The first table below looks at the demand for DataStage skills in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited DataStage over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Database & Business Intelligence category for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Rank 99 115 126
Rank change year-on-year
+16 +11
Contract jobs citing DataStage 22 23 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.916% 0.730% 0.297%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 5.226% 7.210% 1.625%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 4 5
Average daily rate £488 £338 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+44.44% +12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £287 £270
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £410 £420
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year
+12.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £24.25
All Database & Business Intelligence
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
421 319 554
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 17.53% 10.12% 18.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 145 254
Average daily rate £375 £350 £328
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% +6.87%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £263 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £425 £473
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £333 £335
% change year-on-year
-0.75% -0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 5 48
Average hourly rate £33.75 £45.00 £43.63
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-25.00% +3.15%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.50 £11.50 £32.85
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -15.38%
DataStage
South East

DataStage
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing DataStage across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Berkshire DataStage Jobs Demand Trend

DataStage
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DataStage across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire DataStage Daily Rate Trend

DataStage
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DataStage across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Berkshire DataStage Daily Rate Histogram

DataStage
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DataStage within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Slough - 9 £513 -
Reading 0 1 £550 +103.70%
DataStage
South East

DataStage
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing DataStage 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 DataStage.

1 21 (84.00%) Oracle
2 16 (64.00%) Cognos
2 16 (64.00%) ETL
3 14 (56.00%) SQL
4 13 (52.00%) Business Intelligence
5 12 (48.00%) PL/SQL
6 11 (44.00%) SQL Server
7 10 (40.00%) Oracle 8/8i
8 8 (32.00%) SAP
8 8 (32.00%) Migration
9 7 (28.00%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (24.00%) IBM
11 5 (20.00%) Degree
11 5 (20.00%) TOAD
12 4 (16.00%) Finance
12 4 (16.00%) Ab Initio
12 4 (16.00%) Informatica
12 4 (16.00%) RPG
12 4 (16.00%) Analytics
13 3 (12.00%) WebSphere
13 3 (12.00%) Web Application Development
13 3 (12.00%) iSeries
13 3 (12.00%) RPG IV
13 3 (12.00%) XML
13 3 (12.00%) Data Modelling
13 3 (12.00%) DB2
13 3 (12.00%) WebSphere MQ
13 3 (12.00%) ERwin
13 3 (12.00%) Automated Testing
13 3 (12.00%) Data Mart

DataStage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing DataStage 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 DataStage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (12.00%) WebSphere
1 3 (12.00%) XML
2 2 (8.000%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (12.00%) WebSphere MQ
1 3 (12.00%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (4.000%) SAS
Business Applications
1 1 (4.000%) SAP FI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (44.00%) SQL Server
2 10 (40.00%) Oracle 8/8i
3 7 (28.00%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (20.00%) TOAD
5 3 (12.00%) DB2
5 3 (12.00%) Data Mart
6 2 (8.000%) IBM InfoSphere
7 1 (4.000%) SAP BI
7 1 (4.000%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (12.00%) ERwin
General
1 4 (16.00%) Finance
2 1 (4.000%) Telecoms
2 1 (4.000%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 11 (44.00%) Developer
1 11 (44.00%) Team Leader
2 7 (28.00%) DataStage Developer
3 4 (16.00%) ETL Developer
3 4 (16.00%) Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) Oracle Team Leader
4 3 (12.00%) Development Team Leader
5 2 (8.000%) Business Analyst
5 2 (8.000%) Applications Developer
6 1 (4.000%) Oracle ETL Developer
6 1 (4.000%) Project Manager
6 1 (4.000%) Technical Project Manager
6 1 (4.000%) DBA
6 1 (4.000%) RPG Developer
6 1 (4.000%) DataStage Analyst
6 1 (4.000%) Support Analyst
6 1 (4.000%) Ab Initio Developer
6 1 (4.000%) Technical Team Leader
6 1 (4.000%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.00%) iSeries
1 3 (12.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (8.000%) Mainframe
3 1 (4.000%) Data Integration
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.000%) UNIX
1 2 (8.000%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (64.00%) ETL
2 13 (52.00%) Business Intelligence
3 8 (32.00%) Migration
4 4 (16.00%) Analytics
5 3 (12.00%) Web Application Development
5 3 (12.00%) Data Modelling
5 3 (12.00%) Automated Testing
5 3 (12.00%) Numerical Analysis
5 3 (12.00%) Statistical Analysis
5 3 (12.00%) Problem Management
5 3 (12.00%) Workflow
6 2 (8.000%) Lean Six Sigma
6 2 (8.000%) TOGAF
6 2 (8.000%) PRINCE
6 2 (8.000%) Six Sigma
6 2 (8.000%) Project Management
6 2 (8.000%) DSDM
6 2 (8.000%) ITIL
6 2 (8.000%) PRINCE2
6 2 (8.000%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 14 (56.00%) SQL
2 12 (48.00%) PL/SQL
3 4 (16.00%) RPG
4 3 (12.00%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 5 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (4.000%) Oracle Certification
Vendors
1 21 (84.00%) Oracle
2 16 (64.00%) Cognos
3 8 (32.00%) SAP
4 6 (24.00%) IBM
5 4 (16.00%) Ab Initio
5 4 (16.00%) Informatica
Berkshire
The right candidate will have experience of driving projects from design through implementation, test & delivery, using the following technologies: SAP FI or similar. Datastage or similar ETL technology...
Proactive Appointments
Rate: Unspecified Market Rate
Posted: 21 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Core systems are based on iSeries RPGLE Free Format, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, WebSphere (MQ and DataStage)... Comprehensive development expertise with IBM platforms iSeries, RPGLE Free Format... ErWin,...
TD Group
Rate: Potential for long contract, excellent rate
Posted: 22 May 2013