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The table below looks at the demand for the WebSphere Developer role in IT contracts within the Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 WebSphere Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5867
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.107 %0.606 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£550
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£480£384
% change on same period last year+24.99 %
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£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads9311651
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.316 %1.671 %
Daily rates quoted135281
Average minimum daily rate£367£386
Average daily rate£390£408
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted1870
Average minimum hourly rate£29.45£21.29
Average hourly rate£30.64£22.09
% change on same period last year+38.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.83£22.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
WebSphere Developer EnglandWebSphere Developer
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.

WebSphere Developer
Demand Trend

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

Midlands WebSphere Developer Demand Trend

WebSphere Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands WebSphere Developer Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands WebSphere Developer Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere Developer
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited WebSphere Developer in their job title 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 with WebSphere Developer in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)WebSphere
23 (75.00 %)JSR 168
23 (75.00 %)J2EE
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (25.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker

WebSphere Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited WebSphere Developer in their job title 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 with WebSphere Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere
23 (75.00 %)JSR 168
23 (75.00 %)J2EE
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere MQ
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java