The first table below looks at the demand for WebSphere Process Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the Preston region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited WebSphere Process Server over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the Preston region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS)
Rank - 22 -
Contract jobs citing WebSphere Process Server 0 6 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston - 3.409% -
As % of the Application Platforms category - 21.43% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 6 0
Average daily rate - £400 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £431 £413 £400
% change year-on-year
+4.54% +3.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Application Platforms
Preston
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
4 28 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston 8.163% 15.91% 6.250%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 22 0
Average daily rate £265 £380 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-30.26% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £350
% change year-on-year
- -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Average hourly rate £135.37 £30.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+351.23% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -
WebSphere Process Server
Lancashire

WebSphere Process Server
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere Process Server across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Preston WebSphere Process Server Jobs Demand Trend

WebSphere Process Server
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing WebSphere Process Server across the Preston region.

Preston WebSphere Process Server Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Process Server
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Preston region citing WebSphere Process 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 Process Server.

1 7 (100.00%) WebSphere
2 4 (57.14%) IBM
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) WebSphere MQ
4 2 (28.57%) WebSphere Application Server
5 1 (14.29%) EJB
5 1 (14.29%) Web Services
5 1 (14.29%) JMS
5 1 (14.29%) SOA
5 1 (14.29%) Java
5 1 (14.29%) J2EE
5 1 (14.29%) Hibernate
5 1 (14.29%) JPA
5 1 (14.29%) BC Cleared

WebSphere Process Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Preston region citing WebSphere Process 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 Process Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (100.00%) WebSphere
2 1 (14.29%) JPA
2 1 (14.29%) J2EE
2 1 (14.29%) EJB
2 1 (14.29%) Web Services
2 1 (14.29%) JMS
2 1 (14.29%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) WebSphere Application Server
1 2 (28.57%) WebSphere MQ
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Architect
2 5 (71.43%) Developer
3 2 (28.57%) WebSphere Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Java/J2EE Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Java Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Java Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Java/J2EE Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Java/J2EE Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Java/J2EE Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Java Developer
4 1 (14.29%) J2EE Developer
4 1 (14.29%) J2EE Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Senior J2EE Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior J2EE Architect
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Java Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (14.29%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) BC Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) IBM