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

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6282
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads3113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.013 %
As % of the category below5.709 %2.500 %
Daily rates quoted54
Average minimum daily rate£400£575
Average daily rate£445£617
% change on same period last year-27.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£490£659
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£411
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£26.67-
Average hourly rate£31.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.01£34.37
% change on same period last year+13.49 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads543520
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.724 %0.519 %
Daily rates quoted9878
Average minimum daily rate£291£332
Average daily rate£312£355
% change on same period last year-12.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted4346
Average minimum hourly rate£27.43£28.57
Average hourly rate£30.47£29.60
% change on same period last year+2.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.51£30.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Middleware YorkshireMiddleware
Yorkshire

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.

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Middleware Daily Rate Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Middleware Daily Rate Histogram

Middleware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Middleware Hourly Rate Trend

Middleware
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Middleware Hourly Rate Histogram

Middleware
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the West Yorkshire 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
LeedsUp+116--
HalifaxNew entry-7£456-
Middleware YorkshireMiddleware
Yorkshire

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

121 (65.63 %)XML
210 (31.25 %)IBM
210 (31.25 %)WBIMB
39 (28.13 %)WebSphere
39 (28.13 %)WebServices
39 (28.13 %)ASP.NET
39 (28.13 %)C#
39 (28.13 %)SQL
39 (28.13 %).NET
48 (25.00 %)HTML
48 (25.00 %)Windows
48 (25.00 %)Finance
48 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
57 (21.88 %)AIX
66 (18.75 %)Microsoft
66 (18.75 %)WebSphere MQ
66 (18.75 %)WCF
66 (18.75 %)WebSphere Message Broker
66 (18.75 %)Integration Testing
66 (18.75 %)ASP.NET 2.0
75 (15.63 %)Windows XP
75 (15.63 %)JMS
75 (15.63 %)EAI
75 (15.63 %)Visual Studio
84 (12.50 %)WSE
93 (9.375 %)Windows Vista
93 (9.375 %)UNIX
93 (9.375 %)Smartcard
93 (9.375 %)Firewall
93 (9.375 %)SAP

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (65.63 %)XML
210 (31.25 %)WBIMB
39 (28.13 %)WebSphere
39 (28.13 %)WebServices
39 (28.13 %).NET
39 (28.13 %)ASP.NET
48 (25.00 %)HTML
56 (18.75 %)WCF
56 (18.75 %)ASP.NET 2.0
65 (15.63 %)JMS
74 (12.50 %)WSE
81 (3.125 %)CSS
81 (3.125 %)J2EE
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (18.75 %)WebSphere MQ
16 (18.75 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (3.125 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.125 %)ESB
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.125 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.250 %)SAP IS-U
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (9.375 %)VPN
13 (9.375 %)Firewall
22 (6.250 %)DNS
31 (3.125 %)Intranet
31 (3.125 %)Internet
31 (3.125 %)LAN
31 (3.125 %)PBX
31 (3.125 %)WAN
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
22 (6.250 %)SQL Server
31 (3.125 %)SAP BW
31 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2005
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (15.63 %)Visual Studio
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (25.00 %)Finance
22 (6.250 %)Health
22 (6.250 %)Banking
22 (6.250 %)Retail
31 (3.125 %)Electronics
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (37.50 %)Developer
25 (15.63 %).NET Developer
34 (12.50 %)Architect
43 (9.375 %)Web Developer
43 (9.375 %)Consultant
52 (6.250 %)C# Developer
52 (6.250 %)ASP.NET Developer
52 (6.250 %)Technical Specialist
52 (6.250 %)WebSphere Developer
52 (6.250 %)C# Web Developer
52 (6.250 %)Deployment Specialist
52 (6.250 %).NET Web Developer
61 (3.125 %)WebSphere Consultant
61 (3.125 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (3.125 %)Web Tester
61 (3.125 %)Voice Architect
61 (3.125 %)Infrastructure Manager
61 (3.125 %)Technical Designer
61 (3.125 %)Applications Architect
61 (3.125 %)Systems Administrator
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (9.375 %)Smartcard
21 (3.125 %)STB
21 (3.125 %)NHS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (25.00 %)Windows
27 (21.88 %)AIX
35 (15.63 %)Windows XP
43 (9.375 %)Windows Vista
43 (9.375 %)UNIX
43 (9.375 %)Linux
52 (6.250 %)OS/390
61 (3.125 %)Solaris
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (18.75 %)Integration Testing
25 (15.63 %)EAI
32 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
32 (6.250 %)CRM
32 (6.250 %)Time Management
41 (3.125 %)Test Scripting
41 (3.125 %)SOA
41 (3.125 %)Project Management
41 (3.125 %)Asset Management
41 (3.125 %)User Acceptance Testing
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (28.13 %)C#
19 (28.13 %)SQL
22 (6.250 %)COBOL
22 (6.250 %)Assembly Language
31 (3.125 %)C
31 (3.125 %)Java
31 (3.125 %)Embedded C
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.125 %)CCNP
11 (3.125 %)Cisco Certification
11 (3.125 %)CCVP
11 (3.125 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.125 %)NDS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (31.25 %)IBM
26 (18.75 %)Microsoft
33 (9.375 %)SAP
42 (6.250 %)Oracle
51 (3.125 %)Cisco
51 (3.125 %)Nortel
51 (3.125 %)Lucent
51 (3.125 %)Alcatel
51 (3.125 %)Ericsson
51 (3.125 %)OpenTV