Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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 9 February 2010 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.

LinkIBM InfoSphere DataStage
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank386368510
Rank change year-on-year
Down-18Up+142
Matching contract IT job ads84111101
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.192 %0.241 %0.123 %
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category0.911 %1.222 %0.613 %
Daily rates quoted332022
Average daily rate£363£400£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.370 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£200£250£193
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£450£475£485
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£400£400
% change year-on-year
-6.250 %-
Hourly rates quoted004
Average hourly rate--£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate--£45.00
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
9219908216481
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK21.06 %19.75 %20.13 %
Daily rates quoted423428544792
Average daily rate£375£350£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.140 %-6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£235£225£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£325£350
% change year-on-year
-1.530 %-7.140 %
Hourly rates quoted4636751084
Average hourly rate£27.50£27.50£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
--8.330 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£15.00£14.00£16.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.40£40.00£44.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50£27.50£31.50
% change year-on-year
--12.69 %

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.

DataStage
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 9 February 2010.

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 21 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 9 February 2010. 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
EnglandDown-1472£340-15.00 %
LondonDown-3023£325-27.77 %
South EastDown-1219£375+36.36 %
BerkshireDown-814--
South WestUp+1312£406-7.14 %
North WestUp+1711£220-45.00 %
ManchesterNew entry-11£220-
ScotlandNo change08£400-
EdinburghDown-135£388-
NorthamptonshireNew entry-4£375-
NorthamptonNew entry-4£375-
East MidlandsNew entry-4£375-
City of LondonDown-493£350-
West MidlandsUp+82£310+23.90 %
WiltshireUp+52£450-1.36 %
BristolNew entry-2£340-
KentUp+101£375-16.66 %
North EastUp+71£400-5.88 %
M4 CorridorNew entry-1--
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--

DataStage
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, 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.

185 (55.92 %)Oracle
274 (48.68 %)ETL
358 (38.16 %)Datawarehouse
438 (25.00 %)IBM
532 (21.05 %)UNIX
629 (19.08 %)Data Modelling
726 (17.11 %)Business Intelligence
726 (17.11 %)BusinessObjects
726 (17.11 %)Business Objects
726 (17.11 %)Informatica
824 (15.79 %)SQL
923 (15.13 %)WebSphere
1022 (14.47 %)Ab Initio
1022 (14.47 %)Linux
1022 (14.47 %)Telecoms
1121 (13.82 %)Cognos
1220 (13.16 %)DB2
1318 (11.84 %)Java
1417 (11.18 %)Oracle 8/8i
1514 (9.211 %)Finance
1514 (9.211 %)Teradata
1612 (7.895 %)Banking
1612 (7.895 %)Data Analysis
1612 (7.895 %)Tivoli
1711 (7.237 %)SQL Server
1711 (7.237 %)Dimensional Modelling
1810 (6.579 %)WebSphere Message Broker
1810 (6.579 %)Web Services
1810 (6.579 %)XML
1810 (6.579 %)SOA

