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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere MQ over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-56
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads05
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.857 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£409£409
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.13-
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads83175
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.166 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted4123
Average minimum daily rate£360£314
Average daily rate£392£338
% change on same period last year+15.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Hourly rates quoted1338
Average minimum hourly rate£16.19£18.04
Average hourly rate£17.97£19.02
% change on same period last year-5.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.75£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.89£22.97
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
WebSphere MQ West MidlandsWebSphere MQ
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

WebSphere MQ
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Birmingham WebSphere MQ Demand Trend

WebSphere MQ
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham WebSphere MQ Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere MQ
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham WebSphere MQ Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere MQ
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WebSphere MQ 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited WebSphere MQ.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (100.00 %)EJB
11 (100.00 %)JDBC
11 (100.00 %)Struts
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XSLT
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (100.00 %)JMS
11 (100.00 %)EAI
11 (100.00 %)JAXB
11 (100.00 %)Sun
11 (100.00 %)Sun Certification
11 (100.00 %)Hibernate
11 (100.00 %)Spring
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere
11 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (100.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (100.00 %)DataPower

WebSphere MQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WebSphere MQ also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited WebSphere MQ. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)EJB
11 (100.00 %)JDBC
11 (100.00 %)Struts
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XSLT
11 (100.00 %)JMS
11 (100.00 %)JAXB
11 (100.00 %)Hibernate
11 (100.00 %)Spring
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)J2EE Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)DataPower
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)EAI
11 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (100.00 %)Integration Testing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Sun Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Sun