The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle over the 3 months to 20 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 for the Bedfordshire region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the Oracle Corporation.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Oracle
Rank 10 6 27
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +21
Permanent jobs citing Oracle 158 200 54
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 14.59% 20.33% 6.459%
As % of the Vendors category 24.16% 37.66% 17.70%
Number of salaries quoted 143 161 50
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +23.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,300 £28,000 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,000 £69,800 £54,300
UK excluding London average salary £42,000 £42,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-1.17% +2.40%
All Vendors
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
654 531 305
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 60.39% 53.96% 36.48%
Number of salaries quoted 584 433 291
Average salary £47,500 £45,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.55% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £28,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £55,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Oracle
East of England

Oracle
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Oracle across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Bedfordshire Oracle Jobs Demand Trend

Oracle
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Oracle across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Oracle Salary Trend

Oracle
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Oracle across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Bedfordshire Oracle Salary Histogram

Oracle
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Oracle within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Luton +1 75 £46,250 +15.62%
Bedford -7 32 £42,500 -10.52%
Dunstable -20 10 £48,750 +16.07%
Oracle
East of England

Oracle
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Oracle.

1 171 (56.81%) SQL
2 94 (31.23%) SQL Server
3 90 (29.90%) Microsoft
4 80 (26.58%) Windows
5 68 (22.59%) .NET
6 65 (21.59%) Oracle EBS R12
7 61 (20.27%) Finance
8 57 (18.94%) VMware
9 56 (18.60%) Oracle EBS
10 54 (17.94%) XML
10 54 (17.94%) vSphere
11 53 (17.61%) Linux
12 51 (16.94%) MS Excel
13 50 (16.61%) C#
14 47 (15.61%) Change Management
15 44 (14.62%) MySQL
16 43 (14.29%) ITIL
16 43 (14.29%) Degree
17 41 (13.62%) Web Services
17 41 (13.62%) TCP/IP
18 40 (13.29%) Cisco
18 40 (13.29%) Oracle Reports
19 39 (12.96%) Java
19 39 (12.96%) VB
20 37 (12.29%) Problem Management
21 36 (11.96%) Oracle 11g
21 36 (11.96%) UNIX
21 36 (11.96%) VMware ESX
22 35 (11.63%) IIS
23 34 (11.30%) iSCSI

