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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) skills within the East Midlands 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
Rank8872
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads516
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.016 %
As % of the category below2.294 %5.281 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£450£372
Average daily rate£450£384
% change on same period last year+17.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£397
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-
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads218303
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.288 %0.302 %
Daily rates quoted6345
Average minimum daily rate£333£316
Average daily rate£352£327
% change on same period last year+7.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.54 %
Hourly rates quoted1351
Average minimum hourly rate£17.95£18.39
Average hourly rate£20.00£19.14
% change on same period last year+4.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.05£19.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.22£24.95
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
WebSphere Message Broker EnglandWebSphere Message Broker
England

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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands WebSphere Message Broker Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Message Broker
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere Message Broker within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NorthamptonshireNew entry-4£450-
WebSphere Message Broker EnglandWebSphere Message Broker
England

WebSphere Message Broker
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

121 (100.00 %)WebSphere
220 (95.24 %)WebSphere MQ
315 (71.43 %)IBM
414 (66.67 %)UNIX
414 (66.67 %)Solaris
55 (23.81 %)XML
55 (23.81 %)XML Schema
64 (19.05 %)DB2
64 (19.05 %)SAP
73 (14.29 %)Java
73 (14.29 %)WBIMB
81 (4.762 %)Finance
81 (4.762 %)Migration
81 (4.762 %)Middleware
81 (4.762 %)MQSeries
81 (4.762 %)SOA
81 (4.762 %)Data Mining
81 (4.762 %)HTTP

WebSphere Message Broker
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (100.00 %)WebSphere
25 (23.81 %)XML
25 (23.81 %)XML Schema
33 (14.29 %)WBIMB
41 (4.762 %)Middleware
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (95.24 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (4.762 %)MQSeries
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.762 %)HTTP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (19.05 %)DB2
21 (4.762 %)Data Mining
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.762 %)Finance
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (100.00 %)Developer
121 (100.00 %)WebSphere Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (66.67 %)UNIX
114 (66.67 %)Solaris
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.762 %)Migration
11 (4.762 %)SOA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (14.29 %)Java
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (71.43 %)IBM
24 (19.05 %)SAP