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This section looks at the demand for IBM DB2 skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DB2 over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM DB2
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank9594
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads2946
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.046 %
As % of the category below4.185 %6.657 %
Daily rates quoted510
Average minimum daily rate£334£365
Average daily rate£364£383
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£372
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
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£43.50£37.10
% change on same period last year+17.25 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads693691
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.924 %0.689 %
Daily rates quoted10768
Average minimum daily rate£287£335
Average daily rate£308£351
% change on same period last year-12.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£358
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted7558
Average minimum hourly rate£28.65£28.00
Average hourly rate£30.58£29.43
% change on same period last year+3.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.52£30.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.15£32.12
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
DB2 EnglandDB2
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.

DB2
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DB2 across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Yorkshire DB2 Demand Trend

DB2
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DB2 across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire DB2 Daily Rate Trend

DB2
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DB2 across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Yorkshire DB2 Daily Rate Histogram

DB2
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing DB2 across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire DB2 Hourly Rate Trend

DB2
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DB2 within the 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
West YorkshireDown-815£330-17.49 %
South YorkshireUp+56£500-
East YorkshireNew entry-1--
DB2 EnglandDB2
England

DB2
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing DB2 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 DB2.

121 (44.68 %)Finance
217 (36.17 %)SQL
312 (25.53 %)zOS
312 (25.53 %)UNIX
411 (23.40 %)COBOL
411 (23.40 %)Mainframe
510 (21.28 %)JCL
69 (19.15 %)BMC
69 (19.15 %)IBM
78 (17.02 %)Oracle
87 (14.89 %)SQL Server
87 (14.89 %)Migration
96 (12.77 %)MAINVIEW
105 (10.64 %)Cognos
105 (10.64 %)Validation
105 (10.64 %)Risk Assessment
105 (10.64 %)Retail
105 (10.64 %)ISPF
105 (10.64 %)Credit Risk
114 (8.511 %)WebSphere
114 (8.511 %)Degree
114 (8.511 %)Financial Institution
114 (8.511 %)XHTML
114 (8.511 %)WebServices
114 (8.511 %)XML
114 (8.511 %)Linux
114 (8.511 %)C#
114 (8.511 %)CSS
114 (8.511 %).NET
114 (8.511 %)CICS

DB2
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing DB2 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 DB2. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (10.64 %)ISPF
24 (8.511 %)WebSphere
24 (8.511 %)WebServices
24 (8.511 %)XML
24 (8.511 %)XHTML
24 (8.511 %).NET
24 (8.511 %)CSS
33 (6.383 %)HTML
42 (4.255 %)JSP
42 (4.255 %)J2EE
51 (2.128 %)ASP
51 (2.128 %)Java EE
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.511 %)CICS
22 (4.255 %)MQSeries
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.128 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
11 (2.128 %)MAXIMO
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.128 %)LDAP
11 (2.128 %)SAN
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (14.89 %)SQL Server
23 (6.383 %)OLAP
23 (6.383 %)OLTP
32 (4.255 %)Easytrieve
32 (4.255 %)DB2 UDB
32 (4.255 %)Adabas
41 (2.128 %)MySQL
41 (2.128 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.128 %)RDBMS
41 (2.128 %)BusinessObjects
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.255 %)Eclipse
12 (4.255 %)ERwin
21 (2.128 %)TestDirector
21 (2.128 %)Telon
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (44.68 %)Finance
25 (10.64 %)Retail
34 (8.511 %)Financial Institution
42 (4.255 %)Manufacturing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (38.30 %)DBA
214 (29.79 %)Developer
311 (23.40 %)DB2 DBA
49 (19.15 %)Analyst
56 (12.77 %)Consultant
64 (8.511 %)Administrator
64 (8.511 %)Cognos Consultant
64 (8.511 %)Senior DBA
73 (6.383 %)Analyst Programmer
73 (6.383 %)Programmer
73 (6.383 %)Development DBA
73 (6.383 %)Project Manager
73 (6.383 %)Security Analyst
82 (4.255 %)Java Developer
82 (4.255 %)Systems Administrator
82 (4.255 %)COBOL Analyst
82 (4.255 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
82 (4.255 %)COBOL Programmer
82 (4.255 %)Senior Developer
91 (2.128 %)Senior Test Manager
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (23.40 %)Mainframe
25 (10.64 %)Credit Risk
33 (6.383 %)AS400
33 (6.383 %)Data Integration
42 (4.255 %)IBM Mainframe
51 (2.128 %)VSAM
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (25.53 %)UNIX
112 (25.53 %)zOS
24 (8.511 %)Linux
33 (6.383 %)AIX
33 (6.383 %)Solaris
42 (4.255 %)Windows
42 (4.255 %)SUSE
51 (2.128 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (2.128 %)OS/400
51 (2.128 %)MVS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (14.89 %)Migration
25 (10.64 %)Risk Assessment
25 (10.64 %)Validation
33 (6.383 %)Project Planning
33 (6.383 %)Change Management
33 (6.383 %)Identity Management
41 (2.128 %)Business Continuity
41 (2.128 %)ITIL
41 (2.128 %)ERP
41 (2.128 %)Data Modelling
41 (2.128 %)BCP
41 (2.128 %)Project Management
41 (2.128 %)Service Management
41 (2.128 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (2.128 %)Test Management
41 (2.128 %)System Testing
41 (2.128 %)Data Migration
41 (2.128 %)Business Analysis
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (36.17 %)SQL
211 (23.40 %)COBOL
310 (21.28 %)JCL
44 (8.511 %)C#
53 (6.383 %)Java
53 (6.383 %)REXX
62 (4.255 %)Shell Script
62 (4.255 %)JavaScript
71 (2.128 %)RPG
71 (2.128 %)C
71 (2.128 %)Assembly Language
71 (2.128 %)SQR
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.511 %)Degree
22 (4.255 %)IBM Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.128 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (6.383 %)RACF
22 (4.255 %)Oracle RAC
31 (2.128 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
31 (2.128 %)NetBackup
31 (2.128 %)Oracle RMAN
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (12.77 %)MAINVIEW
21 (2.128 %)Tivoli
21 (2.128 %)BMC PATROL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (19.15 %)IBM
19 (19.15 %)BMC
28 (17.02 %)Oracle
35 (10.64 %)Cognos
43 (6.383 %)Microsoft
52 (4.255 %)VERITAS
61 (2.128 %)Red Hat
61 (2.128 %)Teradata
61 (2.128 %)Business Objects
61 (2.128 %)PeopleSoft