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This section looks at the demand for Oracle Financials skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Oracle Financials over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Financials
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank360346
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads255350
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.336 %0.371 %
As % of the category below4.616 %5.223 %
Daily rates quoted90114
Average minimum daily rate£438£420
Average daily rate£462£441
% change on same period last year+4.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£486£462
UK excluding London average daily rate£526£411
% change on same period last year+27.86 %
Hourly rates quoted191
Average minimum hourly rate£30.26£60.00
Average hourly rate£32.76£60.00
% change on same period last year-45.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.26£60.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.72-
% change on same period last year-
Business Applications UKBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads55246701
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.284 %7.108 %
Daily rates quoted14361671
Average minimum daily rate£440£444
Average daily rate£471£478
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£502£512
UK excluding London average daily rate£448£446
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted140118
Average minimum hourly rate£30.36£26.79
Average hourly rate£34.46£29.33
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.57£31.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.25£27.60
% change on same period last year+13.20 %

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 Financials
Demand Trend

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

Oracle Financials Demand Trend

Oracle Financials
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oracle Financials Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Financials
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Financials within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Oracle Financials Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle Financials
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oracle Financials Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle Financials
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle Financials within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Oracle Financials Hourly Rate Histogram

Oracle Financials
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Oracle Financials within the UK over the 3 months to 4 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
EnglandDown-38196£451+2.64 %
LondonUp+9103£410-13.01 %
Northern IrelandNew entry-34£632-
County AntrimNew entry-32£662-
BelfastNew entry-32£662-
South EastDown-230£456+13.11 %
South WestUp+3423£645+66.81 %
North WestDown-2012£400+23.07 %
ScotlandUp+3812£363+3.57 %
SomersetUp+1012£644+61.11 %
City of LondonDown-2611£494+5.57 %
BathUp+311£644+61.11 %
East of EnglandDown-1210£486+4.46 %
BerkshireUp+377£472+10.98 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-6£503-
HertfordshireDown-56£503-5.03 %
MiddlesexUp+76--
ManchesterDown-195£375+29.31 %
LutonNew entry-5£450-
BedfordshireNew entry-5£474-
West MidlandsDown-115--
North EastUp+105--
EdinburghUp+144£363+3.57 %
DevonUp+84--
MidlandsDown-44£463+54.16 %
Milton KeynesNew entry-4£505-
PlymouthUp+34--
WiltshireUp+94--
HampshireUp+143--
SurreyDown-163--

Oracle Financials
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Oracle Financials 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 Financials.

1481 (100.00 %)Oracle
1481 (100.00 %)Finance
2122 (25.36 %)Oracle Reports
388 (18.30 %)SQL
486 (17.88 %)Oracle Applications
569 (14.35 %)Oracle EBS
661 (12.68 %)Migration
759 (12.27 %)PL/SQL
857 (11.85 %)Oracle 8/8i
954 (11.23 %)Business Intelligence
1053 (11.02 %)Oracle Discoverer
1152 (10.81 %)Cognos
1248 (9.979 %)Government
1343 (8.940 %)Oracle 11i
1441 (8.524 %)General Ledger
1538 (7.900 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
1633 (6.861 %)Project Management
1731 (6.445 %)BusinessObjects
1731 (6.445 %)Business Objects
1829 (6.029 %)ERP
1829 (6.029 %)Business Analysis
1928 (5.821 %)Oracle 10g
1928 (5.821 %)Workflow
2026 (5.405 %)Oracle Workflow
2026 (5.405 %)Oracle Forms
2026 (5.405 %)SAP
2026 (5.405 %)Data Migration
2124 (4.990 %)Unix
2124 (4.990 %)User Acceptance Testing
2223 (4.782 %)Security Cleared

