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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere Application Server over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank114126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads3327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.027 %
As % of the category below4.776 %3.694 %
Daily rates quoted510
Average minimum daily rate£350£310
Average daily rate£360£340
% change on same period last year+6.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£391£388
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£33.00
Average hourly rate-£33.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.67£30.80
% change on same period last year+38.52 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads691731
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.921 %0.740 %
Daily rates quoted196220
Average minimum daily rate£340£339
Average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£349
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted9096
Average minimum hourly rate£20.18£27.56
Average hourly rate£21.75£28.82
% change on same period last year-24.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.32£30.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.28£23.70
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
WebSphere Application Server EnglandWebSphere Application Server
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.

WebSphere Application Server
Demand Trend

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

East of England WebSphere Application Server Demand Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere Application Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England WebSphere Application Server Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 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
NorfolkUp+1315--
HertfordshireUp+39£375+7.39 %
East AngliaNew entry-6£325-
CambridgeshireUp+12£350+16.66 %
EssexUp+21--
WebSphere Application Server EnglandWebSphere Application Server
England

WebSphere Application Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server.

193 (100.00 %)WebSphere
273 (78.49 %)J2EE
361 (65.59 %)UNIX
455 (59.14 %)Java
549 (52.69 %)IBM
648 (51.61 %)SQL
742 (45.16 %)DB2
835 (37.63 %)Finance
932 (34.41 %)AIX
1029 (31.18 %)Linux
1123 (24.73 %)UML
1222 (23.66 %)JUnit
1222 (23.66 %)Eclipse
1222 (23.66 %)Spring
1321 (22.58 %)Solaris
1321 (22.58 %)Oracle
1321 (22.58 %)Hibernate
1420 (21.51 %)HPUX
1420 (21.51 %)E-Commerce
1519 (20.43 %)Continuous Integration
1618 (19.35 %)JDBC
1716 (17.20 %)IntelliJ
1815 (16.13 %)CRM
1815 (16.13 %)EJB
1815 (16.13 %)Insurance
1914 (15.05 %)HTTP
1914 (15.05 %)Shell Script
2013 (13.98 %)Struts
2013 (13.98 %)Ant
2112 (12.90 %)OO

WebSphere Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
193 (100.00 %)WebSphere
273 (78.49 %)J2EE
322 (23.66 %)Spring
421 (22.58 %)Hibernate
518 (19.35 %)JDBC
615 (16.13 %)EJB
713 (13.98 %)Struts
89 (9.677 %)XML
89 (9.677 %)HTML
98 (8.602 %)JSP
98 (8.602 %)XHTML
98 (8.602 %)JMS
98 (8.602 %)CSS
107 (7.527 %)WebServices
107 (7.527 %)Servlets
107 (7.527 %)SOAP
107 (7.527 %)JSF
116 (6.452 %)Middleware
125 (5.376 %)XML Schema
134 (4.301 %)J2SE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (11.83 %)MQSeries
29 (9.677 %)WPS
38 (8.602 %)IBM HTTP Server
45 (5.376 %)JBoss
54 (4.301 %)IIS
54 (4.301 %)Tomcat
63 (3.226 %)WebSphere MQ
72 (2.151 %)WebLogic
72 (2.151 %)Apache
81 (1.075 %)Smallworld
81 (1.075 %)CMS
81 (1.075 %)Oracle Application Server
81 (1.075 %)WebSphere Message Broker
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (15.05 %)HTTP
26 (6.452 %)Internet
35 (5.376 %)Firewall
42 (2.151 %)SSL
51 (1.075 %)Intranet
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (45.16 %)DB2
21 (1.075 %)Oracle Reports
21 (1.075 %)Oracle 9i
21 (1.075 %)BusinessObjects
21 (1.075 %)GIS
21 (1.075 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (23.66 %)Eclipse
122 (23.66 %)JUnit
216 (17.20 %)IntelliJ
313 (13.98 %)Ant
411 (11.83 %)CruiseControl
411 (11.83 %)Atlassian Bamboo
56 (6.452 %)Log4j
62 (2.151 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
71 (1.075 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (1.075 %)ClearQuest
71 (1.075 %)JMeter
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (37.63 %)Finance
215 (16.13 %)Insurance
33 (3.226 %)Games
42 (2.151 %)Marketing
42 (2.151 %)Online Games
42 (2.151 %)Automotive
51 (1.075 %)Chemicals
51 (1.075 %)Pensions
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (44.09 %)Developer
219 (20.43 %)Java Developer
311 (11.83 %)J2EE Developer
311 (11.83 %)Architect
311 (11.83 %)WebSphere Architect
410 (10.75 %)DBA
59 (9.677 %)DB2 DBA
68 (8.602 %)Administrator
77 (7.527 %)WebSphere Developer
77 (7.527 %)Java/J2EE Developer
86 (6.452 %)Support Specialist
95 (5.376 %)Applications Support
95 (5.376 %)Applications Specialist
95 (5.376 %)Analyst
95 (5.376 %)Applications Support Specialist
104 (4.301 %)WebSphere Administrator
104 (4.301 %)Consultant
104 (4.301 %)Senior Developer
104 (4.301 %)WebSphere Portal Developer
104 (4.301 %)Infrastructure Designer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.226 %)PMI
22 (2.151 %)AS400
22 (2.151 %)Replication
22 (2.151 %)PKI
31 (1.075 %)Client/Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
161 (65.59 %)UNIX
232 (34.41 %)AIX
329 (31.18 %)Linux
421 (22.58 %)Solaris
520 (21.51 %)HPUX
66 (6.452 %)Windows
74 (4.301 %)i5/OS
83 (3.226 %)SUSE
92 (2.151 %)zOS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (24.73 %)UML
220 (21.51 %)E-Commerce
319 (20.43 %)Continuous Integration
415 (16.13 %)CRM
512 (12.90 %)OO
611 (11.83 %)SOA
79 (9.677 %)RAD
79 (9.677 %)Data Management
85 (5.376 %)Validation
85 (5.376 %)Agile Software Development
92 (2.151 %)Load Balancing
92 (2.151 %)Internet Marketing
92 (2.151 %)Content Management
92 (2.151 %)BCP
92 (2.151 %)Disaster Recovery
101 (1.075 %)RUP
101 (1.075 %)DSDM
101 (1.075 %)Network Design
101 (1.075 %)Automated Testing
101 (1.075 %)Web Development
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
155 (59.14 %)Java
248 (51.61 %)SQL
314 (15.05 %)Shell Script
49 (9.677 %)JavaScript
58 (8.602 %)Perl
65 (5.376 %)Korn
73 (3.226 %)PL/SQL
81 (1.075 %)Magik
81 (1.075 %)Python
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.075 %)Terminal Services
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (5.376 %)Tivoli
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (52.69 %)IBM
221 (22.58 %)Oracle
37 (7.527 %)Red Hat
43 (3.226 %)Microsoft
51 (1.075 %)Sun
51 (1.075 %)HP
51 (1.075 %)Dell
51 (1.075 %)Citrix
51 (1.075 %)BEA
51 (1.075 %)ILOG
51 (1.075 %)Business Objects
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