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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Liverpool 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2930
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads77
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.007 %
As % of the category below6.364 %11.86 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£450£338
Average daily rate£450£381
% change on same period last year+18.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£383
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
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£41.78£34.99
% change on same period last year+19.41 %
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Liverpool
Matching contract IT job ads11059
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.058 %
Daily rates quoted4019
Average minimum daily rate£310£309
Average daily rate£323£340
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted83
Average minimum hourly rate£26.25£30.50
Average hourly rate£30.13£33.05
% change on same period last year-8.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£35.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
WebSphere MerseysideWebSphere
Merseyside

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 Liverpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Liverpool 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 Liverpool region.

Liverpool WebSphere Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Liverpool region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Liverpool WebSphere Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Liverpool WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool 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.

111 (73.33 %)Java
27 (46.67 %)J2EE
36 (40.00 %)Oracle
45 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
45 (33.33 %)SQL
45 (33.33 %)XML
45 (33.33 %)Finance
45 (33.33 %)Banking
54 (26.67 %)Oracle Application Server
54 (26.67 %)UNIX
54 (26.67 %)Solaris
54 (26.67 %)PVCS
54 (26.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
54 (26.67 %)COBOL
54 (26.67 %)Change Management
54 (26.67 %)Oracle 10g
54 (26.67 %)TOAD
63 (20.00 %)IBM
63 (20.00 %)Middleware
63 (20.00 %)Spring
63 (20.00 %)Insurance
63 (20.00 %)Spring MVC
63 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
63 (20.00 %)MVC
63 (20.00 %)Migration
63 (20.00 %)Log4j
72 (13.33 %)VMware
72 (13.33 %)Oracle Fusion
72 (13.33 %)HP
72 (13.33 %)Citrix

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool 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.

Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (46.67 %)J2EE
25 (33.33 %)XML
33 (20.00 %)Middleware
33 (20.00 %)MVC
33 (20.00 %)Spring
33 (20.00 %)Spring MVC
42 (13.33 %)Oracle Fusion
51 (6.667 %)EJB
51 (6.667 %)Struts
51 (6.667 %)Hibernate
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (26.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
14 (26.67 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (13.33 %)IIS
22 (13.33 %)JBoss
22 (13.33 %)WebSphere MQ
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)HTTP
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (26.67 %)TOAD
14 (26.67 %)Oracle 10g
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (26.67 %)PVCS
23 (20.00 %)Log4j
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Finance
15 (33.33 %)Banking
23 (20.00 %)Insurance
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (60.00 %)Developer
25 (33.33 %)Java Developer
33 (20.00 %)Oracle Developer
33 (20.00 %)Technical Architect
33 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
33 (20.00 %)Architect
33 (20.00 %)Senior Technical Architect
33 (20.00 %)Senior Java Developer
33 (20.00 %)Java Technical Architect
33 (20.00 %)Senior Java Technical Architect
33 (20.00 %)Java Architect
33 (20.00 %)Senior Java Architect
42 (13.33 %)Wintel Engineer
42 (13.33 %)Web Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Java/J2EE Developer
51 (6.667 %)Java Software Developer
51 (6.667 %)AS400 Support
51 (6.667 %)Infrastructure Specialist
51 (6.667 %)AS400 Operator
51 (6.667 %)Software Developer
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Mainframe
11 (6.667 %)AS400
11 (6.667 %)Replication
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (26.67 %)Solaris
14 (26.67 %)UNIX
22 (13.33 %)Windows
22 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (13.33 %)Linux
22 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
31 (6.667 %)OS/400
31 (6.667 %)AIX
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)Change Management
23 (20.00 %)Migration
23 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
32 (13.33 %)SOA
41 (6.667 %)ITIL
41 (6.667 %)System Testing
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (73.33 %)Java
25 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
25 (33.33 %)SQL
34 (26.67 %)COBOL
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (40.00 %)Oracle
23 (20.00 %)IBM
32 (13.33 %)HP
32 (13.33 %)Citrix
32 (13.33 %)VMware