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This section looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank88118
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads6426
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.028 %
As % of the category below5.165 %2.392 %
Daily rates quoted1512
Average minimum daily rate£392£395
Average daily rate£411£425
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£455
UK excluding London average daily rate£424£398
% change on same period last year+6.59 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£34.62£25.00
Average hourly rate£34.93£26.67
% change on same period last year+30.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.24£28.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.79£33.53
% change on same period last year+12.68 %
Application Development East of EnglandApplication Development
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads12391087
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.634 %1.153 %
Daily rates quoted404316
Average minimum daily rate£345£334
Average daily rate£376£356
% change on same period last year+5.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted88130
Average minimum hourly rate£28.96£30.18
Average hourly rate£32.38£31.95
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.79£33.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
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 of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England 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 of England region.

East of England Middleware Daily Rate Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Histogram

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

East of England Middleware Daily Rate Histogram

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 of England region.

East of England Middleware Hourly Rate Trend

Middleware
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

East of England Middleware Hourly Rate Histogram

Middleware
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Middleware 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+2642£441-11.89 %
EssexUp+115£334-19.49 %
East AngliaNew entry-3--
NorfolkUp+72£425-15.00 %
CambridgeshireDown-82--
Middleware EnglandMiddleware
England

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

147 (46.08 %)Unix
244 (43.14 %)Solaris
342 (41.18 %)WebLogic
435 (34.31 %)Finance
532 (31.37 %)Oracle
631 (30.39 %)J2EE
730 (29.41 %)Java
827 (26.47 %)Shell Script
925 (24.51 %)IBM
925 (24.51 %)WebSphere
1022 (21.57 %)Project Management
1119 (18.63 %)Apache
1217 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
1316 (15.69 %)Linux
1415 (14.71 %)PRINCE2
1415 (14.71 %)MQSeries
1415 (14.71 %)MS Project
1514 (13.73 %)Ant
1613 (12.75 %)Configuration Management
1711 (10.78 %)PMI
1810 (9.804 %)Windows
199 (8.824 %)SQL
199 (8.824 %)JBoss
199 (8.824 %)Construction
199 (8.824 %)BEA
199 (8.824 %)SLA
208 (7.843 %)Tivoli
217 (6.863 %)Time Management
217 (6.863 %)Banking
217 (6.863 %)PKI

