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

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4477
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads4517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.017 %
As % of the category below9.128 %3.648 %
Daily rates quoted113
Average minimum daily rate£416£500
Average daily rate£438£500
% change on same period last year-12.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£460£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£416£414
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
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£38.59£32.76
% change on same period last year+17.80 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads493466
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.657 %0.471 %
Daily rates quoted213179
Average minimum daily rate£359£311
Average daily rate£394£333
% change on same period last year+18.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1630
Average minimum hourly rate£27.90£29.91
Average hourly rate£31.25£31.73
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.59£33.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Middleware East of EnglandMiddleware
East of England

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.

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Middleware Daily Rate Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Middleware across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hertfordshire Middleware Daily Rate Histogram

Middleware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Middleware Hourly Rate Trend

Middleware
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the Hertfordshire 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
RickmansworthNew entry-11£450-
WatfordUp+126£394-
Middleware East of EnglandMiddleware
East of England

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

141 (68.33 %)Solaris
240 (66.67 %)UNIX
337 (61.67 %)WebLogic
434 (56.67 %)Finance
527 (45.00 %)Oracle
625 (41.67 %)Shell Script
722 (36.67 %)IBM
819 (31.67 %)J2EE
918 (30.00 %)Project Management
1016 (26.67 %)MQSeries
1115 (25.00 %)Financial Institution
1214 (23.33 %)WebSphere
1313 (21.67 %)PRINCE2
1313 (21.67 %)Java
1313 (21.67 %)Apache
1411 (18.33 %)SLA
1411 (18.33 %)Configuration Management
1510 (16.67 %)Linux
169 (15.00 %)Ant
169 (15.00 %)MS Project
178 (13.33 %)Time Management
178 (13.33 %)Banking
187 (11.67 %)SQL
187 (11.67 %)JBoss
195 (8.333 %)DB2
195 (8.333 %)PMI
204 (6.667 %)Supplier Management
204 (6.667 %)Red Hat
204 (6.667 %)WebSphere Application Server
204 (6.667 %)Perl

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (31.67 %)J2EE
214 (23.33 %)WebSphere
34 (6.667 %)J2SE
43 (5.000 %)HTML
43 (5.000 %)CSS
43 (5.000 %)WebServices
52 (3.333 %)XML
52 (3.333 %)JDBC
52 (3.333 %)JSP
52 (3.333 %)Servlets
52 (3.333 %)MVC
61 (1.667 %)Hibernate
61 (1.667 %)SAP XI
61 (1.667 %)Spring
61 (1.667 %)JSF
61 (1.667 %)SAP BSP
61 (1.667 %)AJAX
61 (1.667 %)SAP ALE
61 (1.667 %)Struts
61 (1.667 %).NET
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
137 (61.67 %)WebLogic
216 (26.67 %)MQSeries
313 (21.67 %)Apache
47 (11.67 %)JBoss
54 (6.667 %)WebSphere Application Server
63 (5.000 %)Tomcat
63 (5.000 %)Tuxedo
63 (5.000 %)Rendezvous
63 (5.000 %)TIBCO EMS
71 (1.667 %)WebSphere MQ
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (15.00 %)MS Project
22 (3.333 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.667 %)SAP CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.000 %)HTTP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (8.333 %)DB2
23 (5.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.667 %)JasperReports
31 (1.667 %)Oracle Reports
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (15.00 %)Ant
22 (3.333 %)ClearCase
22 (3.333 %)ClearQuest
31 (1.667 %)Eclipse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (56.67 %)Finance
215 (25.00 %)Financial Institution
38 (13.33 %)Banking
41 (1.667 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.667 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.667 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (30.00 %)Project Manager
210 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
210 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Manager
38 (13.33 %)Architect
47 (11.67 %)Solutions Architect
55 (8.333 %)Support Specialist
64 (6.667 %)Applications Support
64 (6.667 %)Administrator
64 (6.667 %)Applications Support Specialist
64 (6.667 %)Applications Specialist
73 (5.000 %)Developer
82 (3.333 %)Java Developer
82 (3.333 %)WebLogic Administrator
82 (3.333 %)Infrastructure Architect
91 (1.667 %)UNIX Support
91 (1.667 %)Web Project Manager
91 (1.667 %)Web Manager
91 (1.667 %)Java/J2EE Developer
91 (1.667 %)Technical Manager
91 (1.667 %)UNIX Specialist
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (8.333 %)PMI
22 (3.333 %)PKI
31 (1.667 %)SCADA
31 (1.667 %)AS400
31 (1.667 %)N-Tier
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
141 (68.33 %)Solaris
240 (66.67 %)UNIX
310 (16.67 %)Linux
44 (6.667 %)AIX
52 (3.333 %)VMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (30.00 %)Project Management
213 (21.67 %)PRINCE2
311 (18.33 %)Configuration Management
48 (13.33 %)Time Management
54 (6.667 %)Supplier Management
63 (5.000 %)Service Management
72 (3.333 %)Workflow
81 (1.667 %)Web Design
81 (1.667 %)Business Analysis
81 (1.667 %)Risk Management
81 (1.667 %)CRM
81 (1.667 %)ERP
81 (1.667 %)SOA
81 (1.667 %)Requirements Analysis
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (41.67 %)Shell Script
213 (21.67 %)Java
37 (11.67 %)SQL
44 (6.667 %)Perl
52 (3.333 %)JavaScript
61 (1.667 %)C#
61 (1.667 %)ABAP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.667 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (18.33 %)SLA
21 (1.667 %)QA
21 (1.667 %)21 CFR Part 11
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.333 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (5.000 %)Tivoli
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (45.00 %)Oracle
222 (36.67 %)IBM
34 (6.667 %)Red Hat
43 (5.000 %)TIBCO
43 (5.000 %)BEA
52 (3.333 %)Lombardi
61 (1.667 %)SAP
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