 IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 42 | 53 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 29 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.039 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 16.29 % | 5.161 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £413 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £446 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | +48.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £479 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £412 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £60.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £62.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £62.79 |
| % change on same period last year | -64.16 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 178 | 155 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.237 % | 0.157 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 55 | 39 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £351 | £283 |
| Average daily rate | £367 | £293 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £302 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 16 | 13 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.67 | £30.61 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.21 | £33.93 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.96 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.76 | £37.26 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.28 | £23.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.44 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
