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The table below looks at the demand for the WebSphere Developer role in IT contracts within the Halifax region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 WebSphere Developer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.941 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£480£382
% change on same period last year+25.85 %
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£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Halifax
Matching contract IT job ads6875
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.076 %
Daily rates quoted3417
Average minimum daily rate£282£267
Average daily rate£296£292
% change on same period last year+1.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£10.53£8.23
Average hourly rate£11.33£8.77
% change on same period last year+29.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.12£9.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
WebSphere Developer West YorkshireWebSphere Developer
West Yorkshire

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 Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere Developer across the Halifax region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Halifax WebSphere Developer Demand Trend

WebSphere Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Halifax WebSphere Developer Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Developer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax region that cited WebSphere Developer in their job title 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 with WebSphere Developer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)IBM
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere MQ
12 (100.00 %)Middleware
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)JMS
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Retail
21 (50.00 %)WBIMB

WebSphere Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax region that cited WebSphere Developer in their job title 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 with WebSphere Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)Middleware
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)WBIMB
21 (50.00 %)JMS
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere MQ
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Retail
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)AIX
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)IBM