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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Southampton 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
Rank831
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.002 %
As % of the category below31.25 %2.532 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£300£375
Average daily rate£325£375
% change on same period last year-13.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£384
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
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£40.25£33.93
% change on same period last year+18.61 %
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Southampton
Matching contract IT job ads6479
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.080 %
Daily rates quoted1636
Average minimum daily rate£301£261
Average daily rate£329£285
% change on same period last year+15.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted129
Average minimum hourly rate£34.81£31.07
Average hourly rate£36.61£34.55
% change on same period last year+5.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.41£38.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
WebSphere HampshireWebSphere
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.

WebSphere
Demand Trend

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

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton 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.

119 (73.08 %)IBM
214 (53.85 %)Siebel
214 (53.85 %)WPS
311 (42.31 %)Finance
410 (38.46 %)Java
57 (26.92 %)Insurance
57 (26.92 %)JDBC
57 (26.92 %)AIX
66 (23.08 %)XML
66 (23.08 %)Business Objects
66 (23.08 %)WebSphere MQ
66 (23.08 %)BusinessObjects
75 (19.23 %)SQL
75 (19.23 %)UNIX
75 (19.23 %)Mainframe
84 (15.38 %)SAP
84 (15.38 %)Oracle
84 (15.38 %)WebSphere Application Server
84 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
84 (15.38 %)WebServices
84 (15.38 %)CRM
84 (15.38 %)SOA
93 (11.54 %)Client/Server
93 (11.54 %)N-Tier
93 (11.54 %)PVCS
93 (11.54 %)Windows
93 (11.54 %)Windows 2000 Server
93 (11.54 %)Banking
93 (11.54 %)Retail
102 (7.692 %)VSAM

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton 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.

Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (26.92 %)JDBC
26 (23.08 %)XML
34 (15.38 %)WebServices
42 (7.692 %)J2EE
42 (7.692 %)Hibernate
42 (7.692 %)WPF
51 (3.846 %)Spring
51 (3.846 %)AJAX
51 (3.846 %)JSP
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (53.85 %)WPS
26 (23.08 %)WebSphere MQ
34 (15.38 %)WebSphere Application Server
42 (7.692 %)CICS
42 (7.692 %)ESB
51 (3.846 %)WebSphere Message Broker
51 (3.846 %)MQSeries
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.846 %)HTTP
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (23.08 %)BusinessObjects
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (11.54 %)PVCS
22 (7.692 %)Eclipse
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (42.31 %)Finance
27 (26.92 %)Insurance
33 (11.54 %)Banking
33 (11.54 %)Retail
41 (3.846 %)Pensions
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (42.31 %)Developer
29 (34.62 %)Consultant
29 (34.62 %)WebSphere Consultant
37 (26.92 %)WebSphere Developer
45 (19.23 %)Process Consultant
54 (15.38 %)Administrator
54 (15.38 %)Systems Administrator
54 (15.38 %)WebSphere Administrator
63 (11.54 %)Business Consultant
63 (11.54 %)Integration Consultant
72 (7.692 %)Analyst Programmer
72 (7.692 %)Programmer
72 (7.692 %)Java/J2EE Developer
72 (7.692 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
72 (7.692 %)Mainframe Programmer
72 (7.692 %)Systems Integrator
72 (7.692 %)Analyst
72 (7.692 %)Java Developer
72 (7.692 %)J2EE Developer
81 (3.846 %)Systems Designer
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (19.23 %)Mainframe
23 (11.54 %)Client/Server
23 (11.54 %)N-Tier
32 (7.692 %)VSAM
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (26.92 %)AIX
25 (19.23 %)UNIX
33 (11.54 %)Windows
33 (11.54 %)Windows 2000 Server
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (15.38 %)SOA
14 (15.38 %)CRM
14 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
22 (7.692 %)EAI
22 (7.692 %)Configuration Management
22 (7.692 %)BPEL
31 (3.846 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (3.846 %)Unit Testing
31 (3.846 %)SC Cleared
31 (3.846 %)Security Cleared
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (38.46 %)Java
25 (19.23 %)SQL
32 (7.692 %)REXX
32 (7.692 %)JCL
32 (7.692 %)COBOL
41 (3.846 %)JavaScript
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (7.692 %)AllFusion Endevor
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (73.08 %)IBM
214 (53.85 %)Siebel
36 (23.08 %)Business Objects
44 (15.38 %)SAP
44 (15.38 %)Oracle