The first table below looks at the demand for WebSphere 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 WebSphere 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 Development 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 WebSphere
Rank 124 128 100
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -28
Contract jobs citing WebSphere 101 126 177
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 1.293% 1.240% 1.694%
As % of the Application Development category 5.193% 5.412% 6.415%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 64 95
Average daily rate £400 £391 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.30% -2.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £325 £314
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £513 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £388 £400 £413
% change year-on-year
-3.12% -3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 7
Average hourly rate £25.00 - £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.50 £57.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-48.69% +53.33%
All Application Development
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
1945 2328 2759
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 24.89% 22.92% 26.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1021 1162 1249
Average daily rate £350 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £239 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 106 194
Average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £39.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -10.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.33 £17.65 £29.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £41.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
WebSphere
England

WebSphere
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South East WebSphere Jobs Demand Trend

WebSphere
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East WebSphere Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South East WebSphere Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere 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 +34 39 £425 +13.33%
Hampshire -10 25 £315 -33.78%
Buckinghamshire +8 19 £478 +3.35%
Surrey +6 9 £300 -20.00%
West Sussex +11 3 £350 +5.26%
East Sussex +10 1 £365 -
Oxfordshire +3 1 - -
Kent - 1 - -
WebSphere
England

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 90 (45.69%) Java
2 72 (36.55%) IBM
3 63 (31.98%) SQL
3 63 (31.98%) J2EE
3 63 (31.98%) XML
4 53 (26.90%) E-Commerce
5 49 (24.87%) Oracle
6 43 (21.83%) Retail
7 41 (20.81%) JavaScript
8 40 (20.30%) HTML
9 38 (19.29%) WebSphere Application Server
10 35 (17.77%) JSP
11 33 (16.75%) EJB
11 33 (16.75%) Web Services
12 32 (16.24%) DB2
13 31 (15.74%) WebLogic
13 31 (15.74%) Finance
13 31 (15.74%) Ajax
14 30 (15.23%) UNIX
14 30 (15.23%) UML
15 29 (14.72%) Windows
15 29 (14.72%) Security Cleared
16 28 (14.21%) JUnit
16 28 (14.21%) CSS
17 25 (12.69%) ITIL
17 25 (12.69%) JMS
18 24 (12.18%) JSTL
19 23 (11.68%) SOA
19 23 (11.68%) Tomcat
20 22 (11.17%) Apache

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 63 (31.98%) J2EE
1 63 (31.98%) XML
2 40 (20.30%) HTML
3 35 (17.77%) JSP
4 33 (16.75%) Web Services
4 33 (16.75%) EJB
5 31 (15.74%) Ajax
6 28 (14.21%) CSS
7 25 (12.69%) JMS
8 24 (12.18%) JSTL
9 21 (10.66%) .NET
10 12 (6.091%) Spring
10 12 (6.091%) JRules
11 11 (5.584%) Middleware
12 9 (4.569%) WSDL
12 9 (4.569%) jQuery
13 8 (4.061%) Hibernate
14 7 (3.553%) Java EE
14 7 (3.553%) JSF
14 7 (3.553%) Servlets
Application Platforms
1 38 (19.29%) WebSphere Application Server
