The first table below looks at the demand for WebSphere Application Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere Application Server over the 3 months to 22 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 Platforms category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Rank 190 167 163
Rank change year-on-year
-23 -4
Permanent jobs citing WebSphere Application Server 9 23 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.179% 0.498% 0.196%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.902% 2.822% 1.015%
Number of salaries quoted 6 20 7
Average salary £60,000 £57,500 £38,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.34% +48.38%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
All Application Platforms
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
998 815 788
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 19.84% 17.66% 19.35%
Number of salaries quoted 856 707 721
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £61,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
WebSphere Application Server
England

WebSphere Application Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands WebSphere Application Server Jobs Demand Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands WebSphere Application Server Salary Trend

WebSphere Application Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

West Midlands WebSphere Application Server Salary Histogram

WebSphere Application Server
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere Application Server within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 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
Worcestershire +11 5 £60,000 -
Birmingham -15 3 - -
Coventry -14 1 £35,000 -22.22%
WebSphere Application Server
England

WebSphere Application Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server.

1 9 (100.00%) WebSphere
2 8 (88.89%) IBM
3 6 (66.67%) Java
3 6 (66.67%) WebSphere Process Server
4 4 (44.44%) Degree
4 4 (44.44%) WebSphere Portal
4 4 (44.44%) Oracle
4 4 (44.44%) WebLogic
4 4 (44.44%) Open Source
5 3 (33.33%) Oracle BPM
5 3 (33.33%) AquaLogic BPM
5 3 (33.33%) AquaLogic Service Bus
5 3 (33.33%) Quickr
5 3 (33.33%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (33.33%) UNIX
5 3 (33.33%) Windows
5 3 (33.33%) Linux
5 3 (33.33%) Perl
5 3 (33.33%) Ant
5 3 (33.33%) RUP
5 3 (33.33%) ERP
5 3 (33.33%) Release Management
5 3 (33.33%) ESB
5 3 (33.33%) AquaLogic
5 3 (33.33%) Unified Process
5 3 (33.33%) Jython
5 3 (33.33%) Lotus
5 3 (33.33%) WebLogic Portal
5 3 (33.33%) WebLogic Integration

WebSphere Application Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing WebSphere Application Server 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 Application Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (100.00%) WebSphere
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (22.22%) Struts
3 2 (22.22%) J2EE
3 2 (22.22%) JSP
4 1 (11.11%) Servlets
4 1 (11.11%) EJB
4 1 (11.11%) CSS
4 1 (11.11%) HTML
4 1 (11.11%) Web Services
4 1 (11.11%) Flash
4 1 (11.11%) JSTL
4 1 (11.11%) JSF
4 1 (11.11%) JNDI
4 1 (11.11%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 6 (66.67%) WebSphere Process Server
2 4 (44.44%) WebSphere Portal
2 4 (44.44%) WebLogic
3 3 (33.33%) AquaLogic Service Bus
3 3 (33.33%) Quickr
3 3 (33.33%) ESB
3 3 (33.33%) AquaLogic
3 3 (33.33%) WebLogic Portal
3 3 (33.33%) WebLogic Integration
4 1 (11.11%) Tomcat
Business Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Oracle BPM
1 3 (33.33%) AquaLogic BPM
2 1 (11.11%) ENOVIA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) DB2
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Ant
2 2 (22.22%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
2 2 (22.22%) Eclipse
2 2 (22.22%) Rational Application Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Build Forge
General
1 3 (33.33%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Architect
2 3 (33.33%) Technical Specialist
2 3 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Developer
3 2 (22.22%) WebSphere Specialist
3 2 (22.22%) Senior Technical Specialist
3 2 (22.22%) WebSphere Technical Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) Domain Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Portal Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Senior WebSphere Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Open Source
2 3 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (11.11%) Web 2.0
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) UNIX
1 3 (33.33%) Windows
1 3 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) RUP
1 3 (33.33%) ERP
1 3 (33.33%) Release Management
1 3 (33.33%) Unified Process
1 3 (33.33%) Workflow
2 2 (22.22%) Migration
2 2 (22.22%) SOA
2 2 (22.22%) OO
3 1 (11.11%) RAD
3 1 (11.11%) B2B
3 1 (11.11%) B2C
3 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
3 1 (11.11%) OOD
3 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce
3 1 (11.11%) Time Management
3 1 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (11.11%) Web Development
3 1 (11.11%) PLM
3 1 (11.11%) Content Management
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) Java
2 3 (33.33%) Perl
2 3 (33.33%) Jython
3 1 (11.11%) SQL
3 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) IBM Certification
3 1 (11.11%) Sun Certification
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) IBM
2 4 (44.44%) Oracle
3 3 (33.33%) Lotus
4 1 (11.11%) hybris
4 1 (11.11%) Sun
4 1 (11.11%) ATG