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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of webMethods products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited webMethods over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkwebMethods
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank552611
Rank change on same period last yearUp+59
Matching contract IT job ads3344
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.045 %
As % of the category below0.102 %0.102 %
Daily rates quoted127
Average minimum daily rate£394£337
Average daily rate£421£352
% change on same period last year+19.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£448£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£304
% change on same period last year+21.23 %
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-
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3233943225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.11 %43.73 %
Daily rates quoted955512318
Average minimum daily rate£382£386
Average daily rate£407£410
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted28103521
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05£23.99
Average hourly rate£23.57£25.58
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.08£27.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within webMethods, Inc.

webMethods
Demand Trend

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

webMethods Demand Trend

webMethods
Daily Rate Trend

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

webMethods Daily Rate Trend

webMethods
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing webMethods within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

webMethods Daily Rate Histogram

webMethods
Hourly Rate Trend

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

webMethods Hourly Rate Trend

webMethods
Top 28 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing webMethods within the UK over the 3 months to 25 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
EnglandUp+7232£421+23.74 %
LondonUp+6613£448+15.11 %
BristolUp+186--
South WestUp+316--
West MidlandsUp+34£350+43.58 %
TelfordDown-44£350+40.00 %
ShropshireDown-114£350+40.00 %
City of LondonDown-223£450+6.50 %
MidlandsUp+82--
West YorkshireUp+22£375-
YorkshireUp+132£375-
LeedsDown-62£375-
South EastUp+472£400-
South WalesNew entry-1--
Tyne and WearNew entry-1£350-
WalesNew entry-1--
BracknellNew entry-1--
ChesterfieldNew entry-1--
WarringtonNew entry-1--
BerkshireNew entry-1--
BuckinghamshireUp+121£400-
CheshireDown-101--
DerbyshireNew entry-1--
GlamorganNew entry-1--
Newcastle Upon TyneNew entry-1£350-
North EastUp+151£350-
North WestDown-61--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--

webMethods
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing webMethods 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 webMethods.

162 (60.78 %)Java
232 (31.37 %)J2EE
326 (25.49 %)SQL
425 (24.51 %)SOA
522 (21.57 %)EAI
620 (19.61 %)UNIX
620 (19.61 %)Oracle
620 (19.61 %)EJB
717 (16.67 %)Swing
816 (15.69 %)WebSphere
915 (14.71 %)Struts
915 (14.71 %)XML
1013 (12.75 %)J2SE
1112 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
1112 (11.76 %)Finance
1211 (10.78 %)JSP
1211 (10.78 %)Retail
1310 (9.804 %)CRM
1310 (9.804 %)Workflow
149 (8.824 %)SQL Server
149 (8.824 %).NET
149 (8.824 %)C
149 (8.824 %)Insurance
158 (7.843 %).NET Framework
158 (7.843 %)Perl
158 (7.843 %)Middleware
167 (6.863 %)BBC
167 (6.863 %)Sybase
167 (6.863 %)JUnit
167 (6.863 %)XSLT

