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The table below looks at the demand for Oracle Application Server (OAS) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle Application Server over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Application Server (OAS)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank431438
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads133207
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.190 %0.214 %
As % of the category below1.394 %1.618 %
Daily rates quoted3159
Average minimum daily rate£405£335
Average daily rate£422£349
% change on same period last year+21.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£415£341
% change on same period last year+21.76 %
Hourly rates quoted36
Average minimum hourly rate£48.00£29.83
Average hourly rate£48.83£31.67
% change on same period last year+54.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£49.67£33.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£46.25£31.67
% change on same period last year+46.05 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
UK
Matching contract IT job ads954212796
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.60 %13.23 %
Daily rates quoted29593456
Average minimum daily rate£350£347
Average daily rate£374£368
% change on same period last year+1.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£337
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Hourly rates quoted8401313
Average minimum hourly rate£22.94£22.14
Average hourly rate£24.45£23.67
% change on same period last year+3.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.95£25.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.76£23.84
% change on same period last year+3.86 %

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.

Oracle Application Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle Application Server within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Oracle Application Server Demand Trend

Oracle Application Server
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Oracle Application Server within the UK.

Oracle Application Server Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Application Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Application Server within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Oracle Application Server Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle Application Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oracle Application Server Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Application Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Application Server within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Oracle Application Server Hourly Rate Histogram

Oracle Application Server
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle Application Server within the UK over the 3 months to 15 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
EnglandUp+50126£430+23.18 %
LondonUp+4444£426+18.15 %
North WestUp+524£300+12.23 %
South EastUp+915£400+2.17 %
East of EnglandNew entry-15£363-
South WestUp+3312--
MerseysideNew entry-11£300-
LiverpoolNew entry-11£300-
EssexNew entry-11£275-
WiltshireNew entry-9--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-9£300-
CroydonUp+77£426+21.26 %
City of LondonDown-96£619-
HampshireUp+176£400+14.28 %
North EastUp+176£310-6.06 %
SwindonNew entry-4--
East MidlandsNew entry-4£400-
ManchesterDown-14--
Milton KeynesNew entry-3--
ReadingNo change03--
BerkshireUp+313--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-3--
CambridgeshireNew entry-3£450-
West MidlandsUp+143£400-
Tyne and WearUp+123--
Canary WharfNew entry-3£255-
WalesDown-32£200-
MidlandsUp+172--
South WalesDown-12£200-
CheshireDown-152--

Oracle Application Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Oracle Application Server 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 Oracle Application Server.

1241 (100.00 %)Oracle
2122 (50.62 %)SQL
3120 (49.79 %)Oracle 10g
496 (39.83 %)PL/SQL
579 (32.78 %)Java
671 (29.46 %)UNIX
768 (28.22 %)XML
866 (27.39 %)Oracle 9i
961 (25.31 %)Oracle 10gAS
1058 (24.07 %)Solaris
1156 (23.24 %)Security Cleared
1255 (22.82 %)Oracle Forms
1354 (22.41 %)J2EE
1451 (21.16 %)Oracle Applications
1543 (17.84 %)Oracle Reports
1642 (17.43 %)Sun
1741 (17.01 %)IBM
1836 (14.94 %)Windows
1935 (14.52 %)Linux
2032 (13.28 %)Oracle RMAN
2032 (13.28 %)WebSphere
2131 (12.86 %)RUP
2230 (12.45 %)SOAP
2230 (12.45 %)Oracle 11i
2329 (12.03 %)OO
2329 (12.03 %)Oracle RAC
2428 (11.62 %)WebServices
2428 (11.62 %)SQL Server
2527 (11.20 %)SC Cleared
2626 (10.79 %)WebSphere Application Server