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Oracle. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 68 (22.59%) .NET
2 54 (17.94%) XML
3 41 (13.62%) Web Services
4 31 (10.30%) HTML
5 29 (9.635%) .NET Framework
6 28 (9.302%) WCF
6 28 (9.302%) ASP
7 25 (8.306%) ASP.NET
7 25 (8.306%) Silverlight
8 23 (7.641%) WPF
8 23 (7.641%) WinForms
9 19 (6.312%) WF
10 15 (4.983%) ASP.NET MVC
11 9 (2.990%) ASP.NET MVC 3
12 8 (2.658%) CSS
13 6 (1.993%) SAP XI
14 4 (1.329%) Spring
14 4 (1.329%) Middleware
14 4 (1.329%) Hibernate
15 3 (0.997%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 35 (11.63%) IIS
2 31 (10.30%) Apache
3 10 (3.322%) WebLogic
4 8 (2.658%) SharePoint
5 7 (2.326%) SharePoint Server
6 6 (1.993%) Oracle Application Server
7 4 (1.329%) Exstream Dialogue
7 4 (1.329%) MS Exchange
7 4 (1.329%) BizTalk Server
8 3 (0.997%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.997%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.997%) ESB
9 2 (0.664%) Exchange Server 2007
10 1 (0.332%) WebSphere Message Broker
10 1 (0.332%) Amazon AWS
10 1 (0.332%) Exchange Server 2003
10 1 (0.332%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.332%) CMS
10 1 (0.332%) ColdFusion
10 1 (0.332%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 51 (16.94%) MS Excel
2 30 (9.967%) MS Office
3 10 (3.322%) DOC1
4 4 (1.329%) PrintSoft PReS
5 2 (0.664%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 65 (21.59%) Oracle EBS R12
2 56 (18.60%) Oracle EBS
3 30 (9.967%) Oracle iRecruitment
4 17 (5.648%) Oracle HRMS
5 11 (3.654%) Oracle Applications
6 8 (2.658%) Oracle Payroll
7 4 (1.329%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (1.329%) Exstream
7 4 (1.329%) Dynamics CRM
8 3 (0.997%) Oracle 11i
9 2 (0.664%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.664%) BASE24
10 1 (0.332%) HFM
10 1 (0.332%) Hyperion Planning
10 1 (0.332%) Oracle iProcurement
Communications & Networking
1 41 (13.62%) TCP/IP
2 34 (11.30%) iSCSI
3 24 (7.973%) Internet
4 19 (6.312%) SAN
5 11 (3.654%) Fibre Channel
6 7 (2.326%) DNS
7 5 (1.661%) DHCP
8 4 (1.329%) LDAP
8 4 (1.329%) SSH
9 2 (0.664%) WAN
9 2 (0.664%) DMZ
10 1 (0.332%) LAN
10 1 (0.332%) VLAN
10 1 (0.332%) Network Security
10 1 (0.332%) Firewall
10 1 (0.332%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (31.23%) SQL Server
2 44 (14.62%) MySQL
3 40 (13.29%) Oracle Reports
4 36 (11.96%) Oracle 11g
5 31 (10.30%) Oracle 8/8i
6 23 (7.641%) Crystal Reports
7 19 (6.312%) SQL Server 2005
7 19 (6.312%) Oracle BI EE
8 18 (5.980%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 17 (5.648%) SQL Server 2008
10 16 (5.316%) MS Access
11 11 (3.654%) RDBMS
12 10 (3.322%) SQL Server 2000
12 10 (3.322%) Data Warehouse
13 9 (2.990%) Oracle 10g
14 7 (2.326%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 6 (1.993%) BusinessObjects XI
15 6 (1.993%) BusinessObjects
16 5 (1.661%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 3 (0.997%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (4.983%) Visual Studio
2 14 (4.651%) PowerBuilder
3 13 (4.319%) Team Foundation Server
3 13 (4.319%) MSTest
4 8 (2.658%) Oracle Forms
4 8 (2.658%) JIRA
5 7 (2.326%) NUnit
6 5 (1.661%) Visual Studio Team System
7 2 (0.664%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.664%) JUnit
7 2 (0.664%) PROIV
8 1 (0.332%) Subversion
8 1 (0.332%) Maven
General
1 61 (20.27%) Finance
2 11 (3.654%) Banking
3 2 (0.664%) Law
4 1 (0.332%) Advertising
4 1 (0.332%) Retail
4 1 (0.332%) Marketing
4 1 (0.332%) Czech Language
4 1 (0.332%) German Language
Job Titles
1 90 (29.90%) Analyst
2 46 (15.28%) Developer
3 45 (14.95%) Support Analyst
4 35 (11.63%) Administrator
4 35 (11.63%) Oracle Analyst
5 26 (8.638%) Linux Engineer
6 25 (8.306%) DBA
7 19 (6.312%) Applications Support
7 19 (6.312%) Consultant
7 19 (6.312%) Architect
7 19 (6.312%) C# Developer
7 19 (6.312%) Technical Analyst
8 18 (5.980%) Technical Support
9 16 (5.316%) Applications Support Analyst
10 15 (4.983%) Technical Support Analyst
10 15 (4.983%) Support Engineer
10 15 (4.983%) Graduate
11 14 (4.651%) Graduate Support Analyst
12 13 (4.319%) Oracle Support Analyst
12 13 (4.319%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.967%) SaaS
2 16 (5.316%) N-Tier
3 15 (4.983%) Computer Science
4 14 (4.651%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.654%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.658%) iSeries
7 5 (1.661%) Client/Server
7 5 (1.661%) Replication
7 5 (1.661%) Wiki
8 2 (0.664%) SWIFT
9 1 (0.332%) Blackberry
9 1 (0.332%) Mainframe
9 1 (0.332%) PKI
9 1 (0.332%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 80 (26.58%) Windows
2 53 (17.61%) Linux
3 36 (11.96%) UNIX
4 26 (8.638%) Solaris
5 17 (5.648%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.997%) AIX
7 2 (0.664%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (0.664%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.332%) Debian
8 1 (0.332%) Android
8 1 (0.332%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (15.61%) Change Management
2 43 (14.29%) ITIL
3 37 (12.29%) Problem Management
4 34 (11.30%) ETL
5 32 (10.63%) Project Management
5 32 (10.63%) Service Management
6 29 (9.635%) Business Intelligence
7 21 (6.977%) Data Modelling
8 19 (6.312%) TDD
8 19 (6.312%) Root Cause Analysis
9 17 (5.648%) Unit Testing
9 17 (5.648%) MVC
10 16 (5.316%) ERP
10 16 (5.316%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (4.983%) Refactoring
11 15 (4.983%) Agile Software Development
11 15 (4.983%) CRM
11 15 (4.983%) Migration
12 13 (4.319%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (4.319%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 171 (56.81%) SQL
