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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Stockport 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-8
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %15.38 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£383
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£36.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.78£34.99
% change on same period last year+19.41 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads1513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted36
Average minimum hourly rate£17.14£28.84
Average hourly rate£22.14£31.87
% change on same period last year-30.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.14£34.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
WebSphere ManchesterWebSphere
Manchester

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 Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport WebSphere Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)Hibernate
23 (75.00 %)UML
23 (75.00 %)MS Excel
23 (75.00 %)J2EE
23 (75.00 %)Struts
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)ILOG
32 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
32 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
32 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (50.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
32 (50.00 %)JRules
32 (50.00 %)Spring
41 (25.00 %)RAD
41 (25.00 %)Linux

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)Hibernate
23 (75.00 %)J2EE
23 (75.00 %)Struts
32 (50.00 %)JRules
32 (50.00 %)Spring
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Excel
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (75.00 %)Java Developer
32 (50.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Linux
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)UML
21 (25.00 %)RAD
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
22 (50.00 %)SQL
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)ILOG