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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3455
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads93
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below7.500 %1.596 %
Daily rates quoted73
Average minimum daily rate£321£283
Average daily rate£332£283
% change on same period last year+17.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£366
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
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£28.62£23.09
% change on same period last year+23.97 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads120188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.168 %0.189 %
Daily rates quoted2239
Average minimum daily rate£290£307
Average daily rate£310£319
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted2940
Average minimum hourly rate£23.07£32.22
Average hourly rate£25.12£34.23
% change on same period last year-26.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.18£36.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
IBM CambridgeshireIBM
Cambridgeshire

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing IBM across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Cambridge IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Cambridge IBM Daily Rate Histogram

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing IBM 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 IBM.

18 (66.67 %)Java
18 (66.67 %)J2EE
26 (50.00 %)EJB
26 (50.00 %)JSP
26 (50.00 %)Struts
26 (50.00 %)RAD
35 (41.67 %)RUP
35 (41.67 %)SQL
44 (33.33 %)DB2
44 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
44 (33.33 %)WebSphere
53 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (25.00 %)VMware
53 (25.00 %)VMware ESX
53 (25.00 %)Windows
53 (25.00 %)SAN
53 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (16.67 %)Rational Robot
62 (16.67 %)HP
62 (16.67 %)Dell
62 (16.67 %)HTML
62 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
62 (16.67 %)CTC Cleared
62 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
62 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (16.67 %)Rational Functional Tester
71 (8.333 %)Brocade

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (66.67 %)J2EE
26 (50.00 %)EJB
26 (50.00 %)JSP
26 (50.00 %)Struts
34 (33.33 %)WebSphere
42 (16.67 %)HTML
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (25.00 %)SAN
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (33.33 %)DB2
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)Rational Robot
12 (16.67 %)Rational Functional Tester
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)Developer
16 (50.00 %)Java Developer
22 (16.67 %)Server Administrator
22 (16.67 %)Administrator
22 (16.67 %)Test Manager
31 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
31 (8.333 %)3rd Line Support
31 (8.333 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Architect
31 (8.333 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)Windows
13 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (50.00 %)RAD
25 (41.67 %)RUP
32 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
32 (16.67 %)CTC Cleared
32 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (66.67 %)Java
25 (41.67 %)SQL
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)VMware ESX
22 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (25.00 %)VMware
22 (16.67 %)HP
22 (16.67 %)Dell
31 (8.333 %)Brocade