The first table below looks at the demand for DataStage skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited DataStage 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 Database & Business Intelligence category for the South East 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 InfoSphere DataStage
Rank 194 209 232
Rank change year-on-year
+15 +23
Contract jobs citing DataStage 29 38 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.371% 0.374% 0.191%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.955% 2.164% 0.902%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 6 9
Average daily rate £500 £375 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+33.33% +25.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £298 £290
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £418 £410
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £400 £350
% change year-on-year
+12.50% +14.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £24.25
All Database & Business Intelligence
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
1483 1756 2218
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 18.98% 17.29% 21.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 779 880 1042
Average daily rate £355 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.42% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £263 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £338
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 48 123
Average hourly rate £27.50 £27.75 £38.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-0.90% -27.92%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £16.50 £19.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £46.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -15.38%
DataStage
England

DataStage
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing DataStage across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

South East DataStage Jobs Demand Trend

DataStage
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DataStage across the South East region.

South East DataStage Daily Rate Trend

DataStage
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DataStage across the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South East DataStage Daily Rate Histogram

DataStage
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DataStage across the South East region.

South East DataStage Hourly Rate Trend

DataStage
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DataStage within the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +15 21 £500 +48.14%
Kent +1 4 - -
Surrey +25 3 - -
DataStage
England

DataStage
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing DataStage 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 DataStage.

1 23 (65.71%) Oracle
2 22 (62.86%) ETL
3 17 (48.57%) Cognos
4 16 (45.71%) Business Intelligence
5 15 (42.86%) IBM
5 15 (42.86%) SQL
6 12 (34.29%) PL/SQL
6 12 (34.29%) SQL Server
7 11 (31.43%) Migration
7 11 (31.43%) SAP
8 10 (28.57%) Oracle 8/8i
9 9 (25.71%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (14.29%) TOAD
10 5 (14.29%) Informatica
10 5 (14.29%) Degree
10 5 (14.29%) Analytics
11 4 (11.43%) Data Modelling
11 4 (11.43%) Ab Initio
12 3 (8.571%) Workflow
12 3 (8.571%) Finance
12 3 (8.571%) Automated Testing
12 3 (8.571%) Oracle Workflow
12 3 (8.571%) SAP SD
12 3 (8.571%) WebSphere MQ
12 3 (8.571%) ERwin
12 3 (8.571%) DB2
12 3 (8.571%) XML
12 3 (8.571%) RPG
12 3 (8.571%) IBM InfoSphere
12 3 (8.571%) Web Application Development

DataStage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing DataStage 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 DataStage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (8.571%) XML
1 3 (8.571%) WebSphere
2 2 (5.714%) SAP PI
2 2 (5.714%) .NET
2 2 (5.714%) BAPI
3 1 (2.857%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 3 (8.571%) WebSphere MQ
1 3 (8.571%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (2.857%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (5.714%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (8.571%) SAP SD
2 1 (2.857%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (34.29%) SQL Server
2 10 (28.57%) Oracle 8/8i
3 9 (25.71%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (14.29%) TOAD
5 3 (8.571%) DB2
5 3 (8.571%) Data Mart
5 3 (8.571%) IBM InfoSphere
6 2 (5.714%) SAP Data Services
6 2 (5.714%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (2.857%) SQL Server 2008
7 1 (2.857%) SQL Server 2005
7 1 (2.857%) SAP BI
Development Applications
1 3 (8.571%) ERwin
2 1 (2.857%) LSMW
General
1 3 (8.571%) Finance
2 2 (5.714%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (2.857%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 16 (45.71%) Developer
2 12 (34.29%) Team Leader
2 12 (34.29%) DataStage Developer
3 7 (20.00%) ETL Developer
4 5 (14.29%) Analyst
4 5 (14.29%) Consultant
5 3 (8.571%) Development Team Leader
5 3 (8.571%) Business Analyst
5 3 (8.571%) Business Intelligence Analyst
5 3 (8.571%) Oracle Team Leader
6 2 (5.714%) DataStage Consultant
6 2 (5.714%) SAP Business Analyst
6 2 (5.714%) Applications Developer
7 1 (2.857%) Support Analyst
7 1 (2.857%) Applications Support
7 1 (2.857%) Functional Consultant
7 1 (2.857%) Data Analyst
7 1 (2.857%) Oracle DBA
7 1 (2.857%) Oracle Developer
7 1 (2.857%) SAP SD Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.571%) Mathematics
1 3 (8.571%) iSeries
2 2 (5.714%) Mainframe
3 1 (2.857%) Data Integration
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.714%) UNIX
1 2 (5.714%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (62.86%) ETL
2 16 (45.71%) Business Intelligence
3 11 (31.43%) Migration
4 5 (14.29%) Analytics
5 4 (11.43%) Data Modelling
6 3 (8.571%) Workflow
6 3 (8.571%) Automated Testing
6 3 (8.571%) Statistical Analysis
6 3 (8.571%) Numerical Analysis
6 3 (8.571%) Web Application Development
6 3 (8.571%) Problem Management
7 2 (5.714%) Data Migration
7 2 (5.714%) Data Mapping
7 2 (5.714%) Waterfall
7 2 (5.714%) TOGAF
7 2 (5.714%) Lean Six Sigma
7 2 (5.714%) PRINCE
7 2 (5.714%) Six Sigma
7 2 (5.714%) Project Management
7 2 (5.714%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 15 (42.86%) SQL
2 12 (34.29%) PL/SQL
3 3 (8.571%) RPG
3 3 (8.571%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 5 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (2.857%) Oracle Certification
2 1 (2.857%) IBM Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.857%) GxP
Vendors
1 23 (65.71%) Oracle
2 17 (48.57%) Cognos
3 15 (42.86%) IBM
4 11 (31.43%) SAP
5 5 (14.29%) Informatica
6 4 (11.43%) Ab Initio