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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS) 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 WPS over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank38-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.797 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£467£519
% change on same period last year-10.16 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads7957
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted2019
Average minimum daily rate£347£282
Average daily rate£364£319
% change on same period last year+14.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£344
% change on same period last year+2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted112
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£12.50
Average hourly rate£19.21£14.00
% change on same period last year+37.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.43£15.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.51£24.75
% change on same period last year+3.06 %
WPS OxfordshireWPS
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.

WPS
Demand Trend

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

Oxford WPS Demand Trend

WPS
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region citing WPS 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 WPS.

13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)SQL
13 (100.00 %)Servlets
13 (100.00 %)SOAP
13 (100.00 %)XML
13 (100.00 %)IBM
13 (100.00 %)BizTalk Server
13 (100.00 %)WebSphere MQ
13 (100.00 %)Middleware
13 (100.00 %)BPEL
13 (100.00 %)WebSphere
13 (100.00 %)Degree
13 (100.00 %)ESB
13 (100.00 %)Computer Science

WPS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region citing WPS 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 WPS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)Servlets
13 (100.00 %)SOAP
13 (100.00 %)XML
13 (100.00 %)Middleware
13 (100.00 %)WebSphere
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)BizTalk Server
13 (100.00 %)WebSphere MQ
13 (100.00 %)ESB
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Computer Science
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)BPEL
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)SQL
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)Degree
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)IBM