ESB Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for ESB skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ESB over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms 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.

Location
 3 months to
23 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Rank 316 352 385
Rank change year-on-year
+36 +33
Contract jobs citing ESB 243 224 210
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.524% 0.384% 0.338%
As % of the Application Platforms category 2.901% 2.353% 2.024%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 138 120
Average daily rate £400 £450 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.11% -5.26%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £325 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £605
UK excluding London average daily rate £383 £413 £463
% change year-on-year
-7.27% -10.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 7
Average hourly rate £39.00 £40.00 £40.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.50% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £39.00 £40.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year
-2.50% -
All Application Platforms
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category		 8376 9520 10378
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 18.08% 16.31% 16.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 4746 5226 5538
Average daily rate £360 £350 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.85% -6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £345
% change year-on-year
- -5.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 447 429 569
Average hourly rate £21.00 £20.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.00% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.73 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.65 £38.15 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -2.43%

ESB
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ESB within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

ESB Jobs Demand Trend

ESB
Daily Rate Trend

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

ESB Daily Rate Trend

ESB
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ESB within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

ESB Daily Rate Histogram

ESB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ESB Hourly Rate Trend

ESB
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ESB within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

ESB Hourly Rate Histogram

ESB
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 ESB within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank 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
England +63 228 £409 -9.16%
London +49 106 £500 +2.56%
South East +34 58 £400 -5.88%
City of London +20 24 £513 +2.50%
Yorkshire +5 22 £375 +13.63%
Surrey +26 21 £388 -13.88%
Hampshire +4 17 £400 +6.66%
Basingstoke - 14 £400 -
East Midlands - 13 £390 -
West Yorkshire +3 9 £488 +50.00%
Leeds +2 9 £488 -
South West +28 8 £425 -
North West +5 8 £350 -17.64%
Buckinghamshire - 8 £513 -
Nottinghamshire - 8 £390 -
Nottingham - 7 £358 -
Berkshire +16 6 £369 +48.98%
Scotland -14 6 £338 +8.25%
Glasgow -26 6 £338 +8.25%
Manchester +14 5 £350 -
East of England +10 5 £550 +15.78%
County Antrim - 5 £300 -
Camberley - 5 - -
Guildford - 5 £363 -
Belfast - 5 £300 -
Northern Ireland - 5 £300 -
Wiltshire -2 4 £425 -
Swindon -4 4 £425 -
West Midlands -7 4 £388 -6.06%
Staines - 4 £394 -

ESB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ESB 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 ESB.

1 234 (45.97%) SOA
2 223 (43.81%) Oracle
3 200 (39.29%) Java
4 157 (30.84%) XML
5 148 (29.08%) Web Services
6 111 (21.81%) Middleware
7 103 (20.24%) Finance
8 96 (18.86%) SQL Server
9 83 (16.31%) SQL
10 81 (15.91%) WebSphere
11 80 (15.72%) .NET
12 77 (15.13%) Linux
13 76 (14.93%) Windows
13 76 (14.93%) IBM
14 75 (14.73%) TDD
15 73 (14.34%) Banking
16 71 (13.95%) SOAP
17 69 (13.56%) J2EE
18 62 (12.18%) UML
19 56 (11.00%) Spring
20 54 (10.61%) DB2
20 54 (10.61%) BizTalk Server
21 53 (10.41%) Subversion
22 51 (10.02%) Agile Software Development
22 51 (10.02%) C#
23 49 (9.627%) Apache
23 49 (9.627%) Microsoft
24 48 (9.430%) WebLogic
24 48 (9.430%) BPEL
25 46 (9.037%) ITIL

