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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of webMethods products and/or services in IT contracts within the West Midlands region 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkwebMethods
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank125126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.386 %0.417 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£350£240
Average daily rate£350£244
% change on same period last year+43.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£248
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£304
% change on same period last year+17.88 %
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-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads12941677
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.708 %1.670 %
Daily rates quoted286381
Average minimum daily rate£321£321
Average daily rate£342£344
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted150265
Average minimum hourly rate£20.42£26.02
Average hourly rate£21.73£28.33
% change on same period last year-23.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.04£30.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
webMethods EnglandwebMethods
England

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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

The 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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands webMethods Hourly Rate Trend

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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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
ShropshireDown-104£350+40.00 %
BirminghamNew entry-1--
webMethods EnglandwebMethods
England

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Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

14 (80.00 %)XML
14 (80.00 %)Java
23 (60.00 %)SQL
23 (60.00 %)UNIX
23 (60.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)TOAD
23 (60.00 %)Oracle
23 (60.00 %)WebLogic
32 (40.00 %)Government
41 (20.00 %)SAX
41 (20.00 %)JMS
41 (20.00 %)J2EE
41 (20.00 %)SAP
41 (20.00 %)EJB
41 (20.00 %)JSP
41 (20.00 %)Servlets
41 (20.00 %)XSD
41 (20.00 %)DOM
41 (20.00 %)XSLT
41 (20.00 %)AquaLogic
41 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Security Cleared

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %)XML
21 (20.00 %)SAX
21 (20.00 %)JMS
21 (20.00 %)J2EE
21 (20.00 %)EJB
21 (20.00 %)JSP
21 (20.00 %)Servlets
21 (20.00 %)XSD
21 (20.00 %)DOM
21 (20.00 %)XSLT
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)WebLogic
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)TOAD
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Architect
13 (60.00 %)Technical Architect
22 (40.00 %)Developer
31 (20.00 %)J2EE Developer
31 (20.00 %)webMethods Developer
31 (20.00 %)Technical Lead
31 (20.00 %)Lead Architect
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)UNIX
13 (60.00 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)Java
23 (60.00 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)AquaLogic
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)SAP