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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) skills within the City of London 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 Message Broker over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Message Broker (WMB)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank217-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.767 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£441£425
% change on same period last year+3.74 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads1174775
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.549 %0.772 %
Daily rates quoted611297
Average minimum daily rate£372£410
Average daily rate£400£431
% change on same period last year-7.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£452
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.54 %
Hourly rates quoted5847
Average minimum hourly rate£24.81£20.60
Average hourly rate£26.46£21.61
% change on same period last year+22.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.10£22.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.22£24.95
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
WebSphere Message Broker LondonWebSphere Message Broker
London

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 Message Broker
Demand Trend

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

City of London WebSphere Message Broker Demand Trend

WebSphere Message Broker
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing WebSphere Message Broker across the City of London region.

City of London WebSphere Message Broker Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Message Broker
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere Message Broker across the City of London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

City of London WebSphere Message Broker Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere Message Broker
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing WebSphere Message Broker 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 Message Broker.

110 (71.43 %)Java
29 (64.29 %)WebSphere
38 (57.14 %)ESB
38 (57.14 %)Sybase
38 (57.14 %)RDBMS
38 (57.14 %)WebSphere MQ
38 (57.14 %)Finance
47 (50.00 %)SOA
56 (42.86 %)WebServices
65 (35.71 %)XML
65 (35.71 %)UNIX
65 (35.71 %)ClearCase
74 (28.57 %)XML Schema
74 (28.57 %)XSLT
74 (28.57 %)Perl
74 (28.57 %)FIXML
74 (28.57 %)WMQI
83 (21.43 %)Front Office
92 (14.29 %)WBIMB
92 (14.29 %)EAI
92 (14.29 %)Financial Institution
92 (14.29 %)MQSI
92 (14.29 %)SQL
92 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
101 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
101 (7.143 %)UML
101 (7.143 %)MQSeries
101 (7.143 %).NET
101 (7.143 %)J2EE
101 (7.143 %)Oracle

WebSphere Message Broker
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing WebSphere Message Broker 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 Message Broker. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (64.29 %)WebSphere
26 (42.86 %)WebServices
35 (35.71 %)XML
44 (28.57 %)XML Schema
44 (28.57 %)XSLT
44 (28.57 %)FIXML
52 (14.29 %)WBIMB
61 (7.143 %).NET
61 (7.143 %)J2EE
61 (7.143 %)FpML
61 (7.143 %)Middleware
61 (7.143 %)WCF
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (57.14 %)ESB
18 (57.14 %)WebSphere MQ
24 (28.57 %)WMQI
32 (14.29 %)MQSI
41 (7.143 %)MQSeries
41 (7.143 %)WebSphere Application Server
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (57.14 %)RDBMS
21 (7.143 %)DB2
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (35.71 %)ClearCase
21 (7.143 %)Ant
21 (7.143 %)JUnit
21 (7.143 %)ClearQuest
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (57.14 %)Finance
23 (21.43 %)Front Office
32 (14.29 %)Financial Institution
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (78.57 %)Developer
22 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
22 (14.29 %)Messaging Specialist
22 (14.29 %)WebSphere Developer
31 (7.143 %)Senior WebSphere Administrator
31 (7.143 %)WebSphere Administrator
31 (7.143 %)Administrator
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)UNIX
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (50.00 %)SOA
22 (14.29 %)EAI
22 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
31 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
31 (7.143 %)UML
31 (7.143 %)Unit Testing
31 (7.143 %)Investment Management
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (71.43 %)Java
24 (28.57 %)Perl
32 (14.29 %)SQL
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)QA
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (57.14 %)Sybase
21 (7.143 %)Oracle
21 (7.143 %)IBM
21 (7.143 %)thinkFolio