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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS) skills within the 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 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
Rank469563
Rank change on same period last yearUp+94
Matching contract IT job ads8178
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.078 %
As % of the category below0.901 %0.637 %
Daily rates quoted2124
Average minimum daily rate£479£450
Average daily rate£504£464
% change on same period last year+8.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£529£478
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-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
England
Matching contract IT job ads898712236
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.55 %12.29 %
Daily rates quoted28303417
Average minimum daily rate£350£349
Average daily rate£374£371
% change on same period last year+0.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£340
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Hourly rates quoted8001279
Average minimum hourly rate£22.70£22.57
Average hourly rate£24.26£24.09
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.82£25.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.63£24.22
% change on same period last year+1.68 %
WPS UKWPS
UK

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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

England 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 England region.

England WPS Daily Rate Trend

WPS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WPS across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England WPS Daily Rate Histogram

WPS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England WPS Hourly Rate Trend

WPS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WPS within the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
LondonUp+6327£511+21.96 %
East of EnglandUp+4224£508-5.42 %
South EastUp+5019£450+17.39 %
West MidlandsUp+106£500-4.76 %
MidlandsUp+195--
East MidlandsUp+91--
WPS UKWPS
UK

WPS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

1138 (100.00 %)WebSphere
260 (43.48 %)WebSphere Application Server
355 (39.86 %)IBM
445 (32.61 %)Java
534 (24.64 %)Finance
632 (23.19 %)J2EE
726 (18.84 %)Tivoli
823 (16.67 %)XML
823 (16.67 %)SOA
922 (15.94 %)AIX
1019 (13.77 %)ESB
1118 (13.04 %)Insurance
1118 (13.04 %)Middleware
1214 (10.14 %)WebSphere MQ
1214 (10.14 %)EAI
1214 (10.14 %)Siebel
1313 (9.420 %)UNIX
1313 (9.420 %)WebServices
1412 (8.696 %)Windows
1412 (8.696 %)BPEL
1511 (7.971 %)E-Commerce
1610 (7.246 %)IBM HTTP Server
179 (6.522 %)Firewall
179 (6.522 %)HTTP
179 (6.522 %)Servlets
179 (6.522 %)JDBC
188 (5.797 %)Business Objects
188 (5.797 %)JMS
188 (5.797 %)BusinessObjects
188 (5.797 %)Agile Software Development

WPS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1138 (100.00 %)WebSphere
232 (23.19 %)J2EE
323 (16.67 %)XML
418 (13.04 %)Middleware
513 (9.420 %)WebServices
69 (6.522 %)JDBC
69 (6.522 %)Servlets
78 (5.797 %)JMS
87 (5.072 %)EJB
95 (3.623 %)SOAP
95 (3.623 %)XSD
95 (3.623 %)WBIMB
104 (2.899 %)Spring
104 (2.899 %)JSF
104 (2.899 %)JSR 168
104 (2.899 %)WPF
113 (2.174 %)WSDL
113 (2.174 %)AJAX
113 (2.174 %)XSLT
113 (2.174 %)Hibernate
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
160 (43.48 %)WebSphere Application Server
219 (13.77 %)ESB
314 (10.14 %)WebSphere MQ
410 (7.246 %)IBM HTTP Server
58 (5.797 %)WebSphere Message Broker
63 (2.174 %)BizTalk Server
63 (2.174 %)Lotus Domino
63 (2.174 %)MQSeries
72 (1.449 %)NetWeaver
72 (1.449 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.725 %)IIS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.725 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.725 %)assyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (6.522 %)HTTP
19 (6.522 %)Firewall
28 (5.797 %)Extranet
37 (5.072 %)Intranet
44 (2.899 %)LDAP
44 (2.899 %)SSL
53 (2.174 %)Internet
61 (0.725 %)SAN
61 (0.725 %)DMZ
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (5.797 %)BusinessObjects
22 (1.449 %)SQL Server
22 (1.449 %)DB2
22 (1.449 %)SAP BI
31 (0.725 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.725 %)DataStage
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (2.899 %)Ant
23 (2.174 %)JDeveloper
23 (2.174 %)ClearQuest
23 (2.174 %)MSI
32 (1.449 %)Eclipse
41 (0.725 %)Rational Performance Tester
41 (0.725 %)Rational Functional Tester
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (24.64 %)Finance
218 (13.04 %)Insurance
35 (3.623 %)Pensions
42 (1.449 %)Banking
42 (1.449 %)Retail
51 (0.725 %)Billing
51 (0.725 %)Automotive
51 (0.725 %)Chemicals
51 (0.725 %)Government
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (24.64 %)Developer
226 (18.84 %)WebSphere Specialist
323 (16.67 %)WebSphere Developer
323 (16.67 %)Consultant
420 (14.49 %)WebSphere Consultant
511 (7.971 %)WebSphere Administrator
511 (7.971 %)Administrator
69 (6.522 %)Java Developer
78 (5.797 %)Architect
78 (5.797 %)Infrastructure Designer
87 (5.072 %)WebSphere Portal Developer
96 (4.348 %)Process Consultant
105 (3.623 %)Systems Administrator
105 (3.623 %)Lead Developer
105 (3.623 %)J2EE Developer
105 (3.623 %)Java/J2EE Developer
105 (3.623 %)WebSphere Architect
114 (2.899 %)Test Team Leader
114 (2.899 %)WebSphere Technical Specialist
114 (2.899 %)Team Leader
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.174 %)Client/Server
13 (2.174 %)N-Tier
13 (2.174 %)Mainframe
13 (2.174 %)Computer Science
22 (1.449 %)DataPower
22 (1.449 %)AS400
22 (1.449 %)PKI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (15.94 %)AIX
213 (9.420 %)UNIX
312 (8.696 %)Windows
46 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
54 (2.899 %)Solaris
54 (2.899 %)Linux
62 (1.449 %)Windows NT
62 (1.449 %)Windows XP
62 (1.449 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (0.725 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (0.725 %)zOS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (16.67 %)SOA
214 (10.14 %)EAI
312 (8.696 %)BPEL
411 (7.971 %)E-Commerce
58 (5.797 %)Agile Software Development
67 (5.072 %)Migration
67 (5.072 %)Unit Testing
76 (4.348 %)Logistics
85 (3.623 %)DSDM
85 (3.623 %)CRM
94 (2.899 %)System Testing
103 (2.174 %)Test Scripting
103 (2.174 %)Requirements Management
103 (2.174 %)Web Development
103 (2.174 %)Load Testing
103 (2.174 %)UML
103 (2.174 %)Unified Process
103 (2.174 %)RUP
112 (1.449 %)Business Intelligence
112 (1.449 %)Change Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (32.61 %)Java
27 (5.072 %)SQL
36 (4.348 %)Python
44 (2.899 %)Jython
53 (2.174 %)XPath
62 (1.449 %)Perl
71 (0.725 %)Shell Script
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.174 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.725 %)Terminal Services
11 (0.725 %)Oracle RAC
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
126 (18.84 %)Tivoli
24 (2.899 %)Tivoli Monitoring
24 (2.899 %)BMC PATROL
31 (0.725 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
155 (39.86 %)IBM
214 (10.14 %)Siebel
38 (5.797 %)Business Objects
45 (3.623 %)Oracle
54 (2.899 %)BMC
63 (2.174 %)Sun
63 (2.174 %)HP
72 (1.449 %)Intel
72 (1.449 %)SAP
72 (1.449 %)Lotus
72 (1.449 %)Microsoft
81 (0.725 %)Red Hat
81 (0.725 %)Citrix