2 31 (15.74%) WebLogic
3 23 (11.68%) Tomcat
4 22 (11.17%) Apache
5 17 (8.629%) WebSphere MQ
6 10 (5.076%) CMS
6 10 (5.076%) WebSphere Process Server
7 9 (4.569%) SAS
7 9 (4.569%) IIS
8 8 (4.061%) ESB
9 7 (3.553%) Commerce Server
10 6 (3.046%) SharePoint
10 6 (3.046%) WebSphere Message Broker
10 6 (3.046%) IBM HTTP Server
11 5 (2.538%) WebSphere Portal
11 5 (2.538%) Oracle HTTP Server
11 5 (2.538%) Oracle Workflow
12 4 (2.030%) SharePoint Server
13 3 (1.523%) FileNet
13 3 (1.523%) MQSeries
Applications
1 5 (2.538%) MS Excel
2 3 (1.523%) MS Project
3 1 (0.508%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 8 (4.061%) BusinessWorks
1 8 (4.061%) Staffware
1 8 (4.061%) TIBCO iProcess
2 2 (1.015%) AWD
2 2 (1.015%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (1.015%) Maximo
3 1 (0.508%) Summit
Communications & Networking
1 18 (9.137%) SAN
2 17 (8.629%) TCP/IP
3 11 (5.584%) HTTP
3 11 (5.584%) Firewall
4 10 (5.076%) Internet
5 9 (4.569%) DNS
6 8 (4.061%) DHCP
7 7 (3.553%) LAN
8 6 (3.046%) LDAP
9 3 (1.523%) WAN
10 1 (0.508%) SMTP
10 1 (0.508%) GSM
10 1 (0.508%) SMS
10 1 (0.508%) VoIP
10 1 (0.508%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.508%) SSL
10 1 (0.508%) S/MIME
10 1 (0.508%) MPLS
10 1 (0.508%) RTCP
10 1 (0.508%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (16.24%) DB2
2 22 (11.17%) SQL Server
3 8 (4.061%) TOAD
4 4 (2.030%) IBM InfoSphere
5 3 (1.523%) DbVisualizer
5 3 (1.523%) DataStage
5 3 (1.523%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (1.015%) Oracle 8/8i
6 2 (1.015%) DTS
6 2 (1.015%) Oracle 10g
7 1 (0.508%) GIS
7 1 (0.508%) BODI
7 1 (0.508%) SQL Server 2005
7 1 (0.508%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.508%) Oracle 11g
7 1 (0.508%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
7 1 (0.508%) Adabas
7 1 (0.508%) MySQL
7 1 (0.508%) MS Access
7 1 (0.508%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 28 (14.21%) JUnit
2 12 (6.091%) ClearCase
3 9 (4.569%) Dreamweaver
3 9 (4.569%) Mercurial
4 8 (4.061%) Ant
5 6 (3.046%) Maven
6 5 (2.538%) LoadRunner
7 4 (2.030%) StarTeam
7 4 (2.030%) Visual Studio
7 4 (2.030%) jMock
7 4 (2.030%) EasyMock
7 4 (2.030%) Rational Application Developer
8 3 (1.523%) Hudson
8 3 (1.523%) Eclipse
8 3 (1.523%) ERwin
8 3 (1.523%) TestDirector
9 2 (1.015%) ClearQuest
9 2 (1.015%) WinRunner
10 1 (0.508%) Rational Rose
10 1 (0.508%) WebLOAD
General
1 43 (21.83%) Retail
2 31 (15.74%) Finance
3 9 (4.569%) Telecoms
4 5 (2.538%) Marketing
5 4 (2.030%) Banking
6 2 (1.015%) Spanish Language
7 1 (0.508%) Billing
7 1 (0.508%) Electronics
7 1 (0.508%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 62 (31.47%) Developer
2 44 (22.34%) Architect
3 28 (14.21%) Analyst
4 26 (13.20%) WebSphere Developer
5 18 (9.137%) Consultant
6 15 (7.614%) Java Developer
7 14 (7.107%) Solutions Architect
8 12 (6.091%) WebSphere Architect
9 9 (4.569%) WebSphere Consultant
9 9 (4.569%) Project Manager
10 8 (4.061%) Applications Developer
10 8 (4.061%) Administrator
10 8 (4.061%) Test Analyst
10 8 (4.061%) Designer
11 7 (3.553%) Web Architect
11 7 (3.553%) Systems Developer
12 6 (3.046%) Applications Architect
12 6 (3.046%) Systems Analyst
12 6 (3.046%) Applications Support
12 6 (3.046%) Java/J2EE Developer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (6.599%) Clustering
2 9 (4.569%) Web 2.0
3 8 (4.061%) iSeries
3 8 (4.061%) Blackberry
4 6 (3.046%) N-Tier
4 6 (3.046%) Mathematics
4 6 (3.046%) Computer Science
5 5 (2.538%) Visualisation
6 4 (2.030%) SaaS
6 4 (2.030%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.523%) DataPower