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
131 (30.39 %)J2EE
225 (24.51 %)WebSphere
36 (5.882 %)WebServices
44 (3.922 %)J2SE
44 (3.922 %)EDI
44 (3.922 %).NET
44 (3.922 %)ASP.NET
44 (3.922 %)Hibernate
44 (3.922 %)Struts
53 (2.941 %)WCF
53 (2.941 %)ASP.NET 2.0
53 (2.941 %)Spring
53 (2.941 %)CSS
53 (2.941 %)HTML
53 (2.941 %)XML
53 (2.941 %)JSP
53 (2.941 %)Servlets
62 (1.961 %)SOAP
62 (1.961 %)JDBC
71 (0.980 %)EJB
Application Platforms
142 (41.18 %)WebLogic
219 (18.63 %)Apache
315 (14.71 %)MQSeries
49 (8.824 %)JBoss
55 (4.902 %)WebSphere Application Server
63 (2.941 %)TIBCO EMS
63 (2.941 %)Tomcat
63 (2.941 %)Tuxedo
63 (2.941 %)Rendezvous
72 (1.961 %)ESB
72 (1.961 %)Mule
81 (0.980 %)Oracle Application Server
81 (0.980 %)WebSphere MQ
Applications
115 (14.71 %)MS Project
27 (6.863 %)MS Excel
34 (3.922 %)MS Office
Business Applications
11 (0.980 %)SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
13 (2.941 %)HTTP
22 (1.961 %)SAN
31 (0.980 %)3G
31 (0.980 %)DVB
31 (0.980 %)RNC
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (6.863 %)Oracle 8/8i
17 (6.863 %)DB2
21 (0.980 %)Oracle Reports
21 (0.980 %)Datawarehouse
21 (0.980 %)Ingres
21 (0.980 %)JasperReports
Development Applications
114 (13.73 %)Ant
27 (6.863 %)ClearCase
27 (6.863 %)ClearQuest
33 (2.941 %)JUnit
42 (1.961 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.980 %)Eclipse
51 (0.980 %)PowerDesigner
General
135 (34.31 %)Finance
217 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
39 (8.824 %)Construction
47 (6.863 %)Banking
55 (4.902 %)Back Office
62 (1.961 %)Games
71 (0.980 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.980 %)Electronics
71 (0.980 %)Telecoms
71 (0.980 %)Government
71 (0.980 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
123 (22.55 %)Project Manager
219 (18.63 %)Architect
313 (12.75 %)Developer
411 (10.78 %)Infrastructure Manager
510 (9.804 %)Administrator
510 (9.804 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
69 (8.824 %)Technical Architect
78 (7.843 %)Java Developer
87 (6.863 %)Solutions Architect
96 (5.882 %)Java/J2EE Developer
105 (4.902 %)Support Specialist
114 (3.922 %)Applications Support
114 (3.922 %)J2EE Developer
114 (3.922 %)Applications Specialist
114 (3.922 %)Support Engineer
114 (3.922 %)Infrastructure Architect
114 (3.922 %)Applications Support Specialist
123 (2.941 %)WebLogic Administrator
123 (2.941 %)Analyst
123 (2.941 %).NET Developer
Miscellaneous
111 (10.78 %)PMI
27 (6.863 %)PKI
35 (4.902 %)N-Tier
35 (4.902 %)STB
44 (3.922 %)DTV
51 (0.980 %)AS400
51 (0.980 %)Handset
51 (0.980 %)MPEG
51 (0.980 %)iDTV
51 (0.980 %)SCADA
51 (0.980 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
147 (46.08 %)Unix
244 (43.14 %)Solaris
316 (15.69 %)Linux
410 (9.804 %)Windows
55 (4.902 %)Windows NT
64 (3.922 %)AIX
64 (3.922 %)Windows 2000
73 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (1.961 %)VMS
91 (0.980 %)zOS
Processes & Methodologies
122 (21.57 %)Project Management
215 (14.71 %)PRINCE2
313 (12.75 %)Configuration Management
47 (6.863 %)Time Management
55 (4.902 %)SOA
55 (4.902 %)Change Management
64 (3.922 %)Supplier Management
73 (2.941 %)Business Analysis
73 (2.941 %)Security Cleared
73 (2.941 %)Service Management
82 (1.961 %)Workflow
82 (1.961 %)Migration
82 (1.961 %)OO
82 (1.961 %)Software Testing
82 (1.961 %)MVC
82 (1.961 %)Agile Software Development
82 (1.961 %)TDD
91 (0.980 %)Risk Management
91 (0.980 %)DoDAF
91 (0.980 %)MODAF
Programming Languages
130 (29.41 %)Java
227 (26.47 %)Shell Script
39 (8.824 %)SQL
45 (4.902 %)C
45 (4.902 %)Perl
54 (3.922 %)C#
54 (3.922 %)C++
62 (1.961 %)JavaScript
62 (1.961 %)PL/SQL
71 (0.980 %)ABAP
71 (0.980 %)Embedded C
71 (0.980 %)Embedded C++
Qualifications
14 (3.922 %)MCSE
14 (3.922 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.980 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
19 (8.824 %)SLA
23 (2.941 %)QA
31 (0.980 %)21 CFR Part 11
System Software
17 (6.863 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
21 (0.980 %)AquaLogic
21 (0.980 %)NDS
Systems Management
18 (7.843 %)Tivoli
21 (0.980 %)Tivoli NetView
21 (0.980 %)Netcool
Vendors
132 (31.37 %)Oracle
225 (24.51 %)IBM
39 (8.824 %)BEA
45 (4.902 %)Red Hat
53 (2.941 %)TIBCO
53 (2.941 %)Microsoft
53 (2.941 %)OpenTV
62 (1.961 %)Lombardi
62 (1.961 %)HP
71 (0.980 %)Intel
71 (0.980 %)NEC
71 (0.980 %)SAP
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