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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£529£489
% change on same period last year+8.18 %
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-
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads118111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.168 %0.112 %
Daily rates quoted3129
Average minimum daily rate£310£264
Average daily rate£325£293
% change on same period last year+10.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£339
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted916
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08£12.28
Average hourly rate£22.78£13.21
% change on same period last year+72.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.49£14.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.54£24.08
% change on same period last year+1.92 %
WPS South EastWPS
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.

WPS
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire WPS Demand Trend

WPS
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

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