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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7664
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads4879
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.079 %
As % of the category below3.834 %5.532 %
Daily rates quoted1018
Average minimum daily rate£355£379
Average daily rate£404£425
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£454£471
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£367
% change on same period last year-2.91 %
Hourly rates quoted64
Average minimum hourly rate£23.17£25.88
Average hourly rate£24.42£31.31
% change on same period last year-22.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.67£36.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.93£24.62
% change on same period last year+17.51 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12521428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.669 %1.425 %
Daily rates quoted220277
Average minimum daily rate£331£338
Average daily rate£351£358
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted190143
Average minimum hourly rate£24.13£19.93
Average hourly rate£25.24£21.77
% change on same period last year+15.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.36£23.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
IBM EnglandIBM
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 the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Yorkshire IBM Daily Rate Histogram

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Yorkshire IBM Hourly Rate Histogram

IBM
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM 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-1032£409-12.93 %
North YorkshireNo change05--
South YorkshireDown-25£350-
IBM EnglandIBM
England

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

142 (36.52 %)Finance
231 (26.96 %)Java
324 (20.87 %)XML
423 (20.00 %)UNIX
522 (19.13 %)Oracle
621 (18.26 %)Windows
720 (17.39 %)Banking
819 (16.52 %)Mainframe
819 (16.52 %)Financial Institution
918 (15.65 %)RAD
918 (15.65 %)COBOL
918 (15.65 %)Eclipse
1015 (13.04 %)zOS
1015 (13.04 %)Migration
1114 (12.17 %)WebSphere
1114 (12.17 %)AIX
1213 (11.30 %)HP
1312 (10.43 %)CICS
1411 (9.565 %)DataStage
1411 (9.565 %)Linux
1411 (9.565 %)IBM Mainframe
1510 (8.696 %)SQL
1510 (8.696 %)Middleware
169 (7.826 %)WebSphere MQ
169 (7.826 %)Lotus
169 (7.826 %)DB2
169 (7.826 %)Lotus Notes
169 (7.826 %)Microsoft
169 (7.826 %)WBIMB
178 (6.957 %)VMware

