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The table below looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the Ascot region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below50.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£403£418
% change on same period last year-3.65 %
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£38.93£37.71
% change on same period last year+3.23 %
Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Ascot
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£322-
Average daily rate£383-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£444-
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
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£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
Middleware BerkshireMiddleware
Berkshire

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.

Middleware
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Middleware across the Ascot region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Ascot Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Trend

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

Ascot Middleware Daily Rate Trend

Middleware
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ascot region citing Middleware 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 Middleware.

13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)J2EE
13 (100.00 %)MySQL
13 (100.00 %)Oracle
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)Red Hat
13 (100.00 %)Retail
13 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
22 (66.67 %)Java EE
22 (66.67 %)JBoss
22 (66.67 %)JMS

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ascot region citing Middleware 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 Middleware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)J2EE
22 (66.67 %)JMS
22 (66.67 %)Java EE
Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)JBoss
Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)MySQL
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Retail
Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
13 (100.00 %)Java Developer
Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)Java
Ascot IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Oracle
13 (100.00 %)Red Hat