The first table below looks at the demand for WebSphere skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Cheshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM WebSphere
Rank 76 79 49
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -30
Permanent jobs citing WebSphere 48 50 75
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 2.668% 2.490% 4.543%
As % of the Application Development category 5.868% 4.735% 8.855%
Number of salaries quoted 41 43 68
Average salary £28,500 £40,000 £44,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-28.75% -9.09%
UK excluding London average salary £47,000 £45,000 £44,500
% change year-on-year
+4.44% +1.12%
All Application Development
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
818 1056 847
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 45.47% 52.59% 51.30%
Number of salaries quoted 674 950 774
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £47,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
WebSphere
North West

WebSphere
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cheshire WebSphere Jobs Demand Trend

WebSphere
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire WebSphere Salary Trend

WebSphere
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cheshire WebSphere Salary Histogram

WebSphere
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Knutsford -3 9 £42,500 +8.97%
Chester - 2 £37,500 -
WebSphere
North West

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing WebSphere 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 IT job ads sampled that cited WebSphere.

1 74 (68.52%) Finance
2 49 (45.37%) Java
3 48 (44.44%) IBM
4 47 (43.52%) UNIX
5 43 (39.81%) Linux
6 42 (38.89%) SQL
6 42 (38.89%) Oracle
7 37 (34.26%) AIX
8 33 (30.56%) WebSphere MQ
9 29 (26.85%) SAN
9 29 (26.85%) Web Services
9 29 (26.85%) Banking
9 29 (26.85%) High Availability
10 27 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
10 27 (25.00%) Apache
10 27 (25.00%) Hibernate
10 27 (25.00%) Tivoli
11 26 (24.07%) Middleware
12 25 (23.15%) Ajax
12 25 (23.15%) System Testing
13 24 (22.22%) Data Management
13 24 (22.22%) Legal
13 24 (22.22%) HP
13 24 (22.22%) WSDL
13 24 (22.22%) Servlets
14 23 (21.30%) SOAP
14 23 (21.30%) CSS
14 23 (21.30%) PL/SQL
14 23 (21.30%) JAX-RPC
14 23 (21.30%) Spring

