8.287 %)Shell Script
913 (7.182 %)C
913 (7.182 %)Perl
1010 (5.525 %)C#
118 (4.420 %)Transact-SQL
124 (2.210 %)VBScript
133 (1.657 %)PHP
142 (1.105 %)VB.NET
142 (1.105 %)LotusScript
142 (1.105 %)VC++
142 (1.105 %)REXX
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (4.420 %)Degree
23 (1.657 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (1.657 %)MCSE
31 (0.552 %)MCSA
31 (0.552 %)MCDBA
31 (0.552 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.552 %)MCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.972 %)ISO9001
21 (0.552 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.552 %)MiFID
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (6.077 %)Active Directory
25 (2.762 %)MetaFrame
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.210 %)AutoSys
21 (0.552 %)OVIS
21 (0.552 %)OpenView
21 (0.552 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
182 (45.30 %)Oracle
225 (13.81 %)Business Objects
321 (11.60 %)Microsoft
412 (6.630 %)Altova
510 (5.525 %)Cisco
69 (4.972 %)Macromedia
76 (3.315 %)Citrix
76 (3.315 %)MicroStrategy
76 (3.315 %)Sage
76 (3.315 %)Remedy
85 (2.762 %)TIBCO
85 (2.762 %)VERITAS
85 (2.762 %)Ericsson
94 (2.210 %)Dell
94 (2.210 %)IBM
102 (1.105 %)SAP
102 (1.105 %)Sybase
102 (1.105 %)HP
102 (1.105 %)Lotus
102 (1.105 %)Bloomberg
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