7 3 (1.523%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.523%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.523%) Client/Server
7 3 (1.523%) Handset
8 2 (1.015%) AS400
8 2 (1.015%) Mainframe
8 2 (1.015%) Social Network
8 2 (1.015%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.508%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 30 (15.23%) UNIX
2 29 (14.72%) Windows
3 14 (7.107%) AIX
4 9 (4.569%) Linux
5 7 (3.553%) Solaris
5 7 (3.553%) Windows Server 2008
6 6 (3.046%) Windows Server 2003
7 5 (2.538%) Windows 7
8 3 (1.523%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (1.015%) OS/400
9 2 (1.015%) zOS
10 1 (0.508%) Windows CE
10 1 (0.508%) VMS
10 1 (0.508%) OpenVMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (26.90%) E-Commerce
2 30 (15.23%) UML
3 25 (12.69%) ITIL
4 23 (11.68%) SOA
5 18 (9.137%) Software Testing
6 15 (7.614%) PRINCE2
7 14 (7.107%) Workflow
8 12 (6.091%) Project Management
8 12 (6.091%) RAD
8 12 (6.091%) ETL
8 12 (6.091%) Unit Testing
9 11 (5.584%) Configuration Management
9 11 (5.584%) Performance Testing
9 11 (5.584%) Analytics
10 9 (4.569%) Technical Architecture
10 9 (4.569%) Automated Testing
10 9 (4.569%) TDD
11 8 (4.061%) Agile Software Development
11 8 (4.061%) OO
11 8 (4.061%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 90 (45.69%) Java
2 63 (31.98%) SQL
3 41 (20.81%) JavaScript
4 9 (4.569%) Shell Script
5 8 (4.061%) Jython
5 8 (4.061%) PL/SQL
5 8 (4.061%) R
6 6 (3.046%) Korn
7 5 (2.538%) RPG
7 5 (2.538%) Perl
7 5 (2.538%) C#
7 5 (2.538%) RPG IV
8 4 (2.030%) C++
9 3 (1.523%) Groovy
9 3 (1.523%) Python
10 2 (1.015%) C
10 2 (1.015%) VB
11 1 (0.508%) NATURAL
11 1 (0.508%) Bash shell
11 1 (0.508%) LotusScript
Qualifications
1 29 (14.72%) Security Cleared
2 19 (9.645%) SC Cleared
3 8 (4.061%) Degree
4 7 (3.553%) MCSE
4 7 (3.553%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (3.046%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 6 (3.046%) CCNP
5 6 (3.046%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (2.030%) ISEB
7 2 (1.015%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.015%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.508%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.508%) HNC
8 1 (0.508%) Sun Certification
8 1 (0.508%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.508%) SCJP
8 1 (0.508%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.523%) SLA
1 3 (1.523%) QA
2 2 (1.015%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.508%) JTAG
3 1 (0.508%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 11 (5.584%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (2.538%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.538%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (1.523%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
4 2 (1.015%) VMware ESX
4 2 (1.015%) vSphere
5 1 (0.508%) Tivoli Directory Server
Systems Management
1 12 (6.091%) Tivoli
2 11 (5.584%) HP SIM
3 8 (4.061%) Backup Exec
3 8 (4.061%) WSUS
4 5 (2.538%) Foglight
4 5 (2.538%) HP Quality Center
5 4 (2.030%) Tivoli Identity Manager
5 4 (2.030%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 2 (1.015%) SCOM
Vendors
1 72 (36.55%) IBM
2 49 (24.87%) Oracle
3 21 (10.66%) Microsoft
3 21 (10.66%) VMware
4 18 (9.137%) JBoss
5 17 (8.629%) HP
6 16 (8.122%) NetApp
7 9 (4.569%) Juniper
7 9 (4.569%) Perforce
7 9 (4.569%) Open Text
7 9 (4.569%) CheckPoint
7 9 (4.569%) F5
8 8 (4.061%) ProCurve
8 8 (4.061%) ILOG
8 8 (4.061%) TIBCO
8 8 (4.061%) Macromedia
9 6 (3.046%) Sun
9 6 (3.046%) Citrix
9 6 (3.046%) ATG
9 6 (3.046%) Ab Initio
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