Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for DB2 skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited DB2 over the 3 months to 18 March 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 DB2
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank241265185
Rank change year-on-year
Up+24Down-80
Matching contract IT job ads285179682
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.594 %0.452 %0.830 %
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category2.814 %2.368 %4.115 %
Daily rates quoted10251179
Average daily rate£394£349£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.90 %-12.81 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£240£230£275
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£310£375
% change year-on-year
+0.800 %-17.33 %
Hourly rates quoted6420
Average hourly rate£27.75£40.00£35.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-30.62 %+11.88 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£18.25£33.00£17.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£46.00£47.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.50£40.00£38.00
% change year-on-year
-36.25 %+5.260 %
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
10127755916575
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK21.10 %19.10 %20.17 %
Daily rates quoted480824084895
Average daily rate£380£350£382
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.570 %-8.370 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£238£225£258
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£320£350
% change year-on-year
-6.250 %-8.570 %
Hourly rates quoted4275621133
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£15.38£15.00£16.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£40.00£44.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.00£26.70£32.00
% change year-on-year
+1.130 %-16.57 %

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.

DB2
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DB2 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

DB2 Demand Trend

DB2
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DB2 within the UK.

DB2 Daily Rate Trend

DB2
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DB2 within the UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

DB2 Daily Rate Histogram

DB2
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DB2 within the UK.

DB2 Hourly Rate Trend

DB2
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DB2 within the UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

DB2 Hourly Rate Histogram

DB2
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 DB2 within the UK over the 3 months to 18 March 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
EnglandUp+47266£400+15.10 %
LondonUp+5121£473+28.92 %
South EastUp+2281£320+21.90 %
BuckinghamshireUp+2032--
City of LondonDown-4129£450+17.26 %
Milton KeynesUp+2026--
BerkshireUp+1021£300-33.33 %
North WestDown-119£300-29.82 %
SurreyUp+418£388+89.02 %
South WestUp+1516£270-
ScotlandDown-413£350-30.00 %
EdinburghDown-1310--
East of EnglandUp+19£425-15.00 %
ReadingUp+118£300-
West MidlandsUp+98£231-25.64 %
CheshireNew entry-7£240-
HertfordshireUp+176--
Canary WharfDown-226--
WatfordNew entry-6--
HampshireUp+75£312+94.68 %
East MidlandsDown-44--
YorkshireUp+63£313-16.66 %
West YorkshireDown-33£313-
WiltshireNew entry-3£300-
SwindonNew entry-3£300-
KnutsfordNew entry-3£240-
LeedsUp+72£313-
MidlandsUp+72--
EssexUp+42£425-
OxfordDown-12£300+3.44 %

DB2
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing DB2 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 DB2.

1234 (35.62 %)SQL
2201 (30.59 %)Oracle
3176 (26.79 %)IBM
4169 (25.72 %)Finance
5166 (25.27 %)UNIX
6133 (20.24 %)Java
7115 (17.50 %)Datawarehouse
8112 (17.05 %)Mainframe
9111 (16.89 %)Linux
1095 (14.46 %)Windows
1191 (13.85 %)COBOL
1288 (13.39 %)Banking
1382 (12.48 %)AIX
1480 (12.18 %)WebSphere
1578 (11.87 %)SQL Server
1665 (9.893 %)J2EE
1764 (9.741 %)ETL
1764 (9.741 %)DB2 UDB
1861 (9.285 %)XML
1955 (8.371 %)Sybase
2054 (8.219 %)Business Intelligence
2151 (7.763 %)Informatica
2246 (7.002 %)Migration
2343 (6.545 %)Investment Banking
2343 (6.545 %)Security Cleared
2442 (6.393 %)UML
2541 (6.240 %)IBM Mainframe
2640 (6.088 %)Tivoli
2737 (5.632 %).NET
2737 (5.632 %)SC Cleared

