Berkshire webMethods Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of webMethods products and/or services in IT contracts within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited webMethods over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Berkshire Bristol Buckinghamshire Chorley City of London Croydon Edinburgh England Hammersmith Lancashire Liverpool London Merseyside North West Reading Scotland Shropshire Somerset South East South West Street Telford UK West Midlands West Sussex Worthing	3 months to 21 Nov 2008	Same period last year
Rank	111	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	6	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.009 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.422 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	6	0
Average minimum daily rate	£339	-
Average daily rate	£382	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£425	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£361	£376
% change on same period last year	-3.73 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Vendors Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads	1421	1894
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.238 %	2.029 %
Daily rates quoted	341	542
Average minimum daily rate	£373	£342
Average daily rate	£394	£360
% change on same period last year	+9.54 %
Average maximum daily rate	£415	£377
UK excluding London average daily rate	£358	£348
% change on same period last year	+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted	78	239
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.81	£28.13
Average hourly rate	£25.69	£30.00
% change on same period last year	-14.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£27.57	£31.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.26	£24.41
% change on same period last year	-0.60 %
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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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within webMethods, Inc.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing webMethods across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing webMethods across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing webMethods across the Berkshire region.

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing webMethods within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Last	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Average Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Average Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Reading	-	5	£350	-

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Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing webMethods 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 webMethods.

1 3 (33.33 %) SAP 1 3 (33.33 %) GxP 1 3 (33.33 %) SAP BW 1 3 (33.33 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 1 3 (33.33 %) Regression Testing 1 3 (33.33 %) Health 1 3 (33.33 %) Validation 1 3 (33.33 %) SAP XI 1 3 (33.33 %) QA 1 3 (33.33 %) User Acceptance Testing 1 3 (33.33 %) Volume Testing 1 3 (33.33 %) Integration Testing 2 2 (22.22 %) Test Management 3 1 (11.11 %) EAI

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing webMethods 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 webMethods. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 3 (33.33 %) SAP XI	Database & Business Intelligence 1 3 (33.33 %) SAP BW
General 1 3 (33.33 %) Health	Job Titles 1 6 (66.67 %) Developer 1 6 (66.67 %) webMethods Developer 2 2 (22.22 %) SAP Manager 2 2 (22.22 %) Test Manager 2 2 (22.22 %) SAP Test Manager 3 1 (11.11 %) Tester 3 1 (11.11 %) SAP Tester
Processes & Methodologies 1 3 (33.33 %) Regression Testing 1 3 (33.33 %) Validation 1 3 (33.33 %) User Acceptance Testing 1 3 (33.33 %) Volume Testing 1 3 (33.33 %) Integration Testing 2 2 (22.22 %) Test Management 3 1 (11.11 %) EAI	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 3 (33.33 %) GxP 1 3 (33.33 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 1 3 (33.33 %) QA
Vendors 1 3 (33.33 %) SAP