ESB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ESB 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 ESB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 157 (30.84%) XML
2 148 (29.08%) Web Services
3 111 (21.81%) Middleware
4 81 (15.91%) WebSphere
5 80 (15.72%) .NET
6 71 (13.95%) SOAP
7 69 (13.56%) J2EE
8 56 (11.00%) Spring
9 46 (9.037%) Hibernate
10 42 (8.251%) WCF
11 40 (7.859%) jQuery
12 38 (7.466%) WSDL
13 35 (6.876%) Oracle Fusion
14 34 (6.680%) XSLT
14 34 (6.680%) REST
15 31 (6.090%) ASP.NET
16 30 (5.894%) JMS
17 27 (5.305%) BAPI
17 27 (5.305%) XML Schema
17 27 (5.305%) Java EE
Application Platforms
1 54 (10.61%) BizTalk Server
2 49 (9.627%) Apache
3 48 (9.430%) WebLogic
4 43 (8.448%) WebSphere Process Server
5 41 (8.055%) WebSphere Application Server
6 34 (6.680%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 32 (6.287%) Oracle Application Server
8 31 (6.090%) Mule
9 30 (5.894%) Oracle Service Bus
10 26 (5.108%) Oracle 10gAS
11 25 (4.912%) Tomcat
12 23 (4.519%) TeamSite
13 22 (4.322%) WebSphere Message Broker
14 21 (4.126%) Windows Azure
15 17 (3.340%) WebSphere MQ
16 13 (2.554%) IIS
17 10 (1.965%) SharePoint
18 7 (1.375%) NetWeaver
19 6 (1.179%) MQSeries
19 6 (1.179%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 12 (2.358%) MS Excel
2 5 (0.982%) MS Project
3 4 (0.786%) MS Office
4 1 (0.196%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (2.750%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (2.161%) Summit
3 9 (1.768%) Oracle BPM
4 7 (1.375%) Oracle EBS R12
5 4 (0.786%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (0.786%) BusinessWorks
6 3 (0.589%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.196%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.196%) AWD
7 1 (0.196%) TIBCO iProcess
7 1 (0.196%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.501%) Internet
2 27 (5.305%) HTTP
3 11 (2.161%) BSS
4 7 (1.375%) FTP
4 7 (1.375%) LDAP
5 4 (0.786%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.393%) SMS
6 2 (0.393%) SNMP
6 2 (0.393%) SSL
6 2 (0.393%) Firewall
6 2 (0.393%) SAN
6 2 (0.393%) OpenLDAP
7 1 (0.196%) NAS
7 1 (0.196%) Network Security
7 1 (0.196%) Intranet
7 1 (0.196%) Extranet
7 1 (0.196%) IPv6
7 1 (0.196%) IIOP
7 1 (0.196%) DNS
7 1 (0.196%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (18.86%) SQL Server
2 54 (10.61%) DB2
3 42 (8.251%) Oracle 11g
4 33 (6.483%) Oracle 10g
5 23 (4.519%) SQL Server 2008
6 19 (3.733%) Oracle 8/8i
7 13 (2.554%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (2.161%) RDBMS
8 11 (2.161%) VLDB
9 9 (1.768%) MongoDB
9 9 (1.768%) InterSystems Cache
10 8 (1.572%) Oracle Reports
11 6 (1.179%) Oracle BI EE
11 6 (1.179%) SQL Server 2005
11 6 (1.179%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.982%) MySQL
13 4 (0.786%) Hazelcast
14 3 (0.589%) SQL Server 2012
15 2 (0.393%) Hadoop
15 2 (0.393%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 53 (10.41%) Subversion
2 37 (7.269%) JUnit
3 28 (5.501%) Jenkins
4 24 (4.715%) JIRA
4 24 (4.715%) Team Foundation Server
4 24 (4.715%) Maven
5 16 (3.143%) Eclipse
6 15 (2.947%) Git (software)
7 14 (2.750%) Visual Studio
7 14 (2.750%) Selenium
8 12 (2.358%) TeamCity
8 12 (2.358%) MSBuild
9 11 (2.161%) SpecFlow
10 8 (1.572%) JDeveloper
10 8 (1.572%) Spring Roo
11 7 (1.375%) Talend Open Studio
12 5 (0.982%) MSTest
12 5 (0.982%) Build Forge
12 5 (0.982%) JMeter
12 5 (0.982%) ClearCase
General
1 103 (20.24%) Finance
2 73 (14.34%) Banking
3 40 (7.859%) Telecoms
4 36 (7.073%) Retail
5 15 (2.947%) Billing
6 10 (1.965%) Publishing
7 7 (1.375%) Retail Banking
8 4 (0.786%) Financial Institution
8 4 (0.786%) Advertising
9 3 (0.589%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.393%) Back Office
11 1 (0.196%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (0.196%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.196%) French Language
11 1 (0.196%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.196%) Automotive
11 1 (0.196%) Games
Job Titles
1 192 (37.72%) Developer
2 137 (26.92%) Architect
3 82 (16.11%) Solutions Architect
4 65 (12.77%) Java Developer
5 43 (8.448%) Administrator
6 34 (6.680%) Senior Developer
7 28 (5.501%) Analyst
8 23 (4.519%) Middleware Administrator
