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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Brentwood 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank66
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below10.00 %50.00 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£240£450
Average daily rate£260£450
% change on same period last year-42.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£384
% change on same period last year+2.96 %
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£41.69£37.57
% change on same period last year+10.94 %
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Brentwood
Matching contract IT job ads102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£240£450
Average daily rate£260£450
% change on same period last year-42.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£33.57£25.00
Average hourly rate£33.64£27.50
% change on same period last year+22.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.71£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
WebSphere EssexWebSphere
Essex

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 Brentwood region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Brentwood 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 Brentwood region.

Brentwood WebSphere Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Brentwood WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Brentwood 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.

14 (57.14 %)MS Project
14 (57.14 %)MS Office
14 (57.14 %)Linux
14 (57.14 %)PMI
23 (42.86 %)Middleware
23 (42.86 %)Project Management
23 (42.86 %)Java
23 (42.86 %)J2EE
32 (28.57 %)MS Excel
32 (28.57 %)SOA
32 (28.57 %)Zachman Framework
32 (28.57 %)WebServices
41 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
41 (14.29 %)Construction
41 (14.29 %)JRules
41 (14.29 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
41 (14.29 %)N-Tier
41 (14.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (14.29 %)ILOG
41 (14.29 %)Oracle
41 (14.29 %)SQL
41 (14.29 %)UML
41 (14.29 %)OO
41 (14.29 %)Struts

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Brentwood 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.

Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (42.86 %)Middleware
13 (42.86 %)J2EE
22 (28.57 %)WebServices
31 (14.29 %)JRules
31 (14.29 %)Struts
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (57.14 %)MS Project
14 (57.14 %)MS Office
22 (28.57 %)MS Excel
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Construction
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Project Manager
22 (28.57 %)Architect
31 (14.29 %)J2EE Solutions Architect
31 (14.29 %)Java Architect
31 (14.29 %)Developer
31 (14.29 %)Solutions Architect
31 (14.29 %)J2EE Developer
31 (14.29 %)J2EE Architect
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (57.14 %)PMI
21 (14.29 %)N-Tier
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)Linux
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Project Management
22 (28.57 %)SOA
22 (28.57 %)Zachman Framework
31 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
31 (14.29 %)UML
31 (14.29 %)OO
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)Java
21 (14.29 %)SQL
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Brentwood IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)ILOG
11 (14.29 %)Oracle