The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the International Business Machines Corporation.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM
Rank 21 31 16
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -15
Contract jobs citing IBM 3 1 21
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 1.765% 0.364% 6.052%
As % of the Vendors category 3.333% 0.625% 9.677%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
Average daily rate £550 £350 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+57.14% +27.27%
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £400 £375
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
Average hourly rate - - £24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £18.25 £29.75
% change year-on-year
+50.68% -38.65%
All Vendors
Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
90 160 217
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 52.94% 58.18% 62.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 33 48
Average daily rate £388 £400 £445
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.12% -10.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £264
10% offered a daily rate of more than £650 £575 £545
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 8 36
Average hourly rate £32.00 £26.75 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+19.62% +11.45%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
IBM
England

IBM
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Midlands IBM Jobs Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

This 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
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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 17 May 2013, 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.

1 8 (47.06%) WebSphere
2 7 (41.18%) VMware
2 7 (41.18%) Degree
2 7 (41.18%) Exchange Server 2007
2 7 (41.18%) SCOM
2 7 (41.18%) Exchange Server 2003
2 7 (41.18%) SAP
2 7 (41.18%) ITIL
2 7 (41.18%) SharePoint
2 7 (41.18%) MS Exchange
2 7 (41.18%) Cisco
2 7 (41.18%) Active Directory
2 7 (41.18%) HP
2 7 (41.18%) NetApp
2 7 (41.18%) Service Delivery
3 6 (35.29%) WebSphere Message Broker
3 6 (35.29%) ESB
4 5 (29.41%) Integration Testing
4 5 (29.41%) HTTP
4 5 (29.41%) XML Schema
4 5 (29.41%) Web Services
4 5 (29.41%) XML
4 5 (29.41%) Java
5 2 (11.76%) Windows
6 1 (5.882%) CRM
6 1 (5.882%) UNIX
6 1 (5.882%) Oracle
6 1 (5.882%) MS Project
6 1 (5.882%) Software AG
6 1 (5.882%) EAI

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 8 (47.06%) WebSphere
2 5 (29.41%) Web Services
2 5 (29.41%) XML
2 5 (29.41%) XML Schema
3 1 (5.882%) Oracle Fusion
Application Platforms
1 7 (41.18%) SharePoint
1 7 (41.18%) MS Exchange
1 7 (41.18%) Exchange Server 2003
1 7 (41.18%) Exchange Server 2007
2 6 (35.29%) WebSphere Message Broker
2 6 (35.29%) ESB
3 1 (5.882%) WebSphere MQ
Applications
1 1 (5.882%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (5.882%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 5 (29.41%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 1 (5.882%) Eclipse
General
1 1 (5.882%) Automotive
1 1 (5.882%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (41.18%) Architect
2 6 (35.29%) Technical Architect
3 5 (29.41%) Developer
3 5 (29.41%) WebSphere Developer
4 3 (17.65%) Lead Architect
4 3 (17.65%) Lead Technical Architect
5 1 (5.882%) Systems Integrator
5 1 (5.882%) SAP Architect
5 1 (5.882%) SAP Solutions Architect
5 1 (5.882%) CRM Architect
5 1 (5.882%) Head of Architecture
5 1 (5.882%) CRM Solutions Architect
5 1 (5.882%) SAP Manager
5 1 (5.882%) Consultant
5 1 (5.882%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (5.882%) Project Leader
5 1 (5.882%) WebSphere Consultant
5 1 (5.882%) Environment Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.882%) Open Source
1 1 (5.882%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Windows
2 1 (5.882%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (5.882%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Service Delivery
1 7 (41.18%) ITIL
2 5 (29.41%) Integration Testing
3 1 (5.882%) Data Governance
3 1 (5.882%) CRM
3 1 (5.882%) EAI
3 1 (5.882%) TOGAF
3 1 (5.882%) Project Planning
3 1 (5.882%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (5.882%) Load Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (29.41%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) Degree
System Software
1 7 (41.18%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (41.18%) SCOM
Vendors
1 7 (41.18%) SAP
1 7 (41.18%) Cisco
1 7 (41.18%) HP
1 7 (41.18%) NetApp
1 7 (41.18%) VMware
2 1 (5.882%) Oracle
2 1 (5.882%) Red Hat
2 1 (5.882%) TIBCO
2 1 (5.882%) webMethods
2 1 (5.882%) Software AG