The first part of the table below looks at the demand for DataStage skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited DataStage over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank451444427
Rank change year-on-year
Down-7Down-17
Matching contract IT job ads128137109
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.216 %0.223 %0.198 %
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category1.117 %1.078 %0.947 %
Number of daily rates quoted364845
Average daily rate£400£356£406
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.28 %-12.30 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£265£300£340
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£488£523£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£350£400
% change year-on-year
+14.28 %-12.50 %
Number of hourly rates quoted020
Average hourly rate-£24.25-
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£24.25-
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryAll Database & Business Intelligence
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
114641271411511
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK19.37 %20.72 %20.91 %
Number of daily rates quoted654770985692
Average daily rate£375£400£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£260£260£238
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£550£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£340£320
% change year-on-year
-1.47 %+6.25 %
Number of hourly rates quoted256409411
Average hourly rate£27.50£32.00£28.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.06 %+14.28 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.50£16.50£15.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£45.00£45.00£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50£32.50£27.50
% change year-on-year
-15.38 %+18.18 %

DataStage
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing DataStage within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

DataStage Demand Trend

DataStage
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DataStage within the UK.

DataStage Daily Rate Trend

DataStage
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DataStage within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

DataStage Daily Rate Histogram

DataStage
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DataStage within the UK.

DataStage Hourly Rate Trend

DataStage
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DataStage within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+26115£400+17.64 %
LondonUp+5650£400-5.88 %
South EastUp+1838£375+25.00 %
BerkshireUp+222£338+12.50 %
City of LondonUp+4816£425-10.52 %
ReadingNew entry-14£270-
YorkshireNew entry-11£400-
North WestDown-1610£295-15.71 %
ManchesterDown-279£295-15.71 %
ScotlandDown-237£438-7.89 %
South YorkshireNew entry-6£400-
MiddlesexNew entry-4--
EdinburghDown-113£475+2.70 %
GlasgowDown-12£400-
West MidlandsDown-262£305-18.66 %
West YorkshireNew entry-2--
LeedsNew entry-2--
SheffieldNew entry-2£500-
KentUp+101--
StainesUp+91--
South WalesUp+91£425-
StirlingUp+61--
WalesUp+51£425-
North EastNo change01£400-11.11 %
BracknellDown-11£435+8.75 %
SurreyDown-41--
WarwickshireNew entry-1£310-
North YorkshireNew entry-1£450-
LancashireNew entry-1--
MiddlesbroughNew entry-1£450-

DataStage
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing DataStage 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 DataStage.

1150 (54.74 %)ETL
2125 (45.62 %)Oracle
3114 (41.61 %)IBM
488 (32.12 %)SQL
582 (29.93 %)Finance
677 (28.10 %)Data Warehouse
756 (20.44 %)UNIX
854 (19.71 %)Business Intelligence
953 (19.34 %)Banking
1051 (18.61 %)Informatica
1143 (15.69 %)Data Modelling
1242 (15.33 %)Business Objects
1341 (14.96 %)SQL Server
1437 (13.50 %)Oracle OWB
1534 (12.41 %)Migration
1633 (12.04 %)DB2
1732 (11.68 %)Microsoft
1732 (11.68 %)Ab Initio
1831 (11.31 %)CRM
1927 (9.854 %)SAS
2026 (9.489 %)PowerCenter
2026 (9.489 %)Data Migration
2026 (9.489 %)Data Integration
2125 (9.124 %)SQL Server Integration Services
2125 (9.124 %)QualityStage
2223 (8.394 %)BODI
2320 (7.299 %)Data Management
2320 (7.299 %)Cognos
2320 (7.299 %)Oracle 8/8i
2419 (6.934 %)AIX

