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

LinkIBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.205 %0.571 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£500£500
Average daily rate£500£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£487£479
% change on same period last year+1.52 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
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 %
WPS West MidlandsWPS
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.

WPS
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham WPS Demand Trend

WPS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham WPS Daily Rate Trend

WPS
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)WebSphere
24 (80.00 %)ESB
33 (60.00 %)XPath
33 (60.00 %)Spring
33 (60.00 %)J2EE
33 (60.00 %)Ant
33 (60.00 %)XSLT
33 (60.00 %)Middleware
33 (60.00 %)Hibernate
42 (40.00 %)Struts
42 (40.00 %)XML
42 (40.00 %)XSD
42 (40.00 %)SQL
42 (40.00 %)DB2
42 (40.00 %)BPEL
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server
51 (20.00 %)Tivoli
51 (20.00 %)Identity Management
51 (20.00 %)Government

WPS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)WebSphere
23 (60.00 %)J2EE
23 (60.00 %)XSLT
23 (60.00 %)Middleware
23 (60.00 %)Hibernate
23 (60.00 %)Spring
32 (40.00 %)Struts
32 (40.00 %)XML
32 (40.00 %)XSD
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)ESB
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)DB2
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (60.00 %)Ant
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Government
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Consultant
22 (40.00 %)WebSphere Consultant
22 (40.00 %)WebSphere Developer
22 (40.00 %)Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (20.00 %)Enterprise Consultant
31 (20.00 %)Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)J2EE Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)BPEL
21 (20.00 %)Identity Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java
23 (60.00 %)XPath
32 (40.00 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)Tivoli