The first table below looks at the demand for the WebSphere Specialist role in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited WebSphere Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Cheshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
WebSphere Specialist
Rank - 42 71
Contract jobs requiring a WebSphere Specialist 0 25 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire - 3.075% 0.107%
As % of the Job Titles category - 3.347% 0.118%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 22 0
Average daily rate - £450 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £225 £450 £438
% change year-on-year
-50.00% +2.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
674 747 845
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 91.95% 91.88% 90.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 287 405 473
Average daily rate £350 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £249 £245
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £455 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 25 34
Average hourly rate £35.00 £20.00 £23.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+75.00% -13.04%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.50 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £30.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
WebSphere Specialist
North West

WebSphere Specialist
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere Specialist across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire WebSphere Specialist Jobs Demand Trend

WebSphere Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire WebSphere Specialist Daily Rate Trend