Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for PL/SQL skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PL/SQL over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category.

LinkPL/SQL (PLSQL)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank8168
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads6331618
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK1.843 %2.102 %
As % of the Programming Languages category5.547 %6.358 %
Daily rates quoted239515
Average daily rate£388£400
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-3.120 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£263£275
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350
% change on same period last year-7.140 %
Hourly rates quoted661
Average hourly rate£35.75£36.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-0.690 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£21.25£20.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£38.25£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£37.50
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesAll Programming Languages
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1141125447
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK33.22 %33.05 %
Daily rates quoted45608324
Average daily rate£365£400
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-8.750 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£215£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£330
% change on same period last year-9.090 %
Hourly rates quoted7631682
Average hourly rate£29.00£32.50
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-10.76 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£15.00£20.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£39.00£43.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.00£34.50
% change on same period last year-13.04 %

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.

PL/SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PL/SQL within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

PL/SQL Demand Trend

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

PL/SQL Daily Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PL/SQL within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

PL/SQL Daily Rate Histogram

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

PL/SQL Hourly Rate Trend

PL/SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PL/SQL within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

PL/SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

PL/SQL
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 PL/SQL within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandDown-12587£400-
LondonUp+8333£425-5.55 %
City of LondonUp+10129£450-5.26 %
South EastDown-8102£375+7.14 %
BerkshireUp+2639£375+2.73 %
North WestDown-2133£288-11.53 %
South WestUp+2328£380+1.33 %
East of EnglandDown-828£310-11.42 %
HertfordshireUp+621--
ScotlandUp+420£300-7.69 %
SurreyDown-220£500+42.85 %
YorkshireUp+2318£288+1.76 %
West MidlandsUp+317£201-38.30 %
West YorkshireUp+1911£350+25.00 %
Docklands, LondonUp+511£375+20.96 %
WalesUp+2710£320-
CheshireUp+1910£275-15.38 %
ChesterUp+1010£275-8.33 %
MaidenheadUp+110£375-
HampshireUp+108£363-
North EastUp+48£450+28.57 %
LancashireDown-48£413+14.58 %
WiltshireUp+297£400-8.57 %
DorsetUp+167--
LeedsUp+157£350+29.62 %
East MidlandsUp+77£303-3.20 %
South WalesUp+206£375-
PrestonUp+16--
WarwickshireUp+215£170-
EssexUp+175£310-4.61 %

PL/SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing PL/SQL 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 PL/SQL.

11471 (97.35 %)SQL
21406 (93.05 %)Oracle
3531 (35.14 %)Oracle 10g
4423 (27.99 %)UNIX
5299 (19.79 %)Java
6281 (18.60 %)Oracle Reports
7279 (18.46 %)Finance
8267 (17.67 %)Banking
9261 (17.27 %)XML
10243 (16.08 %)Datawarehouse
11240 (15.88 %)Oracle 9i
12220 (14.56 %)Oracle Forms
13186 (12.31 %)Shell Script
14180 (11.91 %)Investment Banking
15173 (11.45 %).NET
16165 (10.92 %)Security Cleared
17144 (9.530 %)SQL Server
18134 (8.868 %)Windows
19133 (8.802 %)ETL
20126 (8.339 %)J2EE
21125 (8.273 %)HTML
22118 (7.809 %)Oracle Applications
23117 (7.743 %)C#
24114 (7.545 %)Business Objects
24114 (7.545 %)BusinessObjects
25113 (7.478 %)JavaScript
25113 (7.478 %)Oracle 8/8i
26108 (7.148 %)Data Modelling
26108 (7.148 %)Business Intelligence
27104 (6.883 %)TOAD

