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The table below looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7278
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.754 %2.381 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£450£400
Average daily rate£475£421
% change on same period last year+12.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£442
UK excluding London average daily rate£397£414
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
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£41.17£39.69
% change on same period last year+3.71 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads171336
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.277 %0.367 %
Daily rates quoted5081
Average minimum daily rate£283£295
Average daily rate£305£310
% change on same period last year-1.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£334
% change on same period last year-3.60 %
Hourly rates quoted1222
Average minimum hourly rate£31.27£31.04
Average hourly rate£35.68£32.41
% change on same period last year+10.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.09£33.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.53
% change on same period last year-9.18 %
Middleware South EastMiddleware
South East

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.

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Middleware Daily Rate Trend

Middleware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Middleware Hourly Rate Trend

Middleware
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AmershamNew entry-1£475-
MarlowNew entry-1--
Middleware South EastMiddleware
South East

Middleware
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Middleware 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 Middleware.

13 (50.00 %)Finance
13 (50.00 %)J2EE
13 (50.00 %)Java
22 (33.33 %)LSMW
22 (33.33 %)SAP R/3
22 (33.33 %)SAP ALE
22 (33.33 %)SAP ERP
22 (33.33 %)Data Migration
22 (33.33 %)ABAP
22 (33.33 %)SAPscript
22 (33.33 %)SAP
22 (33.33 %)Migration
31 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
31 (16.67 %)SUSE
31 (16.67 %)BAPI
31 (16.67 %)Linux
31 (16.67 %)IBM
31 (16.67 %)SAN
31 (16.67 %)webMethods
31 (16.67 %)Retail Banking
31 (16.67 %)Project Management
31 (16.67 %)Banking
31 (16.67 %)Retail

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Middleware 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 Middleware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)J2EE
22 (33.33 %)SAP ALE
31 (16.67 %)BAPI
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (33.33 %)SAP R/3
12 (33.33 %)SAP ERP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)SAN
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)LSMW
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Banking
21 (16.67 %)Retail
21 (16.67 %)Retail Banking
21 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Developer
23 (50.00 %)Java Developer
32 (33.33 %)J2EE Developer
32 (33.33 %)Consultant
32 (33.33 %)Java/J2EE Developer
41 (16.67 %)Senior Developer
41 (16.67 %)Technical Consultant
41 (16.67 %)SAP Consultant
41 (16.67 %)ABAP Developer
41 (16.67 %)Technical Lead
41 (16.67 %)Senior ABAP Developer
41 (16.67 %)Linux Consultant
41 (16.67 %)Linux Specialist
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Linux
11 (16.67 %)SUSE
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Migration
12 (33.33 %)Data Migration
21 (16.67 %)Project Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)Java
22 (33.33 %)ABAP
22 (33.33 %)SAPscript
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)SAP
21 (16.67 %)IBM
21 (16.67 %)webMethods