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This section looks at the demand for Quest TOAD skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TOAD over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuest TOAD
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank113-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.852 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£270-
Average daily rate£270-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£270-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£326
% change on same period last year+3.26 %
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£31.70£33.42
% change on same period last year-5.12 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads702704
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.926 %0.701 %
Daily rates quoted12070
Average minimum daily rate£287£331
Average daily rate£306£350
% change on same period last year-12.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted7757
Average minimum hourly rate£28.99£27.56
Average hourly rate£31.01£28.94
% change on same period last year+7.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.03£30.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
TOAD EnglandTOAD
England

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.

TOAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing TOAD across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Yorkshire TOAD Demand Trend

TOAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire TOAD Daily Rate Trend

TOAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire TOAD Hourly Rate Trend

TOAD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TOAD within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
West YorkshireNew entry-8£270-
TOAD EnglandTOAD
England

TOAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing TOAD 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 TOAD.

127 (100.00 %)Oracle
223 (85.19 %)SQL
321 (77.78 %)PL/SQL
414 (51.85 %)Oracle Forms
414 (51.85 %)Oracle 9i
511 (40.74 %)UNIX
68 (29.63 %)Finance
77 (25.93 %)Windows
77 (25.93 %)Oracle Reports
86 (22.22 %)Datawarehouse
95 (18.52 %)BusinessObjects
95 (18.52 %)Shell Script
95 (18.52 %)Business Objects
95 (18.52 %)VB.NET
95 (18.52 %).NET
104 (14.81 %)VB
104 (14.81 %)COBOL
104 (14.81 %)ADO.NET
104 (14.81 %)Oracle 8/8i
104 (14.81 %)TestDirector
104 (14.81 %)Oracle 10g
104 (14.81 %)Sun
113 (11.11 %)WinForms
113 (11.11 %)SSH
113 (11.11 %)MS Visio
113 (11.11 %)Benchmarking
113 (11.11 %)SQL Server
122 (7.407 %)SQLPlus
122 (7.407 %)HP
122 (7.407 %).NET Framework

TOAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing TOAD 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 TOAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (18.52 %).NET
24 (14.81 %)ADO.NET
33 (11.11 %)WinForms
42 (7.407 %).NET Framework
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (11.11 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (11.11 %)SSH
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (51.85 %)Oracle 9i
27 (25.93 %)Oracle Reports
36 (22.22 %)Datawarehouse
45 (18.52 %)BusinessObjects
54 (14.81 %)Oracle 8/8i
54 (14.81 %)Oracle 10g
63 (11.11 %)SQL Server
72 (7.407 %)SQLPlus
81 (3.704 %)Oracle OWB
81 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2005
81 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (3.704 %)ETL
81 (3.704 %)SQL Navigator
81 (3.704 %)Oracle Discoverer
81 (3.704 %)RDBMS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (51.85 %)Oracle Forms
24 (14.81 %)TestDirector
31 (3.704 %)ProC
31 (3.704 %)PVCS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (29.63 %)Finance
22 (7.407 %)Banking
22 (7.407 %)Retail
31 (3.704 %)International Banking
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (40.74 %)Developer
210 (37.04 %)Analyst
210 (37.04 %)Oracle Developer
35 (18.52 %)Analyst Programmer
35 (18.52 %)Programmer
44 (14.81 %)DBA
44 (14.81 %)Oracle DBA
44 (14.81 %)SQL Developer
44 (14.81 %)PL/SQL Developer
44 (14.81 %)Oracle Forms Developer
53 (11.11 %)Oracle Reports Developer
53 (11.11 %)Performance Analyst
53 (11.11 %)Oracle Analyst
53 (11.11 %)COBOL Developer
53 (11.11 %)Report Developer
61 (3.704 %).NET Analyst Programmer
61 (3.704 %)Financial Business Analyst
61 (3.704 %)Oracle Consultant
61 (3.704 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
61 (3.704 %)SQL DBA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.704 %)IVR
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (40.74 %)UNIX
27 (25.93 %)Windows
31 (3.704 %)Solaris
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (11.11 %)Benchmarking
22 (7.407 %)Unit Testing
22 (7.407 %)System Testing
22 (7.407 %)Migration
31 (3.704 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (3.704 %)Business Analysis
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (85.19 %)SQL
221 (77.78 %)PL/SQL
35 (18.52 %)Shell Script
35 (18.52 %)VB.NET
44 (14.81 %)VB
44 (14.81 %)COBOL
51 (3.704 %)Perl
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (7.407 %)Oracle RAC
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (100.00 %)Oracle
25 (18.52 %)Business Objects
34 (14.81 %)Sun
42 (7.407 %)HP