Oracle Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Oracle Application Server 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 Oracle Application Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
168 (28.22 %)XML
254 (22.41 %)J2EE
332 (13.28 %)WebSphere
430 (12.45 %)SOAP
528 (11.62 %)WebServices
625 (10.37 %)Hibernate
724 (9.959 %).NET
823 (9.544 %)XSL
922 (9.129 %)Middleware
1021 (8.714 %)EJB
1120 (8.299 %)JavaBeans
1218 (7.469 %)JSP
1315 (6.224 %)HTML
1315 (6.224 %)OC4J
1413 (5.394 %)Struts
1510 (4.149 %)JDBC
169 (3.734 %)Spring
169 (3.734 %)JSTL
177 (2.905 %)Java EE
177 (2.905 %)XSLT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
161 (25.31 %)Oracle 10gAS
226 (10.79 %)WebSphere Application Server
226 (10.79 %)WebLogic
321 (8.714 %)Apache
415 (6.224 %)Tomcat
512 (4.979 %)ESB
611 (4.564 %)Oracle 9iAS
77 (2.905 %)JBoss
86 (2.490 %)IIS
95 (2.075 %)BizTalk Server
104 (1.660 %)WebLogic Portal
113 (1.245 %)iPlanet
113 (1.245 %)JRun
113 (1.245 %)Oracle Spatial
122 (0.830 %)Oracle HTTP Server
122 (0.830 %)Oracle Workflow
131 (0.415 %)Exchange Server 2003
131 (0.415 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
131 (0.415 %)Commerce Server
131 (0.415 %)MS Exchange
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (7.884 %)MS Project
215 (6.224 %)MS Office
215 (6.224 %)MS Visio
32 (0.830 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
151 (21.16 %)Oracle Applications
230 (12.45 %)Oracle 11i
316 (6.639 %)Oracle EBS
47 (2.905 %)Oracle CRM
51 (0.415 %)Staffware
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (9.129 %)SAN
214 (5.809 %)HTTP
313 (5.394 %)Firewall
412 (4.979 %)Internet
56 (2.490 %)TCP/IP
56 (2.490 %)LDAP
63 (1.245 %)SSH
63 (1.245 %)Intranet
72 (0.830 %)BIG-IP
72 (0.830 %)DMZ
81 (0.415 %)3G
81 (0.415 %)Broadband
81 (0.415 %)GPRS
81 (0.415 %)SSL
81 (0.415 %)Wireless
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1120 (49.79 %)Oracle 10g
266 (27.39 %)Oracle 9i
343 (17.84 %)Oracle Reports
428 (11.62 %)SQL Server
525 (10.37 %)Oracle 8/8i
612 (4.979 %)RDBMS
79 (3.734 %)SQL Server 2005
79 (3.734 %)Oracle 11g
88 (3.320 %)Datawarehouse
88 (3.320 %)SQL Server 2000
88 (3.320 %)TOAD
97 (2.905 %)BusinessObjects
106 (2.490 %)Oracle Discoverer
115 (2.075 %)DB2
115 (2.075 %)SQL Server 2008
124 (1.660 %)Oracle BI EE
124 (1.660 %)OLTP
133 (1.245 %)InterSystems Cache
142 (0.830 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
142 (0.830 %)GIS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
155 (22.82 %)Oracle Forms
224 (9.959 %)JUnit
224 (9.959 %)RequisitePro
323 (9.544 %)Rational Rose
412 (4.979 %)JDeveloper
57 (2.905 %)Ant
66 (2.490 %)PVCS
74 (1.660 %)ClearQuest
83 (1.245 %)VSS/SourceSafe
83 (1.245 %)ClearCase
92 (0.830 %)Eclipse
92 (0.830 %)Visual Studio
92 (0.830 %)JMeter
101 (0.415 %)QARun
101 (0.415 %)Rational Performance Tester
101 (0.415 %)TestDirector
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (9.959 %)Government
215 (6.224 %)Finance
34 (1.660 %)Banking
43 (1.245 %)Retail
43 (1.245 %)Police
43 (1.245 %)Construction
52 (0.830 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (0.830 %)Investment Banking
61 (0.415 %)Insurance
61 (0.415 %)Retail Banking
61 (0.415 %)Billing
61 (0.415 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.415 %)Back Office
61 (0.415 %)Telecoms
61 (0.415 %)Health
61 (0.415 %)Law
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
173 (30.29 %)Developer
173 (30.29 %)DBA
