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This section looks at the demand for TIBCO SmartSockets skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited SmartSockets over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTIBCO SmartSockets
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank586627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.018 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£367
Average daily rate-£383
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Application Platforms UKApplication Platforms
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1090712627
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled14.38 %13.39 %
Daily rates quoted32103094
Average minimum daily rate£355£357
Average daily rate£379£377
% change on same period last year+0.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£347
% change on same period last year+3.68 %
Hourly rates quoted11461262
Average minimum hourly rate£22.24£23.03
Average hourly rate£23.81£24.51
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.38£25.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.43£24.21
% change on same period last year-3.23 %

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.

SmartSockets
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SmartSockets within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

SmartSockets Demand Trend

SmartSockets
Daily Rate Trend

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

SmartSockets Daily Rate Trend

SmartSockets
Top 3 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SmartSockets within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Docklands, LondonUp+202--
LondonUp+502--
EnglandUp+382--

SmartSockets
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SmartSockets 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 SmartSockets.

152 (94.55 %)Middleware
250 (90.91 %)Java
345 (81.82 %)C#
440 (72.73 %)Banking
539 (70.91 %)TIBCO
539 (70.91 %)Oracle
637 (67.27 %)Investment Banking
731 (56.36 %)Multithreading
731 (56.36 %)C++
827 (49.09 %)WebSphere
925 (45.45 %)Finance
1023 (41.82 %)WebServices
1023 (41.82 %)Linux
1121 (38.18 %)Windows
1220 (36.36 %)Solaris
1220 (36.36 %)XML
1220 (36.36 %)Front Office
1319 (34.55 %)WebSphere MQ
1319 (34.55 %)SQL Server
1417 (30.91 %)IBM
1513 (23.64 %)Sybase
1612 (21.82 %)Service Delivery
1711 (20.00 %)SQL
1711 (20.00 %)MQSeries
1810 (18.18 %)Rendezvous
1810 (18.18 %)Unix
199 (16.36 %)Spring
204 (7.273 %)Enterprise Architecture
204 (7.273 %)Derivative
204 (7.273 %)Equity Derivative

SmartSockets
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SmartSockets 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 SmartSockets. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
152 (94.55 %)Middleware
227 (49.09 %)WebSphere
323 (41.82 %)WebServices
420 (36.36 %)XML
59 (16.36 %)Spring
61 (1.818 %)CORBA
61 (1.818 %).NET
61 (1.818 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
119 (34.55 %)WebSphere MQ
211 (20.00 %)MQSeries
310 (18.18 %)Rendezvous
41 (1.818 %)WebLogic
Communications & Networking
11 (1.818 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
119 (34.55 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
14 (7.273 %)JUnit
General
140 (72.73 %)Banking
237 (67.27 %)Investment Banking
325 (45.45 %)Finance
420 (36.36 %)Front Office
52 (3.636 %)Back Office
52 (3.636 %)Education
Job Titles
142 (76.36 %)Developer
222 (40.00 %)Java Developer
316 (29.09 %)C# Developer
49 (16.36 %)C++ Developer
52 (3.636 %)Senior Developer
61 (1.818 %)Senior Analyst
61 (1.818 %)Senior Project Manager
61 (1.818 %)Software Developer
61 (1.818 %)Project Manager
61 (1.818 %)Analyst
61 (1.818 %)Test Manager
61 (1.818 %)Test Analyst
61 (1.818 %)Senior Manager
61 (1.818 %)Senior Test Analyst
61 (1.818 %)Sybase Developer
61 (1.818 %)Senior Test Manager
61 (1.818 %)Senior C++ Developer
61 (1.818 %)C++/Java Developer
61 (1.818 %)C++/CSharp Developer
Miscellaneous
131 (56.36 %)Multithreading
24 (7.273 %)Derivative
24 (7.273 %)Equity Derivative
32 (3.636 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
41 (1.818 %)Fixed Income
Operating Systems
123 (41.82 %)Linux
221 (38.18 %)Windows
320 (36.36 %)Solaris
410 (18.18 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
112 (21.82 %)Service Delivery
24 (7.273 %)TDD
24 (7.273 %)Enterprise Architecture
24 (7.273 %)Problem Management
33 (5.455 %)OOP
42 (3.636 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (1.818 %)OO
Programming Languages
150 (90.91 %)Java
245 (81.82 %)C#
331 (56.36 %)C++
411 (20.00 %)SQL
52 (3.636 %)Transact-SQL
52 (3.636 %)SQR
52 (3.636 %)Korn
Qualifications
13 (5.455 %)Degree
Vendors
139 (70.91 %)Oracle
139 (70.91 %)TIBCO
217 (30.91 %)IBM
313 (23.64 %)Sybase
42 (3.636 %)Sun
42 (3.636 %)Hyperion
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