PL/SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing PL/SQL 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 PL/SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1261 (17.27 %)XML
2173 (11.45 %).NET
3126 (8.339 %)J2EE
4125 (8.273 %)HTML
593 (6.155 %)WebServices
691 (6.023 %)JSP
778 (5.162 %)ASP.NET
860 (3.971 %)Spring
946 (3.044 %)XSLT
1043 (2.846 %)CSS
1137 (2.449 %)JDBC
1137 (2.449 %)Struts
1137 (2.449 %)Hibernate
1234 (2.250 %)ASP
1328 (1.853 %)SOAP
1427 (1.787 %)EJB
1427 (1.787 %)Oracle ADF
1525 (1.655 %)Middleware
1525 (1.655 %)XSL
1624 (1.588 %)JSF
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
169 (4.567 %)Oracle Workflow
247 (3.111 %)WebLogic
332 (2.118 %)Oracle Application Server
425 (1.655 %)Apache
521 (1.390 %)Tomcat
521 (1.390 %)ESB
619 (1.257 %)SharePoint
717 (1.125 %)Oracle 10gAS
814 (0.927 %)Oracle BPEL
912 (0.794 %)IIS
1011 (0.728 %)BizTalk Server
117 (0.463 %)Oracle Spatial
117 (0.463 %)TIBCO EMS
117 (0.463 %)Tuxedo
125 (0.331 %)MQSeries
134 (0.265 %)Documentum
134 (0.265 %)SAS
134 (0.265 %)ATG Dynamo
143 (0.199 %)SharePoint Server 2007
143 (0.199 %)TeamSite
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
143 (2.846 %)MS Excel
233 (2.184 %)MS Office
312 (0.794 %)MS Visio
411 (0.728 %)MS PowerPoint
58 (0.529 %)MS Project
66 (0.397 %)CA Clarity
73 (0.199 %)Spreadsheet
81 (0.066 %)Photoshop
81 (0.066 %)InfoPath
81 (0.066 %)Shockwave
81 (0.066 %)Fireworks
81 (0.066 %)MATLAB
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1118 (7.809 %)Oracle Applications
294 (6.221 %)Oracle EBS
350 (3.309 %)Oracle 11i
433 (2.184 %)Oracle Financials
522 (1.456 %)Oracle EBS R12
617 (1.125 %)Oracle HRMS
715 (0.993 %)Metrica
812 (0.794 %)Oracle iProcurement
98 (0.529 %)Oracle General Ledger
98 (0.529 %)Siebel Analytics
98 (0.529 %)Oracle ERP
107 (0.463 %)Sophis RISQUE
115 (0.331 %)RMDS
115 (0.331 %)Endur
115 (0.331 %)Oracle Payroll
124 (0.265 %)PeopleSoft Financials
124 (0.265 %)BusinessWorks
124 (0.265 %)Oracle CRM
133 (0.199 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
133 (0.199 %)Oracle Clinical
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
160 (3.971 %)Internet
221 (1.390 %)3G
312 (0.794 %)UMTS
411 (0.728 %)Intranet
510 (0.662 %)HTTP
69 (0.596 %)SNMP
78 (0.529 %)GPRS
78 (0.529 %)GSM
86 (0.397 %)TELNET
94 (0.265 %)NGN
94 (0.265 %)DSL
94 (0.265 %)RTP
94 (0.265 %)Broadband
103 (0.199 %)Kerberos
103 (0.199 %)MPLS
103 (0.199 %)SDH
112 (0.132 %)SAN
112 (0.132 %)IIOP
121 (0.066 %)SSL
121 (0.066 %)TCP/IP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1531 (35.14 %)Oracle 10g
2281 (18.60 %)Oracle Reports
3243 (16.08 %)Datawarehouse
4240 (15.88 %)Oracle 9i
5144 (9.530 %)SQL Server
6133 (8.802 %)ETL
7114 (7.545 %)BusinessObjects
8113 (7.478 %)Oracle 8/8i
9104 (6.883 %)TOAD
1099 (6.552 %)Oracle Discoverer
1179 (5.228 %)Oracle OWB
1268 (4.500 %)RDBMS
1268 (4.500 %)Oracle 11g
1344 (2.912 %)Crystal Reports