DataStage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing DataStage 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 DataStage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
118 (6.569 %)J2EE
212 (4.380 %)WebSphere
310 (3.650 %)XML
48 (2.920 %).NET
57 (2.555 %)XSLT
66 (2.190 %)Data Analytics Architect
73 (1.095 %)ODBC
82 (0.730 %)COM
82 (0.730 %)Middleware
91 (0.365 %)XML Schema
91 (0.365 %)ASP.NET
91 (0.365 %)CSS
91 (0.365 %)XSL
91 (0.365 %)HTML
91 (0.365 %)Mason
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
127 (9.854 %)SAS
211 (4.015 %)BizTalk Server
310 (3.650 %)IIS
45 (1.825 %)WebLogic
54 (1.460 %)FileNet
63 (1.095 %)Oracle Workflow
72 (0.730 %)ESB
72 (0.730 %)SharePoint
72 (0.730 %)Rendezvous
81 (0.365 %)WebSphere MQ
81 (0.365 %)Oracle HTTP Server
81 (0.365 %)NetWeaver
81 (0.365 %)Tuxedo
81 (0.365 %)WebSphere Application Server
81 (0.365 %)IBM HTTP Server
81 (0.365 %)WebSphere Process Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (1.825 %)MS Excel
24 (1.460 %)MS Visio
32 (0.730 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (0.730 %)MS Office
41 (0.365 %)FreeHand
41 (0.365 %)MS Project
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
13 (1.095 %)SAP CRM
13 (1.095 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
13 (1.095 %)Loan IQ
22 (0.730 %)Oracle Applications
22 (0.730 %)BusinessWorks
31 (0.365 %)Oracle ERP
31 (0.365 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.365 %)SAP SEM
31 (0.365 %)HFM
31 (0.365 %)SAP Retail
31 (0.365 %)Siebel Analytics
31 (0.365 %)SAP IS-U
31 (0.365 %)Oracle General Ledger
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
12 (0.730 %)TCP/IP
12 (0.730 %)MPLS
21 (0.365 %)DMZ
21 (0.365 %)VPN
21 (0.365 %)HTTP
21 (0.365 %)SAN
21 (0.365 %)Firewall
21 (0.365 %)BIG-IP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1150 (54.74 %)ETL
277 (28.10 %)Data Warehouse
341 (14.96 %)SQL Server
437 (13.50 %)Oracle OWB
533 (12.04 %)DB2
626 (9.489 %)PowerCenter
725 (9.124 %)SQL Server Integration Services
725 (9.124 %)QualityStage
823 (8.394 %)BODI
920 (7.299 %)Oracle 8/8i
1016 (5.839 %)CloverETL
1016 (5.839 %)Pentaho
1113 (4.745 %)SQL Server 2008
1211 (4.015 %)Spotfire
139 (3.285 %)BusinessObjects
139 (3.285 %)SQL Server 2005
148 (2.920 %)Oracle Exadata
157 (2.555 %)BusinessObjects XI
157 (2.555 %)BusinessObjects Data Services
166 (2.190 %)Star Schema
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
117 (6.204 %)Talend Open Studio
23 (1.095 %)ERwin
31 (0.365 %)LSMW
31 (0.365 %)Team Foundation Server
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
182 (29.93 %)Finance
253 (19.34 %)Banking
316 (5.839 %)Pharmaceutical
413 (4.745 %)Telecoms
510 (3.650 %)Financial Institution
69 (3.285 %)Retail
78 (2.920 %)Investment Banking
87 (2.555 %)Retail Banking
93 (1.095 %)Back Office
101 (0.365 %)Automotive
101 (0.365 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.365 %)Advertising
101 (0.365 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
186 (31.39 %)Developer
252 (18.98 %)Architect
343 (15.69 %)DataStage Developer
430 (10.95 %)Consultant
521 (7.664 %)ETL Developer
618 (6.569 %)ETL Architect
716 (5.839 %)Analyst
716 (5.839 %)Solutions Architect
