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The table below looks at the demand for IBM DB2 skills within the Chester 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 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM DB2
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£395£353
% change on same period last year+11.74 %
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£37.63£40.47
% change on same period last year-7.01 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads2970
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted57
Average minimum daily rate£254£261
Average daily rate£261£275
% change on same period last year-5.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£268£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£347
% change on same period last year-3.41 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£31.88£42.50
Average hourly rate£34.44£42.50
% change on same period last year-18.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.53£31.53
% change on same period last year-15.84 %
DB2 CheshireDB2
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester DB2 Hourly Rate Trend

DB2
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)ISEB
11 (100.00 %)CICS
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe

DB2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)CICS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Support Analyst
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)COBOL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)ISEB
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)IBM