1432 (2.118 %)Oracle BI EE
1531 (2.052 %)SQLPlus
1626 (1.721 %)PowerCenter
1626 (1.721 %)OLAP
1724 (1.588 %)Oracle OLAP
1823 (1.522 %)BusinessObjects XI
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1220 (14.56 %)Oracle Forms
239 (2.581 %)JDeveloper
334 (2.250 %)Oracle APEX
431 (2.052 %)ClearCase
530 (1.985 %)Visual Studio
625 (1.655 %)Subversion
625 (1.655 %)ProC
721 (1.390 %)ClearQuest
820 (1.324 %)Ant
820 (1.324 %)JUnit
916 (1.059 %)Eclipse
1014 (0.927 %)RequisitePro
1112 (0.794 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1210 (0.662 %)PVCS
1210 (0.662 %)ERwin
139 (0.596 %)Team Foundation Server
147 (0.463 %)Visual Studio Tools for Office
147 (0.463 %)Rational Rose
147 (0.463 %)TestDirector
155 (0.331 %)QuickTest Pro
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1279 (18.46 %)Finance
2267 (17.67 %)Banking
3180 (11.91 %)Investment Banking
475 (4.964 %)Government
566 (4.368 %)Telecoms
632 (2.118 %)Insurance
727 (1.787 %)Front Office
820 (1.324 %)Health
820 (1.324 %)Billing
918 (1.191 %)General Ledger
1016 (1.059 %)Retail
1016 (1.059 %)Publishing
1115 (0.993 %)Financial Institution
1214 (0.927 %)Pensions
1313 (0.860 %)Pharmaceutical
1412 (0.794 %)Games
159 (0.596 %)Education
167 (0.463 %)Manufacturing
167 (0.463 %)Auditing
176 (0.397 %)Electric
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1885 (58.57 %)Developer
2490 (32.43 %)Oracle Developer
3185 (12.24 %)Analyst
4166 (10.99 %)DBA
5156 (10.32 %)Oracle DBA
6112 (7.412 %)SQL Developer
7102 (6.750 %)PL/SQL Developer
884 (5.559 %)Java Developer
975 (4.964 %)Consultant
1071 (4.699 %)Oracle Analyst
1162 (4.103 %)Programmer
1255 (3.640 %)Support Analyst
1353 (3.508 %).NET Developer
1450 (3.309 %)Oracle Consultant
1548 (3.177 %)C# Developer
1646 (3.044 %)Applications Developer
1743 (2.846 %)Business Developer
1841 (2.713 %)Senior Developer
1940 (2.647 %)Analyst Programmer
2037 (2.449 %)Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
145 (2.978 %)Derivative
233 (2.184 %)Replication
332 (2.118 %)Equity Derivative
423 (1.522 %)Equities
518 (1.191 %)Management Information System
617 (1.125 %)Client/Server
713 (0.860 %)N-Tier
812 (0.794 %)NHS
99 (0.596 %)Contract for Difference
99 (0.596 %)Computer Science
99 (0.596 %)Credit Risk
107 (0.463 %)Clustering
116 (0.397 %)Data Extraction
125 (0.331 %)Data Integration
125 (0.331 %)Credit Derivative
125 (0.331 %)Multithreading
134 (0.265 %)Market Risk
134 (0.265 %)Equity Risk
143 (0.199 %)Mainframe
152 (0.132 %)RIA
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1423 (27.99 %)UNIX
2134 (8.868 %)Windows
392 (6.089 %)Solaris
481 (5.361 %)Linux
533 (2.184 %)Windows XP
624 (1.588 %)Windows 2000
722 (1.456 %)AIX
821 (1.390 %)Windows Server 2003
910 (0.662 %)Windows Vista
109 (0.596 %)MVS
118 (0.529 %)HPUX
127 (0.463 %)Red Hat Linux
136 (0.397 %)Windows NT
144 (0.265 %)Windows 2000 Server
153 (0.199 %)VMS
