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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere Application Server over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank109161
Rank change on same period last yearUp+52
Matching contract IT job ads192
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.785 %0.231 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£324-
Average daily rate£345-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£365-
UK excluding London average daily rate£391£388
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£39.50-
Average hourly rate£42.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.67£30.80
% change on same period last year+38.52 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads502866
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.669 %0.876 %
Daily rates quoted140234
Average minimum daily rate£346£357
Average daily rate£373£385
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£349
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted6279
Average minimum hourly rate£29.44£23.18
Average hourly rate£31.54£24.82
% change on same period last year+27.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.64£26.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.28£23.70
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
WebSphere Application Server South EastWebSphere Application Server
South East

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.

WebSphere Application Server
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire WebSphere Application Server Demand Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere Application Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire WebSphere Application Server Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire WebSphere Application Server Hourly Rate Histogram

WebSphere Application Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-7£345-
SloughDown-16--
AscotNew entry-1£425-
WebSphere Application Server South EastWebSphere Application Server
South East

WebSphere Application Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 WebSphere Application Server.

138 (100.00 %)WebSphere
232 (84.21 %)SQL
328 (73.68 %)Java
427 (71.05 %)J2EE
427 (71.05 %)DB2
523 (60.53 %)IBM
622 (57.89 %)Finance
718 (47.37 %)UML
817 (44.74 %)OO
817 (44.74 %)RUP
817 (44.74 %)Oracle
817 (44.74 %)RDBMS
913 (34.21 %)Spring
913 (34.21 %)Hibernate
913 (34.21 %)Struts
1012 (31.58 %)Degree
1111 (28.95 %)AJAX
1111 (28.95 %)QA
1111 (28.95 %)JRules
1111 (28.95 %)Windows
1111 (28.95 %)MS Excel
1210 (26.32 %)JSP
1210 (26.32 %)ILOG
139 (23.68 %)MS Office
148 (21.05 %)SQL Server
148 (21.05 %)UNIX
148 (21.05 %)SQL Server 2005
148 (21.05 %)DB2 UDB
157 (18.42 %)Servlets
157 (18.42 %)IIS

WebSphere Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 WebSphere Application Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
138 (100.00 %)WebSphere
227 (71.05 %)J2EE
313 (34.21 %)Struts
313 (34.21 %)Hibernate
313 (34.21 %)Spring
411 (28.95 %)AJAX
411 (28.95 %)JRules
510 (26.32 %)JSP
67 (18.42 %)Servlets
75 (13.16 %)HTML
84 (10.53 %)JDBC
92 (5.263 %).NET
92 (5.263 %)COM+
101 (2.632 %)EJB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (18.42 %)IIS
21 (2.632 %)JBoss
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (28.95 %)MS Excel
29 (23.68 %)MS Office
31 (2.632 %)MS Project
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (13.16 %)TCP/IP
24 (10.53 %)Internet
32 (5.263 %)Extranet
41 (2.632 %)RFID
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (71.05 %)DB2
217 (44.74 %)RDBMS
38 (21.05 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (21.05 %)DB2 UDB
38 (21.05 %)SQL Server
44 (10.53 %)SQL Server 7
53 (7.895 %)Informix
61 (2.632 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (13.16 %)TestDirector
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (57.89 %)Finance
22 (5.263 %)Banking
31 (2.632 %)Retail
31 (2.632 %)Automotive
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (65.79 %)Developer
221 (55.26 %)Java Developer
320 (52.63 %)J2EE Developer
417 (44.74 %)Java/J2EE Developer
55 (13.16 %)Tester
64 (10.53 %)Programmer
64 (10.53 %)Project Leader
73 (7.895 %)Java Programmer
73 (7.895 %)Analyst
73 (7.895 %)Analyst Programmer
82 (5.263 %)J2EE Applications Developer
82 (5.263 %)Team Leader
82 (5.263 %)Java Analyst Programmer
82 (5.263 %)J2EE Analyst Programmer
82 (5.263 %)Lead Developer
82 (5.263 %)Applications Developer
82 (5.263 %)Developer Analyst
91 (2.632 %)WebSphere Consultant
91 (2.632 %)J2EE Software Engineer
91 (2.632 %)Migration Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.263 %)Replication
21 (2.632 %)HACMP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (28.95 %)Windows
28 (21.05 %)UNIX
36 (15.79 %)AIX
45 (13.16 %)Solaris
53 (7.895 %)Linux
61 (2.632 %)Windows 2000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (47.37 %)UML
217 (44.74 %)OO
217 (44.74 %)RUP
34 (10.53 %)Project Management
42 (5.263 %)Migration
42 (5.263 %)Load Balancing
51 (2.632 %)Test Scripting
51 (2.632 %)E-Commerce
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (84.21 %)SQL
228 (73.68 %)Java
33 (7.895 %)JavaScript
33 (7.895 %)C
33 (7.895 %)DHTML
42 (5.263 %)VBScript
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (31.58 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (28.95 %)QA
21 (2.632 %)ISO8583
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.263 %)VMware ESX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (7.895 %)CONTROL-M
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (60.53 %)IBM
217 (44.74 %)Oracle
310 (26.32 %)ILOG
43 (7.895 %)Microsoft
52 (5.263 %)HP
52 (5.263 %)Red Hat
52 (5.263 %)VMware
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