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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 Yorkshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkwebMethods
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank124143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.159 %0.147 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£304
% change on same period last year+16.91 %
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-
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12601363
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.663 %1.358 %
Daily rates quoted229246
Average minimum daily rate£328£333
Average daily rate£346£353
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted175135
Average minimum hourly rate£24.09£19.99
Average hourly rate£25.20£21.88
% change on same period last year+15.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.31£23.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
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.

webMethods
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire webMethods Demand Trend

webMethods
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire webMethods Daily Rate Trend

webMethods
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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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 YorkshireUp+72£375-
webMethods EnglandwebMethods
England

webMethods
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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 %)E-Commerce
14 (80.00 %)ATG
14 (80.00 %)ATG Dynamo
14 (80.00 %)WebSphere
23 (60.00 %)J2EE
32 (40.00 %)Java
32 (40.00 %)Perl
32 (40.00 %)SQL
32 (40.00 %)JBoss
32 (40.00 %)Tomcat
32 (40.00 %)JRun
32 (40.00 %)CRM
32 (40.00 %)JUnit
32 (40.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
32 (40.00 %)JSP
32 (40.00 %)XML
32 (40.00 %)UNIX
32 (40.00 %)Solaris
32 (40.00 %)Linux
32 (40.00 %)UML
32 (40.00 %)AWK
32 (40.00 %)EAI
32 (40.00 %)WebSphere MQ
32 (40.00 %)Shell Script
32 (40.00 %)BEA
32 (40.00 %)Agile Software Development
32 (40.00 %)Retail
32 (40.00 %)Unit Testing
41 (20.00 %)Internet
41 (20.00 %)Release Management

webMethods
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %)WebSphere
23 (60.00 %)J2EE
32 (40.00 %)JSP
32 (40.00 %)XML
41 (20.00 %)Middleware
41 (20.00 %)CORBA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)ATG Dynamo
22 (40.00 %)JBoss
22 (40.00 %)Tomcat
22 (40.00 %)JRun
22 (40.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (40.00 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (20.00 %)Tuxedo
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)RDBMS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)JUnit
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Retail
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Linux Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Solaris Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Architect
21 (20.00 %)Systems Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Systems Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Solutions Architect
21 (20.00 %)Administrator
21 (20.00 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
21 (20.00 %)UNIX Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Linux Systems Administrator
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Solaris
12 (40.00 %)Linux
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)E-Commerce
22 (40.00 %)CRM
22 (40.00 %)UML
22 (40.00 %)EAI
22 (40.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (40.00 %)Unit Testing
31 (20.00 %)Release Management
31 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
31 (20.00 %)OOD
31 (20.00 %)SOA
31 (20.00 %)Workflow
31 (20.00 %)OO
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)Java
12 (40.00 %)Perl
12 (40.00 %)SQL
12 (40.00 %)AWK
12 (40.00 %)Shell Script
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)ATG
22 (40.00 %)BEA
31 (20.00 %)Siebel
31 (20.00 %)Oracle