Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the WebSphere Developer role in IT contracts within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 WebSphere Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.408 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£467£474
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
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-
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads71148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted1537
Average minimum daily rate£236£259
Average daily rate£253£278
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1423
Average minimum hourly rate£25.42£15.83
Average hourly rate£26.74£18.01
% change on same period last year+48.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.06£20.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
WebSphere Developer West MidlandsWebSphere Developer
West Midlands

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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire WebSphere Developer Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere Developer within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 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
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-1--
WebSphere Developer West MidlandsWebSphere Developer
West Midlands

WebSphere Developer
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
21 (50.00 %)Government
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)J2EE
21 (50.00 %)Ant
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)FTP
21 (50.00 %)HTTP
21 (50.00 %)XML Schema
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere MQ

WebSphere Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)J2EE
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)XML Schema
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere MQ
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)FTP
11 (50.00 %)HTTP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Ant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Java