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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) skills within the Thames Valley region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere Application Server over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3949
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.564 %1.053 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£401
% change on same period last year-7.38 %
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£43.86£34.00
% change on same period last year+28.99 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads3995
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.096 %
Daily rates quoted1310
Average minimum daily rate£278£475
Average daily rate£298£484
% change on same period last year-38.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£493
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.69£24.06
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
WebSphere Application Server South EastWebSphere Application Server
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.

WebSphere Application Server
Demand Trend

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

Thames Valley WebSphere Application Server Demand Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing WebSphere Application Server across the Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley WebSphere Application Server Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere Application Server across the Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley WebSphere Application Server Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server.

12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)AIX
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)ESB
21 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (50.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)DB2
21 (50.00 %)Solaris
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)Windows NT
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)IBM
21 (50.00 %)Sun
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)TestDirector
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (50.00 %)HACMP
21 (50.00 %)CONTROL-M
21 (50.00 %)AS400
21 (50.00 %)Replication
21 (50.00 %)WPS

WebSphere Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)HTML
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere MQ
11 (50.00 %)WPS
11 (50.00 %)ESB
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)DB2
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Applications Consultant
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Consultant
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)HACMP
11 (50.00 %)AS400
11 (50.00 %)Replication
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)Solaris
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)Windows NT
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Load Balancing
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)CONTROL-M
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)IBM
11 (50.00 %)Sun
11 (50.00 %)HP