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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1231
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below16.00 %19.05 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£250£433
Average daily rate£250£442
% change on same period last year-43.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£392
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
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£41.25£39.62
% change on same period last year+4.12 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2521
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted412
Average minimum daily rate£280£359
Average daily rate£293£364
% change on same period last year-19.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£20.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WebSphere West MidlandsWebSphere
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
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire WebSphere Demand Trend

WebSphere
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire WebSphere Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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 HempsteadUp+184£250-43.39 %
WebSphere West MidlandsWebSphere
West Midlands

WebSphere
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing WebSphere 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.

13 (42.86 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (28.57 %)J2EE
22 (28.57 %)ITIL
22 (28.57 %)UNIX
22 (28.57 %)IBM
22 (28.57 %)Retail
31 (14.29 %)WebSphere Message Broker
31 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
31 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
31 (14.29 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (14.29 %)Shell Script
31 (14.29 %)Configuration Management
31 (14.29 %)Java
31 (14.29 %)FTP
31 (14.29 %)HTTP
31 (14.29 %)RDBMS
31 (14.29 %)SLA
31 (14.29 %)Ant
31 (14.29 %)JUnit
31 (14.29 %)XML
31 (14.29 %)Regression Testing
31 (14.29 %)Government

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing WebSphere 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %)J2EE
21 (14.29 %)XML
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (14.29 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (14.29 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)FTP
11 (14.29 %)HTTP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)RDBMS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Ant
11 (14.29 %)JUnit
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Retail
21 (14.29 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Support Analyst
22 (28.57 %)WebSphere Specialist
22 (28.57 %)WebSphere Developer
31 (14.29 %)Junior WebSphere Developer
31 (14.29 %)Junior
31 (14.29 %)Senior Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Java Developer
31 (14.29 %)J2EE Developer
31 (14.29 %)Senior Support Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Junior Developer
31 (14.29 %)Junior Java Developer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)UNIX
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)ITIL
21 (14.29 %)Configuration Management
21 (14.29 %)Regression Testing
21 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)Java
11 (14.29 %)Shell Script
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)SLA
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)IBM
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