2 50 (16.61%) C#
3 39 (12.96%) Java
3 39 (12.96%) VB
4 29 (9.635%) JavaScript
5 21 (6.977%) PL/SQL
6 15 (4.983%) VB.NET
7 14 (4.651%) VBA
8 11 (3.654%) Shell Script
8 11 (3.654%) T-SQL
9 9 (2.990%) C
10 7 (2.326%) Korn
10 7 (2.326%) Bash shell
11 6 (1.993%) C-shell
11 6 (1.993%) Perl
12 5 (1.661%) VBScript
12 5 (1.661%) AWK
12 5 (1.661%) VB6
13 2 (0.664%) ABAP
13 2 (0.664%) PHP
Qualifications
1 43 (14.29%) Degree
2 5 (1.661%) ISEB
2 5 (1.661%) OCP
2 5 (1.661%) Oracle Certification
3 4 (1.329%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 3 (0.997%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.664%) MCSE
5 2 (0.664%) VCP4
5 2 (0.664%) MCITP
6 1 (0.332%) MCTS
6 1 (0.332%) MCP
6 1 (0.332%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.332%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.980%) SLA
2 9 (2.990%) QA
3 7 (2.326%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 54 (17.94%) vSphere
2 36 (11.96%) VMware ESX
3 19 (6.312%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (3.987%) Oracle RMAN
5 10 (3.322%) Oracle RAC
6 9 (2.990%) Active Directory
7 7 (2.326%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.664%) Terminal Server
8 2 (0.664%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
8 2 (0.664%) VMFS
9 1 (0.332%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.332%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (3.987%) Data Guard
2 6 (1.993%) HP SIM
3 5 (1.661%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 4 (1.329%) Tivoli
5 2 (0.664%) ServiceCenter
6 1 (0.332%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.332%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 90 (29.90%) Microsoft
2 57 (18.94%) VMware
3 40 (13.29%) Cisco
4 26 (8.638%) Red Hat
5 24 (7.973%) Informatica
6 21 (6.977%) HP
6 21 (6.977%) SAP
7 12 (3.987%) NetApp
8 10 (3.322%) Sybase
8 10 (3.322%) XMPie
9 7 (2.326%) Business Objects
9 7 (2.326%) Pegasus
10 6 (1.993%) CommVault
10 6 (1.993%) EMC
10 6 (1.993%) FalconStor
11 5 (1.661%) Citrix
11 5 (1.661%) Sun
12 4 (1.329%) Telerik
13 3 (0.997%) Salesforce.com
13 3 (0.997%) TIBCO
Bedfordshire
Essential Skills/Experience *Ability to develop complex applications in Microsoft C#.net *Ability to write SQL queries and DDL on an industry standard relational database (SQL/Oracle) *Diagnostic...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Pension, Health Care
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
You must have a high level of programming experience and development with frameworks with an excellent understanding of the principles and design of enterprise- level database (preferably Oracle...
Sovereign Business Resource
Salary: £40000 - £52000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
This involves working on many modules of my client's global software written on the .NET platform using C# with both Web and WinForms development using the .NET...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Luton, South East
ROLEThe Senior Oracle HR/Payroll Support Analyst will provide day to day support of the Oracle HR & Payroll modules.
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits & Career Progression
Posted: 2 May 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
be the design authority for the .NET based solutions... - have relevant architectural qualifications (TOGAF, Zachmans, ISEB). The technical skills required for the Solutions Architect - .Net Framework are: - A...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £65,000 to £75,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Luton, South East
Essential: At least 5 years commercial Linux data centre experience Linux server (inc. Apache, mySQL) LAMP TCP/IP networking over Cisco Catalyst switches Storage Area Networks, including FC...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Luton, South East
TCP/IP networking over Cisco Catalyst switches Storage Area Networks, including FC and iSCSI switching Desirable: Windows Server (up to 2008) including Microsoft Cluster Services, Microsoft IIS web...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Luton
You will have the proven ability to design and implement highly available databases using virtual servers and central storage appliances; the University uses VMware vSphere and NetApp filers.
University of Bedfordshire
Salary: c £34,000 per annum
Posted: 19 May 2013
Luton, South East
Major European airline are looking for an Oracle functional specialist focussed on Oracle HRMS suite and Payroll to provide analysis and 3rd line support following a major Oracle...
Hudson
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
Skills essential:* Solaris 8,9,10* Redhat and or OEL* HP Chassis/Blade based server technology * Cisco UCS Server Platform* TCP, IP, DNS, SSH, DNS, LDAP,* Sun/Oracle...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 25 April 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, ideally with project management qualifications, you must have a proven track record of successfully implementing financial applications (e.g. Oracle, Peoplesoft or JD...
easyJet
Salary: To attract the best
Posted: 24 April 2013
London Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, East of...
Skills required: Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, ideally with project management qualifications, you must have a proven track record of successfully implementing financial applications (e.g. Oracle, Peoplesoft...
easyJet
Salary: £To attract the best
Posted: 19 May 2013