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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2649
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads5936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.036 %
As % of the category below9.532 %4.645 %
Daily rates quoted283
Average minimum daily rate£360£415
Average daily rate£384£432
% change on same period last year-11.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£448
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£356
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£34.50
Average hourly rate-£34.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£34.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.60£26.04
% change on same period last year+5.98 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads619775
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.825 %0.784 %
Daily rates quoted114114
Average minimum daily rate£338£368
Average daily rate£364£396
% change on same period last year-8.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted1958
Average minimum hourly rate£20.80£28.39
Average hourly rate£23.60£30.00
% change on same period last year-21.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.40£31.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
IBM EnglandIBM
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing IBM across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Midlands IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Midlands IBM Daily Rate Histogram

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

142 (49.41 %)WebSphere
234 (40.00 %)Oracle
331 (36.47 %)Mainframe
331 (36.47 %)IBM Mainframe
428 (32.94 %)AIX
527 (31.76 %)Microsoft
624 (28.24 %)UNIX
723 (27.06 %)DB2
723 (27.06 %)WebSphere Application Server
723 (27.06 %)Java
821 (24.71 %)J2EE
919 (22.35 %)Linux
1017 (20.00 %)SAP
1116 (18.82 %).NET
1116 (18.82 %)SQL
1215 (17.65 %)Finance
1215 (17.65 %)Retail
1313 (15.29 %)EJB
1412 (14.12 %)JDBC
1412 (14.12 %)JSP
1412 (14.12 %)Servlets
1412 (14.12 %)Swing
1412 (14.12 %)MS Office
1412 (14.12 %)LDAP
1412 (14.12 %)JMS
1412 (14.12 %)MS Visio
1412 (14.12 %)SAN
1412 (14.12 %)Chip and PIN
1412 (14.12 %)JNDI
159 (10.59 %)AS400

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (49.41 %)WebSphere
221 (24.71 %)J2EE
316 (18.82 %).NET
413 (15.29 %)EJB
512 (14.12 %)JDBC
512 (14.12 %)JSP
512 (14.12 %)Servlets
512 (14.12 %)Swing
512 (14.12 %)JMS
512 (14.12 %)JNDI
68 (9.412 %)Middleware
72 (2.353 %)WebServices
81 (1.176 %)SAP Basis
81 (1.176 %)HTML
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (27.06 %)WebSphere Application Server
28 (9.412 %)MQSeries
28 (9.412 %)BizTalk Server
37 (8.235 %)CICS
45 (5.882 %)WebSphere MQ
53 (3.529 %)WebSphere Message Broker
62 (2.353 %)IIS
71 (1.176 %)WebLogic Portal
71 (1.176 %)IBM HTTP Server
71 (1.176 %)Papyrus
71 (1.176 %)WPS
71 (1.176 %)NetWeaver
71 (1.176 %)WebLogic
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (14.12 %)MS Office
112 (14.12 %)MS Visio
28 (9.412 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.353 %)BASE24
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (14.12 %)LDAP
112 (14.12 %)SAN
22 (2.353 %)MPLS
22 (2.353 %)Firewall
22 (2.353 %)LAN
22 (2.353 %)WAN
31 (1.176 %)HTTP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (27.06 %)DB2
29 (10.59 %)SQL Server
31 (1.176 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.176 %)Oracle 10g
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.706 %)ClearQuest
22 (2.353 %)RequisitePro
22 (2.353 %)ClearCase
31 (1.176 %)TestDirector
31 (1.176 %)LoadRunner
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (17.65 %)Finance
115 (17.65 %)Retail
28 (9.412 %)Billing
32 (2.353 %)Financial Institution
32 (2.353 %)Telecoms
32 (2.353 %)Automotive
32 (2.353 %)Government
41 (1.176 %)Banking
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (24.71 %)Analyst
216 (18.82 %)Developer
313 (15.29 %)Architect
412 (14.12 %)Java Developer
511 (12.94 %)Consultant
610 (11.76 %)Systems Administrator
610 (11.76 %)Administrator
78 (9.412 %)Systems Analyst
86 (7.059 %)Tester
94 (4.706 %)Business Analyst
94 (4.706 %)Functional Consultant
94 (4.706 %)Solutions Architect
94 (4.706 %)Technical Analyst
94 (4.706 %)Functional Tester
94 (4.706 %)Non-Functional Tester
94 (4.706 %)Functional Analyst
103 (3.529 %)WebSphere Administrator
103 (3.529 %)Infrastructure Architect
112 (2.353 %)Enterprise Architect
112 (2.353 %)Applications Architect
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (36.47 %)Mainframe
131 (36.47 %)IBM Mainframe
212 (14.12 %)Chip and PIN
39 (10.59 %)AS400
48 (9.412 %)Client/Server
52 (2.353 %)HACMP
61 (1.176 %)Clustering
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (32.94 %)AIX
224 (28.24 %)UNIX
319 (22.35 %)Linux
47 (8.235 %)Solaris
56 (7.059 %)HPUX
65 (5.882 %)Windows
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (9.412 %)Business Analysis
27 (8.235 %)Security Management
35 (5.882 %)Migration
35 (5.882 %)Load Testing
43 (3.529 %)UML
43 (3.529 %)E-Commerce
52 (2.353 %)Data Modelling
52 (2.353 %)RAD
52 (2.353 %)SSADM
52 (2.353 %)Yourdon
52 (2.353 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.176 %)Programme Management
61 (1.176 %)RUP
61 (1.176 %)OOA/OOD
61 (1.176 %)SOA
61 (1.176 %)Project Management
61 (1.176 %)Security Testing
61 (1.176 %)Test Scripting
61 (1.176 %)SC Cleared
61 (1.176 %)DV Cleared
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (27.06 %)Java
216 (18.82 %)SQL
38 (9.412 %)COBOL
47 (8.235 %)C++
56 (7.059 %)VB
56 (7.059 %)PL/1
56 (7.059 %)JCL
62 (2.353 %)PL/SQL
71 (1.176 %)C#
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.176 %)ISEB
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.353 %)Oracle RAC
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.529 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
22 (2.353 %)Tivoli
31 (1.176 %)Legato
31 (1.176 %)EMC NetWorker
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (40.00 %)Oracle
227 (31.76 %)Microsoft
317 (20.00 %)SAP
47 (8.235 %)HP
52 (2.353 %)Unisys
52 (2.353 %)Sun
61 (1.176 %)Brocade
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