Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT contracts within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank129
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below7.692 %12.50 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£250£200
Average daily rate£325£250
% change on same period last year+30.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£348
% change on same period last year+6.83 %
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£29.78£33.14
% change on same period last year-10.13 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads2632
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.035 %
Daily rates quoted88
Average minimum daily rate£306£180
Average daily rate£349£220
% change on same period last year+58.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted97
Average minimum hourly rate£14.35£15.86
Average hourly rate£15.00£17.50
% change on same period last year-14.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.65£19.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.59 %
Oracle West MidlandsOracle
West Midlands

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Oracle Corporation.

Oracle
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Oracle across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Worcestershire Oracle Demand Trend

Oracle
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Oracle across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Oracle Daily Rate Trend

Oracle
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Oracle across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Oracle Hourly Rate Trend

Oracle
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
WorcesterUp+12£325+30.00 %
Oracle West MidlandsOracle
West Midlands

Oracle
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Oracle 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.

11 (25.00 %)Java
11 (25.00 %)JavaScript
11 (25.00 %)SQL
11 (25.00 %)Business Objects
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
11 (25.00 %)Swing
11 (25.00 %)Tomcat
11 (25.00 %)ClearCase
11 (25.00 %)TOAD
11 (25.00 %)SQL Navigator
11 (25.00 %)IBM
11 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
11 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
11 (25.00 %)Siemens
11 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Hibernate
11 (25.00 %)Spring
11 (25.00 %)ISTQB
11 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (25.00 %)System Testing

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Oracle 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)Swing
11 (25.00 %)Hibernate
11 (25.00 %)Spring
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Tomcat
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
11 (25.00 %)TOAD
11 (25.00 %)SQL Navigator
11 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
11 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)ClearCase
11 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Project Manager
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (25.00 %)System Testing
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java
11 (25.00 %)JavaScript
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
11 (25.00 %)ISTQB
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Business Objects
11 (25.00 %)IBM
11 (25.00 %)Siemens