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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank87102
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads4468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.068 %
As % of the category below6.286 %6.733 %
Daily rates quoted199
Average minimum daily rate£344£394
Average daily rate£365£413
% change on same period last year-11.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£432
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£384
% change on same period last year+3.08 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£39.50£45.00
Average hourly rate£42.25£45.00
% change on same period last year-6.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.87£36.43
% change on same period last year+14.93 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7001010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.933 %1.008 %
Daily rates quoted183248
Average minimum daily rate£299£322
Average daily rate£325£337
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted5695
Average minimum hourly rate£36.40£35.80
Average hourly rate£38.12£36.95
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.84£38.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
WebSphere South EastWebSphere
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
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire WebSphere Demand Trend

WebSphere
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire WebSphere Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire WebSphere Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire WebSphere Hourly Rate Histogram

WebSphere
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
ReadingDown-1813£374-4.10 %
SloughDown-310£350+16.66 %
AscotNew entry-1£425-
WebSphere South EastWebSphere
South East

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing WebSphere 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.

143 (55.84 %)Java
235 (45.45 %)J2EE
333 (42.86 %)Finance
431 (40.26 %)SQL
431 (40.26 %)UNIX
528 (36.36 %)WebSphere Application Server
624 (31.17 %)DB2
721 (27.27 %)IBM
820 (25.97 %)Struts
820 (25.97 %)Hibernate
919 (24.68 %)Spring
1018 (23.38 %)AIX
1117 (22.08 %)AJAX
1214 (18.18 %)Windows
1214 (18.18 %)JSP
1214 (18.18 %)Service Management
1313 (16.88 %)TestDirector
1313 (16.88 %)SQL Server
1412 (15.58 %)Oracle
1511 (14.29 %)ITIL
1511 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
1610 (12.99 %)DB2 UDB
179 (11.69 %)Servlets
179 (11.69 %)WebLogic
179 (11.69 %)IIS
179 (11.69 %)Project Management
188 (10.39 %)Solaris
188 (10.39 %)UML
188 (10.39 %)MS Excel
197 (9.091 %)RUP

