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The table below looks at the demand for Oracle Application Server (OAS) skills within the Wales region 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
Rank6259
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.639 %1.709 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£415£341
% change on same period last year+21.76 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£46.25£31.67
% change on same period last year+46.05 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads122117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.121 %
Daily rates quoted3319
Average minimum daily rate£324£375
Average daily rate£346£399
% change on same period last year-13.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£337
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Hourly rates quoted612
Average minimum hourly rate£19.43£24.55
Average hourly rate£21.71£25.69
% change on same period last year-15.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£26.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.76£23.84
% change on same period last year+3.86 %
Oracle Application Server UKOracle Application Server
UK

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 a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle Application Server across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Wales 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 across the Wales region.

Wales Oracle Application Server Daily Rate Trend

Oracle Application Server
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 Wales region 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
South WalesDown-12£200-
Oracle Application Server UKOracle Application Server
UK

Oracle Application Server
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region 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.

14 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (75.00 %)Oracle 10g
23 (75.00 %)Oracle 10gAS
32 (50.00 %)Oracle 11g
32 (50.00 %)Oracle Forms
32 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
41 (25.00 %)CRM
41 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)WebServices
41 (25.00 %)XML
41 (25.00 %)XSLT
41 (25.00 %)Firewall
41 (25.00 %)Oracle EBS
41 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications
41 (25.00 %)JDeveloper
41 (25.00 %)BPEL
41 (25.00 %)ESB
41 (25.00 %)Test Scripting

Oracle Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region 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.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)WebServices
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %)XSLT
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)Oracle 10gAS
21 (25.00 %)ESB
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)Oracle EBS
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Firewall
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)Oracle 10g
22 (50.00 %)Oracle 11g
22 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Forms
21 (25.00 %)JDeveloper
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Administrator
12 (50.00 %)Oracle DBA
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Consultant
12 (50.00 %)Consultant
12 (50.00 %)DBA
21 (25.00 %)Applications Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)CRM
11 (25.00 %)BPEL
11 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle