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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the East of England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3585
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching contract IT job ads17559
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.063 %
As % of the category below9.989 %3.318 %
Daily rates quoted3716
Average minimum daily rate£357£364
Average daily rate£382£370
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£359
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted107
Average minimum hourly rate£18.47£22.29
Average hourly rate£19.52£22.79
% change on same period last year-14.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.57£23.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.50
% change on same period last year-10.24 %
Vendors East of EnglandVendors
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads17521778
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.310 %1.886 %
Daily rates quoted499527
Average minimum daily rate£338£337
Average daily rate£358£359
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£356
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Hourly rates quoted231256
Average minimum hourly rate£20.98£23.33
Average hourly rate£22.18£24.78
% change on same period last year-10.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.38£26.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.91£25.10
% change on same period last year-8.72 %
IBM EnglandIBM
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing IBM across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

East of England IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England IBM Daily Rate Histogram

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England IBM Hourly Rate Histogram

IBM
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing IBM within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
HertfordshireUp+4470£383-0.44 %
EssexUp+2643£330+9.99 %
NorfolkUp+2533£400-19.59 %
CambridgeshireNo change017£425+41.66 %
East AngliaDown-49£325+116.66 %
SuffolkDown-23--
BedfordshireUp+61--
IBM EnglandIBM
England

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing IBM 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 IBM.

1106 (39.55 %)J2EE
1106 (39.55 %)WebSphere
288 (32.84 %)Unix
376 (28.36 %)Java
472 (26.87 %)Finance
569 (25.75 %)SQL
664 (23.88 %)DB2
754 (20.15 %)Oracle
853 (19.78 %)Windows
853 (19.78 %)Linux
950 (18.66 %)WebSphere Application Server
1045 (16.79 %)AIX
1045 (16.79 %)Solaris
1045 (16.79 %)HP
1136 (13.43 %)E-Commerce
1235 (13.06 %)Shell Script
1333 (12.31 %)Eclipse
1431 (11.57 %)Mainframe
1530 (11.19 %)Tivoli
1629 (10.82 %)Dell
1629 (10.82 %)Servlets
1728 (10.45 %)Internet
1728 (10.45 %)Spring
1827 (10.07 %)WebLogic
1827 (10.07 %)MQSeries
1926 (9.701 %)Ant
1926 (9.701 %)UML
1926 (9.701 %)Hibernate
2025 (9.328 %)Firewall
2025 (9.328 %)Middleware

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1106 (39.55 %)J2EE
1106 (39.55 %)WebSphere
229 (10.82 %)Servlets
328 (10.45 %)Spring
426 (9.701 %)Hibernate
525 (9.328 %)Middleware
623 (8.582 %)EJB
720 (7.463 %)JDBC
819 (7.090 %)JSP
918 (6.716 %)HTML
1016 (5.970 %)CSS
1115 (5.597 %)XHTML
1212 (4.478 %)WPF
1311 (4.104 %)Struts
149 (3.358 %)NetBeans
149 (3.358 %)JSF
158 (2.985 %)JRules
158 (2.985 %)JavaBeans
158 (2.985 %)JMS
158 (2.985 %)XML
Application Platforms
150 (18.66 %)WebSphere Application Server
227 (10.07 %)WebLogic
227 (10.07 %)MQSeries
319 (7.090 %)IBM HTTP Server
418 (6.716 %)JBoss
514 (5.224 %)Apache
610 (3.731 %)CICS
79 (3.358 %)Lotus Domino
79 (3.358 %)Tomcat
79 (3.358 %)Oracle HTTP Server
87 (2.612 %)WebSphere MQ
96 (2.239 %)WPS
96 (2.239 %)IIS
105 (1.866 %)MS Exchange
113 (1.119 %)Exchange Server 2003
122 (0.746 %)Exchange Server 2000
122 (0.746 %)Lotus Notes
131 (0.373 %)SharePoint
131 (0.373 %)BizTalk Server
131 (0.373 %)Oracle Application Server
Applications
117 (6.343 %)MS Excel
26 (2.239 %)MS Office
26 (2.239 %)MS PowerPoint
35 (1.866 %)MS Visio
41 (0.373 %)MS Project
Business Applications
14 (1.493 %)SAP ERP
21 (0.373 %)BASE24
21 (0.373 %)assyst
Communications & Networking
128 (10.45 %)Internet
225 (9.328 %)Firewall
225 (9.328 %)SAN
319 (7.090 %)HTTP
416 (5.970 %)VPN
515 (5.597 %)SSL
613 (4.851 %)Cisco PIX
712 (4.478 %)NetScreen
811 (4.104 %)IPsec
811 (4.104 %)LDAP
97 (2.612 %)DHCP
97 (2.612 %)DNS
106 (2.239 %)LAN
115 (1.866 %)WINS
115 (1.866 %)SNMP
124 (1.493 %)WLAN
124 (1.493 %)WAN
124 (1.493 %)Wireless
124 (1.493 %)TACACS
133 (1.119 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
164 (23.88 %)DB2
218 (6.716 %)SQL Server
313 (4.851 %)Oracle 10g
48 (2.985 %)Oracle 9i
54 (1.493 %)Oracle 11g
63 (1.119 %)Crystal Reports
63 (1.119 %)Oracle Reports
63 (1.119 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.373 %)DataStage
71 (0.373 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (0.373 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.373 %)ETL
Development Applications
133 (12.31 %)Eclipse
226 (9.701 %)Ant
325 (9.328 %)JUnit
416 (5.970 %)IntelliJ
511 (4.104 %)CruiseControl
511 (4.104 %)Atlassian Bamboo
610 (3.731 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
79 (3.358 %)JBuilder
79 (3.358 %)JDeveloper
88 (2.985 %)ClearCase
88 (2.985 %)ClearQuest
93 (1.119 %)Subversion
93 (1.119 %)TestDirector
102 (0.746 %)LoadRunner
111 (0.373 %)Dreamweaver
111 (0.373 %)FrontPage
111 (0.373 %)Log4j
General
172 (26.87 %)Finance
220 (7.463 %)Insurance
38 (2.985 %)Retail
38 (2.985 %)Financial Institution
46 (2.239 %)Marketing
46 (2.239 %)Games
55 (1.866 %)Pharmaceutical
55 (1.866 %)Government
64 (1.493 %)Automotive
73 (1.119 %)Chemicals
73 (1.119 %)Banking
82 (0.746 %)Online Games
82 (0.746 %)Education
91 (0.373 %)Back Office
91 (0.373 %)Telecoms
91 (0.373 %)Pensions
91 (0.373 %)Retail Banking
Job Titles
156 (20.90 %)Developer
238 (14.18 %)Java Developer
333 (12.31 %)Administrator
430 (11.19 %)Analyst
519 (7.090 %)Java/J2EE Developer
617 (6.343 %)Architect
715 (5.597 %)Consultant
715 (5.597 %)J2EE Developer
814 (5.224 %)Project Manager
814 (5.224 %)DBA
913 (4.851 %)Programmer
1012 (4.478 %)Security Analyst
1012 (4.478 %)Systems Programmer
1110 (3.731 %)DB2 DBA
129 (3.358 %)Firewall Analyst
138 (2.985 %)WebSphere Developer
138 (2.985 %)Support Analyst
147 (2.612 %)Technical Architect
156 (2.239 %)Support Engineer
156 (2.239 %)Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
131 (11.57 %)Mainframe
223 (8.582 %)IBM Mainframe
314 (5.224 %)PKI
411 (4.104 %)Clustering
58 (2.985 %)N-Tier
66 (2.239 %)HACMP
66 (2.239 %)Data Integration
75 (1.866 %)PMI
75 (1.866 %)AS400
84 (1.493 %)EPoS
93 (1.119 %)Firmware
93 (1.119 %)Client/Server
102 (0.746 %)Replication
102 (0.746 %)Cryptography
102 (0.746 %)Thin Client
102 (0.746 %)Blackberry
102 (0.746 %)Fat Client
111 (0.373 %)Web 2.0
111 (0.373 %)Statistics
111 (0.373 %)EFT
Operating Systems
188 (32.84 %)Unix
253 (19.78 %)Windows
253 (19.78 %)Linux
345 (16.79 %)AIX
345 (16.79 %)Solaris
424 (8.955 %)HPUX
520 (7.463 %)Windows 2000
618 (6.716 %)Windows NT
713 (4.851 %)zOS
713 (4.851 %)Windows Server 2003
88 (2.985 %)MVS
94 (1.493 %)i5/OS
103 (1.119 %)SUSE
112 (0.746 %)Windows XP
121 (0.373 %)VMS
121 (0.373 %)OS/2
Processes & Methodologies
136 (13.43 %)E-Commerce
226 (9.701 %)UML
320 (7.463 %)Continuous Integration
418 (6.716 %)SOA
516 (5.970 %)OO
615 (5.597 %)Change Management
714 (5.224 %)Project Management
813 (4.851 %)CRM
911 (4.104 %)MVC
911 (4.104 %)Problem Management
1010 (3.731 %)Data Management
1010 (3.731 %)DSDM
119 (3.358 %)PRINCE2
128 (2.985 %)Content Management
128 (2.985 %)Migration
128 (2.985 %)Security Cleared
137 (2.612 %)Scrum
137 (2.612 %)Service Management
146 (2.239 %)ERP
146 (2.239 %)ITIL
Programming Languages
176 (28.36 %)Java
269 (25.75 %)SQL
335 (13.06 %)Shell Script
415 (5.597 %)JavaScript
514 (5.224 %)Perl
69 (3.358 %)VB
75 (1.866 %)JCL
75 (1.866 %)Korn
75 (1.866 %)C
75 (1.866 %)VBScript
84 (1.493 %)C++
84 (1.493 %)VB6
84 (1.493 %)Transact-SQL
93 (1.119 %)VB.NET
93 (1.119 %)COBOL
102 (0.746 %)PL/SQL
102 (0.746 %)Ada
111 (0.373 %)XPath
111 (0.373 %)DHTML
111 (0.373 %)C#
Qualifications
17 (2.612 %)Degree
24 (1.493 %)IBM Certification
24 (1.493 %)CCNA
24 (1.493 %)Cisco Certification
33 (1.119 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (1.119 %)ITIL Certification
42 (0.746 %)Sun Certification
42 (0.746 %)MCP
42 (0.746 %)MCSE
51 (0.373 %)CCNP
51 (0.373 %)ISEB
51 (0.373 %)CISSP
51 (0.373 %)CNE
51 (0.373 %)Novell Certification
51 (0.373 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.373 %)A+ Certification
51 (0.373 %)CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
110 (3.731 %)SLA
26 (2.239 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (1.493 %)QA
System Software
118 (6.716 %)NetBackup
212 (4.478 %)Active Directory
39 (3.358 %)VMware Infrastructure
48 (2.985 %)VMware ESX
57 (2.612 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
65 (1.866 %)Oracle RAC
73 (1.119 %)Backup Exec
82 (0.746 %)VMware Workstation
91 (0.373 %)MSMQ
91 (0.373 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
130 (11.19 %)Tivoli
27 (2.612 %)OpenView
36 (2.239 %)OpenView Configuration Management
45 (1.866 %)SCOM
54 (1.493 %)NNM
54 (1.493 %)CiscoWorks
54 (1.493 %)Tivoli NetView
54 (1.493 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
63 (1.119 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (0.746 %)MOM
72 (0.746 %)Norton AntiVirus
81 (0.373 %)WSUS
81 (0.373 %)OMEGAMON
81 (0.373 %)SCCM
Vendors
154 (20.15 %)Oracle
245 (16.79 %)HP
329 (10.82 %)Dell
424 (8.955 %)Microsoft
424 (8.955 %)VERITAS
518 (6.716 %)Cisco
617 (6.343 %)CheckPoint
714 (5.224 %)BEA
812 (4.478 %)Nokia
812 (4.478 %)VMware
812 (4.478 %)Crossbeam
911 (4.104 %)Blue Coat
911 (4.104 %)Lotus
109 (3.358 %)Symantec
109 (3.358 %)CA
118 (2.985 %)ILOG
118 (2.985 %)Red Hat
126 (2.239 %)Novell
126 (2.239 %)SAP
126 (2.239 %)EMC
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