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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of webMethods products and/or services in IT contracts within the South East region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited webMethods over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkwebMethods
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank251298
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.086 %0.039 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£418-
Average daily rate£435-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£453-
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£304
% change on same period last year+16.91 %
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-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South East
Matching contract IT job ads58397595
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.705 %7.564 %
Daily rates quoted13011909
Average minimum daily rate£342£350
Average daily rate£362£367
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted7471021
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08£24.19
Average hourly rate£23.49£25.67
% change on same period last year-8.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.90£27.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
webMethods EnglandwebMethods
England

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within webMethods, Inc.

webMethods
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing webMethods across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South East webMethods Demand Trend

webMethods
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East webMethods Daily Rate Trend

webMethods
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East webMethods Hourly Rate Trend

webMethods
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing webMethods within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BerkshireUp+393£535-
West SussexUp+71--
BuckinghamshireUp+131£335-
webMethods EnglandwebMethods
England

webMethods
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing webMethods 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 webMethods.

15 (55.56 %)Java
24 (44.44 %)BizTalk Server
24 (44.44 %)TIBCO
24 (44.44 %)Mercator
24 (44.44 %)JavaScript
24 (44.44 %)Perl
24 (44.44 %)PL/SQL
24 (44.44 %)Oracle
24 (44.44 %)XML
24 (44.44 %)XSLT
24 (44.44 %)MQSeries
24 (44.44 %)EDI
24 (44.44 %)Validation
24 (44.44 %)WebSphere
24 (44.44 %)Integration Testing
33 (33.33 %)SAP XI
33 (33.33 %)C
33 (33.33 %)Data Integration
33 (33.33 %)EAI
33 (33.33 %)SQL Server
33 (33.33 %)SAP
33 (33.33 %)SQL
42 (22.22 %)GxP
42 (22.22 %)SAP BW
42 (22.22 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
42 (22.22 %)Health
42 (22.22 %)Regression Testing
42 (22.22 %)QA
42 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (22.22 %)Volume Testing

webMethods
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing webMethods 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 webMethods. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)XML
14 (44.44 %)XSLT
14 (44.44 %)EDI
14 (44.44 %)WebSphere
23 (33.33 %)SAP XI
31 (11.11 %)J2EE
31 (11.11 %)EJB
31 (11.11 %)Struts
31 (11.11 %)Swing
31 (11.11 %)J2SE
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)BizTalk Server
14 (44.44 %)MQSeries
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (33.33 %)SQL Server
22 (22.22 %)SAP BW
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)ClearQuest
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Health
21 (11.11 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Insurance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Developer
21 (11.11 %)SAP Manager
21 (11.11 %)Java/J2EE Developer
21 (11.11 %)SAP Tester
21 (11.11 %)SAP Test Manager
21 (11.11 %)Java Developer
21 (11.11 %)J2EE Developer
21 (11.11 %)webMethods Developer
21 (11.11 %)webMethods Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Tester
21 (11.11 %)Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Test Manager
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (33.33 %)Data Integration
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)UNIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)Validation
14 (44.44 %)Integration Testing
23 (33.33 %)EAI
32 (22.22 %)Regression Testing
32 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (22.22 %)Volume Testing
41 (11.11 %)Test Management
41 (11.11 %)Data Mapping
41 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
41 (11.11 %)SOA
41 (11.11 %)ERP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (55.56 %)Java
24 (44.44 %)JavaScript
24 (44.44 %)Perl
24 (44.44 %)PL/SQL
33 (33.33 %)C
33 (33.33 %)SQL
41 (11.11 %)Shell Script
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)GxP
12 (22.22 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
12 (22.22 %)QA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)Tivoli
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)TIBCO
14 (44.44 %)Mercator
14 (44.44 %)Oracle
23 (33.33 %)SAP
31 (11.11 %)Remedy