269 (28.63 %)Oracle DBA
351 (21.16 %)Oracle Developer
423 (9.544 %)Consultant
521 (8.714 %)Administrator
619 (7.884 %)Java Developer
619 (7.884 %)Project Manager
716 (6.639 %)Oracle Consultant
815 (6.224 %)Applications Developer
913 (5.394 %)Oracle Applications Developer
1010 (4.149 %)J2EE Developer
1010 (4.149 %)Java/J2EE Developer
118 (3.320 %)Oracle Applications DBA
118 (3.320 %)Analyst
127 (2.905 %)Systems Engineer
127 (2.905 %)Applications Consultant
127 (2.905 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
136 (2.490 %)Architect
145 (2.075 %)Technical Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (2.075 %)Client/Server
15 (2.075 %)Clustering
24 (1.660 %)Replication
33 (1.245 %)Management Information System
42 (0.830 %)Biometrics
42 (0.830 %)PKI
42 (0.830 %)Data Extraction
51 (0.415 %)Derivative
51 (0.415 %)Computer Science
51 (0.415 %)French Language
51 (0.415 %)N-Tier
51 (0.415 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
51 (0.415 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.415 %)Equities
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
171 (29.46 %)UNIX
258 (24.07 %)Solaris
336 (14.94 %)Windows
435 (14.52 %)Linux
517 (7.054 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (2.490 %)Red Hat Linux
75 (2.075 %)AIX
83 (1.245 %)Windows XP
92 (0.830 %)VMS
92 (0.830 %)Tru64
92 (0.830 %)Windows 2000
101 (0.415 %)Windows NT
101 (0.415 %)HPUX
101 (0.415 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
156 (23.24 %)Security Cleared
231 (12.86 %)RUP
329 (12.03 %)OO
427 (11.20 %)SC Cleared
524 (9.959 %)CRM
623 (9.544 %)Unified Process
721 (8.714 %)OOA/OOD
819 (7.884 %)PRINCE2
819 (7.884 %)Disaster Recovery
918 (7.469 %)BC Cleared
918 (7.469 %)Use Case
1017 (7.054 %)UML
1017 (7.054 %)SOA
1115 (6.224 %)Change Management
1212 (4.979 %)E-business
1310 (4.149 %)DV Cleared
148 (3.320 %)Web Development
157 (2.905 %)BPEL
157 (2.905 %)Test Scripting
157 (2.905 %)Unit Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1122 (50.62 %)SQL
296 (39.83 %)PL/SQL
379 (32.78 %)Java
412 (4.979 %)C#
412 (4.979 %)Shell Script
59 (3.734 %)C
65 (2.075 %)JavaScript
65 (2.075 %)Korn
74 (1.660 %)VBA
74 (1.660 %)C++
74 (1.660 %)COBOL
81 (0.415 %)DHTML
81 (0.415 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (8.299 %)Degree
25 (2.075 %)Sun Certification
33 (1.245 %)SCSA
33 (1.245 %)SCNA
33 (1.245 %)HND
33 (1.245 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (1.245 %)OCP
33 (1.245 %)Oracle Certification
42 (0.830 %)HNC
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (7.054 %)QA
21 (0.415 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (13.28 %)Oracle RMAN
229 (12.03 %)Oracle RAC
37 (2.905 %)NetBackup
43 (1.245 %)VMware ESX
43 (1.245 %)NFS
43 (1.245 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (0.830 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.245 %)Oracle Statspack
22 (0.830 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
22 (0.830 %)CA SiteMinder
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1241 (100.00 %)Oracle
242 (17.43 %)Sun
341 (17.01 %)IBM
416 (6.639 %)Microsoft
514 (5.809 %)Altova
611 (4.564 %)BEA
79 (3.734 %)NetApp
87 (2.905 %)Business Objects
96 (2.490 %)HP
96 (2.490 %)EMC
96 (2.490 %)Red Hat
96 (2.490 %)CheckPoint
104 (1.660 %)VERITAS
104 (1.660 %)VMware
112 (0.830 %)TIBCO
112 (0.830 %)SAP
121 (0.415 %)Macromedia
121 (0.415 %)Intel
121 (0.415 %)Citrix
121 (0.415 %)Dell