| IBM WebSphere |
| 3 months to
17 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 71 | 100 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +29 |  -26 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 31 | 13 | 56 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 1.423 % | 0.537 % | 1.573 % |
| As % of the Application Development category | 6.392 % | 3.448 % | 7.661 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16 | 1 | 14 |
| Average daily rate | £206 | £425 | £388 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £175 | £425 | £333 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £425 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £400 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | £40.00 | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.75 | £32.00 | £32.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category | 485 | 377 | 731 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 22.26 % | 15.58 % | 20.53 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 182 | 111 | 192 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £325 | £360 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £225 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £400 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 35 | 13 | 51 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.25 | £33.00 | £38.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.00 | £15.70 | £27.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £40.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.00 | £30.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
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.
