The first table below looks at the demand for WebSphere skills in IT contracts advertised for the Croydon region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited WebSphere over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Croydon 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM WebSphere
Rank 12 - 31
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing WebSphere 2 0 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Croydon 4.000% - 3.448%
As % of the Application Development category 25.00% - 10.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
Average daily rate £463 - £488
90% offered a daily rate of more than £453 - £454
10% offered a daily rate of more than £473 - £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £388 £400 £413
% change year-on-year
-3.12% -3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.50 £57.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-48.69% +53.33%
All Application Development
Croydon
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
8 26 65
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Croydon 16.00% 19.40% 32.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 13 30
Average daily rate £350 £350 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -17.64%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £280 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £400 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Average hourly rate - £17.00 £11.20
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +51.78%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
WebSphere
London

WebSphere
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere across the Croydon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Croydon WebSphere Jobs Demand Trend

WebSphere
Daily Rate Trend

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

Croydon WebSphere Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon region citing WebSphere 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.

1 2 (100.00%) WebLogic
1 2 (100.00%) JBoss
1 2 (100.00%) Middleware
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon region citing WebSphere 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (100.00%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) WebLogic
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Middleware Specialist
2 1 (50.00%) WebLogic Specialist
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) JBoss