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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Wales region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008		Same period last year
Rank5213
Rank change on same period last yearDown-39
Matching contract IT job ads1581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.080 %
As % of the category below3.713 %17.05 %
Daily rates quoted338
Average minimum daily rate£366£365
Average daily rate£381£391
% change on same period last year-2.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£367
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.97
Average hourly rate-£12.74
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.67£24.65
% change on same period last year+20.35 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads404475
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.468 %
Daily rates quoted120117
Average minimum daily rate£341£348
Average daily rate£361£373
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted4650
Average minimum hourly rate£28.08£19.88
Average hourly rate£29.53£20.95
% change on same period last year+40.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.98£22.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
IBM UKIBM
UK

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 the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Wales IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing IBM across the Wales region.

Wales IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales IBM Daily Rate Histogram

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing IBM across the Wales region.

Wales IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
South WalesDown-298£374+2.42 %
West WalesDown-206£395-2.95 %
IBM UKIBM
UK

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing IBM 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 IBM.

19 (37.50 %)UNIX
28 (33.33 %)WebSphere
28 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
37 (29.17 %)Windows
37 (29.17 %)WebServices
46 (25.00 %)Government
46 (25.00 %)Apache
46 (25.00 %).NET
55 (20.83 %)IIS
55 (20.83 %)Windows 2000
55 (20.83 %)SharePoint
55 (20.83 %)WAN
55 (20.83 %)LAN
55 (20.83 %)Workflow
55 (20.83 %)Mainframe
55 (20.83 %)Microsoft
55 (20.83 %)Intranet
55 (20.83 %)Extranet
55 (20.83 %)SC Cleared
55 (20.83 %)Knowledge Management
55 (20.83 %)InfoPath
55 (20.83 %)Network Design
55 (20.83 %)ICL
64 (16.67 %)BEA
64 (16.67 %)SAN
64 (16.67 %)Novell
64 (16.67 %)Telecoms
64 (16.67 %)Service Delivery
73 (12.50 %)Service Management
73 (12.50 %)DWDM

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (33.33 %)WebSphere
27 (29.17 %)WebServices
36 (25.00 %).NET
42 (8.333 %)XML
42 (8.333 %)Java EE
42 (8.333 %)SOAP
51 (4.167 %)J2EE
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (25.00 %)Apache
25 (20.83 %)IIS
25 (20.83 %)SharePoint
33 (12.50 %)ESB
33 (12.50 %)WebLogic
42 (8.333 %)WebSphere Message Broker
51 (4.167 %)Lotus Notes
51 (4.167 %)Lotus Domino
51 (4.167 %)Tomcat
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (20.83 %)InfoPath
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (20.83 %)LAN
15 (20.83 %)WAN
15 (20.83 %)Intranet
15 (20.83 %)Extranet
24 (16.67 %)SAN
33 (12.50 %)DWDM
42 (8.333 %)MPLS
42 (8.333 %)Frame Relay
42 (8.333 %)Ethernet
51 (4.167 %)VoIP
51 (4.167 %)IP Telephony
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.167 %)DB2
11 (4.167 %)RDBMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.333 %)ClearCase
21 (4.167 %)ClearQuest
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (25.00 %)Government
24 (16.67 %)Telecoms
32 (8.333 %)Banking
32 (8.333 %)Insurance
41 (4.167 %)Back Office
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (50.00 %)Architect
27 (29.17 %)Solutions Architect
35 (20.83 %)Web Designer
42 (8.333 %)Enterprise Architect
42 (8.333 %)Senior Solutions Architect
42 (8.333 %)WebSphere Architect
42 (8.333 %)Computer Operator
42 (8.333 %)Developer
51 (4.167 %)Analyst
51 (4.167 %)Technical Architect
51 (4.167 %)Business Analyst
51 (4.167 %)Administrator
51 (4.167 %)Java Developer
51 (4.167 %)Domino Administrator
51 (4.167 %)SOA Architect
51 (4.167 %)Domino Developer
51 (4.167 %)Network Specialist
51 (4.167 %)Lotus Notes Developer
51 (4.167 %)Lotus Notes Administrator
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (20.83 %)Mainframe
22 (8.333 %)HACMP
31 (4.167 %)Management Information System
31 (4.167 %)AS400
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (37.50 %)UNIX
27 (29.17 %)Windows
35 (20.83 %)Windows 2000
42 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (8.333 %)AIX
42 (8.333 %)HPUX
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
25 (20.83 %)SC Cleared
25 (20.83 %)Workflow
25 (20.83 %)Network Design
25 (20.83 %)Knowledge Management
34 (16.67 %)Service Delivery
43 (12.50 %)SOA
43 (12.50 %)Service Management
52 (8.333 %)ITIL
52 (8.333 %)UML
52 (8.333 %)Data Modelling
52 (8.333 %)Enterprise Architecture
52 (8.333 %)Problem Management
61 (4.167 %)Data Security
61 (4.167 %)BC Cleared
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (12.50 %)Java
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.167 %)SLA
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.167 %)AquaLogic
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (20.83 %)Microsoft
15 (20.83 %)ICL
24 (16.67 %)BEA
24 (16.67 %)Novell
33 (12.50 %)Oracle
33 (12.50 %)Cisco
42 (8.333 %)EMC
42 (8.333 %)Peregrine
51 (4.167 %)Lotus
51 (4.167 %)Mercator
51 (4.167 %)SAP
51 (4.167 %)Fujitsu
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