The first table below looks at the demand for WebSphere skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere over the 3 months to 21 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM WebSphere
Rank 95 108 86
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -22
Permanent jobs citing WebSphere 37 25 33
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 1.724% 1.099% 1.771%
As % of the Application Development category 5.808% 2.621% 4.596%
Number of salaries quoted 29 11 11
Average salary £65,000 £52,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.80% +16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £46,100 £45,000 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £75,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,000 £45,000 £44,500
% change year-on-year
+4.44% +1.12%
All Application Development
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
637 954 718
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 29.68% 41.93% 38.54%
Number of salaries quoted 561 865 624
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £28,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
WebSphere
Berkshire

WebSphere
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading WebSphere Salary Trend

WebSphere
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Reading region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Reading WebSphere Salary Histogram

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 59 (80.82%) IBM
2 47 (64.38%) Java
3 42 (57.53%) DB2
4 41 (56.16%) J2EE
4 41 (56.16%) Spring
5 36 (49.32%) WebSphere Application Server
6 34 (46.58%) Hibernate
7 32 (43.84%) Ajax
8 30 (41.10%) Agile Software Development
9 29 (39.73%) Finance
9 29 (39.73%) UML
10 28 (38.36%) JavaScript
11 26 (35.62%) HTML
11 26 (35.62%) OO
11 26 (35.62%) OOD
12 25 (34.25%) Degree
13 23 (31.51%) JSP
14 22 (30.14%) UNIX
15 21 (28.77%) Scrum
16 20 (27.40%) DataPower
17 19 (26.03%) Spring Security
17 19 (26.03%) Multithreading
17 19 (26.03%) JPA
17 19 (26.03%) JSF
18 18 (24.66%) WebSphere MQ
18 18 (24.66%) Struts
18 18 (24.66%) Unit Testing
18 18 (24.66%) Spring Web Flow
19 17 (23.29%) Web Services
20 16 (21.92%) ClearCase

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 41 (56.16%) J2EE
1 41 (56.16%) Spring
2 34 (46.58%) Hibernate
3 32 (43.84%) Ajax
4 26 (35.62%) HTML
5 23 (31.51%) JSP
6 19 (26.03%) Spring Security
6 19 (26.03%) JPA
6 19 (26.03%) JSF
7 18 (24.66%) Struts
7 18 (24.66%) Spring Web Flow
8 17 (23.29%) Web Services
9 15 (20.55%) SOAP
10 13 (17.81%) JRules
10 13 (17.81%) REST
11 11 (15.07%) XML
12 8 (10.96%) Java EE
13 6 (8.219%) Java SE
14 5 (6.849%) OSGi
14 5 (6.849%) SWT
Application Platforms
1 36 (49.32%) WebSphere Application Server
2 18 (24.66%) WebSphere MQ
3 11 (15.07%) Apache
4 10 (13.70%) Tomcat
5 5 (6.849%) WebLogic
6 3 (4.110%) WebSphere Message Broker
6 3 (4.110%) CMS
7 1 (1.370%) Magento
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.740%) SSL
2 1 (1.370%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (57.53%) DB2
2 12 (16.44%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (6.849%) Oracle 11g
3 5 (6.849%) TOAD
3 5 (6.849%) SQL Server
3 5 (6.849%) MySQL
4 1 (1.370%) Hadoop
4 1 (1.370%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 16 (21.92%) ClearCase
1 16 (21.92%) ClearQuest
2 10 (13.70%) Eclipse
3 7 (9.589%) Maven
4 5 (6.849%) Eclipse RCP
4 5 (6.849%) Jenkins
4 5 (6.849%) Ant
4 5 (6.849%) JUnit
4 5 (6.849%) Log4j
4 5 (6.849%) Subversion
5 3 (4.110%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (1.370%) JIRA
General
1 29 (39.73%) Finance
2 5 (6.849%) Games
3 1 (1.370%) Banking
3 1 (1.370%) Retail
3 1 (1.370%) Legal
3 1 (1.370%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 27 (36.99%) Developer
2 16 (21.92%) Java Developer
3 14 (19.18%) Team Leader
3 14 (19.18%) Architect
4 10 (13.70%) Lead Developer
5 6 (8.219%) Software Architect
5 6 (8.219%) Solutions Architect
5 6 (8.219%) UI Programmer
5 6 (8.219%) UI Developer
5 6 (8.219%) Front-End Developer
6 5 (6.849%) Ab Initio Developer
7 4 (5.479%) Java Team Leader
7 4 (5.479%) Development Team Leader
7 4 (5.479%) Lead Java Developer
7 4 (5.479%) Java/J2EE Developer
8 3 (4.110%) J2EE Team Leader
8 3 (4.110%) IT Trainer
8 3 (4.110%) Software Engineer
8 3 (4.110%) Trainer
8 3 (4.110%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 20 (27.40%) DataPower
2 6 (8.219%) Management Information System
2 6 (8.219%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 6 (8.219%) Open Source
3 5 (6.849%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (4.110%) Web 2.0
5 2 (2.740%) Handset
5 2 (2.740%) Cryptography
5 2 (2.740%) Mobile Payment
6 1 (1.370%) EMV
Operating Systems
1 22 (30.14%) UNIX
2 13 (17.81%) AIX
2 13 (17.81%) Solaris
3 4 (5.479%) Windows
4 3 (4.110%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (41.10%) Agile Software Development
2 29 (39.73%) UML
3 26 (35.62%) OO
3 26 (35.62%) OOD
4 21 (28.77%) Scrum
5 19 (26.03%) Multithreading
6 18 (24.66%) Unit Testing
7 15 (20.55%) Waterfall
7 15 (20.55%) V-Model
8 13 (17.81%) RUP
9 9 (12.33%) SOA
10 8 (10.96%) MVC
10 8 (10.96%) TDD
11 6 (8.219%) E-Commerce
11 6 (8.219%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (8.219%) Software Architecture
12 5 (6.849%) Continuous Integration
12 5 (6.849%) Web Application Development
12 5 (6.849%) Regression Testing
12 5 (6.849%) Pair Programming
Programming Languages
1 47 (64.38%) Java
2 28 (38.36%) JavaScript
3 12 (16.44%) Shell Script
4 10 (13.70%) SQL
5 3 (4.110%) PL/SQL
6 1 (1.370%) XPath
6 1 (1.370%) Perl
6 1 (1.370%) C
6 1 (1.370%) C++
Qualifications
1 25 (34.25%) Degree
2 3 (4.110%) IBM Certification
3 2 (2.740%) ISEB
3 2 (2.740%) ISTQB
4 1 (1.370%) Sun Certification
4 1 (1.370%) IBM WebSphere Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.370%) COBIT
1 1 (1.370%) PCI DSS
1 1 (1.370%) QA
1 1 (1.370%) ISO 8583
Systems Management
1 2 (2.740%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 59 (80.82%) IBM
2 14 (19.18%) Ab Initio
2 14 (19.18%) Niku
3 12 (16.44%) ILOG
4 11 (15.07%) Oracle
5 5 (6.849%) BEA
5 5 (6.849%) Microsoft
5 5 (6.849%) JBoss
6 3 (4.110%) Macromedia
6 3 (4.110%) Open Text
6 3 (4.110%) RedDot
7 1 (1.370%) hybris
7 1 (1.370%) Endeca
7 1 (1.370%) Informatica
7 1 (1.370%) ATG
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