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The table below looks at the demand for BEA WebLogic Server skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebLogic over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBEA WebLogic Server
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank38-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.819 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£458-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£517-
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.29£29.82
% change on same period last year+4.92 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads83175
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.166 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted4123
Average minimum daily rate£360£314
Average daily rate£392£338
% change on same period last year+15.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Hourly rates quoted1338
Average minimum hourly rate£16.19£18.04
Average hourly rate£17.97£19.02
% change on same period last year-5.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.75£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.89£22.97
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
WebLogic West MidlandsWebLogic
West Midlands

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.

WebLogic
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham WebLogic Demand Trend

WebLogic
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham WebLogic Daily Rate Trend

WebLogic
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebLogic across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Birmingham WebLogic Daily Rate Histogram

WebLogic
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham WebLogic Hourly Rate Trend

WebLogic
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WebLogic 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 WebLogic.

18 (72.73 %)J2EE
18 (72.73 %)Oracle
26 (54.55 %)Java
34 (36.36 %)Apache
34 (36.36 %)WebSphere Application Server
34 (36.36 %)WebSphere
34 (36.36 %)Security Cleared
43 (27.27 %)PL/SQL
43 (27.27 %)SQL
43 (27.27 %)JSP
43 (27.27 %)UNIX
52 (18.18 %)HPUX
52 (18.18 %)EJB
52 (18.18 %)Servlets
52 (18.18 %)Struts
52 (18.18 %)Ant
52 (18.18 %)JUnit
52 (18.18 %)Tomcat
52 (18.18 %)Microsoft
52 (18.18 %)HP
52 (18.18 %)WebLogic Portal
52 (18.18 %)Middleware
52 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
52 (18.18 %)Banking
52 (18.18 %)Retail
52 (18.18 %)Velocity
52 (18.18 %)Government
52 (18.18 %)Insurance
52 (18.18 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (18.18 %)PegaRULES

WebLogic
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WebLogic 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 WebLogic. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (72.73 %)J2EE
24 (36.36 %)WebSphere
33 (27.27 %)JSP
42 (18.18 %)Servlets
42 (18.18 %)Struts
42 (18.18 %)Middleware
42 (18.18 %)EJB
42 (18.18 %)Velocity
51 (9.091 %)Spring MVC
51 (9.091 %)HTML
51 (9.091 %)JSTL
51 (9.091 %)MVC
51 (9.091 %)Hibernate
51 (9.091 %)Spring
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (36.36 %)WebSphere Application Server
14 (36.36 %)Apache
22 (18.18 %)Tomcat
22 (18.18 %)WebLogic Portal
22 (18.18 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (18.18 %)PegaRULES
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)Oracle Reports
11 (9.091 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)Ant
12 (18.18 %)JUnit
21 (9.091 %)Eclipse
21 (9.091 %)IntelliJ
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Government
12 (18.18 %)Banking
12 (18.18 %)Retail
12 (18.18 %)Insurance
12 (18.18 %)Retail Banking
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Developer
22 (18.18 %)Analyst
22 (18.18 %)Web Developer
22 (18.18 %)Lead Developer
22 (18.18 %)WebSphere Developer
22 (18.18 %)WebSphere Portal Developer
22 (18.18 %)Architect
31 (9.091 %)Customer Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Applications Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)J2EE Developer
31 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Applications Support
31 (9.091 %)Service Analyst
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (27.27 %)UNIX
22 (18.18 %)HPUX
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)ITIL
11 (9.091 %)Service Management
11 (9.091 %)Validation
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)Java
23 (27.27 %)PL/SQL
23 (27.27 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (36.36 %)Security Cleared
22 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
31 (9.091 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (9.091 %)QA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (72.73 %)Oracle
22 (18.18 %)Microsoft
22 (18.18 %)HP
31 (9.091 %)BEA
31 (9.091 %)BMC
31 (9.091 %)Remedy
31 (9.091 %)Business Objects