The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Retek products and/or services in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Retek over the 3 months to 17 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 Vendors currently tracked.

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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Retek, Inc.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Retek
Rank 515 566 576
Rank change year-on-year
+51 +10
Contract jobs citing Retek 15 12 12
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.032% 0.021% 0.020%
As % of the Vendors category 0.069% 0.044% 0.042%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 0
Average daily rate £388 £450 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.88% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £388 £450 -
% change year-on-year
-13.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Vendors
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
21775 27088 28510
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 46.93% 46.48% 46.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 11633 13855 14263
Average daily rate £400 £400 £408
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -1.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £235 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1193 1289 1605
Average hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.50% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.15 £11.50 £11.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £41.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%

Retek
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Retek within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Retek Jobs Demand Trend

Retek
Daily Rate Trend

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

Retek Daily Rate Trend

Retek
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retek within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Retek Daily Rate Histogram

Retek
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Retek Hourly Rate Trend

Retek
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retek within the UK over the 3 months to 17 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 +51 12 £388 -13.88%
London +24 6 - -
East Midlands - 3 £388 -
South East +24 1 - -
Berkshire +16 1 - -
Reading +11 1 - -
Bradford +1 1 £550 -
West Yorkshire +1 1 £550 -
Yorkshire -3 1 £550 -
Leicestershire - 1 £425 -
Leicester - 1 £425 -

Retek
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Retek 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 Retek.

1 16 (100.00%) Oracle
1 16 (100.00%) Retail
2 14 (87.50%) Oracle Retail
3 5 (31.25%) PL/SQL
3 5 (31.25%) SQL
3 5 (31.25%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (25.00%) UNIX
4 4 (25.00%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (25.00%) Oracle 10g
5 3 (18.75%) JDA
5 3 (18.75%) SAS
5 3 (18.75%) AIX
5 3 (18.75%) SAP
5 3 (18.75%) Shell Script
5 3 (18.75%) ProC
5 3 (18.75%) Oracle 11g
6 2 (12.50%) BMC
6 2 (12.50%) E-Commerce
6 2 (12.50%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (6.250%) RDF
7 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (6.250%) RDBMS
7 1 (6.250%) Oracle 8/8i
7 1 (6.250%) Business Analysis
7 1 (6.250%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (6.250%) Project Management
7 1 (6.250%) Data Guard

Retek
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Retek 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 Retek. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 3 (18.75%) SAS
Business Applications
1 14 (87.50%) Oracle Retail
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (25.00%) Oracle 10g
3 3 (18.75%) Oracle 11g
4 1 (6.250%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (6.250%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (18.75%) ProC
General
1 16 (100.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (62.50%) Consultant
2 6 (37.50%) Oracle Consultant
3 3 (18.75%) Technical Consultant
3 3 (18.75%) Functional Consultant
3 3 (18.75%) Developer
4 2 (12.50%) Applications Consultant
4 2 (12.50%) Oracle Developer
4 2 (12.50%) Development Consultant
5 1 (6.250%) Oracle Solutions Architect
5 1 (6.250%) Oracle Project Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Oracle Architect
5 1 (6.250%) Testing Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Test Project Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Testing Project Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Test Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Architect
5 1 (6.250%) Project Manager
5 1 (6.250%) Oracle DBA
5 1 (6.250%) DBA
5 1 (6.250%) Solutions Architect
Operating Systems
1 4 (25.00%) UNIX
2 3 (18.75%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (12.50%) E-Commerce
2 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (6.250%) RDF
2 1 (6.250%) Project Management
2 1 (6.250%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (31.25%) PL/SQL
1 5 (31.25%) SQL
2 3 (18.75%) Shell Script
System Software
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) BMC PATROL
2 1 (6.250%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 16 (100.00%) Oracle
2 3 (18.75%) SAP
2 3 (18.75%) JDA
3 2 (12.50%) BMC
West Yorkshire
Oracle Technical Consultant / Analyst The client is offering a 6 month contract to a Oracle Technical Consultant / Analyst who will be responsible for providing technical expertise and support...
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bradford, Yorkshire
Oracle Retail DBA / Oracle Retek Expert The client is offering an attractive 8 month contract to an Oracle Retail DBA / Oracle Retek Expert who will be part of...
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 3 May 2013