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This section looks at the demand for Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) skills within the Croydon region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ESB over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank17-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below14.81 %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£481£488
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
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£52.50£44.00
% change on same period last year+19.31 %
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Croydon
Matching contract IT job ads2725
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted87
Average minimum daily rate£395£358
Average daily rate£401£362
% change on same period last year+10.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.54 %
Hourly rates quoted27
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£23.13
Average hourly rate£15.25£25.13
% change on same period last year-39.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.50£27.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.22£24.95
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
ESB LondonESB
London

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.

ESB
Demand Trend

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

Croydon ESB Demand Trend

ESB
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon region citing ESB 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 ESB.

14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)J2EE
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
14 (100.00 %)BEA
14 (100.00 %)WebLogic Portal
14 (100.00 %)AquaLogic
14 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (75.00 %)TOGAF
23 (75.00 %)SOA
23 (75.00 %)e-GIF
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
23 (75.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)UNIX
32 (50.00 %)UML
32 (50.00 %)Government
32 (50.00 %)BPMN
41 (25.00 %)BC Cleared
41 (25.00 %)CTC Cleared
41 (25.00 %)EAI

ESB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon region citing ESB 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 ESB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)J2EE
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
23 (75.00 %)XML
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)WebLogic Portal
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Architect
22 (50.00 %)Technical Architect
22 (50.00 %)SOA Architect
31 (25.00 %)Integration Architect
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)UNIX
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (75.00 %)TOGAF
23 (75.00 %)SOA
23 (75.00 %)e-GIF
32 (50.00 %)UML
32 (50.00 %)BPMN
41 (25.00 %)BC Cleared
41 (25.00 %)CTC Cleared
41 (25.00 %)EAI
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)SQL
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (100.00 %)AquaLogic
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
14 (100.00 %)BEA