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The table below looks at the demand for IBM DB2 skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DB2 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM DB2
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5559
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.007 %
As % of the category below1.258 %2.789 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£373
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
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£41.72£37.32
% change on same period last year+11.78 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads159251
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.215 %0.248 %
Daily rates quoted3454
Average minimum daily rate£321£342
Average daily rate£335£355
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£356
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Hourly rates quoted2014
Average minimum hourly rate£29.41£32.89
Average hourly rate£32.63£35.16
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.86£37.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.13£32.15
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
DB2 North WestDB2
North 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.

DB2
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DB2 across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Cheshire DB2 Demand Trend

DB2
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DB2 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire DB2 Daily Rate Trend

DB2
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DB2 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire DB2 Hourly Rate Trend

DB2
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DB2 within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ChesterUp+21--
DB2 North WestDB2
North West

DB2
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing DB2 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 DB2.

14 (44.44 %)AIX
14 (44.44 %)WebSphere Application Server
14 (44.44 %)Tivoli
14 (44.44 %)Middleware
14 (44.44 %)WebSphere
23 (33.33 %)Ab Initio
23 (33.33 %)Teradata
23 (33.33 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
23 (33.33 %)Shell Script
23 (33.33 %)UNIX
23 (33.33 %)TestDirector
23 (33.33 %)LDAP
23 (33.33 %)ETL
23 (33.33 %)SAS
23 (33.33 %)IBM
32 (22.22 %)Finance
41 (11.11 %)AllFusion Endevor
41 (11.11 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (11.11 %)COBOL
41 (11.11 %)Project Management
41 (11.11 %)Mainframe
41 (11.11 %)RACF
41 (11.11 %)ISEB
41 (11.11 %)CICS
41 (11.11 %)REXX
41 (11.11 %)zOS

DB2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing DB2 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 DB2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)Middleware
14 (44.44 %)WebSphere
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)WebSphere Application Server
23 (33.33 %)SAS
31 (11.11 %)CICS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)LDAP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (33.33 %)ETL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)TestDirector
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Developer
13 (33.33 %)Infrastructure Specialist
22 (22.22 %)Infrastructure Consultant
22 (22.22 %)Architect
22 (22.22 %)Infrastructure Architect
22 (22.22 %)Consultant
22 (22.22 %)Senior Developer
31 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Technical Specialist
31 (11.11 %)Ab Initio Developer
31 (11.11 %)Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Mainframe
11 (11.11 %)IBM Mainframe
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)AIX
23 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (11.11 %)zOS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Project Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (33.33 %)Shell Script
21 (11.11 %)COBOL
21 (11.11 %)REXX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)ISEB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)RACF
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (44.44 %)Tivoli
23 (33.33 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
31 (11.11 %)AllFusion Endevor
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)IBM
13 (33.33 %)Ab Initio
13 (33.33 %)Teradata