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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere Studio Application Developer over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank548495
Rank change on same period last yearDown-53
Matching contract IT job ads12145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.145 %
As % of the category below0.193 %1.802 %
Daily rates quoted233
Average minimum daily rate£400£387
Average daily rate£438£415
% change on same period last year+5.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£475£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£438£422
% change on same period last year+3.61 %
Hourly rates quoted210
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00£32.50
Average hourly rate£50.00£32.50
% change on same period last year+53.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£50.00£32.50
% change on same period last year+53.84 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads62048047
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled8.269 %8.028 %
Daily rates quoted21472383
Average minimum daily rate£335£355
Average daily rate£361£376
% change on same period last year-3.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£335
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
Hourly rates quoted444635
Average minimum hourly rate£29.82£31.08
Average hourly rate£31.77£33.10
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.71£35.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.37£33.40
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
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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 Studio Application Developer
Demand Trend

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

England WebSphere Studio Application Developer Demand Trend

WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

England WebSphere Studio Application Developer Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere Studio Application Developer across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England WebSphere Studio Application Developer Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England WebSphere Studio Application Developer Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere Studio Application Developer within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
East of EnglandDown-66£438-7.28 %
LondonUp+175--
South EastUp+41--
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UK

WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing WebSphere Studio Application Developer 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 Studio Application Developer.

155 (96.49 %)WebSphere
254 (94.74 %)J2EE
345 (78.95 %)Java
438 (66.67 %)SQL
532 (56.14 %)UML
532 (56.14 %)Oracle
630 (52.63 %)EJB
728 (49.12 %)Eclipse
825 (43.86 %)OO
923 (40.35 %)Servlets
1022 (38.60 %)JDBC
1022 (38.60 %)XML
1121 (36.84 %)IBM
1219 (33.33 %)UNIX
1318 (31.58 %)Struts
1318 (31.58 %)JBuilder
1417 (29.82 %)JDeveloper
1417 (29.82 %)NetBeans
1516 (28.07 %)JBoss
1615 (26.32 %)RAD
1615 (26.32 %)N-Tier
1615 (26.32 %)ILOG
1615 (26.32 %)XSLT
1615 (26.32 %)DB2
1615 (26.32 %)JRules
1714 (24.56 %)MVC
1812 (21.05 %)SQL Server
1812 (21.05 %)WebSphere Application Server
1812 (21.05 %)SOAP
1812 (21.05 %)HTTP

WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing WebSphere Studio Application Developer 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 Studio Application Developer. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (96.49 %)WebSphere
254 (94.74 %)J2EE
330 (52.63 %)EJB
423 (40.35 %)Servlets
522 (38.60 %)JDBC
522 (38.60 %)XML
618 (31.58 %)Struts
717 (29.82 %)NetBeans
815 (26.32 %)JRules
815 (26.32 %)XSLT
914 (24.56 %)MVC
1012 (21.05 %)SOAP
1110 (17.54 %)WebServices
1110 (17.54 %)JSP
127 (12.28 %)JMS
135 (8.772 %)Hibernate
135 (8.772 %)HTML
135 (8.772 %)JSF
143 (5.263 %)Spring
143 (5.263 %)Java EE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (28.07 %)JBoss
212 (21.05 %)WebSphere Application Server
37 (12.28 %)WebLogic
45 (8.772 %)Tomcat
51 (1.754 %)WebSphere MQ
51 (1.754 %)IBM HTTP Server
51 (1.754 %)Apache
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (21.05 %)HTTP
23 (5.263 %)Firewall
32 (3.509 %)Internet
41 (1.754 %)LDAP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (26.32 %)DB2
212 (21.05 %)SQL Server
32 (3.509 %)Oracle Reports
32 (3.509 %)Oracle 9i
32 (3.509 %)BusinessObjects
41 (1.754 %)Crystal Reports
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (49.12 %)Eclipse
218 (31.58 %)JBuilder
317 (29.82 %)JDeveloper
47 (12.28 %)Ant
56 (10.53 %)JUnit
62 (3.509 %)ClearCase
62 (3.509 %)CruiseControl
71 (1.754 %)Log4j
71 (1.754 %)PVCS
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (15.79 %)Finance
24 (7.018 %)Retail
24 (7.018 %)Insurance
33 (5.263 %)Automotive
33 (5.263 %)Banking
42 (3.509 %)Back Office
42 (3.509 %)Retail Banking
51 (1.754 %)Education
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (63.16 %)Developer
216 (28.07 %)J2EE Developer
315 (26.32 %)Technical Architect
315 (26.32 %)Architect
411 (19.30 %)J2EE Architect
411 (19.30 %)Java Technical Architect
411 (19.30 %)J2EE Technical Architect
411 (19.30 %)Java Architect
59 (15.79 %)Java Developer
65 (8.772 %)Lead Developer
65 (8.772 %)WebSphere Developer
73 (5.263 %)Senior J2EE Developer
73 (5.263 %)Senior Developer
82 (3.509 %)Consultant
82 (3.509 %)Java/J2EE Developer
91 (1.754 %)Report Developer
91 (1.754 %)Applications Developer
91 (1.754 %)Analyst
91 (1.754 %)Oracle Developer
91 (1.754 %)Developer Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (26.32 %)N-Tier
21 (1.754 %)Equities
21 (1.754 %)Web 2.0
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (33.33 %)UNIX
26 (10.53 %)Linux
34 (7.018 %)HPUX
34 (7.018 %)Solaris
42 (3.509 %)Windows
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (56.14 %)UML
225 (43.86 %)OO
315 (26.32 %)RAD
411 (19.30 %)Unit Testing
55 (8.772 %)OOD
64 (7.018 %)Agile Software Development
73 (5.263 %)E-Commerce
82 (3.509 %)RUP
82 (3.509 %)Technical Architecture
82 (3.509 %)Scrum
91 (1.754 %)Web Development
91 (1.754 %)Electronic Trading
91 (1.754 %)Content Management
91 (1.754 %)AOP
91 (1.754 %)Enterprise Architecture
91 (1.754 %)OOP
91 (1.754 %)OOA/OOD
91 (1.754 %)Data Modelling
91 (1.754 %)B2B
91 (1.754 %)B2C
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (78.95 %)Java
238 (66.67 %)SQL
34 (7.018 %)JavaScript
34 (7.018 %)PL/SQL
43 (5.263 %)Perl
51 (1.754 %)Shell Script
51 (1.754 %)XPath
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (8.772 %)Sun Certification
22 (3.509 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (17.54 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (56.14 %)Oracle
221 (36.84 %)IBM
315 (26.32 %)ILOG
46 (10.53 %)Sun
55 (8.772 %)BEA
62 (3.509 %)Business Objects
71 (1.754 %)Interwoven
71 (1.754 %)Tridion