The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of webMethods products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited webMethods over the 3 months to 22 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 Vendors for the West Midlands region.

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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within webMethods, Inc.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
webMethods
Rank 98 94 90
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -4
Contract jobs citing webMethods 1 16 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.060% 0.700% 0.487%
As % of the Vendors category 0.116% 1.421% 1.115%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 10 2
Average daily rate - £500 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £500 £375
% change year-on-year
-5.00% +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £39.00 £40.00 -
% change year-on-year
-2.50% -
All Vendors
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
862 1126 807
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 51.40% 49.28% 43.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 369 459 317
Average daily rate £325 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £225 £177
10% offered a daily rate of more than £520 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 96 92
Average hourly rate £19.50 £16.50 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.18% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £34.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
webMethods
England

webMethods
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing webMethods across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Midlands webMethods Jobs Demand Trend

webMethods
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing webMethods across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands webMethods Daily Rate Trend

webMethods
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing webMethods within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 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
Shropshire -9 1 - -
webMethods
England

webMethods
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

1 10 (100.00%) Java
2 9 (90.00%) SQL
3 8 (80.00%) UNIX
4 5 (50.00%) J2EE
4 5 (50.00%) Oracle
4 5 (50.00%) WebLogic
5 4 (40.00%) Waterfall
5 4 (40.00%) Informatica
6 3 (30.00%) Windows
6 3 (30.00%) Test Strategy
7 2 (20.00%) XML
7 2 (20.00%) Test Scripting
7 2 (20.00%) PL/SQL
7 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
7 2 (20.00%) ISEB
8 1 (10.00%) BEA
8 1 (10.00%) MS Project
8 1 (10.00%) CheckPoint
8 1 (10.00%) Shell Script
8 1 (10.00%) Configuration Management
8 1 (10.00%) Validation
8 1 (10.00%) Oracle OWB
8 1 (10.00%) ISEB Practitioner
8 1 (10.00%) Automated Testing
8 1 (10.00%) ISTQB
8 1 (10.00%) WebSphere
8 1 (10.00%) Problem Management
8 1 (10.00%) Test Management
8 1 (10.00%) C
8 1 (10.00%) Perl

webMethods
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

Application Development
1 5 (50.00%) J2EE
2 2 (20.00%) XML
3 1 (10.00%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 5 (50.00%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (10.00%) MS Project
1 1 (10.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Oracle OWB
1 1 (10.00%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) ClearCase
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Web Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Test Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Software Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Lead Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Java Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Lead Test Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Automation Test Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Test Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Automation Analyst
Operating Systems
1 8 (80.00%) UNIX
2 3 (30.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Waterfall
2 3 (30.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (20.00%) Test Scripting
4 1 (10.00%) Configuration Management
4 1 (10.00%) Validation
4 1 (10.00%) Automated Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (10.00%) Test Management
4 1 (10.00%) OO
4 1 (10.00%) RUP
4 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (10.00%) Software Architecture
4 1 (10.00%) Automation Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) Java
2 9 (90.00%) SQL
3 2 (20.00%) PL/SQL
4 1 (10.00%) Shell Script
4 1 (10.00%) C
4 1 (10.00%) Perl
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) ISEB
2 1 (10.00%) ISEB Practitioner
2 1 (10.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (10.00%) BC Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Oracle
2 4 (40.00%) Informatica
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (10.00%) BEA
4 1 (10.00%) CheckPoint
4 1 (10.00%) Business Objects
4 1 (10.00%) IBM
4 1 (10.00%) Pega
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