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (20.87 %)XML
214 (12.17 %)WebSphere
310 (8.696 %)Middleware
49 (7.826 %)WBIMB
56 (5.217 %)WebServices
65 (4.348 %)JMS
65 (4.348 %).NET
73 (2.609 %)J2EE
73 (2.609 %)CSS
73 (2.609 %)XHTML
73 (2.609 %)Spring
73 (2.609 %)ISPF
82 (1.739 %)JSR 168
91 (0.870 %)J2SE
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (10.43 %)CICS
29 (7.826 %)WebSphere MQ
29 (7.826 %)Lotus Notes
36 (5.217 %)WebSphere Message Broker
43 (2.609 %)Oracle Workflow
52 (1.739 %)Lotus Domino
61 (0.870 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.870 %)SAS
61 (0.870 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (0.870 %)CMS
61 (0.870 %)IIS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (6.957 %)MS Office
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.870 %)MAXIMO
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (6.957 %)SAN
27 (6.087 %)TCP/IP
34 (3.478 %)LAN
34 (3.478 %)SMS
43 (2.609 %)Internet
43 (2.609 %)Firewall
52 (1.739 %)Frame Relay
52 (1.739 %)iSCSI
52 (1.739 %)OSPF
52 (1.739 %)SSL
52 (1.739 %)WAN
52 (1.739 %)FTP
52 (1.739 %)ATM
52 (1.739 %)GPRS
52 (1.739 %)RIP
61 (0.870 %)LDAP
61 (0.870 %)HTTP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (9.565 %)DataStage
29 (7.826 %)DB2
35 (4.348 %)SQL Server
44 (3.478 %)OLAP
44 (3.478 %)Oracle 8/8i
44 (3.478 %)ETL
53 (2.609 %)OLTP
53 (2.609 %)Oracle Discoverer
53 (2.609 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.870 %)DTS
61 (0.870 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.870 %)MySQL
61 (0.870 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.870 %)Easytrieve
61 (0.870 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.870 %)Base SAS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (15.65 %)Eclipse
21 (0.870 %)TestDirector
21 (0.870 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.870 %)Telon
21 (0.870 %)Subversion
21 (0.870 %)Visual Studio
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (36.52 %)Finance
220 (17.39 %)Banking
319 (16.52 %)Financial Institution
44 (3.478 %)Government
53 (2.609 %)Retail
61 (0.870 %)Insurance
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (33.91 %)Developer
225 (21.74 %)Analyst
313 (11.30 %)Programmer
411 (9.565 %)Analyst Programmer
59 (7.826 %)Senior Analyst
68 (6.957 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
68 (6.957 %)Senior Programmer
77 (6.087 %)Java Developer
77 (6.087 %)Architect
86 (5.217 %)Consultant
95 (4.348 %)Desktop Support
95 (4.348 %)Solutions Architect
104 (3.478 %)Support Technician
104 (3.478 %)Server Support
104 (3.478 %)Senior Developer
104 (3.478 %)COBOL Programmer
104 (3.478 %)Server Support Technician
104 (3.478 %)Siebel Architect
104 (3.478 %)DBA
113 (2.609 %)Senior Java Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (16.52 %)Mainframe
211 (9.565 %)IBM Mainframe
37 (6.087 %)Data Integration
42 (1.739 %)Client/Server
42 (1.739 %)N-Tier
42 (1.739 %)AS400
51 (0.870 %)Replication
51 (0.870 %)Clustering
51 (0.870 %)VSAM
51 (0.870 %)Statistics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (20.00 %)UNIX
221 (18.26 %)Windows
315 (13.04 %)zOS
414 (12.17 %)AIX
511 (9.565 %)Linux
68 (6.957 %)Windows 2000
76 (5.217 %)Solaris
85 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
85 (4.348 %)Windows XP
85 (4.348 %)HPUX
94 (3.478 %)Red Hat Linux
103 (2.609 %)Windows Vista
103 (2.609 %)Debian
112 (1.739 %)Gentoo
112 (1.739 %)OS/390
121 (0.870 %)MVS
121 (0.870 %)SUSE
121 (0.870 %)VMS
121 (0.870 %)OpenVMS
121 (0.870 %)Windows NT
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (15.65 %)RAD
215 (13.04 %)Migration
38 (6.957 %)System Testing
46 (5.217 %)Integration Testing
46 (5.217 %)Systems Analysis
55 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
64 (3.478 %)EAI
73 (2.609 %)Decision Table
73 (2.609 %)Agile Software Development
73 (2.609 %)Workflow
73 (2.609 %)Continuous Integration
82 (1.739 %)Network Design
82 (1.739 %)SOA
82 (1.739 %)Six Sigma
82 (1.739 %)BPR
82 (1.739 %)Project Management
91 (0.870 %)Service Management
91 (0.870 %)Disaster Recovery
91 (0.870 %)Identity Management
91 (0.870 %)CRM
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (26.96 %)Java
218 (15.65 %)COBOL
310 (8.696 %)SQL
44 (3.478 %)JCL
44 (3.478 %)C#
53 (2.609 %)LotusScript
53 (2.609 %)Assembly Language
61 (0.870 %)Shell Script
61 (0.870 %)Korn
61 (0.870 %)DHTML
61 (0.870 %)JavaScript
61 (0.870 %)RPG
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (3.478 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
23 (2.609 %)Degree
23 (2.609 %)IBM Certification
31 (0.870 %)RHCT
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.739 %)PCI DSS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (6.087 %)Active Directory
25 (4.348 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
34 (3.478 %)NetBackup
42 (1.739 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (1.739 %)Terminal Services
51 (0.870 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.870 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.870 %)Oracle RAC
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (6.957 %)Tivoli
24 (3.478 %)MOM
32 (1.739 %)MAINVIEW
41 (0.870 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.870 %)Tivoli Monitoring
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (19.13 %)Oracle
213 (11.30 %)HP
39 (7.826 %)Microsoft
39 (7.826 %)Lotus
48 (6.957 %)VMware
57 (6.087 %)Dell
57 (6.087 %)Sun
66 (5.217 %)Remedy
75 (4.348 %)Intel
75 (4.348 %)Citrix
75 (4.348 %)Siebel
84 (3.478 %)Compaq
84 (3.478 %)VERITAS
93 (2.609 %)BMC
93 (2.609 %)Red Hat
102 (1.739 %)Cisco
111 (0.870 %)Business Objects
111 (0.870 %)SAP
111 (0.870 %)Apple
111 (0.870 %)Micro Focus