DB2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing DB2 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 DB2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
180 (12.18 %)WebSphere
265 (9.893 %)J2EE
361 (9.285 %)XML
437 (5.632 %).NET
535 (5.327 %)Hibernate
627 (4.110 %)HTML
721 (3.196 %)Spring
820 (3.044 %)Web Services
917 (2.588 %)Servlets
1016 (2.435 %)CSS
1016 (2.435 %)JDBC
1115 (2.283 %)EJB
1115 (2.283 %)Middleware
1214 (2.131 %)JSP
1214 (2.131 %)JSF
1313 (1.979 %)SOAP
1411 (1.674 %)SAP Basis
1411 (1.674 %)Struts
1411 (1.674 %)XSD
1411 (1.674 %)JMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
134 (5.175 %)CICS
228 (4.262 %)WebSphere Application Server
319 (2.892 %)WebLogic
416 (2.435 %)ESB
515 (2.283 %)MQSeries
613 (1.979 %)Lotus Domino
712 (1.826 %)Tomcat
811 (1.674 %)WebSphere MQ
99 (1.370 %)SharePoint
108 (1.218 %)WebSphere Message Broker
116 (0.913 %)BizTalk Server
116 (0.913 %)SharePoint Server 2007
125 (0.761 %)Confluence
125 (0.761 %)WebSphere Process Server
125 (0.761 %)Apache
125 (0.761 %)SAS
125 (0.761 %)Oracle 9iAS
125 (0.761 %)IIS
134 (0.609 %)PowerExchange
134 (0.609 %)Lotus Notes
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (1.826 %)MS Excel
29 (1.370 %)MS Visio
34 (0.609 %)MS Office
42 (0.304 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
111 (1.674 %)JDE OneWorld
24 (0.609 %)VisionPLUS
24 (0.609 %)Oracle BPM
33 (0.457 %)Maximo
42 (0.304 %)SAP HR
42 (0.304 %)SAP R/3
42 (0.304 %)Oracle 11i
42 (0.304 %)Dynamics CRM
42 (0.304 %)Siebel Analytics
51 (0.152 %)SAP GRC
51 (0.152 %)TIBCO iProcess
51 (0.152 %)SAP Oil and Gas
51 (0.152 %)Oracle EBS
51 (0.152 %)Staffware
51 (0.152 %)Oracle ERP
51 (0.152 %)PeopleSoft Financials
51 (0.152 %)BPCS
51 (0.152 %)BusinessWorks
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
114 (2.131 %)Internet
213 (1.979 %)TCP/IP
39 (1.370 %)3G
39 (1.370 %)SAN
46 (0.913 %)LDAP
46 (0.913 %)Firewall
54 (0.609 %)SMS
63 (0.457 %)ATM
63 (0.457 %)SSL
63 (0.457 %)HTTP
63 (0.457 %)Kerberos
72 (0.304 %)Extranet
72 (0.304 %)SMTP
72 (0.304 %)SSH
81 (0.152 %)NAS
81 (0.152 %)DHCP
81 (0.152 %)Ethernet
81 (0.152 %)FTP
81 (0.152 %)SNMP
81 (0.152 %)DNS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1115 (17.50 %)Datawarehouse
278 (11.87 %)SQL Server
364 (9.741 %)ETL
364 (9.741 %)DB2 UDB
436 (5.479 %)RDBMS
436 (5.479 %)BusinessObjects
533 (5.023 %)Oracle 8/8i
631 (4.718 %)PowerCenter
723 (3.501 %)Oracle 10g
822 (3.349 %)DataStage
921 (3.196 %)MySQL
921 (3.196 %)Data Mart
1017 (2.588 %)Informix
1111 (1.674 %)OLAP
1210 (1.522 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
139 (1.370 %)Oracle 9i
148 (1.218 %)SQL Server 2005
148 (1.218 %)BusinessObjects XI
148 (1.218 %)Oracle 11g
157 (1.065 %)Easytrieve
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
118 (2.740 %)ClearCase
217 (2.588 %)LoadRunner
315 (2.283 %)Eclipse
412 (1.826 %)JUnit
511 (1.674 %)TestDirector
68 (1.218 %)PowerBuilder
68 (1.218 %)ClearQuest
68 (1.218 %)JIRA
76 (0.913 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
85 (0.761 %)FlexUnit
85 (0.761 %)XMLSpy
94 (0.609 %)QuickTest Pro
94 (0.609 %)ERwin
94 (0.609 %)VSS/SourceSafe
94 (0.609 %)Subversion
94 (0.609 %)EasyMock
94 (0.609 %)Rational Functional Tester
103 (0.457 %)COOL:Gen
103 (0.457 %)Selenium
103 (0.457 %)WinRunner
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1169 (25.72 %)Finance
288 (13.39 %)Banking
343 (6.545 %)Investment Banking
436 (5.479 %)Retail
518 (2.740 %)Insurance
616 (2.435 %)Government
715 (2.283 %)Financial Institution
813 (1.979 %)Telecoms
912 (1.826 %)Front Office
912 (1.826 %)Pensions
1010 (1.522 %)Automotive
1010 (1.522 %)Back Office
1010 (1.522 %)General Ledger
119 (1.370 %)Auditing
127 (1.065 %)Marketing
134 (0.609 %)Aerospace
134 (0.609 %)Retail Banking
143 (0.457 %)Local Government
152 (0.304 %)Pharmaceutical
152 (0.304 %)Home Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1206 (31.35 %)Developer
2150 (22.83 %)Analyst
370 (10.65 %)Consultant
467 (10.20 %)DBA
545 (6.849 %)Java Developer
641 (6.240 %)DB2 DBA
733 (5.023 %)Programmer
830 (4.566 %)Administrator
830 (4.566 %)DB2 Consultant
927 (4.110 %)DB2 Developer
1026 (3.957 %)Architect
1026 (3.957 %)Analyst Programmer
