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This section looks at the demand for BEA WebLogic Server skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebLogic over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBEA WebLogic Server
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4056
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads206
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.006 %
As % of the category below16.81 %4.478 %
Daily rates quoted102
Average minimum daily rate£355£275
Average daily rate£363£275
% change on same period last year+31.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£388
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
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£45.51£35.00
% change on same period last year+30.04 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads119134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.157 %0.133 %
Daily rates quoted3624
Average minimum daily rate£338£242
Average daily rate£350£254
% change on same period last year+37.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£266
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Hourly rates quoted1612
Average minimum hourly rate£27.91£40.35
Average hourly rate£31.36£43.25
% change on same period last year-27.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.82£46.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.10£24.95
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
WebLogic North WestWebLogic
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.

WebLogic
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire WebLogic Demand Trend

WebLogic
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire WebLogic Daily Rate Trend

WebLogic
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebLogic across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Cheshire WebLogic Daily Rate Histogram

WebLogic
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire WebLogic Hourly Rate Trend

WebLogic
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebLogic within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
WarringtonNew entry-6--
WilmslowNew entry-3£325-
MacclesfieldNew entry-2£400-
WebLogic North WestWebLogic
North West

WebLogic
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing WebLogic 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 WebLogic.

129 (80.56 %)Oracle
219 (52.78 %)Content Management
318 (50.00 %)Java
415 (41.67 %)BEA
514 (38.89 %)Ant
613 (36.11 %)Vignette
613 (36.11 %)Apache
613 (36.11 %)LDAP
613 (36.11 %)Sun
613 (36.11 %)WebLogic Portal
712 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
810 (27.78 %)BIG-IP
810 (27.78 %)Release Management
810 (27.78 %)Performance Testing
99 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
99 (25.00 %)Solaris
99 (25.00 %)JSP
99 (25.00 %)JUnit
108 (22.22 %)UNIX
108 (22.22 %)CMS
117 (19.44 %)Windows
117 (19.44 %)Tomcat
126 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
126 (16.67 %)Internet
135 (13.89 %)Intranet
135 (13.89 %)FTP
135 (13.89 %)C
135 (13.89 %)C++
135 (13.89 %)Perl
135 (13.89 %)J2EE

WebLogic
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (25.00 %)JSP
25 (13.89 %)J2EE
25 (13.89 %)Spring
33 (8.333 %)MVC
33 (8.333 %)XML
33 (8.333 %)WebSphere
33 (8.333 %)Spring MVC
33 (8.333 %)JSTL
42 (5.556 %)Adobe Flex
42 (5.556 %)Java EE
42 (5.556 %)Hibernate
42 (5.556 %)JMS
42 (5.556 %)HTML
42 (5.556 %)Servlets
42 (5.556 %)Struts
42 (5.556 %)JDBC
42 (5.556 %)JavaBeans
51 (2.778 %)XSD
51 (2.778 %)AJAX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (36.11 %)Apache
113 (36.11 %)WebLogic Portal
28 (22.22 %)CMS
37 (19.44 %)Tomcat
45 (13.89 %)Morello
52 (5.556 %)ArcSDE
52 (5.556 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (5.556 %)ArcIMS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (11.11 %)WebTrends
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (36.11 %)LDAP
210 (27.78 %)BIG-IP
36 (16.67 %)Internet
45 (13.89 %)Intranet
45 (13.89 %)FTP
52 (5.556 %)Extranet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
22 (5.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (5.556 %)Oracle 9i
22 (5.556 %)RDBMS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (38.89 %)Ant
29 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
29 (25.00 %)JUnit
34 (11.11 %)yacc
42 (5.556 %)JBuilder
42 (5.556 %)WebLogic Workshop
51 (2.778 %)TestDirector
51 (2.778 %)Eclipse
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
24 (11.11 %)Marketing
33 (8.333 %)Education
42 (5.556 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
29 (25.00 %)Developer
38 (22.22 %)Architect
47 (19.44 %)Solutions Architect
55 (13.89 %)Java Developer
63 (8.333 %)Technical Specialist
63 (8.333 %)Technical Support
72 (5.556 %)Java Applications Developer
72 (5.556 %)Java/J2EE Developer
72 (5.556 %)Technical Support Engineer
72 (5.556 %)J2EE Developer
72 (5.556 %)Java Web Developer
72 (5.556 %)Technical Engineer
72 (5.556 %)UNIX Specialist
72 (5.556 %)Applications Developer
72 (5.556 %)Web Developer
81 (2.778 %)Consultant
81 (2.778 %)Analyst
81 (2.778 %)Test Analyst
81 (2.778 %)Technical Architect
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (13.89 %)Taxonomies
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (25.00 %)Solaris
28 (22.22 %)UNIX
37 (19.44 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (52.78 %)Content Management
210 (27.78 %)Release Management
210 (27.78 %)Performance Testing
34 (11.11 %)Bioinformatics
43 (8.333 %)SOA
52 (5.556 %)Problem Management
52 (5.556 %)Zachman Framework
52 (5.556 %)TOGAF
52 (5.556 %)Test Scripting
52 (5.556 %)UML
52 (5.556 %)OOA/OOD
52 (5.556 %)RUP
52 (5.556 %)Workflow
61 (2.778 %)E-business
61 (2.778 %)EAI
61 (2.778 %)V-Model
61 (2.778 %)Migration
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (50.00 %)Java
25 (13.89 %)C
25 (13.89 %)C++
25 (13.89 %)Perl
34 (11.11 %)JavaScript
43 (8.333 %)SQL
51 (2.778 %)PL/SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.333 %)Degree
21 (2.778 %)ISEB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.778 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (13.89 %)ClearTrust
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (80.56 %)Oracle
215 (41.67 %)BEA
313 (36.11 %)Vignette
313 (36.11 %)Sun
42 (5.556 %)ESRI
42 (5.556 %)Borland
51 (2.778 %)CODA