Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Oracle products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Oracle over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the North West region.

 Oracle
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank171711
Rank change year-on-year
No change0Down-6
Matching permanent IT job ads4425371245
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West8.135 %9.416 %9.922 %
As % of the Vendors category19.95 %22.06 %22.82 %
Salaries quoted3914691024
Average salary£40,500£40,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.250 %+14.28 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,425£28,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£55,000£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£38,250
% change year-on-year
-+4.570 %
North West IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryAll Vendors
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
221524345456
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West40.77 %42.68 %43.48 %
Salaries quoted192920764687
Average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.140 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£23,000£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£58,500£55,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£37,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.660 %-
Oracle EnglandOracle
England

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 permanent IT jobs citing Oracle across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West Oracle Demand Trend

Oracle
Salary Trend

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

North West Oracle Salary Trend

Oracle
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Oracle across the North West region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterDown-7217£40,000+2.56 %
CheshireUp+7124£43,000+7.50 %
MerseysideDown-149£40,000-
LancashireDown-224£31,500-21.25 %
Oracle EnglandOracle
England

Oracle
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1259 (33.55 %)Java
2250 (32.38 %)SQL
3249 (32.25 %)SQL Server
4157 (20.34 %)UNIX
5143 (18.52 %).NET
6131 (16.97 %)Finance
7127 (16.45 %)J2EE
8122 (15.80 %)Degree
9115 (14.90 %)XML
10109 (14.12 %)Windows
11108 (13.99 %)C#
12104 (13.47 %)Microsoft
1398 (12.69 %)Linux
1489 (11.53 %)PL/SQL
1586 (11.14 %)Datawarehouse
1681 (10.49 %)Business Intelligence
1780 (10.36 %)UML
1876 (9.845 %)MySQL
1969 (8.938 %)C
2066 (8.549 %)VB
2165 (8.420 %)HTML
2264 (8.290 %)JavaScript
2264 (8.290 %)JBoss
2362 (8.031 %)RDBMS
2461 (7.902 %)Project Management
2553 (6.865 %)Web Services
2553 (6.865 %)Oracle Applications
2652 (6.736 %)SAP
2751 (6.606 %)CRM
2751 (6.606 %)Oracle 10g