1125 (3.805 %)Systems Analyst
1224 (3.653 %)J2EE Developer
1322 (3.349 %)Senior Consultant
1416 (2.435 %)Project Manager
1416 (2.435 %)Analyst Developer
1416 (2.435 %)Team Leader
1416 (2.435 %)Designer
1515 (2.283 %)Data Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1112 (17.05 %)Mainframe
241 (6.240 %)IBM Mainframe
317 (2.588 %)AS400
415 (2.283 %)Derivative
512 (1.826 %)HACMP
512 (1.826 %)iSeries
610 (1.522 %)Biometrics
610 (1.522 %)Spanish Language
79 (1.370 %)Blackberry
88 (1.218 %)Client/Server
88 (1.218 %)Open Source
97 (1.065 %)Replication
105 (0.761 %)Clustering
105 (0.761 %)Equities
114 (0.609 %)Firmware
114 (0.609 %)Management Information System
114 (0.609 %)Tandem
114 (0.609 %)FMCG
114 (0.609 %)Data Extraction
123 (0.457 %)Credit Derivative
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1166 (25.27 %)UNIX
2111 (16.89 %)Linux
395 (14.46 %)Windows
482 (12.48 %)AIX
528 (4.262 %)Solaris
621 (3.196 %)Windows XP
717 (2.588 %)MVS
816 (2.435 %)zOS
914 (2.131 %)Red Hat Linux
1011 (1.674 %)Windows Server 2003
113 (0.457 %)HPUX
113 (0.457 %)Windows 2000
122 (0.304 %)OS/390
131 (0.152 %)Windows Server 2008
131 (0.152 %)SUSE
131 (0.152 %)Windows NT
131 (0.152 %)OS/400
131 (0.152 %)NetWare
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
154 (8.219 %)Business Intelligence
246 (7.002 %)Migration
342 (6.393 %)UML
434 (5.175 %)Data Modelling
525 (3.805 %)Systems Analysis
624 (3.653 %)E-Commerce
624 (3.653 %)Project Management
715 (2.283 %)Integration Testing
715 (2.283 %)Performance Management
715 (2.283 %)Workflow
715 (2.283 %)Data Analysis
715 (2.283 %)Agile Software Development
715 (2.283 %)SOA
814 (2.131 %)OO
814 (2.131 %)PRINCE2
913 (1.979 %)ITIL
1012 (1.826 %)Data Migration
1111 (1.674 %)User Acceptance Testing
1111 (1.674 %)Asset Management
1111 (1.674 %)MVC
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1234 (35.62 %)SQL
2133 (20.24 %)Java
391 (13.85 %)COBOL
436 (5.479 %)C
436 (5.479 %)Perl
436 (5.479 %)JCL
526 (3.957 %)JavaScript
625 (3.805 %)PL/SQL
720 (3.044 %)C++
814 (2.131 %)VB
911 (1.674 %)VBA
911 (1.674 %)Shell Script
109 (1.370 %)VC++
118 (1.218 %)VB.NET
118 (1.218 %)T-SQL
118 (1.218 %)C#
127 (1.065 %)VB6
127 (1.065 %)REXX
127 (1.065 %)PL/1
134 (0.609 %)RPG
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
143 (6.545 %)Security Cleared
237 (5.632 %)SC Cleared
37 (1.065 %)Degree
46 (0.913 %)ISEB
55 (0.761 %)PRINCE2 Certification
63 (0.457 %)ISEB Practitioner
72 (0.304 %)Sun Certification
72 (0.304 %)BC Cleared
81 (0.152 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
81 (0.152 %)MCSE
81 (0.152 %)ITIL Certification
81 (0.152 %)PMP
81 (0.152 %)PMI Certification
81 (0.152 %)IBM Certification
81 (0.152 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (1.522 %)QA
21 (0.152 %)PCI DSS
21 (0.152 %)ISO9001
21 (0.152 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
110 (1.522 %)VMware Infrastructure
25 (0.761 %)Xen
33 (0.457 %)SRDF
33 (0.457 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
42 (0.304 %)RACF
42 (0.304 %)Veritas Cluster Server
42 (0.304 %)Oracle RAC
51 (0.152 %)Veritas Volume Manager
51 (0.152 %)Samba
51 (0.152 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.152 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
140 (6.088 %)Tivoli
220 (3.044 %)CONTROL-M
310 (1.522 %)HP Quality Center
48 (1.218 %)Tivoli Monitoring
48 (1.218 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
57 (1.065 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
64 (0.609 %)MAINVIEW
64 (0.609 %)AutoSys
64 (0.609 %)SCOM
72 (0.304 %)NetBackup
81 (0.152 %)CA Endevor
81 (0.152 %)Foglight
81 (0.152 %)Netcool
81 (0.152 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
81 (0.152 %)Unicenter
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1201 (30.59 %)Oracle
2176 (26.79 %)IBM
355 (8.371 %)Sybase
451 (7.763 %)Informatica
536 (5.479 %)Business Objects
634 (5.175 %)Ab Initio
732 (4.871 %)Cognos
831 (4.718 %)SAP
926 (3.957 %)MicroStrategy
1023 (3.501 %)Microsoft
1117 (2.588 %)JD Edwards
1215 (2.283 %)Red Hat
1313 (1.979 %)VMware
1412 (1.826 %)HP
1511 (1.674 %)FileNet
169 (1.370 %)JBoss
169 (1.370 %)PeopleSoft
178 (1.218 %)BEA
178 (1.218 %)CA
186 (0.913 %)Lotus