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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited WebSphere Application Server over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3352
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads494
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.004 %
As % of the category below19.52 %2.667 %
Daily rates quoted210
Average minimum daily rate£399-
Average daily rate£431-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£464-
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£382
% change on same period last year+6.09 %
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£43.17£35.00
% change on same period last year+23.33 %
Application Platforms CheshireApplication Platforms
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads251150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.331 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted8336
Average minimum daily rate£360£292
Average daily rate£382£299
% change on same period last year+27.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£347
% change on same period last year+3.68 %
Hourly rates quoted2113
Average minimum hourly rate£27.37£31.91
Average hourly rate£30.00£35.24
% change on same period last year-14.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.63£38.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.43£24.21
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
WebSphere Application Server North WestWebSphere Application Server
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.

WebSphere Application Server
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire WebSphere Application Server Demand Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Cheshire WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere Application Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire WebSphere Application Server Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing WebSphere Application Server within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
KnutsfordNew entry-20£454-
WarringtonNew entry-1£300-
WebSphere Application Server North WestWebSphere Application Server
North West

WebSphere Application Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server.

166 (100.00 %)WebSphere
251 (77.27 %)AIX
347 (71.21 %)Unix
444 (66.67 %)Middleware
539 (59.09 %)Shell Script
630 (45.45 %)Windows
729 (43.94 %)Mainframe
729 (43.94 %)Tivoli
828 (42.42 %)Tandem
925 (37.88 %)Cisco
1023 (34.85 %)WebSphere MQ
1121 (31.82 %)HPUX
1121 (31.82 %)Solaris
1219 (28.79 %)OMEGAMON
1317 (25.76 %)Change Management
1415 (22.73 %)HTTP
1514 (21.21 %)Finance
1610 (15.15 %)Load Balancing
1610 (15.15 %)WBIMB
179 (13.64 %)Firewall
187 (10.61 %)Gentran
196 (9.091 %)LDAP
196 (9.091 %)SSL
196 (9.091 %)Java
205 (7.576 %)HP
205 (7.576 %)Financial Institution
214 (6.061 %)IBM
214 (6.061 %)JMS
214 (6.061 %)J2EE
214 (6.061 %)DB2

WebSphere Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
166 (100.00 %)WebSphere
244 (66.67 %)Middleware
310 (15.15 %)WBIMB
44 (6.061 %)JMS
44 (6.061 %)J2EE
44 (6.061 %)JSP
53 (4.545 %)Hibernate
53 (4.545 %)Spring
53 (4.545 %)Java EE
62 (3.030 %)EJB
62 (3.030 %)JDBC
62 (3.030 %)Servlets
62 (3.030 %)Struts
71 (1.515 %)XML
Application Platforms
123 (34.85 %)WebSphere MQ
27 (10.61 %)Gentran
32 (3.030 %)WebLogic
32 (3.030 %)Tomcat
41 (1.515 %)WPS
Communications & Networking
115 (22.73 %)HTTP
29 (13.64 %)Firewall
36 (9.091 %)LDAP
36 (9.091 %)SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (6.061 %)DB2
22 (3.030 %)Oracle 9i
22 (3.030 %)RDBMS
22 (3.030 %)Oracle 10g
31 (1.515 %)Oracle Discoverer
General
114 (21.21 %)Finance
25 (7.576 %)Financial Institution
32 (3.030 %)Banking
41 (1.515 %)Retail
Job Titles
121 (31.82 %)WebSphere Specialist
214 (21.21 %)Infrastructure Specialist
313 (19.70 %)Consultant
411 (16.67 %)WebSphere Consultant
55 (7.576 %)Developer
55 (7.576 %)Java Developer
63 (4.545 %)Java/J2EE Developer
63 (4.545 %)Infrastructure Manager
63 (4.545 %)Infrastructure Consultant
72 (3.030 %)WebSphere Application Server Administra…
72 (3.030 %)Server Administrator
72 (3.030 %)J2EE Developer
72 (3.030 %)WebSphere Administrator
72 (3.030 %)Infrastructure Architect
72 (3.030 %)Architect
72 (3.030 %)Administrator
81 (1.515 %)UNIX Specialist
Miscellaneous
129 (43.94 %)Mainframe
228 (42.42 %)Tandem
Operating Systems
151 (77.27 %)AIX
247 (71.21 %)Unix
330 (45.45 %)Windows
421 (31.82 %)HPUX
421 (31.82 %)Solaris
51 (1.515 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
117 (25.76 %)Change Management
210 (15.15 %)Load Balancing
33 (4.545 %)Knowledge Management
33 (4.545 %)UML
42 (3.030 %)OOA/OOD
42 (3.030 %)RUP
51 (1.515 %)Time Management
51 (1.515 %)RAD
51 (1.515 %)E-business
Programming Languages
139 (59.09 %)Shell Script
26 (9.091 %)Java
31 (1.515 %)Jython
Systems Management
129 (43.94 %)Tivoli
219 (28.79 %)OMEGAMON
33 (4.545 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
Vendors
125 (37.88 %)Cisco
25 (7.576 %)HP
34 (6.061 %)IBM
43 (4.545 %)Sun
43 (4.545 %)Oracle
51 (1.515 %)ILOG
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