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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) skills within the Oxford region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere Application Server over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2625
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below9.231 %2.778 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£369£350
Average daily rate£402£375
% change on same period last year+7.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£406
% change on same period last year+4.36 %
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£41.63£33.31
% change on same period last year+24.95 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads6536
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.039 %
Daily rates quoted206
Average minimum daily rate£340£282
Average daily rate£364£309
% change on same period last year+18.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£340
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Hourly rates quoted1512
Average minimum hourly rate£23.14£10.75
Average hourly rate£23.55£11.76
% change on same period last year+100.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.96£12.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.01£23.80
% change on same period last year+0.89 %
WebSphere Application Server OxfordshireWebSphere Application Server
Oxfordshire

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 Application Server
Demand Trend

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

Oxford WebSphere Application Server Demand Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxford WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Oxford WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere Application Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxford WebSphere Application Server Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server.

16 (100.00 %)WebSphere
25 (83.33 %)IBM HTTP Server
25 (83.33 %)Java
25 (83.33 %)XML
25 (83.33 %)Windows
25 (83.33 %)Apache
25 (83.33 %)LDAP
25 (83.33 %)HTTP
25 (83.33 %)IBM
31 (16.67 %)Active Directory
31 (16.67 %)UNIX
31 (16.67 %)IIS

WebSphere Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %)WebSphere
25 (83.33 %)XML
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (83.33 %)IBM HTTP Server
15 (83.33 %)Apache
21 (16.67 %)IIS
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)LDAP
15 (83.33 %)HTTP
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (16.67 %)Analyst
11 (16.67 %)Systems Analyst
11 (16.67 %)Applications Support
11 (16.67 %)Web Analyst
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
21 (16.67 %)UNIX
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)Java
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)IBM