DataStage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, 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
123 (15.13 %)WebSphere
210 (6.579 %)Web Services
210 (6.579 %)XML
38 (5.263 %)J2EE
43 (1.974 %).NET
52 (1.316 %)Middleware
61 (0.658 %)ASP.NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
110 (6.579 %)WebSphere Message Broker
29 (5.921 %)WebSphere MQ
36 (3.947 %)ESB
43 (1.974 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (1.316 %)WebSphere Process Server
52 (1.316 %)CICS
61 (0.658 %)Progress Actional
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (3.289 %)MS Project
21 (0.658 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
14 (2.632 %)SAP FI/CO
14 (2.632 %)SAP CO
14 (2.632 %)SAP FI
22 (1.316 %)Algo Collateral
22 (1.316 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
22 (1.316 %)Singl.eView
31 (0.658 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.658 %)SAP R/3
31 (0.658 %)ProfileStage
31 (0.658 %)Oracle Financials
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
14 (2.632 %)VPN
21 (0.658 %)SSL
21 (0.658 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
174 (48.68 %)ETL
258 (38.16 %)Datawarehouse
326 (17.11 %)BusinessObjects
420 (13.16 %)DB2
517 (11.18 %)Oracle 8/8i
611 (7.237 %)SQL Server
78 (5.263 %)Oracle 11g
87 (4.605 %)Oracle 10g
94 (2.632 %)SQL Server Integration Services
103 (1.974 %)Star Schema
103 (1.974 %)QualityStage
103 (1.974 %)BODI
112 (1.316 %)BusinessObjects XI
112 (1.316 %)TOAD
112 (1.316 %)DecisionStream
112 (1.316 %)SQLPlus
121 (0.658 %)PowerCenter
121 (0.658 %)RDBMS
121 (0.658 %)Snowflake Schema
121 (0.658 %)Oracle 9i
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (1.316 %)ClearCase
21 (0.658 %)ERwin
21 (0.658 %)Eclipse
21 (0.658 %)Ant
21 (0.658 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.658 %)PVCS
21 (0.658 %)CruiseControl
21 (0.658 %)Maven
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
122 (14.47 %)Telecoms
214 (9.211 %)Finance
312 (7.895 %)Banking
48 (5.263 %)Insurance
56 (3.947 %)Auditing
64 (2.632 %)Investment Banking
64 (2.632 %)Retail
64 (2.632 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (1.316 %)Billing
72 (1.316 %)Retail Banking
72 (1.316 %)Construction
72 (1.316 %)Government
81 (0.658 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.658 %)Aerospace
81 (0.658 %)Automotive
81 (0.658 %)Health
81 (0.658 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.658 %)Pensions
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
149 (32.24 %)Developer
233 (21.71 %)Analyst
318 (11.84 %)Consultant
318 (11.84 %)DataStage Developer
414 (9.211 %)Architect
414 (9.211 %)ETL Developer
510 (6.579 %)Systems Analyst
510 (6.579 %)Administrator
69 (5.921 %)DataStage Consultant
78 (5.263 %)Project Manager
87 (4.605 %)WebSphere Developer
87 (4.605 %)Data Analyst
96 (3.947 %)Technical Analyst
96 (3.947 %)Designer
96 (3.947 %)DataStage Analyst
96 (3.947 %)Data Architect
105 (3.289 %)DBA
105 (3.289 %)Business Analyst
114 (2.632 %)Linux Engineer
114 (2.632 %)Linux Systems Administrator
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
17 (4.605 %)Mainframe
23 (1.974 %)Data Integration
32 (1.316 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
32 (1.316 %)Management Information System
41 (0.658 %)AS400
41 (0.658 %)N-Tier
41 (0.658 %)Dutch Language
41 (0.658 %)French Language
41 (0.658 %)Data Extraction
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
132 (21.05 %)UNIX
222 (14.47 %)Linux
39 (5.921 %)Solaris
45 (3.289 %)Red Hat Linux
52 (1.316 %)Windows
52 (1.316 %)MVS
61 (0.658 %)AIX
61 (0.658 %)HPUX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
129 (19.08 %)Data Modelling
226 (17.11 %)Business Intelligence
312 (7.895 %)Data Analysis
411 (7.237 %)Dimensional Modelling
510 (6.579 %)SOA
68 (5.263 %)System Testing
76 (3.947 %)PRINCE2
76 (3.947 %)Project Management
85 (3.289 %)Supplier Management
85 (3.289 %)Technical Architecture
85 (3.289 %)Business Analysis
94 (2.632 %)Data Mapping
94 (2.632 %)Migration
103 (1.974 %)Project Planning
103 (1.974 %)Enterprise Architecture
103 (1.974 %)Data Migration
112 (1.316 %)Performance Management
112 (1.316 %)Problem Management
112 (1.316 %)Release Management
112 (1.316 %)ITIL
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
124 (15.79 %)SQL
218 (11.84 %)Java
37 (4.605 %)PL/SQL
44 (2.632 %)C
53 (1.974 %)C++
62 (1.316 %)VB.NET
71 (0.658 %)Shell Script
71 (0.658 %)VBA
71 (0.658 %)T-SQL
71 (0.658 %)Perl
71 (0.658 %)Bourne shell
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
16 (3.947 %)Security Cleared
25 (3.289 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (2.632 %)SC Cleared
41 (0.658 %)PMP
41 (0.658 %)PMI Certification
41 (0.658 %)BC Cleared
41 (0.658 %)CTC Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.316 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (2.632 %)VMware ESX
22 (1.316 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
112 (7.895 %)Tivoli
22 (1.316 %)CA Endevor
31 (0.658 %)CONTROL-M
31 (0.658 %)OMEGAMON
31 (0.658 %)HP Quality Center
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
185 (55.92 %)Oracle
238 (25.00 %)IBM
326 (17.11 %)Business Objects
326 (17.11 %)Informatica
422 (14.47 %)Ab Initio
521 (13.82 %)Cognos
614 (9.211 %)Teradata
79 (5.921 %)SAP
86 (3.947 %)MicroStrategy
95 (3.289 %)Red Hat
104 (2.632 %)VMware
104 (2.632 %)Mercator
113 (1.974 %)BT
122 (1.316 %)Telelogic
122 (1.316 %)Pega
122 (1.316 %)Ascential
122 (1.316 %)HP
122 (1.316 %)Microsoft
122 (1.316 %)Veritas
122 (1.316 %)Remedy