ApEx / HTML DB - are there actually any developers in the Marketplace (UK)

Following on from this thread " Market opportunities for Apex services ... "
As a Contract Project Manager in the UK I guess I have a bit of a reverse problem with ApEx (HTML DB). In my last contract we built a good Application on 10g with HTMLDB2, but got Oracle Corp in directly to build the DB and App. Now I am in my next project role I want to use a similar approach for an MIS project, however I would like to take direct contractors from the Marketplace with good HTML DB skills instead. Can I find any..? Nope.
If I search on jobsite.co.uk for adverts even listing HTML DB I get no results either, so where is the market demand for this skillset?
Am I the only person looking for HTML DB skills direct, or are people simply not listing it on their CV's as a core skill therefore it's not turning up in recruiting agency matches?
Thoughts / Opinions / Comment ?
Cheers,
Matt

it makes more sense to have developers on-site with the business users and the rest of the >project/database development team than off site which would only add latency to the overall >project and IMO as a project manager, this is not the most efficient approach.When I said 'offsite', I didn't necessarily mean no onsite visits. I'd certainly consider onsite requirements gathering as a useful exercise where feasible. Also onsite reviews and brainstorming/prototyping etc are a great way to develop applications. What I really meant was that the way ApEx lends itself to remote working means that you no longer need to find and locate a team geographically close to each other.
I've worked on quite a few projects over the years and I've definitely seen ones where 'having bums on seats' was more important than achieving the end goal (which of course is usually to fulfill a business requirement). It's all about give and take, quite often there a resitance to remote working because some people believe that you don't work as effectively, or that you'll sit and watch TV all day. This is where ApEx can really deliver however.....why? Simple -
It's such a rapid development environment, the endusers don't have to wait six months (unlike some other technologies) before you've put something together than they can see. I once heard a Java guy quote 3 days to add a field to a webpage due to the number of 'abstraction layers' that were involved. The converse of that is that I recently did (an entirely remote working) project for someone and a lot of the small changes at the end of the project went along the lines of -
Them: "It would be great if we could have a field to capture XYZ"
Me: "One moment"...*tap* tap tap
Me: "Have a look now..."
Them: "Wow...that was fast"
I'm not saying that ApEx is invulnerable to project disaster (running a successful project and using the right tool aren't necessarily always linked). However I've found in my experience that when you can show users things quickly and can get feedback from them quickly then you have far more chance of delivering something that is going to be usable to them.
In todays marketplace, clients are reticent to have people learn on the job and would rather buy in the skills when they need them. (such as I am trying to do)That one always makes me smile....the fact that I know how to do XYZ on a current position is usually because I learnt how to do it in a previous position. I agree that you don't want your entire team learning a new language from scratch for a project (thats a recipe for disaster). However there should always be an element of learning with any tool, I've used ApEx in its various guides for ages now and I can't get through the day without finding something new or a new way of doing something.

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