9 22 (4.322%) Consultant
10 16 (3.143%) Senior Java Developer
10 16 (3.143%) WebSphere Developer
10 16 (3.143%) Designer
11 14 (2.750%) .NET Developer
12 13 (2.554%) Java Swing Developer
12 13 (2.554%) Lead Developer
13 12 (2.358%) Programmer
13 12 (2.358%) Business Analyst
13 12 (2.358%) Technical Leader
14 11 (2.161%) BizTalk Developer
15 10 (1.965%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.287%) Enterprise Software
2 30 (5.894%) DataPower
3 26 (5.108%) Online Banking
4 15 (2.947%) Mainframe
5 14 (2.750%) SWIFT
6 13 (2.554%) Data Integration
7 12 (2.358%) SaaS
8 11 (2.161%) Contract for Difference
8 11 (2.161%) N-Tier
9 10 (1.965%) Open Source
10 8 (1.572%) EPoS
11 5 (0.982%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.982%) Computer Science
11 5 (0.982%) IBM Mainframe
12 3 (0.589%) Inversion of Control
13 2 (0.393%) Management Information System
13 2 (0.393%) Mathematics
14 1 (0.196%) Digital Media
14 1 (0.196%) Oracle Exalogic
14 1 (0.196%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 77 (15.13%) Linux
2 76 (14.93%) Windows
3 29 (5.697%) HPUX
4 27 (5.305%) Oracle Linux
5 17 (3.340%) AIX
6 16 (3.143%) SUSE
7 15 (2.947%) UNIX
8 11 (2.161%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (1.179%) Solaris
9 6 (1.179%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.786%) VMS
11 3 (0.589%) Windows 2000 Server
11 3 (0.589%) zOS
11 3 (0.589%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (45.97%) SOA
2 75 (14.73%) TDD
3 62 (12.18%) UML
4 51 (10.02%) Agile Software Development
5 48 (9.430%) BPEL
6 46 (9.037%) ITIL
7 45 (8.841%) OO
8 44 (8.644%) MVC
9 40 (7.859%) ETL
10 39 (7.662%) Scrum
11 36 (7.073%) E-Commerce
12 31 (6.090%) Change Management
12 31 (6.090%) EAI
13 27 (5.305%) Business Analysis
14 25 (4.912%) Continuous Integration
15 23 (4.519%) Enterprise Architecture
16 22 (4.322%) Workflow
16 22 (4.322%) Business Intelligence
16 22 (4.322%) TOGAF
17 20 (3.929%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 200 (39.29%) Java
2 83 (16.31%) SQL
3 51 (10.02%) C#
4 28 (5.501%) C
5 25 (4.912%) JavaScript
6 20 (3.929%) Groovy
7 17 (3.340%) PowerShell
7 17 (3.340%) PL/SQL
8 16 (3.143%) Shell Script
9 14 (2.750%) C++
10 7 (1.375%) XPath
10 7 (1.375%) XQuery
10 7 (1.375%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.982%) Ruby
12 4 (0.786%) ABAP
12 4 (0.786%) PHP
13 2 (0.393%) VBScript
14 1 (0.196%) Jython
14 1 (0.196%) Perl
14 1 (0.196%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (4.322%) Degree
2 12 (2.358%) Security Cleared
3 7 (1.375%) SC Cleared
4 3 (0.589%) IBM Certification
4 3 (0.589%) ISEB
5 2 (0.393%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.196%) MCITP
6 1 (0.196%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.196%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (0.196%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.196%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.196%) PMP
6 1 (0.196%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.196%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.143%) QA
2 3 (0.589%) Data Quality
2 3 (0.589%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 10 (1.965%) Oracle RAC
2 5 (0.982%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.786%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.393%) VMware Server
4 2 (0.393%) OpenSSO
5 1 (0.196%) Shibboleth
5 1 (0.196%) Tivoli Directory Server
Systems Management
1 28 (5.501%) Tivoli
2 26 (5.108%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 23 (4.519%) Tivoli Monitoring
4 4 (0.786%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (0.786%) Tivoli Identity Manager
5 2 (0.393%) OpenView
5 2 (0.393%) HP Quality Center
5 2 (0.393%) CA Wily
6 1 (0.196%) Puppet
Vendors
1 223 (43.81%) Oracle
2 76 (14.93%) IBM
3 49 (9.627%) Microsoft
4 41 (8.055%) JBoss
5 40 (7.859%) SAP
6 38 (7.466%) Software AG
7 37 (7.269%) TIBCO
8 35 (6.876%) webMethods
9 33 (6.483%) Informatica
9 33 (6.483%) HP
10 22 (4.322%) LogLogic
11 21 (4.126%) Red Hat
12 16 (3.143%) InterSystems
13 11 (2.161%) Business Objects
14 10 (1.965%) ATG
14 10 (1.965%) Teradata
15 9 (1.768%) Huawei
15 9 (1.768%) Siebel
16 7 (1.375%) Talend
16 7 (1.375%) VMware
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