Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ESB over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-57
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.632 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£650
Average daily rate-£650
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£490£504
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
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-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads7676
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.152 %0.095 %
Daily rates quoted2327
Average minimum daily rate£318£358
Average daily rate£357£365
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted910
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£24.27
Average hourly rate£28.79£26.50
% change on same period last year+8.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.25£28.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.77£23.00
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
ESB South WestESB
South West

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.

ESB
Demand Trend

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

Bristol ESB Demand Trend

ESB
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol ESB Daily Rate Trend

ESB
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing ESB 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 ESB.

12 (100.00 %)DB2
12 (100.00 %)SAP
12 (100.00 %)SOAP
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)XSLT
12 (100.00 %)AIX
12 (100.00 %)EAI
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere MQ
12 (100.00 %)Workflow
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
12 (100.00 %)SAP PI
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Migration
21 (50.00 %)SOA

ESB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing ESB 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 ESB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)SOAP
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)XSLT
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
12 (100.00 %)SAP PI
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere MQ
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)DB2
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Applications Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)AIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)EAI
12 (100.00 %)Workflow
21 (50.00 %)Migration
21 (50.00 %)SOA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)SAP