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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Surrey 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8452
Rank change on same period last yearDown-32
Matching contract IT job ads1071
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.071 %
As % of the category below1.403 %6.228 %
Daily rates quoted219
Average minimum daily rate£325£349
Average daily rate£338£358
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£366
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.50
Average hourly rate-£24.06
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.62£23.09
% change on same period last year+23.97 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads7131140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.996 %1.145 %
Daily rates quoted140288
Average minimum daily rate£316£331
Average daily rate£334£344
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted101217
Average minimum hourly rate£22.41£18.84
Average hourly rate£23.62£19.96
% change on same period last year+18.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.82£21.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
IBM South EastIBM
South East

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 Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
FarnhamNew entry-2--
GuildfordUp+101--
WhyteleafeNew entry-1£400-
EpsomNew entry-1--
IBM South EastIBM
South East

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

118 (46.15 %)WebSphere
216 (41.03 %)Java
315 (38.46 %)J2EE
414 (35.90 %)Finance
59 (23.08 %)Mainframe
59 (23.08 %)Windows
59 (23.08 %)ClearCase
68 (20.51 %)SOA
68 (20.51 %)RUP
68 (20.51 %)EJB
68 (20.51 %)JSF
68 (20.51 %)IBM Mainframe
77 (17.95 %)Integration Testing
77 (17.95 %)E-business
77 (17.95 %)JUnit
77 (17.95 %)Solaris
77 (17.95 %)JCL
77 (17.95 %)Sun
77 (17.95 %)SAN
77 (17.95 %)MVS
86 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
86 (15.38 %)WSH
86 (15.38 %)Active Directory
86 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
86 (15.38 %)WebSphere MQ
86 (15.38 %)Shell Script
86 (15.38 %)NATURAL
86 (15.38 %)OO
86 (15.38 %)LDAP
86 (15.38 %)MCSE

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (46.15 %)WebSphere
215 (38.46 %)J2EE
38 (20.51 %)EJB
38 (20.51 %)JSF
46 (15.38 %)WSH
46 (15.38 %)Servlets
55 (12.82 %)EDI
64 (10.26 %)AJAX
73 (7.692 %).NET
81 (2.564 %)VXML
81 (2.564 %)JRules
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.38 %)IIS
16 (15.38 %)WebSphere MQ
23 (7.692 %)SharePoint
32 (5.128 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (2.564 %)WPS
41 (2.564 %)ESB
41 (2.564 %)CICS
41 (2.564 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (2.564 %)WebLogic
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.564 %)MS Excel
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (17.95 %)SAN
26 (15.38 %)LDAP
26 (15.38 %)LAN
26 (15.38 %)SSH
33 (7.692 %)Intranet
41 (2.564 %)TCP/IP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (15.38 %)SQL Server
16 (15.38 %)Adabas
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (23.08 %)ClearCase
27 (17.95 %)JUnit
32 (5.128 %)Eclipse
41 (2.564 %)TestDirector
41 (2.564 %)JMeter
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (35.90 %)Finance
26 (15.38 %)Insurance
31 (2.564 %)Back Office
31 (2.564 %)Automotive
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (35.90 %)Developer
29 (23.08 %)Java Developer
37 (17.95 %)Administrator
37 (17.95 %)Analyst
45 (12.82 %)Lead Developer
45 (12.82 %)Lead Java Developer
54 (10.26 %)Solaris Administrator
54 (10.26 %)Windows Administrator
63 (7.692 %)Web Developer
63 (7.692 %)Consultant
72 (5.128 %)Systems Administrator
72 (5.128 %)Systems Analyst
72 (5.128 %)Project Manager
72 (5.128 %)Analyst Programmer
72 (5.128 %)Programmer
72 (5.128 %)Natural/Adabas Programmer
72 (5.128 %)Technical Engineer
72 (5.128 %)Operations Analyst
81 (2.564 %)Tivoli Consultant
81 (2.564 %)Java Team Leader
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (23.08 %)Mainframe
28 (20.51 %)IBM Mainframe
36 (15.38 %)Clustering
42 (5.128 %)AS400
51 (2.564 %)Web 2.0
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (23.08 %)Windows
27 (17.95 %)Solaris
27 (17.95 %)MVS
36 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (15.38 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (10.26 %)UNIX
52 (5.128 %)OS/390
52 (5.128 %)zOS
61 (2.564 %)VMS
61 (2.564 %)AIX
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (20.51 %)RUP
18 (20.51 %)SOA
27 (17.95 %)E-business
27 (17.95 %)Integration Testing
36 (15.38 %)OO
42 (5.128 %)E-Commerce
42 (5.128 %)Operations Management
42 (5.128 %)Release Management
42 (5.128 %)ITIL
51 (2.564 %)Systems Analysis
51 (2.564 %)ERP
51 (2.564 %)RAD
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (41.03 %)Java
27 (17.95 %)JCL
36 (15.38 %)Shell Script
36 (15.38 %)NATURAL
36 (15.38 %)Perl
36 (15.38 %)VBScript
36 (15.38 %)VB
43 (7.692 %)VB.NET
43 (7.692 %)SQL
51 (2.564 %)DCL
51 (2.564 %)COBOL
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (15.38 %)MCSE
16 (15.38 %)MCSA
16 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (5.128 %)ITIL Certification
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (15.38 %)Active Directory
16 (15.38 %)VMware ESX
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (15.38 %)WSUS
21 (2.564 %)Tivoli
21 (2.564 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (17.95 %)Sun
26 (15.38 %)Microsoft
26 (15.38 %)VMware
33 (7.692 %)HP
42 (5.128 %)Compaq
42 (5.128 %)Dell
42 (5.128 %)EMC
42 (5.128 %)Oracle
51 (2.564 %)Cisco
51 (2.564 %)Intel
51 (2.564 %)Genesys
51 (2.564 %)BEA