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The table below looks at the demand for IBM DB2 skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DB2 over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM DB2
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank46-
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 below1.613 %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£394£355
% change on same period last year+10.88 %
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£37.63£39.82
% change on same period last year-5.48 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads124129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted4735
Average minimum daily rate£273£323
Average daily rate£291£342
% change on same period last year-15.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1112
Average minimum hourly rate£19.38£25.33
Average hourly rate£21.65£26.50
% change on same period last year-18.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.92£27.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£31.78
% change on same period last year-16.37 %
DB2 South EastDB2
South East

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.

DB2
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DB2 across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Kent DB2 Demand Trend

DB2
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DB2 across the Kent region.

Kent DB2 Daily Rate Trend

DB2
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DB2 across the Kent region.

Kent DB2 Hourly Rate Trend

DB2
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing DB2 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 DB2.

15 (100.00 %)SQL
24 (80.00 %)Finance
33 (60.00 %)Banking
33 (60.00 %)Asset Management
33 (60.00 %)Investment Banking
33 (60.00 %)RPG
33 (60.00 %)AS400
33 (60.00 %)Fund Management
33 (60.00 %)Investment Management
42 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
42 (40.00 %)COBOL
42 (40.00 %)VB
42 (40.00 %)IBM
42 (40.00 %)Mainframe
42 (40.00 %)Papyrus
51 (20.00 %)Insurance

DB2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing DB2 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 DB2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)Papyrus
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Finance
23 (60.00 %)Banking
23 (60.00 %)Investment Banking
31 (20.00 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (60.00 %)Applications Support
23 (60.00 %)AS400 Support
23 (60.00 %)AS400 Developer
32 (40.00 %)Technical Analyst
32 (40.00 %)Analyst Developer
32 (40.00 %)Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (60.00 %)AS400
22 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
22 (40.00 %)Mainframe
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Asset Management
13 (60.00 %)Fund Management
13 (60.00 %)Investment Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)SQL
23 (60.00 %)RPG
32 (40.00 %)COBOL
32 (40.00 %)VB
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)IBM