Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Gloucestershire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2737
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads2411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.012 %
As % of the category below10.30 %7.190 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£450£270
Average daily rate£460£270
% change on same period last year+70.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£470£270
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£362
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.00
Average hourly rate-£16.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.79£25.45
% change on same period last year+17.07 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads233153
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.378 %0.167 %
Daily rates quoted6025
Average minimum daily rate£362£362
Average daily rate£372£372
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted2519
Average minimum hourly rate£24.20£19.58
Average hourly rate£24.95£20.52
% change on same period last year+21.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.71£21.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
IBM South WestIBM
South West

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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
GloucesterNew entry-12£488-
CheltenhamDown-710£350-
IBM South WestIBM
South West

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

114 (35.00 %)Active Directory
211 (27.50 %)HP
38 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
38 (20.00 %)VMware
38 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
38 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (20.00 %)Windows
38 (20.00 %)VPN
38 (20.00 %)HTTPS
38 (20.00 %)Cisco
38 (20.00 %)Firewall
38 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
38 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
38 (20.00 %)Cisco ASA
47 (17.50 %)Citrix
56 (15.00 %)DHCP
56 (15.00 %)MetaFrame
56 (15.00 %)Compaq
56 (15.00 %)SAN
56 (15.00 %)Sun
56 (15.00 %)DNS
56 (15.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
56 (15.00 %)WebSphere
65 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
65 (12.50 %)UML
65 (12.50 %)JBoss
65 (12.50 %)RUP
65 (12.50 %)EJB
65 (12.50 %)UNIX
65 (12.50 %)J2EE

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (15.00 %)WebSphere
25 (12.50 %)J2EE
25 (12.50 %)EJB
34 (10.00 %)Middleware
41 (2.500 %)Java EE
41 (2.500 %)Java EE 5
41 (2.500 %)SOAP
41 (2.500 %)XML
41 (2.500 %)JMS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (12.50 %)WebLogic
15 (12.50 %)JBoss
24 (10.00 %)Apache
31 (2.500 %)MS Exchange
31 (2.500 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (2.500 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.500 %)WebSphere Application Server
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.500 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (20.00 %)VPN
18 (20.00 %)HTTPS
18 (20.00 %)Firewall
18 (20.00 %)Cisco ASA
26 (15.00 %)DHCP
26 (15.00 %)SAN
26 (15.00 %)DNS
32 (5.000 %)SSL
41 (2.500 %)POP3
41 (2.500 %)SMTP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.500 %)SQL Server
22 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.00 %)Banking
22 (5.000 %)Retail
22 (5.000 %)Government
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (27.50 %)Analyst
28 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
37 (17.50 %)Server Support
37 (17.50 %)Server Analyst
46 (15.00 %)Support Analyst
46 (15.00 %)Support Engineer
46 (15.00 %)Server Support Analyst
46 (15.00 %)Server Engineer
46 (15.00 %)Server Support Engineer
46 (15.00 %)Citrix Engineer
55 (12.50 %)Java Developer
55 (12.50 %)Developer
64 (10.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
64 (10.00 %)Capacity Analyst
64 (10.00 %)Performance Analyst
64 (10.00 %)Web Engineer
72 (5.000 %)Systems Engineer
81 (2.500 %)UNIX Administrator
81 (2.500 %)WebSphere Specialist
81 (2.500 %)AIX Administrator
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.000 %)Clustering
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (20.00 %)Windows
18 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
25 (12.50 %)UNIX
33 (7.500 %)AIX
33 (7.500 %)Solaris
42 (5.000 %)Linux
42 (5.000 %)HPUX
51 (2.500 %)Windows NT
51 (2.500 %)Windows 2000 Server
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
18 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
18 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (12.50 %)UML
25 (12.50 %)RUP
34 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (5.000 %)ITIL
51 (2.500 %)Project Management
51 (2.500 %)Incident Management
51 (2.500 %)Time Management
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (12.50 %)Java
24 (10.00 %)Shell Script
32 (5.000 %)SQL
32 (5.000 %)VBScript
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (12.50 %)Sun Certification
24 (10.00 %)CCNP
24 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.500 %)SLA
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (35.00 %)Active Directory
26 (15.00 %)MetaFrame
26 (15.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
33 (7.500 %)VMware ESX
42 (5.000 %)Terminal Server
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (10.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
14 (10.00 %)CA SiteMinder
22 (5.000 %)Tivoli
22 (5.000 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (27.50 %)HP
28 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
28 (20.00 %)VMware
28 (20.00 %)Cisco
37 (17.50 %)Citrix
46 (15.00 %)Sun
46 (15.00 %)Compaq
55 (12.50 %)Oracle
55 (12.50 %)BEA
61 (2.500 %)CA
61 (2.500 %)Siemens
61 (2.500 %)Microsoft
61 (2.500 %)AppSense
61 (2.500 %)Fujitsu