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This section looks at the demand for BEA WebLogic Server skills within the West Wales region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebLogic over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBEA WebLogic Server
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank67
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads2727
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.027 %
As % of the category below81.82 %72.97 %
Daily rates quoted1613
Average minimum daily rate£383£404
Average daily rate£400£416
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£385
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
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£42.52-
% change on same period last year-
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
West Wales
Matching contract IT job ads3337
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.037 %
Daily rates quoted1814
Average minimum daily rate£392£412
Average daily rate£413£420
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£344
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£19.33£20.00
Average hourly rate£22.17£20.00
% change on same period last year+10.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.40£24.75
% change on same period last year+2.59 %
WebLogic WalesWebLogic
Wales

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.

WebLogic
Demand Trend

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

West Wales WebLogic Demand Trend

WebLogic
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Wales WebLogic Daily Rate Trend

WebLogic
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebLogic across the West Wales region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Wales WebLogic Daily Rate Histogram

WebLogic
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebLogic within the West Wales region over the 3 months to 29 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
SwanseaUp+126£400-4.04 %
WebLogic WalesWebLogic
Wales

WebLogic
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Wales region citing WebLogic 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 WebLogic.

136 (83.72 %)J2EE
232 (74.42 %)Java
325 (58.14 %)UNIX
422 (51.16 %)XML
521 (48.84 %)Oracle
618 (41.86 %)BEA
618 (41.86 %)Security Cleared
717 (39.53 %)ClearCase
816 (37.21 %)SOA
915 (34.88 %)AIX
915 (34.88 %)Ant
1014 (32.56 %)SQL
1112 (27.91 %)JUnit
1211 (25.58 %)Government
1310 (23.26 %)WebServices
1310 (23.26 %)UML
1310 (23.26 %)OO
1310 (23.26 %)WebLogic Portal
1310 (23.26 %)CTC Cleared
149 (20.93 %)SOAP
158 (18.60 %)Perl
158 (18.60 %)Shell Script
158 (18.60 %)Unit Testing
167 (16.28 %)Web Development
167 (16.28 %)Struts
176 (13.95 %)Telecoms
176 (13.95 %)Eclipse
176 (13.95 %)ESB
176 (13.95 %)WebSphere Message Broker
176 (13.95 %)WebSphere

WebLogic
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Wales region citing WebLogic 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 WebLogic. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
136 (83.72 %)J2EE
222 (51.16 %)XML
310 (23.26 %)WebServices
49 (20.93 %)SOAP
57 (16.28 %)Struts
66 (13.95 %)WebSphere
75 (11.63 %)WSDL
75 (11.63 %)HTML
75 (11.63 %)JSP
84 (9.302 %)Java EE
93 (6.977 %)EJB
93 (6.977 %)JDBC
101 (2.326 %)JMS
101 (2.326 %)Middleware
101 (2.326 %)JNDI
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (23.26 %)WebLogic Portal
26 (13.95 %)ESB
26 (13.95 %)WebSphere Message Broker
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (11.63 %)Oracle 8/8i
15 (11.63 %)Oracle 9i
15 (11.63 %)Oracle 10g
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (39.53 %)ClearCase
215 (34.88 %)Ant
312 (27.91 %)JUnit
46 (13.95 %)Eclipse
55 (11.63 %)TestDirector
63 (6.977 %)ClearQuest
72 (4.651 %)CruiseControl
72 (4.651 %)CheckStyle
72 (4.651 %)Cactus
72 (4.651 %)Rational Functional Tester
81 (2.326 %)Rational Rose
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (25.58 %)Government
26 (13.95 %)Telecoms
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (51.16 %)Developer
211 (25.58 %)Senior Developer
310 (23.26 %)Java Developer
49 (20.93 %)J2EE Developer
58 (18.60 %)Architect
67 (16.28 %)Release Engineer
76 (13.95 %)Java/J2EE Developer
76 (13.95 %)Senior J2EE Developer
76 (13.95 %)Senior Java Developer
85 (11.63 %)Applications Developer
94 (9.302 %)Solutions Architect
103 (6.977 %)Support Engineer
103 (6.977 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
112 (4.651 %)WebSphere Architect
112 (4.651 %)Java Applications Developer
112 (4.651 %)Server Specialist
112 (4.651 %)Applications Support
112 (4.651 %)Applications Support Engineer
112 (4.651 %)J2EE Architect
121 (2.326 %)Java Consultant
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.326 %)Replication
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (58.14 %)UNIX
215 (34.88 %)AIX
31 (2.326 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.326 %)Windows
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (41.86 %)Security Cleared
216 (37.21 %)SOA
310 (23.26 %)UML
310 (23.26 %)OO
310 (23.26 %)CTC Cleared
48 (18.60 %)Unit Testing
57 (16.28 %)Web Development
65 (11.63 %)Data Modelling
74 (9.302 %)Configuration Management
83 (6.977 %)SC Cleared
92 (4.651 %)Test Scripting
92 (4.651 %)Continuous Integration
101 (2.326 %)Performance Testing
101 (2.326 %)E-Commerce
101 (2.326 %)BC Cleared
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (74.42 %)Java
214 (32.56 %)SQL
38 (18.60 %)Shell Script
38 (18.60 %)Perl
42 (4.651 %)C
51 (2.326 %)PL/SQL
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (48.84 %)Oracle
218 (41.86 %)BEA
32 (4.651 %)Mercator
32 (4.651 %)IBM
32 (4.651 %)Sun