| IBM WebSphere |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 18 | 23 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +5 | +4 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 13 | 40 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands | 4.858 % | 3.333 % | 2.965 % |
| As % of the Application Development category | 19.35 % | 21.67 % | 15.56 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Average daily rate | £288 | £553 | £289 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £400 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.25 | - | £23.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £32.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category | 62 | 60 | 257 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands | 25.10 % | 15.38 % | 19.05 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12 | 11 | 47 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £303 | £345 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £170 | £288 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £800 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.70 | £25.25 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £21.50 | £19.45 | £23.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.00 | £31.05 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £27.50 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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 chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
