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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Bristol 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5171
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.985 %0.459 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£200
Average daily rate£348£250
% change on same period last year+39.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£389£384
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
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£40.25£34.15
% change on same period last year+17.84 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads201218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.286 %0.220 %
Daily rates quoted4667
Average minimum daily rate£282£289
Average daily rate£312£308
% change on same period last year+1.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted3543
Average minimum hourly rate£32.51£32.46
Average hourly rate£34.49£37.93
% change on same period last year-9.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.47£43.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.18£32.06
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
WebSphere South WestWebSphere
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.

WebSphere
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

17 (46.67 %)WebSphere MQ
26 (40.00 %)Oracle
35 (33.33 %)J2EE
35 (33.33 %)EAI
44 (26.67 %)DB2
44 (26.67 %)SAP
44 (26.67 %)SOAP
44 (26.67 %)AIX
44 (26.67 %)UML
44 (26.67 %)Workflow
44 (26.67 %)WebSphere Message Broker
44 (26.67 %)Security Cleared
53 (20.00 %)BC Cleared
53 (20.00 %)Telecoms
53 (20.00 %)Linux
53 (20.00 %)XML
53 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
53 (20.00 %)Chordiant
53 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
53 (20.00 %)webMethods
62 (13.33 %)Middleware
62 (13.33 %)IBM
62 (13.33 %)XSLT
62 (13.33 %)UNIX
62 (13.33 %)Informix
62 (13.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
62 (13.33 %)Java
62 (13.33 %)ESB
62 (13.33 %)Agile Software Development
62 (13.33 %)ATG

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (33.33 %)J2EE
24 (26.67 %)SOAP
33 (20.00 %)XML
42 (13.33 %)XSLT
42 (13.33 %)Middleware
42 (13.33 %)SAP PI
51 (6.667 %)JSP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (46.67 %)WebSphere MQ
24 (26.67 %)WebSphere Message Broker
32 (13.33 %)ESB
32 (13.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (6.667 %)WebLogic
41 (6.667 %)MQSeries
41 (6.667 %)SAS
41 (6.667 %)WebLogic Portal
41 (6.667 %)ATG Dynamo
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (26.67 %)DB2
23 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
23 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
32 (13.33 %)Informix
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)JUnit
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (20.00 %)Telecoms
21 (6.667 %)Retail
21 (6.667 %)Marketing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (40.00 %)Developer
22 (13.33 %)Applications Developer
22 (13.33 %)Support Engineer
22 (13.33 %)Administrator
22 (13.33 %)WebSphere Developer
31 (6.667 %)Architect
31 (6.667 %)J2EE Developer
31 (6.667 %)SAS Programmer
31 (6.667 %)Technical Designer
31 (6.667 %)WebSphere Consultant
31 (6.667 %)Programmer
31 (6.667 %)Technical Architect
31 (6.667 %)Consultant
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)DataPower
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (26.67 %)AIX
23 (20.00 %)Linux
32 (13.33 %)UNIX
41 (6.667 %)Windows
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)EAI
24 (26.67 %)UML
24 (26.67 %)Workflow
24 (26.67 %)Security Cleared
33 (20.00 %)BC Cleared
42 (13.33 %)Agile Software Development
51 (6.667 %)Unit Testing
51 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
51 (6.667 %)Migration
51 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
51 (6.667 %)SOA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)Java
21 (6.667 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (40.00 %)Oracle
24 (26.67 %)SAP
33 (20.00 %)Chordiant
33 (20.00 %)webMethods
42 (13.33 %)ATG
42 (13.33 %)IBM
51 (6.667 %)BEA
51 (6.667 %)Informatica