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This section looks at the demand for Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OCP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle Certified Professional (OCP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank732848
Rank change on same period last yearUp+116
Matching permanent IT job ads192168
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.070 %
As % of the category below0.499 %0.340 %
Salaries quoted168130
Average minimum salary£46,261£38,277
Average salary£48,753£41,339
% change on same period last year+17.93 %
Average maximum salary£51,244£44,401
UK excluding London average salary£46,933£41,781
% change on same period last year+12.33 %
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3844849362
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.70 %20.58 %
Salaries quoted3256639807
Average minimum salary£37,547£38,970
Average salary£40,926£42,438
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
Average maximum salary£44,305£45,907
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %

OCP
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing OCP within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

OCP Demand Trend

OCP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing OCP within the UK.

OCP Salary Trend

OCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OCP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

OCP Salary Histogram

OCP
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OCP within the UK over the 3 months to 20 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+93170£49,231+21.03 %
LondonUp+14386£50,880+29.11 %
South EastUp+3152£50,578+17.85 %
BerkshireUp+3143£43,421+1.33 %
City of LondonUp+830£52,317+47.37 %
BuckinghamshireUp+3612£55,000+34.14 %
Milton KeynesNew entry-12£55,000-
NewburyNew entry-12£55,000-
GlasgowUp+1711£41,409-
ScotlandUp+3111£41,409+11.91 %
North WestUp+311£38,636+0.68 %
MiddlesexNew entry-8£80,000-
YorkshireDown-86£38,750-2.36 %
North EastNew entry-5£30,583-
South WestNew entry-5£53,000-
Tyne and WearNew entry-4£27,700-
GloucesterNew entry-4£52,500-
ManchesterUp+184£40,250+4.88 %
SunderlandNew entry-4£27,250-
CheshireDown-134£40,000-
GloucestershireNew entry-4£52,500-
ReadingUp+183£24,833-33.01 %
South YorkshireDown-113£38,750-13.88 %
PrestonNew entry-2£35,000-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-2£61,500-
East of EnglandUp+12£52,500+57.76 %
LancashireNew entry-2£35,000-
CambridgeshireNew entry-2£52,500-
UxbridgeNew entry-1--
LeicestershireNew entry-1£20,000-

OCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing OCP 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 OCP.

1463 (100.00 %)Oracle Certification
2458 (98.92 %)Oracle
3337 (72.79 %)Oracle 10g
4287 (61.99 %)SQL
5235 (50.76 %)Oracle 9i
6229 (49.46 %)UNIX
7207 (44.71 %)PL/SQL
8192 (41.47 %)Oracle RAC
9142 (30.67 %)Oracle RMAN
9142 (30.67 %)Linux
10135 (29.16 %)Java
11117 (25.27 %)SQL Server
12114 (24.62 %)Shell Script
13112 (24.19 %)Oracle Applications
14111 (23.97 %)RDBMS
15107 (23.11 %)Perl
1688 (19.01 %)Finance
1782 (17.71 %)Oracle 11i
1880 (17.28 %)Solaris
1977 (16.63 %)OCA
2075 (16.20 %)Oracle 8/8i
2172 (15.55 %)Windows
2265 (14.04 %)Security Cleared
2363 (13.61 %)Oracle 10gAS
2460 (12.96 %)Oracle 11g
2559 (12.74 %)OC4J
2658 (12.53 %)Oracle Discoverer
2755 (11.88 %)Oracle Application Server
2853 (11.45 %)Degree
2853 (11.45 %)Oracle EBS

OCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing OCP 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 OCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
159 (12.74 %)OC4J
243 (9.287 %)J2EE
329 (6.263 %)XML
427 (5.832 %)HTML
519 (4.104 %)Oracle Streams
610 (2.160 %)Middleware
78 (1.728 %).NET
82 (0.432 %).NET Framework
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
163 (13.61 %)Oracle 10gAS
255 (11.88 %)Oracle Application Server
335 (7.559 %)Oracle 9iAS
429 (6.263 %)JBoss
55 (1.080 %)IIS
55 (1.080 %)Oracle Spatial
63 (0.648 %)WebLogic
71 (0.216 %)Lotus Domino
71 (0.216 %)MS Exchange
71 (0.216 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
71 (0.216 %)Oracle Workflow
71 (0.216 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (0.216 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (1.728 %)MS Excel
22 (0.432 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1112 (24.19 %)Oracle Applications
282 (17.71 %)Oracle 11i
353 (11.45 %)Oracle EBS
43 (0.648 %)Unica Affinium
43 (0.648 %)Oracle Financials
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (2.808 %)SAN
211 (2.376 %)Internet
37 (1.512 %)LDAP
45 (1.080 %)Wireless
51 (0.216 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1337 (72.79 %)Oracle 10g
2235 (50.76 %)Oracle 9i
3117 (25.27 %)SQL Server
4111 (23.97 %)RDBMS
575 (16.20 %)Oracle 8/8i
660 (12.96 %)Oracle 11g
758 (12.53 %)Oracle Discoverer
849 (10.58 %)Oracle Reports
930 (6.479 %)Informix
1026 (5.616 %)Datawarehouse
1122 (4.752 %)SQL Server 2005
1218 (3.888 %)ETL
1314 (3.024 %)SQL Server 2000
1413 (2.808 %)MySQL
1510 (2.160 %)Crystal Reports
169 (1.944 %)BusinessObjects
178 (1.728 %)TOAD
187 (1.512 %)OLAP
187 (1.512 %)Oracle OLAP
196 (1.296 %)PostgreSQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
144 (9.503 %)Oracle Forms
222 (4.752 %)ProC
37 (1.512 %)Dreamweaver
43 (0.648 %)Oracle APEX
43 (0.648 %)Oracle Designer/2000
51 (0.216 %)JDeveloper
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
188 (19.01 %)Finance
251 (11.02 %)Retail
346 (9.935 %)Banking
439 (8.423 %)Pensions
526 (5.616 %)Education
623 (4.968 %)Music
623 (4.968 %)Music Industry
722 (4.752 %)Games
722 (4.752 %)Online Games
816 (3.456 %)Government
816 (3.456 %)Health
912 (2.592 %)Telecoms
912 (2.592 %)Insurance
107 (1.512 %)Investment Banking
116 (1.296 %)FMCG
125 (1.080 %)Multimedia
134 (0.864 %)Marketing
143 (0.648 %)Private Banking
143 (0.648 %)Manufacturing
152 (0.432 %)Billing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1331 (71.49 %)DBA
2310 (66.95 %)Oracle DBA
361 (13.17 %)Oracle Applications DBA
460 (12.96 %)Developer
556 (12.10 %)Administrator
652 (11.23 %)Consultant
748 (10.37 %)Oracle Developer
748 (10.37 %)Oracle Consultant
838 (8.207 %)Senior DBA
838 (8.207 %)Senior Oracle DBA
918 (3.888 %)Analyst
1017 (3.672 %)Applications Developer
1017 (3.672 %)Oracle Applications Developer
1115 (3.240 %)Datawarehouse Developer
1214 (3.024 %)Oracle Analyst
1311 (2.376 %)Junior
1311 (2.376 %)Junior DBA
1311 (2.376 %)Junior Oracle DBA
1311 (2.376 %)Applications Support
149 (1.944 %)Technical Consultant
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
152 (11.23 %)Replication
210 (2.160 %)Clustering
35 (1.080 %)VHDL
35 (1.080 %)Verilog
35 (1.080 %)ASIC
44 (0.864 %)Social Network
44 (0.864 %)Equities
52 (0.432 %)French Language
52 (0.432 %)Thin Client
52 (0.432 %)Fat Client
61 (0.216 %)N-Tier
61 (0.216 %)Grid Computing
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1229 (49.46 %)UNIX
2142 (30.67 %)Linux
380 (17.28 %)Solaris
472 (15.55 %)Windows
529 (6.263 %)AIX
622 (4.752 %)HPUX
715 (3.240 %)Windows Server 2003
812 (2.592 %)Red Hat Linux
98 (1.728 %)Windows 2000 Server
107 (1.512 %)Windows 2000
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
165 (14.04 %)Security Cleared
248 (10.37 %)SOA
248 (10.37 %)Technical Architecture
340 (8.639 %)ITIL
433 (7.127 %)E-business
526 (5.616 %)Disaster Recovery
622 (4.752 %)PRINCE2
719 (4.104 %)Web Development
817 (3.672 %)Project Management
817 (3.672 %)CMMI
916 (3.456 %)Agile Software Development
1014 (3.024 %)Migration
1111 (2.376 %)CRM
1210 (2.160 %)Business Intelligence
139 (1.944 %)SC Cleared
148 (1.728 %)Software Engineering
157 (1.512 %)Web Design
165 (1.080 %)DV Cleared
165 (1.080 %)Business Analysis
165 (1.080 %)Data Modelling
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1287 (61.99 %)SQL
2207 (44.71 %)PL/SQL
3135 (29.16 %)Java
4114 (24.62 %)Shell Script
5107 (23.11 %)Perl
637 (7.991 %)C
77 (1.512 %)PowerHouse
86 (1.296 %)C++
95 (1.080 %)Tcl
102 (0.432 %)C#
111 (0.216 %)COBOL
111 (0.216 %)JavaScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1463 (100.00 %)Oracle Certification
277 (16.63 %)OCA
353 (11.45 %)Degree
425 (5.400 %)Microsoft Certification
522 (4.752 %)MCDBA
621 (4.536 %)MCSE
75 (1.080 %)SCSA
75 (1.080 %)SCNA
83 (0.648 %)HND
92 (0.432 %)MCP
101 (0.216 %)MCITP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.080 %)QA
21 (0.216 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1192 (41.47 %)Oracle RAC
2142 (30.67 %)Oracle RMAN
36 (1.296 %)NetBackup
41 (0.216 %)Active Directory
41 (0.216 %)AquaLogic
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (3.024 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
213 (2.808 %)Oracle Statspack
32 (0.432 %)Legato
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1458 (98.92 %)Oracle
239 (8.423 %)VERITAS
329 (6.263 %)Sun
420 (4.320 %)Sybase
515 (3.240 %)Microsoft
612 (2.592 %)Red Hat
711 (2.376 %)PeopleSoft
89 (1.944 %)IBM
89 (1.944 %)Business Objects
97 (1.512 %)HP
105 (1.080 %)Magma
113 (0.648 %)Unica
122 (0.432 %)Citrix
131 (0.216 %)BEA