WebSphere Application Server Contracts with Work from Home Options

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for WebSphere Application Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WebSphere Application Server over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 346 461 571
Rank change year-on-year +115 +110 -131
Contract jobs citing WebSphere Application Server 13 19 55
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.085% 0.073% 0.12%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.83% 0.64% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 10 36
10th Percentile £410 £438 £432
25th Percentile £440 £475 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -16.28% +2.38% +12.30%
75th Percentile £564 £643 £600
90th Percentile £575 £705 £688
UK median daily rate £450 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +7.58%

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

WebSphere Application Server is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,559 2,949 5,434
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.14% 11.34% 12.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,093 2,073 3,920
10th Percentile £292 £313 £315
25th Percentile £385 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £515
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -1.94% +10.75%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £616
90th Percentile £788 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £499 £510 £518
% change year-on-year -2.21% -1.45% +8.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 76 69
10th Percentile £16.39 £18.64 £14.19
25th Percentile £22.58 £22.16 £17.75
Median hourly rate £30.16 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.16% +57.14% +29.82%
75th Percentile £45.41 £69.06 £54.75
90th Percentile £70.75 £84.58 £65.63
UK median hourly rate £28.01 £42.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year -34.10% +93.18% -2.22%

WebSphere Application Server
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing WebSphere Application Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

WebSphere Application Server trend for jobs with a WFH option

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing WebSphere Application Server.

WebSphere Application Server daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

WebSphere Application Server
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing WebSphere Application Server over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

WebSphere Application Server daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

WebSphere Application Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (100.00%) WebSphere
2 7 (53.85%) IBM HTTP Server
2 7 (53.85%) WebSphere Portal
3 4 (30.77%) WebLogic
Communications & Networking
1 7 (53.85%) HTTP
2 4 (30.77%) SSL
Development Applications
1 9 (69.23%) IBM UrbanCode
General
1 7 (53.85%) Banking
2 6 (46.15%) Finance
3 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Social Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Middleware Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Senior
2 6 (46.15%) Senior Middleware Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Applications Specialist
3 4 (30.77%) Server Specialist
3 4 (30.77%) WebSphere Server Specialist
3 4 (30.77%) WebSphere Specialist
4 1 (7.69%) Deployment Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Network Deployment Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Network Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Senior WebSphere Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Test Manager
4 1 (7.69%) WebSphere Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (69.23%) Middleware
2 7 (53.85%) J2EE
3 3 (23.08%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) DataPower
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) ITIL
2 6 (46.15%) Deployment Automation
2 6 (46.15%) Service Management
3 4 (30.77%) Problem Management
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) Customer Service
4 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (7.69%) Defect Management
5 1 (7.69%) Functional Testing
5 1 (7.69%) Migration
5 1 (7.69%) Non-Functional Testing
5 1 (7.69%) Service Delivery
5 1 (7.69%) Technical Debt
5 1 (7.69%) Test Management
5 1 (7.69%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) Accessibility
1 1 (7.69%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 11 (84.62%) IBM