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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4017
Rank change on same period last yearDown-23
Matching permanent IT job ads27114
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.051 %
As % of the category below9.215 %22.35 %
Salaries quoted24106
Average minimum salary£40,667£40,505
Average salary£46,408£46,628
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
Average maximum salary£52,150£52,752
UK excluding London average salary£47,449£48,127
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads293510
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.196 %0.228 %
Salaries quoted237451
Average minimum salary£30,481£33,156
Average salary£34,048£38,396
% change on same period last year-11.32 %
Average maximum salary£37,615£43,636
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
WebSphere East of EnglandWebSphere
East of England

WebSphere
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Suffolk WebSphere Demand Trend

WebSphere
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk WebSphere Salary Trend

WebSphere
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WebSphere across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
IpswichDown-1624£47,264+0.67 %
WebSphere East of EnglandWebSphere
East of England

WebSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

163 (95.45 %)Java
255 (83.33 %)J2EE
339 (59.09 %)Insurance
438 (57.58 %)Finance
537 (56.06 %).NET
635 (53.03 %)Banking
734 (51.52 %)BizTalk Server
831 (46.97 %)C#
930 (45.45 %)UML
1029 (43.94 %)Microsoft
1128 (42.42 %)SOA
1227 (40.91 %)OO
1326 (39.39 %)XML
1425 (37.88 %)Telecoms
1524 (36.36 %)IBM
1623 (34.85 %)WPS
1623 (34.85 %)ESB
1721 (31.82 %)WebServices
1819 (28.79 %)XSLT
1916 (24.24 %)DB2
2015 (22.73 %)Oracle
2015 (22.73 %)PRINCE2
2015 (22.73 %)Middleware
2015 (22.73 %)SharePoint
2015 (22.73 %)SharePoint Server 2007
2113 (19.70 %)Microsoft Certification
2113 (19.70 %)Degree
2212 (18.18 %)EAI
2212 (18.18 %)RUP
2212 (18.18 %)DSDM

WebSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (83.33 %)J2EE
237 (56.06 %).NET
326 (39.39 %)XML
421 (31.82 %)WebServices
519 (28.79 %)XSLT
615 (22.73 %)Middleware
710 (15.15 %)JMS
710 (15.15 %)ASP.NET
710 (15.15 %)Spring
710 (15.15 %).NET Framework
89 (13.64 %)Hibernate
97 (10.61 %)EJB
97 (10.61 %)JDBC
97 (10.61 %)JSP
97 (10.61 %)Servlets
97 (10.61 %)SOAP
105 (7.576 %)COM+
105 (7.576 %)UDDI
105 (7.576 %)Java EE
114 (6.061 %)Struts
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (51.52 %)BizTalk Server
223 (34.85 %)WPS
223 (34.85 %)ESB
315 (22.73 %)SharePoint Server 2007
315 (22.73 %)SharePoint
47 (10.61 %)WebSphere Application Server
55 (7.576 %)MTS
64 (6.061 %)WebLogic
72 (3.030 %)Apache
72 (3.030 %)Tomcat
72 (3.030 %)Oracle Application Server
72 (3.030 %)WebSphere Message Broker
81 (1.515 %)WebSphere MQ
81 (1.515 %)MQSeries
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (15.15 %)MS Office
28 (12.12 %)MS Excel
31 (1.515 %)MS Project
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.030 %)Oracle Applications
12 (3.030 %)assyst
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (24.24 %)DB2
28 (12.12 %)SQL Server
35 (7.576 %)DB2 UDB
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (15.15 %)Visual Studio
22 (3.030 %)XDE
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (59.09 %)Insurance
238 (57.58 %)Finance
335 (53.03 %)Banking
425 (37.88 %)Telecoms
51 (1.515 %)Construction
51 (1.515 %)Pensions
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (37.88 %)Developer
222 (33.33 %)Architect
318 (27.27 %)Technical Architect
415 (22.73 %)Project Manager
415 (22.73 %).NET Developer
415 (22.73 %)C# Developer
513 (19.70 %)Graduate
513 (19.70 %)Graduate Developer
610 (15.15 %)J2EE Architect
610 (15.15 %)J2EE Technical Architect
610 (15.15 %)Graduate .NET Developer
610 (15.15 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
78 (12.12 %)Java Architect
78 (12.12 %)Java Technical Architect
78 (12.12 %)Senior Developer
85 (7.576 %)Senior C# Developer
85 (7.576 %)Senior .NET Developer
85 (7.576 %)Java/J2EE Developer
85 (7.576 %)Java Developer
94 (6.061 %)Integration Architect
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (7.576 %)N-Tier
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (12.12 %)Windows
18 (12.12 %)AIX
25 (7.576 %)HPUX
25 (7.576 %)Solaris
25 (7.576 %)Windows 2000
34 (6.061 %)UNIX
43 (4.545 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (4.545 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (3.030 %)Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (45.45 %)UML
228 (42.42 %)SOA
327 (40.91 %)OO
415 (22.73 %)PRINCE2
512 (18.18 %)RUP
512 (18.18 %)DSDM
512 (18.18 %)EAI
611 (16.67 %)Scrum
77 (10.61 %)BPEL
84 (6.061 %)Agile Software Development
92 (3.030 %)ITIL
92 (3.030 %)Service Management
101 (1.515 %)CRM
101 (1.515 %)E-Commerce
101 (1.515 %)Unit Testing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (95.45 %)Java
231 (46.97 %)C#
310 (15.15 %)VB.NET
42 (3.030 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (19.70 %)Microsoft Certification
113 (19.70 %)Degree
210 (15.15 %)MCSD
36 (9.091 %)IBM Certification
43 (4.545 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
52 (3.030 %)IBM WebSphere Certification
52 (3.030 %)SCJP
52 (3.030 %)MCPD
52 (3.030 %)MCP
52 (3.030 %)SCJA
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (43.94 %)Microsoft
224 (36.36 %)IBM
315 (22.73 %)Oracle
49 (13.64 %)Sun