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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere 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 WebSphere over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7056
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads736
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.037 %
As % of the category below4.217 %9.449 %
Daily rates quoted211
Average minimum daily rate£225£315
Average daily rate£243£350
% change on same period last year-30.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£260£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£383
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£50.00
Average hourly rate-£50.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.25£34.15
% change on same period last year+17.84 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads166381
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.391 %
Daily rates quoted4597
Average minimum daily rate£371£277
Average daily rate£387£294
% change on same period last year+31.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Hourly rates quoted1447
Average minimum hourly rate£34.55£31.96
Average hourly rate£39.32£33.03
% change on same period last year+19.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.09£34.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.09£32.07
% change on same period last year-3.03 %
WebSphere South EastWebSphere
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.

WebSphere
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 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
Milton KeynesDown-156£150-57.89 %
WebSphere South EastWebSphere
South East

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

125 (60.98 %)Java
220 (48.78 %)J2EE
316 (39.02 %)JSP
415 (36.59 %)Finance
512 (29.27 %)JavaScript
512 (29.27 %)HTML
512 (29.27 %)Banking
611 (26.83 %)Oracle
611 (26.83 %)CSS
710 (24.39 %)SQL
89 (21.95 %)MQSeries
89 (21.95 %)IBM
98 (19.51 %)Internet
98 (19.51 %)Servlets
98 (19.51 %)Struts
107 (17.07 %)EJB
107 (17.07 %)DB2
107 (17.07 %)PHP
107 (17.07 %)Retail
107 (17.07 %)FatWire
116 (14.63 %)Content Management
116 (14.63 %)WebSphere Application Server
116 (14.63 %)XML
116 (14.63 %)JDBC
116 (14.63 %)Project Management
116 (14.63 %)Financial Institution
125 (12.20 %)Mercator
125 (12.20 %)Mainframe
125 (12.20 %)TIBCO
125 (12.20 %)BizTalk Server

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (48.78 %)J2EE
216 (39.02 %)JSP
312 (29.27 %)HTML
411 (26.83 %)CSS
58 (19.51 %)Servlets
58 (19.51 %)Struts
67 (17.07 %)EJB
76 (14.63 %)JDBC
76 (14.63 %)XML
85 (12.20 %)XSLT
94 (9.756 %)XHTML
94 (9.756 %)EDI
94 (9.756 %)JMS
94 (9.756 %)JSF
102 (4.878 %)JNDI
102 (4.878 %).NET
111 (2.439 %)AJAX
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (21.95 %)MQSeries
26 (14.63 %)WebSphere Application Server
35 (12.20 %)BizTalk Server
42 (4.878 %)Oracle Application Server
42 (4.878 %)WebLogic
42 (4.878 %)JBoss
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.756 %)Photoshop
14 (9.756 %)MS Office
14 (9.756 %)ImageReady
23 (7.317 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (7.317 %)MS Excel
23 (7.317 %)MS Visio
32 (4.878 %)MS Project
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (19.51 %)Internet
25 (12.20 %)Intranet
32 (4.878 %)HTTP
41 (2.439 %)DNS
41 (2.439 %)FTP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (17.07 %)DB2
24 (9.756 %)SQL Server
32 (4.878 %)DB2 UDB
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (9.756 %)JUnit
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (36.59 %)Finance
212 (29.27 %)Banking
37 (17.07 %)Retail
46 (14.63 %)Financial Institution
52 (4.878 %)Retail Banking
61 (2.439 %)Investment Banking
61 (2.439 %)Telecoms
61 (2.439 %)Automotive
61 (2.439 %)Government
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (39.02 %)Developer
29 (21.95 %)Analyst
29 (21.95 %)Project Manager
37 (17.07 %)Java Developer
46 (14.63 %)Java/J2EE Developer
53 (7.317 %)Web Architect
53 (7.317 %)J2EE Developer
53 (7.317 %)Architect
53 (7.317 %)Business Analyst
62 (4.878 %)Senior Developer
62 (4.878 %)Systems Analyst
62 (4.878 %)Technical Support
62 (4.878 %)Senior J2EE Developer
62 (4.878 %)Senior Java Developer
62 (4.878 %)Analyst Developer
62 (4.878 %)Business Project Manager
62 (4.878 %)Financial Business Analyst
62 (4.878 %)Functional Analyst
62 (4.878 %)Business Manager
62 (4.878 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (12.20 %)Mainframe
23 (7.317 %)Data Integration
31 (2.439 %)Web 2.0
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.439 %)UNIX
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (14.63 %)Project Management
16 (14.63 %)Content Management
25 (12.20 %)UML
25 (12.20 %)E-Commerce
25 (12.20 %)Business Analysis
34 (9.756 %)Continuous Integration
43 (7.317 %)Data Mapping
43 (7.317 %)Validation
52 (4.878 %)Risk Assessment
52 (4.878 %)Security Cleared
52 (4.878 %)PRINCE2
52 (4.878 %)Web Development
52 (4.878 %)Integration Testing
61 (2.439 %)Test Management
61 (2.439 %)Systems Analysis
61 (2.439 %)OOD
61 (2.439 %)OO
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (60.98 %)Java
212 (29.27 %)JavaScript
310 (24.39 %)SQL
47 (17.07 %)PHP
55 (12.20 %)Perl
55 (12.20 %)C
64 (9.756 %)PL/SQL
72 (4.878 %)VB
72 (4.878 %)C++
81 (2.439 %)Shell Script
81 (2.439 %)C#
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.878 %)PMP
12 (4.878 %)PMI Certification
12 (4.878 %)Degree
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)SLA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (26.83 %)Oracle
29 (21.95 %)IBM
37 (17.07 %)FatWire
45 (12.20 %)Mercator
45 (12.20 %)TIBCO
54 (9.756 %)webMethods
54 (9.756 %)Microsoft
63 (7.317 %)Adobe
63 (7.317 %)SAP
72 (4.878 %)BEA