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This section looks at the demand for Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited ESB over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank51-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.448 %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£452£453
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
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£31.25-
% change on same period last year-
Application Platforms OxfordshireApplication Platforms
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads116122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.153 %0.129 %
Daily rates quoted1730
Average minimum daily rate£304£310
Average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£347
% change on same period last year+3.68 %
Hourly rates quoted2716
Average minimum hourly rate£20.03£18.38
Average hourly rate£21.86£19.92
% change on same period last year+9.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.70£21.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.43£24.21
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
ESB South EastESB
South East

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.

ESB
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire ESB Demand Trend

ESB
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing ESB within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 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
OxfordNew entry-4--
ESB South EastESB
South East

ESB
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing ESB 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 ESB.

14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)Middleware
14 (100.00 %)BPEL
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere
23 (75.00 %)Degree
23 (75.00 %)Computer Science
23 (75.00 %)WPS
23 (75.00 %)BizTalk Server
23 (75.00 %)WebSphere MQ
23 (75.00 %)Servlets
23 (75.00 %)SOAP
23 (75.00 %)IBM
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)UML
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint
31 (25.00 %)JMS
31 (25.00 %)Data Modelling
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)RequisitePro
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007

ESB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing ESB 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 ESB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
14 (100.00 %)Middleware
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere
23 (75.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)Servlets
23 (75.00 %)SOAP
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)JMS
Application Platforms
13 (75.00 %)BizTalk Server
13 (75.00 %)WebSphere MQ
13 (75.00 %)WPS
21 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (25.00 %)SharePoint
Applications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Development Applications
11 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (25.00 %)RequisitePro
Job Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)BPEL
21 (25.00 %)UML
21 (25.00 %)Data Modelling
Programming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)SQL
Qualifications
13 (75.00 %)Degree
Vendors
13 (75.00 %)IBM
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
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