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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) 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 MQ over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank8190
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads64
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.125 %1.238 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£332£300
Average daily rate£355£325
% change on same period last year+9.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£437£389
% change on same period last year+12.17 %
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£30.00£45.00
% change on same period last year-33.33 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads192323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.302 %0.346 %
Daily rates quoted4071
Average minimum daily rate£301£351
Average daily rate£317£368
% change on same period last year-13.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£340
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Hourly rates quoted2543
Average minimum hourly rate£18.38£22.05
Average hourly rate£20.49£22.92
% change on same period last year-10.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.60£23.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.01£23.80
% change on same period last year+0.89 %
WebSphere MQ EnglandWebSphere MQ
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 MQ
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands WebSphere MQ Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere MQ
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

East Midlands WebSphere MQ Daily Rate Histogram

WebSphere MQ
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
NottinghamshireNew entry-4£320-
WebSphere MQ EnglandWebSphere MQ
England

WebSphere MQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

130 (100.00 %)WebSphere
220 (66.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
313 (43.33 %)XML
313 (43.33 %)XML Schema
411 (36.67 %)AIX
510 (33.33 %)IBM
510 (33.33 %)Oracle
69 (30.00 %)JMS
69 (30.00 %)Java
69 (30.00 %)JavaScript
69 (30.00 %)Oracle 10g
69 (30.00 %)Solaris
77 (23.33 %)Workflow
77 (23.33 %)Oracle Workflow
85 (16.67 %)Red Hat
85 (16.67 %)Linux
85 (16.67 %)Red Hat Linux
94 (13.33 %)WebSphere Message Broker
94 (13.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
94 (13.33 %)DB2
94 (13.33 %)SAP
94 (13.33 %)LDAP
94 (13.33 %)VMware
94 (13.33 %)Service Delivery
103 (10.00 %)Finance
112 (6.667 %)Tivoli
121 (3.333 %)WBIMB
121 (3.333 %)BMC Performance Manager
121 (3.333 %)MOM
121 (3.333 %)BMC PATROL

WebSphere MQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (100.00 %)WebSphere
213 (43.33 %)XML
213 (43.33 %)XML Schema
39 (30.00 %)JMS
41 (3.333 %)WBIMB
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (66.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
27 (23.33 %)Oracle Workflow
34 (13.33 %)WebSphere Message Broker
41 (3.333 %)MQSeries
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (13.33 %)LDAP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (30.00 %)Oracle 10g
24 (13.33 %)DB2
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.00 %)Finance
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (40.00 %)Developer
112 (40.00 %)WebSphere Developer
210 (33.33 %)Administrator
39 (30.00 %)WebSphere Administrator
43 (10.00 %)Consultant
52 (6.667 %)Applications Developer
52 (6.667 %)Test Specialist
52 (6.667 %)WebSphere Consultant
52 (6.667 %)Performance Manager
61 (3.333 %)Senior WebSphere Administrator
61 (3.333 %)Performance Test Manager
61 (3.333 %)Tester
61 (3.333 %)Performance Tester
61 (3.333 %)Systems Administrator
61 (3.333 %)Test Manager
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.333 %)Mainframe
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (36.67 %)AIX
29 (30.00 %)Solaris
35 (16.67 %)Linux
35 (16.67 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (3.333 %)UNIX
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (23.33 %)Workflow
24 (13.33 %)Service Delivery
31 (3.333 %)Security Management
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (30.00 %)Java
19 (30.00 %)JavaScript
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (13.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.667 %)Tivoli
21 (3.333 %)MOM
21 (3.333 %)BMC PATROL
21 (3.333 %)BMC Performance Manager
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (33.33 %)Oracle
110 (33.33 %)IBM
25 (16.67 %)Red Hat
34 (13.33 %)VMware
34 (13.33 %)SAP
41 (3.333 %)BMC