Oracle
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1143 (18.52 %).NET
2127 (16.45 %)J2EE
3115 (14.90 %)XML
465 (8.420 %)HTML
553 (6.865 %)Web Services
650 (6.477 %)Middleware
740 (5.181 %)Spring
839 (5.052 %)Hibernate
839 (5.052 %)JSP
839 (5.052 %)WebSphere
938 (4.922 %)EJB
1035 (4.534 %)Java EE
1133 (4.275 %)CSS
1231 (4.016 %)ASP.NET
1329 (3.756 %)Oracle Fusion
1428 (3.627 %)Struts
1518 (2.332 %)AJAX
1617 (2.202 %)Servlets
1716 (2.073 %)XSLT
1815 (1.943 %)SAP Basis
North West IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
129 (3.756 %)IIS
227 (3.497 %)Tomcat
325 (3.238 %)WebLogic
421 (2.720 %)Apache
520 (2.591 %)SharePoint
619 (2.461 %)SharePoint Server 2007
718 (2.332 %)ESB
813 (1.684 %)WebSphere Application Server
911 (1.425 %)Oracle Application Server
109 (1.166 %)SAS
118 (1.036 %)MS Exchange
127 (0.907 %)Oracle Workflow
127 (0.907 %)SAP Portal
136 (0.777 %)Tuxedo
145 (0.648 %)Mule
145 (0.648 %)GlassFish
153 (0.389 %)Moodle
153 (0.389 %)Oracle BPEL
153 (0.389 %)NetWeaver
162 (0.259 %)BizTalk Server
North West IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
144 (5.699 %)MS Excel
228 (3.627 %)MS Visio
313 (1.684 %)MS Office
410 (1.295 %)MS Project
53 (0.389 %)CA Clarity
61 (0.130 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.130 %)InfoPath
North West IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
153 (6.865 %)Oracle Applications
247 (6.088 %)Oracle EBS
334 (4.404 %)Oracle 11i
429 (3.756 %)Oracle HRMS
523 (2.979 %)Oracle EBS R12
613 (1.684 %)Oracle Financials
710 (1.295 %)Oracle iRecruitment
710 (1.295 %)Dynamics CRM
88 (1.036 %)Microsoft CRM
88 (1.036 %)Oracle BPM
97 (0.907 %)Applix TM1
106 (0.777 %)Great Plains
115 (0.648 %)Siebel Analytics
124 (0.518 %)Dynamics NAV
124 (0.518 %)SAP Business One
124 (0.518 %)WebTrends
124 (0.518 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
133 (0.389 %)Oracle CRM
133 (0.389 %)Infinys
133 (0.389 %)Oracle Clinical
North West IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
134 (4.404 %)Internet
216 (2.073 %)TCP/IP
312 (1.554 %)SMPP
312 (1.554 %)HTTP
49 (1.166 %)SAN
57 (0.907 %)LAN
57 (0.907 %)VoIP
57 (0.907 %)WAN
65 (0.648 %)LDAP
74 (0.518 %)FTP
74 (0.518 %)DNS
74 (0.518 %)SSL
74 (0.518 %)DMZ
74 (0.518 %)DSL
74 (0.518 %)Firewall
81 (0.130 %)VLAN
81 (0.130 %)RFID
81 (0.130 %)Intranet
81 (0.130 %)Ethernet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1249 (32.25 %)SQL Server
286 (11.14 %)Datawarehouse
376 (9.845 %)MySQL
462 (8.031 %)RDBMS
551 (6.606 %)Oracle 10g
647 (6.088 %)Oracle 8/8i
746 (5.959 %)Oracle Reports
830 (3.886 %)BusinessObjects
929 (3.756 %)ETL
1026 (3.368 %)Ingres
1125 (3.238 %)OLAP
1125 (3.238 %)Oracle OLAP
1125 (3.238 %)Oracle BI EE
1224 (3.109 %)Oracle Discoverer
1323 (2.979 %)DB2
1323 (2.979 %)SQL Server 2005
1420 (2.591 %)Oracle 11g
1420 (2.591 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1516 (2.073 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1615 (1.943 %)OLTP
North West IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
123 (2.979 %)Visual Studio
219 (2.461 %)Oracle APEX
317 (2.202 %)ProC
415 (1.943 %)Oracle Forms
511 (1.425 %)Ant
511 (1.425 %)JUnit
610 (1.295 %)Eclipse
610 (1.295 %)VSS/SourceSafe
76 (0.777 %)Maven
76 (0.777 %)JDeveloper
84 (0.518 %)PVCS
84 (0.518 %)Subversion
84 (0.518 %)Team Foundation Server
93 (0.389 %)CruiseControl
93 (0.389 %)QuickTest Pro
102 (0.259 %)ERwin
102 (0.259 %)NUnit
111 (0.130 %)FrontPage
111 (0.130 %)PowerBuilder
111 (0.130 %)WebDriver
North West IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1131 (16.97 %)Finance
250 (6.477 %)Education
338 (4.922 %)Pensions
431 (4.016 %)Marketing
530 (3.886 %)Retail
627 (3.497 %)Publishing
726 (3.368 %)Health
823 (2.979 %)Telecoms
920 (2.591 %)Insurance
1013 (1.684 %)Pharmaceutical
1110 (1.295 %)Multimedia
129 (1.166 %)Banking
138 (1.036 %)Billing
147 (0.907 %)Back Office
147 (0.907 %)Government
155 (0.648 %)Manufacturing
163 (0.389 %)Local Government
172 (0.259 %)Auditing
172 (0.259 %)Construction
172 (0.259 %)Law
North West IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1271 (35.10 %)Developer
2113 (14.64 %)Analyst
3103 (13.34 %)Java Developer
480 (10.36 %)DBA
574 (9.585 %)Architect
671 (9.197 %)Consultant
769 (8.938 %)Java/J2EE Developer