webMethods
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing webMethods 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 webMethods. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (31.37 %)J2EE
220 (19.61 %)EJB
317 (16.67 %)Swing
416 (15.69 %)WebSphere
515 (14.71 %)XML
515 (14.71 %)Struts
613 (12.75 %)J2SE
711 (10.78 %)JSP
89 (8.824 %).NET
98 (7.843 %)Middleware
98 (7.843 %).NET Framework
107 (6.863 %)JRules
107 (6.863 %)XSLT
114 (3.922 %)EDI
114 (3.922 %)JMS
114 (3.922 %)WebServices
114 (3.922 %)JDBC
114 (3.922 %)Spring
114 (3.922 %)Hibernate
123 (2.941 %)SAP XI
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.882 %)WebLogic
25 (4.902 %)ATG Dynamo
34 (3.922 %)BizTalk Server
34 (3.922 %)WebSphere MQ
34 (3.922 %)JBoss
34 (3.922 %)MQSeries
43 (2.941 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (1.961 %)JRun
52 (1.961 %)Tomcat
61 (0.980 %)Tuxedo
61 (0.980 %)SharePoint
61 (0.980 %)NetWeaver
61 (0.980 %)SAP Web AS
61 (0.980 %)Oracle Workflow
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.961 %)MS Office
12 (1.961 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.941 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.980 %)SAP ERP
21 (0.980 %)INSURE/90
21 (0.980 %)JDE OneWorld
21 (0.980 %)Oracle Financials
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.961 %)HTTPS
21 (0.980 %)Intranet
21 (0.980 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (8.824 %)SQL Server
25 (4.902 %)Oracle 9i
33 (2.941 %)TOAD
33 (2.941 %)Oracle 10g
33 (2.941 %)MySQL
42 (1.961 %)Informix
51 (0.980 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.980 %)Ingres
51 (0.980 %)SQL Server 7
51 (0.980 %)SAP BI
51 (0.980 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (6.863 %)JUnit
23 (2.941 %)Oracle Forms
23 (2.941 %)JDeveloper
32 (1.961 %)Ant
32 (1.961 %)ClearCase
32 (1.961 %)Rational Rose
41 (0.980 %)ClearQuest
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (11.76 %)Finance
211 (10.78 %)Retail
39 (8.824 %)Insurance
45 (4.902 %)Banking
54 (3.922 %)Government
63 (2.941 %)Telecoms
71 (0.980 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.980 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.980 %)Front Office
71 (0.980 %)Local Government
71 (0.980 %)FMCG
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
158 (56.86 %)Developer
231 (30.39 %)webMethods Developer
321 (20.59 %)Java Developer
415 (14.71 %)Analyst
513 (12.75 %)Consultant
513 (12.75 %)Java/J2EE Developer
612 (11.76 %)webMethods Consultant
710 (9.804 %)J2EE Developer
87 (6.863 %)Integration Consultant
96 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
96 (5.882 %)Business Analyst
105 (4.902 %)Insurance Business Analyst
114 (3.922 %)Architect
123 (2.941 %)Project Manager
123 (2.941 %)Technical Architect
123 (2.941 %)Analyst Programmer
123 (2.941 %)Programmer
123 (2.941 %)Oracle Developer
123 (2.941 %)Applications Support Analyst
123 (2.941 %)Applications Support
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (6.863 %)BBC
23 (2.941 %)Replication
32 (1.961 %)Data Integration
41 (0.980 %)AS400
41 (0.980 %)Equities
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (19.61 %)UNIX
27 (6.863 %)Windows
33 (2.941 %)Solaris
42 (1.961 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (24.51 %)SOA
222 (21.57 %)EAI
312 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
410 (9.804 %)CRM
410 (9.804 %)Workflow
57 (6.863 %)Asset Management
66 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
66 (5.882 %)UML
75 (4.902 %)OO
84 (3.922 %)ERP
84 (3.922 %)SC Cleared
84 (3.922 %)BC Cleared
84 (3.922 %)Unit Testing
93 (2.941 %)Agile Software Development
93 (2.941 %)System Testing
102 (1.961 %)OOD
102 (1.961 %)Integration Testing
102 (1.961 %)Business Analysis
102 (1.961 %)RUP
102 (1.961 %)OOA/OOD
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (60.78 %)Java
226 (25.49 %)SQL
39 (8.824 %)C
48 (7.843 %)Perl
56 (5.882 %)C#
56 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
65 (4.902 %)PL/SQL
74 (3.922 %)VB
74 (3.922 %)ABAP
83 (2.941 %)JavaScript
83 (2.941 %)PHP
92 (1.961 %)Shell Script
92 (1.961 %)AWK
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.961 %)Sun Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.980 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.961 %)AquaLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.980 %)OMEGAMON
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (19.61 %)Oracle
27 (6.863 %)Sybase
36 (5.882 %)SAP
36 (5.882 %)BEA
45 (4.902 %)TIBCO
45 (4.902 %)ATG
53 (2.941 %)JD Edwards
53 (2.941 %)Mercator
53 (2.941 %)Microsoft
62 (1.961 %)Sun
62 (1.961 %)Siebel
71 (0.980 %)Fidessa
71 (0.980 %)Citrix
71 (0.980 %)Adobe
71 (0.980 %)i2
71 (0.980 %)Retek
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