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing WebSphere 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (45.45 %)J2EE
220 (25.97 %)Struts
220 (25.97 %)Hibernate
319 (24.68 %)Spring
417 (22.08 %)AJAX
514 (18.18 %)JSP
69 (11.69 %)Servlets
76 (7.792 %)HTML
76 (7.792 %)JDBC
84 (5.195 %)XML
93 (3.896 %)SAP XI
93 (3.896 %).NET
102 (2.597 %)COM+
111 (1.299 %)EJB
111 (1.299 %)SOAP
111 (1.299 %)WebServices
111 (1.299 %)JRules
111 (1.299 %)XSD
111 (1.299 %)WSDL
111 (1.299 %)XML Schema
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (36.36 %)WebSphere Application Server
29 (11.69 %)WebLogic
29 (11.69 %)IIS
33 (3.896 %)NetWeaver
33 (3.896 %)WPS
42 (2.597 %)WebSphere MQ
42 (2.597 %)WebLogic Portal
42 (2.597 %)WebLogic Integration
51 (1.299 %)IBM HTTP Server
51 (1.299 %)JBoss
51 (1.299 %)Apache
51 (1.299 %)Tomcat
51 (1.299 %)Oracle HTTP Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (10.39 %)MS Excel
25 (6.494 %)MS Project
34 (5.195 %)MS Visio
34 (5.195 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.299 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (9.091 %)Internet
26 (7.792 %)Extranet
35 (6.494 %)TCP/IP
43 (3.896 %)GPRS
52 (2.597 %)Bluetooth
61 (1.299 %)HTTP
61 (1.299 %)RFID
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (31.17 %)DB2
213 (16.88 %)SQL Server
311 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (12.99 %)DB2 UDB
53 (3.896 %)SAP BI
53 (3.896 %)Informix
62 (2.597 %)Oracle 9i
62 (2.597 %)MS Access
62 (2.597 %)RDBMS
62 (2.597 %)Oracle 10g
71 (1.299 %)Data Mining
71 (1.299 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (1.299 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (16.88 %)TestDirector
23 (3.896 %)Ant
23 (3.896 %)Eclipse
23 (3.896 %)WinRunner
31 (1.299 %)ClearCase
31 (1.299 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
31 (1.299 %)QuickTest Pro
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (42.86 %)Finance
23 (3.896 %)Retail
32 (2.597 %)Insurance
32 (2.597 %)Marketing
32 (2.597 %)Telecoms
32 (2.597 %)Automotive
32 (2.597 %)Government
32 (2.597 %)Banking
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (31.17 %)Developer
214 (18.18 %)Tester
214 (18.18 %)Java Developer
310 (12.99 %)J2EE Developer
49 (11.69 %)Analyst
56 (7.792 %)Java/J2EE Developer
65 (6.494 %)Test Analyst
65 (6.494 %)Consultant
65 (6.494 %)Architect
65 (6.494 %)Project Leader
74 (5.195 %)Business Analyst
74 (5.195 %)Functional Analyst
74 (5.195 %)Functional Test Analyst
83 (3.896 %)J2EE Applications Developer
83 (3.896 %)Coordinator
83 (3.896 %)Applications Developer
83 (3.896 %)Applications Support
92 (2.597 %)Lead Developer
92 (2.597 %)Oracle Developer
92 (2.597 %)Service Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (9.091 %)Management Information System
23 (3.896 %)Clustering
23 (3.896 %)CMDB
32 (2.597 %)Replication
32 (2.597 %)Mainframe
41 (1.299 %)HACMP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (40.26 %)UNIX
218 (23.38 %)AIX
314 (18.18 %)Windows
48 (10.39 %)Solaris
54 (5.195 %)Linux
62 (2.597 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (1.299 %)Windows 2000
71 (1.299 %)MVS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (18.18 %)Service Management
211 (14.29 %)ITIL
39 (11.69 %)Project Management
48 (10.39 %)UML
57 (9.091 %)RUP
57 (9.091 %)V-Model
66 (7.792 %)Security Cleared
66 (7.792 %)OO
75 (6.494 %)E-Commerce
75 (6.494 %)Test Scripting
84 (5.195 %)Business Analysis
84 (5.195 %)Use Case
84 (5.195 %)Business Intelligence
84 (5.195 %)Service Delivery
93 (3.896 %)Migration
93 (3.896 %)CRM
93 (3.896 %)Technical Architecture
102 (2.597 %)Load Balancing
102 (2.597 %)Unit Testing
102 (2.597 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (55.84 %)Java
231 (40.26 %)SQL
37 (9.091 %)JavaScript
45 (6.494 %)C
54 (5.195 %)PL/SQL
54 (5.195 %)Shell Script
63 (3.896 %)DHTML
72 (2.597 %)VBScript
72 (2.597 %)Jython
72 (2.597 %)Korn
81 (1.299 %)C#
81 (1.299 %)Perl
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (6.494 %)ITIL Certification
15 (6.494 %)Degree
23 (3.896 %)Sun Certification
31 (1.299 %)ISEB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.896 %)QA
22 (2.597 %)SLA
31 (1.299 %)ISO8583
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.597 %)VMware ESX
12 (2.597 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (1.299 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
21 (1.299 %)AquaLogic
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (9.091 %)CONTROL-M
25 (6.494 %)Tivoli
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (27.27 %)IBM
212 (15.58 %)Oracle
35 (6.494 %)Sun
35 (6.494 %)BEA
44 (5.195 %)SAP
44 (5.195 %)Microsoft
44 (5.195 %)Ab Initio
53 (3.896 %)Siebel
53 (3.896 %)HP
62 (2.597 %)Citrix
62 (2.597 %)Red Hat
62 (2.597 %)VMware
71 (1.299 %)VERITAS
71 (1.299 %)ILOG
71 (1.299 %)Cognos