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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Southampton region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2035
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below6.250 %1.754 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£366
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
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£29.44£25.35
% change on same period last year+16.11 %
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Southampton
Matching contract IT job ads80114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.114 %
Daily rates quoted1316
Average minimum daily rate£341£319
Average daily rate£381£344
% change on same period last year+10.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted1341
Average minimum hourly rate£17.80£18.91
Average hourly rate£19.45£21.11
% change on same period last year-7.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.10£23.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
IBM HampshireIBM
Hampshire

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 the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Southampton IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Southampton IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Southampton IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton region citing IBM 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 IBM.

110 (71.43 %)WebSphere
27 (50.00 %)JDBC
36 (42.86 %)Business Objects
36 (42.86 %)UNIX
36 (42.86 %)BusinessObjects
36 (42.86 %)Finance
45 (35.71 %)Siebel
45 (35.71 %)Java
45 (35.71 %)WPS
54 (28.57 %)Retail
54 (28.57 %)SAP
54 (28.57 %)WebServices
63 (21.43 %)XML
63 (21.43 %)AIX
63 (21.43 %)SOA
63 (21.43 %)WebSphere MQ
72 (14.29 %)ESB
72 (14.29 %)Insurance
72 (14.29 %)Tivoli
72 (14.29 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
72 (14.29 %)Tivoli Monitoring
72 (14.29 %)Tivoli NetView
72 (14.29 %)CRM
72 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
81 (7.143 %)EAI
81 (7.143 %)ISEB
81 (7.143 %)CICS
81 (7.143 %)TestDirector
81 (7.143 %)QuickTest Pro
81 (7.143 %)LoadRunner

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (71.43 %)WebSphere
27 (50.00 %)JDBC
34 (28.57 %)WebServices
43 (21.43 %)XML
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (35.71 %)WPS
23 (21.43 %)WebSphere MQ
32 (14.29 %)ESB
41 (7.143 %)CICS
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)HTTP
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (42.86 %)BusinessObjects
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)TestDirector
11 (7.143 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (7.143 %)LoadRunner
11 (7.143 %)Rational Robot
11 (7.143 %)Eclipse
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (42.86 %)Finance
24 (28.57 %)Retail
32 (14.29 %)Insurance
41 (7.143 %)Banking
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (57.14 %)Developer
25 (35.71 %)WebSphere Developer
33 (21.43 %)Consultant
42 (14.29 %)Tivoli Consultant
51 (7.143 %)Tester
51 (7.143 %)Software Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Web Developer
51 (7.143 %)Software Tester
51 (7.143 %)Test Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Software Test Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
51 (7.143 %)Mainframe Programmer
51 (7.143 %)Test Consultant
51 (7.143 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (7.143 %)Programmer
51 (7.143 %)Software Consultant
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Mainframe
11 (7.143 %)VSAM
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (42.86 %)UNIX
23 (21.43 %)AIX
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (21.43 %)SOA
22 (14.29 %)CRM
22 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
31 (7.143 %)EAI
31 (7.143 %)Configuration Management
31 (7.143 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (7.143 %)Unit Testing
31 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
31 (7.143 %)BPEL
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (35.71 %)Java
21 (7.143 %)REXX
21 (7.143 %)C++
21 (7.143 %)COBOL
21 (7.143 %)JCL
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)ISEB
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (14.29 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (14.29 %)Tivoli
12 (14.29 %)Tivoli Monitoring
12 (14.29 %)Tivoli NetView
21 (7.143 %)AllFusion Endevor
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (42.86 %)Business Objects
25 (35.71 %)Siebel
34 (28.57 %)SAP
41 (7.143 %)Oracle