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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the North East 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5359
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads615
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.015 %
As % of the category below3.429 %6.329 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£350£330
Average daily rate£375£335
% change on same period last year+11.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£392
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
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£41.25£39.62
% change on same period last year+4.12 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North East
Matching contract IT job ads175237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.233 %0.240 %
Daily rates quoted1731
Average minimum daily rate£304£328
Average daily rate£322£339
% change on same period last year-5.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted3326
Average minimum hourly rate£30.90£30.59
Average hourly rate£34.10£32.58
% change on same period last year+4.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.30£34.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WebSphere EnglandWebSphere
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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North East 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 North East region.

North East WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere within the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and WearUp+12--
DurhamNew entry-1--
WebSphere EnglandWebSphere
England

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

117 (70.83 %)Java
214 (58.33 %)Oracle
312 (50.00 %)XML
410 (41.67 %)DB2
58 (33.33 %)ISEB
67 (29.17 %)SQLPlus
67 (29.17 %)Security Cleared
76 (25.00 %)TestPartner
85 (20.83 %)Compuware
85 (20.83 %)Code Coverage
85 (20.83 %)Automated Testing
85 (20.83 %)Cactus
93 (12.50 %)Government
93 (12.50 %)WebSphere MQ
93 (12.50 %)WebServices
93 (12.50 %)UNIX
93 (12.50 %)AIX
102 (8.333 %)XSL
102 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
102 (8.333 %)Linux
102 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
102 (8.333 %)UML
102 (8.333 %)OO
102 (8.333 %)JBoss
102 (8.333 %)MQSeries
102 (8.333 %)HTML
102 (8.333 %)MySQL
102 (8.333 %)JSP
102 (8.333 %)Servlets
102 (8.333 %)Middleware

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (50.00 %)XML
23 (12.50 %)WebServices
32 (8.333 %)XSL
32 (8.333 %)Middleware
32 (8.333 %)HTML
32 (8.333 %)JSP
32 (8.333 %)Servlets
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (12.50 %)WebSphere MQ
22 (8.333 %)JBoss
22 (8.333 %)MQSeries
31 (4.167 %)IBM HTTP Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.167 %)Spreadsheet
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)HTTP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (41.67 %)DB2
27 (29.17 %)SQLPlus
32 (8.333 %)MySQL
41 (4.167 %)Datawarehouse
41 (4.167 %)RDBMS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (25.00 %)TestPartner
25 (20.83 %)Cactus
32 (8.333 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (8.333 %)LoadRunner
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.50 %)Government
22 (8.333 %)Finance
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (25.00 %)Tester
23 (12.50 %)Analyst
23 (12.50 %)Test Analyst
23 (12.50 %)Administrator
23 (12.50 %)WebSphere Administrator
32 (8.333 %)Quality Manager
32 (8.333 %)QA Manager
32 (8.333 %)Test Team Leader
32 (8.333 %)Team Leader
32 (8.333 %)Test Manager
41 (4.167 %)Consultant
41 (4.167 %)Tivoli Consultant
41 (4.167 %)Architect
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (12.50 %)UNIX
13 (12.50 %)AIX
22 (8.333 %)Linux
22 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
31 (4.167 %)Solaris
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (29.17 %)Security Cleared
25 (20.83 %)Code Coverage
25 (20.83 %)Automated Testing
32 (8.333 %)Use Case
32 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
32 (8.333 %)UML
32 (8.333 %)OO
32 (8.333 %)OOD
41 (4.167 %)SOA
41 (4.167 %)Supplier Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (70.83 %)Java
21 (4.167 %)Shell Script
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (33.33 %)ISEB
22 (8.333 %)ISEB Practitioner
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.333 %)QA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.333 %)Tivoli
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (58.33 %)Oracle
25 (20.83 %)Compuware
32 (8.333 %)Atlassian
41 (4.167 %)IBM
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