153 (0.199 %)OpenVMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1108 (7.148 %)Data Modelling
1108 (7.148 %)Business Intelligence
272 (4.765 %)Workflow
370 (4.633 %)OO
469 (4.567 %)Migration
560 (3.971 %)UML
656 (3.706 %)SOA
753 (3.508 %)User Acceptance Testing
843 (2.846 %)Data Migration
940 (2.647 %)Unit Testing
940 (2.647 %)Business Analysis
940 (2.647 %)Web Development
1038 (2.515 %)Project Management
1038 (2.515 %)CRM
1137 (2.449 %)Data Analysis
1236 (2.383 %)Change Management
1333 (2.184 %)Systems Analysis
1432 (2.118 %)ITIL
1531 (2.052 %)BPEL
1630 (1.985 %)Disaster Recovery
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11471 (97.35 %)SQL
2299 (19.79 %)Java
3186 (12.31 %)Shell Script
4117 (7.743 %)C#
5113 (7.478 %)JavaScript
695 (6.287 %)Perl
767 (4.434 %)VB
866 (4.368 %)C++
866 (4.368 %)C
962 (4.103 %)T-SQL
1051 (3.375 %)VBA
1133 (2.184 %)VB.NET
1231 (2.052 %)PHP
1231 (2.052 %)VB6
1329 (1.919 %)VBScript
1420 (1.324 %)Korn
159 (0.596 %)XPath
167 (0.463 %)PHP5
167 (0.463 %)SQR
167 (0.463 %)COBOL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1165 (10.92 %)Security Cleared
2101 (6.684 %)SC Cleared
341 (2.713 %)Degree
427 (1.787 %)Oracle Certification
518 (1.191 %)CTC Cleared
614 (0.927 %)DV Cleared
713 (0.860 %)ISEB
88 (0.529 %)Microsoft Certification
88 (0.529 %)OCP
96 (0.397 %)MCP
96 (0.397 %)MCSD
96 (0.397 %)BC Cleared
104 (0.265 %)MCTS
104 (0.265 %)MCAD
113 (0.199 %)OCA
113 (0.199 %)Sun Certification
113 (0.199 %)ISEB Practitioner
122 (0.132 %)MCDBA
122 (0.132 %)MCPD
131 (0.066 %)MOS
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (1.919 %)QA
212 (0.794 %)SLA
34 (0.265 %)GCP
43 (0.199 %)21 CFR Part 11
52 (0.132 %)GAMP
52 (0.132 %)ISO9001
52 (0.132 %)HL7
52 (0.132 %)Basel II
61 (0.066 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
170 (4.633 %)Oracle RAC
242 (2.780 %)Oracle RMAN
36 (0.397 %)AquaLogic
36 (0.397 %)Active Directory
44 (0.265 %)VMware Infrastructure
53 (0.199 %)VMware Workstation
62 (0.132 %)NetBackup
71 (0.066 %)Samba
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
137 (2.449 %)Data Guard
228 (1.853 %)AutoSys
312 (0.794 %)Netcool/Proviso
312 (0.794 %)Netcool
411 (0.728 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
55 (0.331 %)Oracle Statspack
63 (0.199 %)Tivoli
72 (0.132 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
81 (0.066 %)MOM
81 (0.066 %)CONTROL-M
81 (0.066 %)Nagios
81 (0.066 %)Cisco IPCC
81 (0.066 %)ServiceCenter
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11406 (93.05 %)Oracle
2114 (7.545 %)Business Objects
369 (4.567 %)Microsoft
463 (4.169 %)Informatica
530 (1.985 %)Siebel
629 (1.919 %)Sophis
728 (1.853 %)Sybase
823 (1.522 %)JBoss
823 (1.522 %)Cognos
921 (1.390 %)Sun
921 (1.390 %)Cramer
1019 (1.257 %)Hyperion
1114 (0.927 %)TIBCO
1114 (0.927 %)BEA
1213 (0.860 %)Remedy
1312 (0.794 %)PeopleSoft
1411 (0.728 %)HP
1411 (0.728 %)IBM
1411 (0.728 %)Reuters
1510 (0.662 %)Perforce