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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS) skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WPS over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8897
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.398 %1.238 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£529£487
% change on same period last year+8.69 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads251323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.351 %0.325 %
Daily rates quoted6946
Average minimum daily rate£335£329
Average daily rate£355£343
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£340
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Hourly rates quoted2362
Average minimum hourly rate£16.89£18.79
Average hourly rate£18.65£19.53
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.40£20.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.63£24.22
% change on same period last year+1.68 %
WPS EnglandWPS
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.

WPS
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands WPS Demand Trend

WPS
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands WPS Daily Rate Trend

WPS
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing WPS 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 WPS.

12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (50.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)HTTP
21 (50.00 %)IBM
21 (50.00 %)Tivoli
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)IBM HTTP Server

WPS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (50.00 %)IBM HTTP Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)HTTP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Development Specialist
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Specialist
11 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Designer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)AIX
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)Tivoli
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)IBM