Oracle Financials
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Oracle Financials 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 Financials. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
122 (4.574 %)XML
24 (0.832 %)LAMP
31 (0.208 %)WebSphere
31 (0.208 %)Adobe Flex
31 (0.208 %)Adobe AIR
31 (0.208 %)HTML
31 (0.208 %).NET
31 (0.208 %)ASP
31 (0.208 %)WebServices
31 (0.208 %)Middleware
31 (0.208 %)Web Dynpro
Application Platforms
126 (5.405 %)Oracle Workflow
24 (0.832 %)Apache
24 (0.832 %)SharePoint
32 (0.416 %)MS Exchange
32 (0.416 %)Oracle 10gAS
41 (0.208 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (0.208 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (0.208 %)NetWeaver
41 (0.208 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.208 %)SAP Web AS
Applications
19 (1.871 %)MS Excel
23 (0.624 %)MS Project
31 (0.208 %)MS Office
31 (0.208 %)MS Visio
31 (0.208 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
186 (17.88 %)Oracle Applications
269 (14.35 %)Oracle EBS
343 (8.940 %)Oracle 11i
438 (7.900 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
58 (1.663 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
67 (1.455 %)PeopleSoft Financials
75 (1.040 %)Oracle ERP
83 (0.624 %)SAP HR
83 (0.624 %)SAP CRM
92 (0.416 %)MAXIMO
92 (0.416 %)Great Plains
92 (0.416 %)Navision
101 (0.208 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
101 (0.208 %)Oracle CRM
101 (0.208 %)Oracle HRMS
101 (0.208 %)Summit
101 (0.208 %)Cognos Planning
101 (0.208 %)SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
13 (0.624 %)FTP
22 (0.416 %)LAN
22 (0.416 %)WAN
31 (0.208 %)Broadband
31 (0.208 %)SAN
31 (0.208 %)Intranet
31 (0.208 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1122 (25.36 %)Oracle Reports
257 (11.85 %)Oracle 8/8i
353 (11.02 %)Oracle Discoverer
431 (6.445 %)BusinessObjects
528 (5.821 %)Oracle 10g
617 (3.534 %)Oracle 9i
715 (3.119 %)SQL Server
88 (1.663 %)Datawarehouse
96 (1.247 %)TOAD
96 (1.247 %)SQL Server 2005
96 (1.247 %)Data Cleansing
105 (1.040 %)SQL Server 2000
114 (0.832 %)GIS
114 (0.832 %)MySQL
123 (0.624 %)SQLPlus
123 (0.624 %)SQL Server 7
132 (0.416 %)Crystal Reports
132 (0.416 %)MS Access
132 (0.416 %)RDBMS
141 (0.208 %)ETL
Development Applications
126 (5.405 %)Oracle Forms
27 (1.455 %)ProC
34 (0.832 %)TestDirector
43 (0.624 %)PVCS
52 (0.416 %)VSS/SourceSafe
52 (0.416 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.208 %)PowerBuilder
61 (0.208 %)Oracle APEX
General
1481 (100.00 %)Finance
248 (9.979 %)Government
341 (8.524 %)General Ledger
419 (3.950 %)Retail
518 (3.742 %)Banking
615 (3.119 %)Local Government
79 (1.871 %)Investment Banking
88 (1.663 %)Financial Institution
97 (1.455 %)Front Office
106 (1.247 %)Billing
106 (1.247 %)Insurance
115 (1.040 %)Education
115 (1.040 %)Manufacturing
115 (1.040 %)Health
123 (0.624 %)Back Office
123 (0.624 %)Telecoms
123 (0.624 %)Legal
132 (0.416 %)Law
132 (0.416 %)Construction
141 (0.208 %)Publishing
Job Titles
1143 (29.73 %)Consultant
2126 (26.20 %)Oracle Consultant
394 (19.54 %)Analyst
475 (15.59 %)Developer
573 (15.18 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
658 (12.06 %)Project Manager
752 (10.81 %)Business Analyst
843 (8.940 %)Functional Consultant
843 (8.940 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
937 (7.692 %)Oracle Developer
1035 (7.277 %)Oracle Analyst
1126 (5.405 %)Cognos Developer
1225 (5.198 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
1225 (5.198 %)Technical Consultant
1320 (4.158 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
1320 (4.158 %)Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
1417 (3.534 %)DBA
1516 (3.326 %)Systems Analyst
1516 (3.326 %)Oracle DBA
1615 (3.119 %)Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
112 (2.495 %)Asset Management
211 (2.287 %)Management Information System
36 (1.247 %)NHS
45 (1.040 %)Fixed Income
45 (1.040 %)Equities
45 (1.040 %)Data Extraction
54 (0.832 %)Mainframe
54 (0.832 %)Derivative
61 (0.208 %)French Language
61 (0.208 %)Italian Language
61 (0.208 %)Fund Management
61 (0.208 %)Data Conversion
61 (0.208 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
124 (4.990 %)Unix
211 (2.287 %)Linux
310 (2.079 %)Windows
48 (1.663 %)Solaris
53 (0.624 %)HPUX
62 (0.416 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (0.208 %)Windows NT
71 (0.208 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
161 (12.68 %)Migration
254 (11.23 %)Business Intelligence
333 (6.861 %)Project Management
429 (6.029 %)ERP
429 (6.029 %)Business Analysis
528 (5.821 %)Workflow
626 (5.405 %)Data Migration
724 (4.990 %)User Acceptance Testing
823 (4.782 %)Security Cleared
917 (3.534 %)PRINCE2
1014 (2.911 %)E-business
1113 (2.703 %)Data Modelling
1113 (2.703 %)Change Management
1113 (2.703 %)Investment Management
1113 (2.703 %)Performance Testing
1212 (2.495 %)Data Mapping
1311 (2.287 %)SC Cleared
1311 (2.287 %)Integration Testing
1410 (2.079 %)Unit Testing
1410 (2.079 %)Test Scripting
Programming Languages
188 (18.30 %)SQL
259 (12.27 %)PL/SQL
313 (2.703 %)Java
47 (1.455 %)Shell Script
54 (0.832 %)COBOL
54 (0.832 %)PHP
62 (0.416 %)C
62 (0.416 %)C#
71 (0.208 %)Perl
71 (0.208 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.208 %)VB
71 (0.208 %)ABAP
71 (0.208 %)SQR
Qualifications
19 (1.871 %)PRINCE2 Certification
28 (1.663 %)ISEB
34 (0.832 %)CIMA
43 (0.624 %)Degree
43 (0.624 %)ACCA
51 (0.208 %)OCP
51 (0.208 %)Oracle Certification
51 (0.208 %)CCAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (1.247 %)QA
23 (0.624 %)GAAP
System Software
15 (1.040 %)Oracle RAC
24 (0.832 %)Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
11 (0.208 %)AutoSys
Vendors
1481 (100.00 %)Oracle
252 (10.81 %)Cognos
331 (6.445 %)Business Objects
426 (5.405 %)SAP
512 (2.495 %)Microsoft
610 (2.079 %)ReadSoft
78 (1.663 %)JD Edwards
78 (1.663 %)PeopleSoft
78 (1.663 %)Informatica
86 (1.247 %)Sybase
95 (1.040 %)Hyperion
95 (1.040 %)Agresso
95 (1.040 %)Pegasus
104 (0.832 %)HP
113 (0.624 %)Sage
122 (0.416 %)Remedy
122 (0.416 %)Murex
122 (0.416 %)Siebel
131 (0.208 %)Adobe
131 (0.208 %)Sun
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