860 (7.772 %)J2EE Developer
952 (6.736 %)Team Leader
1051 (6.606 %)Senior Developer
1147 (6.088 %)Oracle DBA
1245 (5.829 %)Oracle Developer
1336 (4.663 %)Administrator
1434 (4.404 %).NET Developer
1531 (4.016 %)Senior Java Developer
1630 (3.886 %)Web Developer
1728 (3.627 %)Developer Analyst
1827 (3.497 %)Development Team Leader
1924 (3.109 %)Data Architect
2023 (2.979 %)Applications Support
North West IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
125 (3.238 %)Handset
212 (1.554 %)Smartphone
310 (1.295 %)Data Integration
48 (1.036 %)Mainframe
57 (0.907 %)Computer Science
57 (0.907 %)Life Science
66 (0.777 %)Blackberry
75 (0.648 %)IBM Mainframe
84 (0.518 %)HACMP
84 (0.518 %)Management Information System
93 (0.389 %)Replication
93 (0.389 %)E-Learning
93 (0.389 %)Social Network
102 (0.259 %)Blog
102 (0.259 %)EqualLogic
102 (0.259 %)VLE
102 (0.259 %)N-Tier
102 (0.259 %)Statistics
102 (0.259 %)Mathematics
111 (0.130 %)Spanish Language
North West IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1157 (20.34 %)UNIX
2109 (14.12 %)Windows
398 (12.69 %)Linux
440 (5.181 %)Solaris
531 (4.016 %)AIX
611 (1.425 %)HPUX
79 (1.166 %)Windows Server 2003
88 (1.036 %)Windows 2000 Server
95 (0.648 %)VMS
95 (0.648 %)OpenVMS
104 (0.518 %)SUSE
104 (0.518 %)Red Hat Linux
113 (0.389 %)Oracle Enterprise Linux
122 (0.259 %)Windows CE
122 (0.259 %)Windows Mobile
122 (0.259 %)Windows Vista
122 (0.259 %)Windows Server 2008
122 (0.259 %)Windows XP
131 (0.130 %)Windows NT
North West IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
181 (10.49 %)Business Intelligence
280 (10.36 %)UML
361 (7.902 %)Project Management
451 (6.606 %)CRM
546 (5.959 %)ERP
645 (5.829 %)OO
742 (5.440 %)Service Management
839 (5.052 %)SOA
938 (4.922 %)E-Commerce
1037 (4.793 %)Data Modelling
1133 (4.275 %)Content Management
1230 (3.886 %)ITIL
1329 (3.756 %)Web Development
1425 (3.238 %)Data Management
1524 (3.109 %)Data Architecture
1621 (2.720 %)BPEL
1719 (2.461 %)Migration
1818 (2.332 %)Risk Management
1916 (2.073 %)Workflow
1916 (2.073 %)Information Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1259 (33.55 %)Java
2250 (32.38 %)SQL
3108 (13.99 %)C#
489 (11.53 %)PL/SQL
569 (8.938 %)C
666 (8.549 %)VB
764 (8.290 %)JavaScript
848 (6.218 %)PHP
935 (4.534 %)Shell Script
1033 (4.275 %)C++
1124 (3.109 %)VB.NET
1220 (2.591 %)Perl
1314 (1.813 %)T-SQL
1413 (1.684 %)ABAP
157 (0.907 %)VBScript
166 (0.777 %)Python
166 (0.777 %)XPath
175 (0.648 %)SQR
175 (0.648 %)Delphi
184 (0.518 %)COBOL
North West IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1122 (15.80 %)Degree
233 (4.275 %)Sun Certification
316 (2.073 %)Microsoft Certification
411 (1.425 %)MCSE
411 (1.425 %)Security Cleared
510 (1.295 %)Oracle Certification
510 (1.295 %)ISEB
510 (1.295 %)HND
68 (1.036 %)OCP
76 (0.777 %)SAP Certification
85 (0.648 %)Cisco Certification
85 (0.648 %)SC Cleared
93 (0.389 %)IBM Certification
93 (0.389 %)CISSP
93 (0.389 %)CCNA
102 (0.259 %)CCDP
102 (0.259 %)MCSD
102 (0.259 %)HNC
102 (0.259 %)ITIL Certification
111 (0.130 %)PMI Certification
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (2.720 %)QA
24 (0.518 %)ISO9000
33 (0.389 %)ISO27001
42 (0.259 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
117 (2.202 %)Oracle RMAN
216 (2.073 %)Oracle RAC
312 (1.554 %)Active Directory
410 (1.295 %)VMware Infrastructure
58 (1.036 %)MetaFrame
67 (0.907 %)XenServer
74 (0.518 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
81 (0.130 %)Snort
North West IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
121 (2.720 %)Data Guard
211 (1.425 %)Tivoli
39 (1.166 %)OpenView
47 (0.907 %)OVSD
54 (0.518 %)SCOM
62 (0.259 %)NetBackup
62 (0.259 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
62 (0.259 %)Nagios
71 (0.130 %)MSI
71 (0.130 %)Nessus
North West IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1104 (13.47 %)Microsoft
264 (8.290 %)JBoss
352 (6.736 %)SAP
441 (5.311 %)Sybase
539 (5.052 %)Sun
630 (3.886 %)Business Objects
729 (3.756 %)HP
822 (2.850 %)VMware
918 (2.332 %)Siebel
918 (2.332 %)JD Edwards
1016 (2.073 %)IBM
1114 (1.813 %)Hyperion
1211 (1.425 %)Citrix
1211 (1.425 %)BEA
1310 (1.295 %)Sage
149 (1.166 %)Hitachi
158 (1.036 %)PeopleSoft
167 (0.907 %)Cognos
167 (0.907 %)Teradata
167 (0.907 %)ProClarity