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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Slough region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1923
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads1114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.014 %
As % of the category below14.67 %17.95 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£305
Average daily rate-£305
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£384
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
Hourly rates quoted78
Average minimum hourly rate£41.86£44.75
Average hourly rate£43.86£44.88
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.86£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.25£33.93
% change on same period last year+18.61 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads7578
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.079 %
Daily rates quoted1110
Average minimum daily rate£246£305
Average daily rate£265£317
% change on same period last year-16.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£285£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted2634
Average minimum hourly rate£37.15£40.82
Average hourly rate£38.65£40.96
% change on same period last year-5.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.15£41.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
WebSphere BerkshireWebSphere
Berkshire

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
Demand Trend

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

Slough WebSphere Demand Trend

WebSphere
Daily Rate Trend

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

Slough WebSphere Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Slough WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Slough region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Slough WebSphere Hourly Rate Histogram

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region citing WebSphere 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.

115 (93.75 %)SQL
115 (93.75 %)J2EE
115 (93.75 %)SQL Server
115 (93.75 %)Struts
115 (93.75 %)Hibernate
115 (93.75 %)Spring
115 (93.75 %)SQL Server 2005
214 (87.50 %)JSP
313 (81.25 %)WebSphere Application Server
313 (81.25 %)Java
313 (81.25 %)AJAX
412 (75.00 %)DB2 UDB
412 (75.00 %)DB2
510 (62.50 %)Internet
67 (43.75 %)Extranet
76 (37.50 %)IBM
76 (37.50 %)Windows
85 (31.25 %)Servlets
85 (31.25 %)IIS
94 (25.00 %)JDBC
94 (25.00 %)Project Management
102 (12.50 %)Automotive
102 (12.50 %)Degree
111 (6.250 %)Service Management
111 (6.250 %)HP
111 (6.250 %)Tivoli
111 (6.250 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
111 (6.250 %)Shell Script
111 (6.250 %)SAP
111 (6.250 %)Perl

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region citing WebSphere 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (93.75 %)J2EE
115 (93.75 %)Struts
115 (93.75 %)Hibernate
115 (93.75 %)Spring
214 (87.50 %)JSP
313 (81.25 %)AJAX
45 (31.25 %)Servlets
54 (25.00 %)JDBC
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (81.25 %)WebSphere Application Server
25 (31.25 %)IIS
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (62.50 %)Internet
27 (43.75 %)Extranet
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (93.75 %)SQL Server
115 (93.75 %)SQL Server 2005
212 (75.00 %)DB2 UDB
212 (75.00 %)DB2
31 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Automotive
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (62.50 %)Developer
29 (56.25 %)J2EE Developer
34 (25.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
34 (25.00 %)J2EE Applications Developer
34 (25.00 %)Applications Developer
34 (25.00 %)Java Developer
43 (18.75 %)Project Leader
52 (12.50 %)Lead Developer
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (37.50 %)Windows
21 (6.250 %)AIX
21 (6.250 %)Linux
21 (6.250 %)UNIX
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (6.250 %)Service Management
21 (6.250 %)ITIL
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (93.75 %)SQL
213 (81.25 %)Java
31 (6.250 %)Perl
31 (6.250 %)Shell Script
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (12.50 %)Degree
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.250 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.250 %)Tivoli
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (37.50 %)IBM
21 (6.250 %)HP
21 (6.250 %)Oracle
21 (6.250 %)SAP