716 (5.839 %)Administrator
716 (5.839 %)Designer
815 (5.474 %)DataStage Consultant
99 (3.285 %)Senior Developer
108 (2.920 %)Service Manager
117 (2.555 %)Business Developer
117 (2.555 %)Business Objects Developer
117 (2.555 %)ETL Consultant
117 (2.555 %)Senior DataStage Developer
126 (2.190 %)CRM Manager
126 (2.190 %)Build Manager
126 (2.190 %)Oracle Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
126 (9.489 %)Data Integration
217 (6.204 %)Mainframe
316 (5.839 %)Open Source
411 (4.015 %)Data Extraction
55 (1.825 %)Credit Risk
64 (1.460 %)SaaS
73 (1.095 %)iSeries
73 (1.095 %)IBM Mainframe
73 (1.095 %)Data Conversion
82 (0.730 %)Mathematics
82 (0.730 %)Computer Science
82 (0.730 %)Mashup
82 (0.730 %)Tandem
82 (0.730 %)AS400
82 (0.730 %)Management Information System
91 (0.365 %)Client/Server
91 (0.365 %)Fixed Income
91 (0.365 %)Cloud Computing
91 (0.365 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
156 (20.44 %)UNIX
219 (6.934 %)AIX
313 (4.745 %)Linux
410 (3.650 %)Windows
55 (1.825 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
63 (1.095 %)Solaris
72 (0.730 %)HPUX
81 (0.365 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (0.365 %)Windows XP
81 (0.365 %)Windows 7
81 (0.365 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
154 (19.71 %)Business Intelligence
243 (15.69 %)Data Modelling
334 (12.41 %)Migration
431 (11.31 %)CRM
526 (9.489 %)Data Migration
620 (7.299 %)Data Management
715 (5.474 %)Service Delivery
812 (4.380 %)Data Cleansing
812 (4.380 %)System Testing
812 (4.380 %)Project Management
911 (4.015 %)Service Management
1010 (3.650 %)ERP
119 (3.285 %)Information Architecture
128 (2.920 %)SOA
128 (2.920 %)ITIL
137 (2.555 %)PRINCE2
137 (2.555 %)Change Management
137 (2.555 %)TOGAF
137 (2.555 %)Matrix Management
137 (2.555 %)Continuous Improvement
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
188 (32.12 %)SQL
219 (6.934 %)PL/SQL
315 (5.474 %)Java
44 (1.460 %)Perl
44 (1.460 %)Shell Script
53 (1.095 %)RPG
53 (1.095 %)C#
53 (1.095 %)COBOL
62 (0.730 %)Korn
62 (0.730 %)RPG IV
62 (0.730 %)PHP
71 (0.365 %)T-SQL
71 (0.365 %)ABAP
71 (0.365 %)VBA
71 (0.365 %)JavaScript
71 (0.365 %)PHP4
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
18 (2.920 %)Degree
23 (1.095 %)PMP
23 (1.095 %)PMI Certification
31 (0.365 %)Security Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (4.015 %)QA
28 (2.920 %)GxP
36 (2.190 %)Data Quality
36 (2.190 %)Basel II
43 (1.095 %)Solvency II
51 (0.365 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (0.365 %)VMware ESX
11 (0.365 %)XenApp
11 (0.365 %)Oracle RAC
11 (0.365 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
12 (0.730 %)TIBCO InConcert
12 (0.730 %)Control-M
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1125 (45.62 %)Oracle
2114 (41.61 %)IBM
351 (18.61 %)Informatica
442 (15.33 %)Business Objects
532 (11.68 %)Microsoft
532 (11.68 %)Ab Initio
620 (7.299 %)Cognos
717 (6.204 %)Talend
717 (6.204 %)SAP
815 (5.474 %)Teradata
912 (4.380 %)TIBCO
1011 (4.015 %)Axway
118 (2.920 %)Salesforce.com
125 (1.825 %)MicroStrategy
125 (1.825 %)Red Hat
134 (1.460 %)Hyperion
143 (1.095 %)Trillium
152 (0.730 %)DataFlux
152 (0.730 %)Cadis
152 (0.730 %)Sybase