The first table below looks at the demand for Oracle SCM skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Oracle SCM over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Business Applications category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Rank 523 560 581
Rank change year-on-year
+37 +21
Contract jobs citing Oracle SCM 10 13 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.021% 0.022% 0.012%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.251% 0.249% 0.124%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 3
Average daily rate £375 £400 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% -23.80%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £291 £400 £505
10% offered a daily rate of more than £485 £400 £545
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £400 £525
% change year-on-year
-6.25% -23.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Business Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3990 5226 5654
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 8.575% 8.958% 9.389%
Number of daily rates quoted 1983 2546 2773
Average daily rate £450 £450 £450
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £300 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 60 100
Average hourly rate £37.80 £24.17 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+56.39% +15.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.13 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £56.75 £44.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% +12.50%

Oracle SCM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle SCM within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Oracle SCM Jobs Demand Trend

Oracle SCM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oracle SCM Daily Rate Trend

Oracle SCM
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Oracle SCM within the UK over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Oracle SCM Daily Rate Histogram

Oracle SCM
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle SCM within the UK over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +58 6 £475 +18.75%
Berkshire +21 4 - -
South East +17 4 - -
Scotland -8 2 £294 -
Bradford +3 1 £450 -
Yorkshire +1 1 £450 -
West Yorkshire -2 1 £450 -
East Midlands - 1 £500 -
Maidenhead - 1 - -
Derbyshire - 1 £500 -

Oracle SCM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Oracle SCM 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 SCM.

1 16 (100.00%) Oracle
2 10 (62.50%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (50.00%) Oracle EBS R12
4 6 (37.50%) Oracle Applications
5 5 (31.25%) Finance
6 4 (25.00%) Retail
6 4 (25.00%) Oracle 11i
6 4 (25.00%) ERP
7 3 (18.75%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (18.75%) Manufacturing
7 3 (18.75%) Oracle HRMS
7 3 (18.75%) Oracle Payroll
7 3 (18.75%) Oracle iProcurement
8 2 (12.50%) Oracle ASCP
8 2 (12.50%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
8 2 (12.50%) Pegasus
9 1 (6.250%) EAM
9 1 (6.250%) Project Management
9 1 (6.250%) Oracle 8/8i
9 1 (6.250%) SOA
9 1 (6.250%) SLA
9 1 (6.250%) PMI
9 1 (6.250%) PMI Certification
9 1 (6.250%) WebLogic
9 1 (6.250%) MS Project
9 1 (6.250%) ITIL
9 1 (6.250%) PRINCE2
9 1 (6.250%) Service Delivery
9 1 (6.250%) Fit Analysis

Oracle SCM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Oracle SCM 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 SCM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (6.250%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 10 (62.50%) Oracle EBS
2 8 (50.00%) Oracle EBS R12
3 6 (37.50%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (25.00%) Oracle 11i
5 3 (18.75%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (18.75%) Oracle HRMS
5 3 (18.75%) Oracle Payroll
5 3 (18.75%) Oracle iProcurement
6 2 (12.50%) Oracle ASCP
6 2 (12.50%) Oracle ERP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle 8/8i
General
1 5 (31.25%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Retail
3 3 (18.75%) Manufacturing
4 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Consultant
1 7 (43.75%) Oracle Consultant
2 5 (31.25%) Oracle Functional Consultant
2 5 (31.25%) Functional Consultant
3 4 (25.00%) Tester
4 2 (12.50%) Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Applications Support
4 2 (12.50%) Applications Manager
4 2 (12.50%) Oracle Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Supply Chain Consultant
4 2 (12.50%) Oracle Applications Support
5 1 (6.250%) Applications Project Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Oracle Supply Chain Functional Consultant
5 1 (6.250%) Oracle Applications Support Analyst
5 1 (6.250%) Oracle Project Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Oracle Support Analyst
5 1 (6.250%) Functional Analyst
5 1 (6.250%) Incident Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Project Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Applications Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.250%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (6.250%) SOA
2 1 (6.250%) EAM
2 1 (6.250%) Project Management
2 1 (6.250%) Service Delivery
2 1 (6.250%) Fit Analysis
2 1 (6.250%) HOOD
2 1 (6.250%) Supply Chain Management
2 1 (6.250%) Incident Management
2 1 (6.250%) Operations Management
2 1 (6.250%) Integration Testing
2 1 (6.250%) ITIL
2 1 (6.250%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 1 (6.250%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.250%) SLA
Vendors
1 16 (100.00%) Oracle
2 2 (12.50%) Pegasus