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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 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 WebSphere Application Server over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4149
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.205 %6.857 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£360
Average daily rate-£360
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£437£395
% change on same period last year+10.52 %
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£36.00£36.25
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
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 %
WebSphere Application Server West MidlandsWebSphere Application Server
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.

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 Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Trend

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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham WebSphere Application Server Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)WebSphere
24 (80.00 %)J2EE
24 (80.00 %)WebLogic
33 (60.00 %)EJB
33 (60.00 %)Oracle
33 (60.00 %)Java
42 (40.00 %)JSP
42 (40.00 %)Servlets
42 (40.00 %)Apache
42 (40.00 %)Tomcat
42 (40.00 %)Banking
42 (40.00 %)Retail
42 (40.00 %)WebLogic Portal
42 (40.00 %)Middleware
42 (40.00 %)Insurance
42 (40.00 %)Oracle Application Server
42 (40.00 %)Retail Banking
51 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
51 (20.00 %)Integration Testing
51 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
51 (20.00 %)DataPower
51 (20.00 %)JDBC
51 (20.00 %)Spring
51 (20.00 %)Hibernate
51 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (20.00 %)JMS
51 (20.00 %)EAI
51 (20.00 %)JAXB
51 (20.00 %)Sun
51 (20.00 %)Sun Certification

WebSphere Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)WebSphere
24 (80.00 %)J2EE
33 (60.00 %)EJB
42 (40.00 %)Middleware
42 (40.00 %)JSP
42 (40.00 %)Servlets
51 (20.00 %)Struts
51 (20.00 %)XML
51 (20.00 %)XSLT
51 (20.00 %)JMS
51 (20.00 %)JAXB
51 (20.00 %)Hibernate
51 (20.00 %)Spring
51 (20.00 %)JDBC
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)WebLogic
22 (40.00 %)Apache
22 (40.00 %)Tomcat
22 (40.00 %)WebLogic Portal
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere MQ
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Banking
12 (40.00 %)Retail
12 (40.00 %)Insurance
12 (40.00 %)Retail Banking
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)WebSphere Developer
22 (40.00 %)WebSphere Portal Developer
31 (20.00 %)J2EE Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)DataPower
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)EAI
11 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (20.00 %)Integration Testing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (20.00 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)Sun Certification
11 (20.00 %)Degree
11 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Sun