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing WebSphere also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited WebSphere. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 29 (26.85%) Web Services
2 27 (25.00%) Hibernate
3 26 (24.07%) Middleware
4 25 (23.15%) Ajax
5 24 (22.22%) WSDL
5 24 (22.22%) Servlets
6 23 (21.30%) SOAP
6 23 (21.30%) CSS
6 23 (21.30%) JAX-RPC
6 23 (21.30%) Spring
6 23 (21.30%) Java EE
6 23 (21.30%) Apache Axis
7 15 (13.89%) JSP
8 14 (12.96%) JSF
9 13 (12.04%) XML
10 11 (10.19%) XSLT
10 11 (10.19%) HTML
11 9 (8.333%) J2EE
12 6 (5.556%) Struts
13 5 (4.630%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 33 (30.56%) WebSphere MQ
2 27 (25.00%) Apache
3 22 (20.37%) WebSphere Application Server
4 11 (10.19%) MQSeries
5 7 (6.481%) WebSphere Message Broker
6 5 (4.630%) WebLogic
7 4 (3.704%) ESB
7 4 (3.704%) IBM HTTP Server
7 4 (3.704%) CICS
8 3 (2.778%) Tuxedo
8 3 (2.778%) Oracle Application Server
8 3 (2.778%) Gentran
9 2 (1.852%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.926%) SharePoint
10 1 (0.926%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 1 (0.926%) MS Visio
1 1 (0.926%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 29 (26.85%) SAN
2 12 (11.11%) LDAP
3 8 (7.407%) Cisco Nexus
3 8 (7.407%) WAN
3 8 (7.407%) Firewall
4 7 (6.481%) FTP
5 6 (5.556%) SSL
5 6 (5.556%) Internet
6 1 (0.926%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (12.04%) DB2
2 5 (4.630%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.778%) Oracle 10g
4 1 (0.926%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 4 (3.704%) MSI
2 3 (2.778%) LoadRunner
3 2 (1.852%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (1.852%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.926%) Subversion
General
1 74 (68.52%) Finance
2 29 (26.85%) Banking
3 24 (22.22%) Legal
4 5 (4.630%) Financial Institution
5 3 (2.778%) Retail
6 2 (1.852%) Retail Banking
6 2 (1.852%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (0.926%) Games
Job Titles
1 29 (26.85%) Developer
1 29 (26.85%) Java Developer
2 21 (19.44%) Systems Administrator
2 21 (19.44%) Administrator
3 20 (18.52%) Linux Administrator
3 20 (18.52%) Linux Systems Administrator
4 15 (13.89%) Applications Support
5 14 (12.96%) Support Specialist
6 13 (12.04%) Applications Support Specialist
6 13 (12.04%) Designer
6 13 (12.04%) Applications Specialist
7 12 (11.11%) Architect
8 11 (10.19%) Consultant
9 9 (8.333%) Solutions Designer
9 9 (8.333%) UNIX Systems Administrator
9 9 (8.333%) UNIX Administrator
10 8 (7.407%) Pre Sales Consultant
10 8 (7.407%) Technical Pre Sales Consultant
10 8 (7.407%) Technical Consultant
10 8 (7.407%) Sales Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 21 (19.44%) Replication
1 21 (19.44%) Clustering
2 12 (11.11%) Mainframe
2 12 (11.11%) Web 2.0
3 5 (4.630%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.630%) IBM Mainframe
3 5 (4.630%) Online Banking
3 5 (4.630%) Tandem
4 4 (3.704%) Client/Server
5 2 (1.852%) SWIFT
5 2 (1.852%) Cryptography
5 2 (1.852%) PMI
6 1 (0.926%) VSAM
6 1 (0.926%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 47 (43.52%) UNIX
2 43 (39.81%) Linux
3 37 (34.26%) AIX
4 22 (20.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (11.11%) Windows
6 4 (3.704%) VMS
6 4 (3.704%) OpenVMS
7 3 (2.778%) HPUX
7 3 (2.778%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (26.85%) High Availability
2 27 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
3 25 (23.15%) System Testing
4 24 (22.22%) Data Management
5 23 (21.30%) Unit Testing
6 22 (20.37%) Configuration Management
7 21 (19.44%) Stakeholder Management
8 15 (13.89%) Incident Management
9 14 (12.96%) Validation
10 13 (12.04%) Software Engineering
10 13 (12.04%) Problem Management
10 13 (12.04%) Risk Management
11 11 (10.19%) Business Continuity
12 10 (9.259%) Service Management
13 8 (7.407%) Performance Management
13 8 (7.407%) WAN Optimisation
13 8 (7.407%) ITIL
13 8 (7.407%) ITSM
14 5 (4.630%) Service Delivery
15 4 (3.704%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (45.37%) Java
2 42 (38.89%) SQL
3 23 (21.30%) PL/SQL
4 22 (20.37%) PHP
5 21 (19.44%) Perl
5 21 (19.44%) C
6 15 (13.89%) JavaScript
7 11 (10.19%) XPath
8 4 (3.704%) COBOL
8 4 (3.704%) C#
8 4 (3.704%) Shell Script
9 3 (2.778%) C++
10 2 (1.852%) JCL
11 1 (0.926%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (7.407%) Security Cleared
2 2 (1.852%) SCJP
2 2 (1.852%) SCJA
2 2 (1.852%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (1.852%) PMI Certification
3 1 (0.926%) Sun Certification
3 1 (0.926%) Degree
System Software
1 8 (7.407%) Xen
1 8 (7.407%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (2.778%) Tivoli Directory Server
Systems Management
1 27 (25.00%) Tivoli
2 8 (7.407%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 6 (5.556%) CA Wily
4 3 (2.778%) Tivoli Identity Manager
4 3 (2.778%) Tivoli Monitoring
4 3 (2.778%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 48 (44.44%) IBM
2 42 (38.89%) Oracle
3 24 (22.22%) HP
4 22 (20.37%) Red Hat
5 9 (8.333%) Microsoft
6 8 (7.407%) Isilon
6 8 (7.407%) Riverbed
6 8 (7.407%) EMC
6 8 (7.407%) Cisco
6 8 (7.407%) JBoss
6 8 (7.407%) Cognos
6 8 (7.407%) VMware
6 8 (7.407%) Juniper
6 8 (7.407%) Lotus
7 5 (4.630%) Sun
7 5 (4.630%) Citrix
8 2 (1.852%) Pega
9 1 (0.926%) webMethods
9 1 (0.926%) TIBCO
9 1 (0.926%) Sybase
Cheshire
The successful Senior Systems Engineer (Mainframe, Cobol, CICS, ITIL) will have: - Extensive application support experience (Unix, Linux, Websphere, Java, MQ Messaging, Connect Direct, SQL) - Experience with IBM Mainframe,...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £40,000 to £55,000 per annum + Bonus + Market-Leading Package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
The successful candidate will have proven application support experience within a live environment & experience of some/all of the following skills: UNIX Scripting, Linux, Java, .NET, SQL, Oracle,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £47000.00 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
Lead Application Support Specialist - ITIL, UNIX Scripting, Linux, SQL, Java, Incident Management, Problem Management - This is an excellent opportunity to progress a challenging, varied and stable career working...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £47000.00 per annum + Excellent package
Posted: 3 May 2013
Cheshire
Ideally you will have experience of most of the following: * Java (Java EE preferred) * Experience in web service development using JAXRPC, WSDL, SOAP, Apache AXIS, Websphere * Experience of...
Hatstand Limited
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + BONUS,LIFE INSURANCE,PENSION
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cheshire
Ideally you will have experience of most of the following: * Java (Java EE) and JSF * Experience in web service development using JAXRPC, WSDL, SOAP, Apache AXIS, Websphere * Experience...
Hatstand Limited
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + BONUS,LIFE INSURANCE,PENSION
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cheshire
This role will primarily support Websphere Application Server ND/ IBM HTTP environments, as well as JBOSS/Apache Web servers... Application Deployment to Websphere Application Server and JBOSS... Configuration...
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Posted: 9 May 2013
Knutsford, Cheshire
You will have a working awareness of enterprise IT environments and some level of awareness of middleware technologies such as Websphere, web servers, Unix, Linux, SSL encryption etc.
Reed Technology
Salary: £42000 - £50000 per annum + Flexible bens package
Posted: 22 May 2013