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The table below looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8488
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads65
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.460 %1.089 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£203-
Average daily rate£215-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£228-
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£407
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£21.70
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£23.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.51£35.15
% change on same period last year+9.57 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads411459
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.556 %0.453 %
Daily rates quoted8465
Average minimum daily rate£305£364
Average daily rate£331£375
% change on same period last year-11.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted1936
Average minimum hourly rate£31.85£28.44
Average hourly rate£33.98£30.51
% change on same period last year+11.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.11£32.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Middleware EnglandMiddleware
England

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.

Middleware
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Middleware across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East Midlands Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Middleware across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands Middleware Daily Rate Trend

Middleware
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Middleware across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands Middleware Hourly Rate Trend

Middleware
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeicestershireUp+114£300-
DerbyshireNew entry-1£130-
Middleware EnglandMiddleware
England

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Middleware 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 Middleware.

18 (36.36 %)WebSphere
27 (31.82 %)Finance
36 (27.27 %)UNIX
36 (27.27 %)IBM
45 (22.73 %)AIX
45 (22.73 %)ITIL
45 (22.73 %)WebSphere Application Server
54 (18.18 %)WebLogic
54 (18.18 %)IIS
54 (18.18 %)WebServices
54 (18.18 %)Java
54 (18.18 %)Oracle
63 (13.64 %)J2EE
63 (13.64 %)Apache
63 (13.64 %)Tomcat
63 (13.64 %)PRINCE2
63 (13.64 %)BEA
63 (13.64 %)CA SiteMinder
63 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
63 (13.64 %)Security Management
72 (9.091 %)BPR
72 (9.091 %)WebSphere MQ
72 (9.091 %)Windows
72 (9.091 %)Microsoft
72 (9.091 %)PRINCE2 Certification
72 (9.091 %)GIS
72 (9.091 %)Government
72 (9.091 %)Banking
72 (9.091 %)Local Government
81 (4.545 %)Web Development

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Middleware 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 Middleware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (36.36 %)WebSphere
24 (18.18 %)WebServices
33 (13.64 %)J2EE
41 (4.545 %)XML
41 (4.545 %)XML Schema
41 (4.545 %)Hibernate
41 (4.545 %)Spring
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (22.73 %)WebSphere Application Server
24 (18.18 %)WebLogic
24 (18.18 %)IIS
33 (13.64 %)Apache
33 (13.64 %)Tomcat
42 (9.091 %)WebSphere MQ
51 (4.545 %)ESB
51 (4.545 %)WebSphere Message Broker
51 (4.545 %)MQSeries
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.545 %)HTTP
11 (4.545 %)SSL
11 (4.545 %)SAN
11 (4.545 %)BIG-IP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (9.091 %)GIS
21 (4.545 %)DB2
21 (4.545 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (4.545 %)RDBMS
21 (4.545 %)EDRMS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.545 %)JUnit
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (31.82 %)Finance
22 (9.091 %)Government
22 (9.091 %)Banking
22 (9.091 %)Local Government
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (18.18 %)WebSphere Administrator
14 (18.18 %)UNIX Administrator
14 (18.18 %)Administrator
23 (13.64 %)Analyst
23 (13.64 %)Support Specialist
23 (13.64 %)Web Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Applications Project Manager
32 (9.091 %)Systems Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Architect
32 (9.091 %)Project Manager
32 (9.091 %)Business Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Developer
32 (9.091 %)Applications Manager
41 (4.545 %)WebSphere Developer
41 (4.545 %)WebSphere Architect
41 (4.545 %)Java Developer
41 (4.545 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
41 (4.545 %)Technical Specialist
41 (4.545 %)Systems Architect
41 (4.545 %)Integration Architect
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (27.27 %)UNIX
25 (22.73 %)AIX
32 (9.091 %)Windows
41 (4.545 %)Solaris
41 (4.545 %)Windows 2000
41 (4.545 %)Windows Server 2003
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (22.73 %)ITIL
23 (13.64 %)PRINCE2
23 (13.64 %)Security Management
23 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
32 (9.091 %)BPR
41 (4.545 %)Project Management
41 (4.545 %)Logistics
41 (4.545 %)Web Development
41 (4.545 %)Performance Management
41 (4.545 %)E-Commerce
41 (4.545 %)SOA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (18.18 %)Java
21 (4.545 %)Perl
21 (4.545 %)Shell Script
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.091 %)PRINCE2 Certification
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (13.64 %)CA SiteMinder
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (27.27 %)IBM
24 (18.18 %)Oracle
33 (13.64 %)BEA
42 (9.091 %)Microsoft
51 (4.545 %)Netegrity
51 (4.545 %)Blue Coat