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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7186
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.439 %1.538 %
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£427£382
% change on same period last year+11.79 %
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£22.50£49.38
% change on same period last year-54.43 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads139260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.196 %0.263 %
Daily rates quoted5295
Average minimum daily rate£340£324
Average daily rate£355£340
% change on same period last year+4.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Hourly rates quoted818
Average minimum hourly rate£20.47£21.42
Average hourly rate£22.13£22.16
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.80£22.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.69£24.06
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
WebSphere MQ East of EnglandWebSphere MQ
East of 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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire WebSphere MQ Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere MQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

110 (100.00 %)WebSphere
26 (60.00 %)Linux
26 (60.00 %)Tivoli
35 (50.00 %)Novell
35 (50.00 %)EPoS
35 (50.00 %)IBM
35 (50.00 %)Change Management
43 (30.00 %)Project Management
43 (30.00 %)LDAP
43 (30.00 %)Retail
52 (20.00 %)Middleware
52 (20.00 %)Apache
52 (20.00 %)WebLogic
52 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
61 (10.00 %)UNIX
61 (10.00 %)Solaris
61 (10.00 %)JBoss
61 (10.00 %)J2EE
61 (10.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
61 (10.00 %)Tomcat
61 (10.00 %)Tuxedo
61 (10.00 %)MQSeries
61 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (10.00 %)BEA
61 (10.00 %)JDA
61 (10.00 %)SOA
61 (10.00 %)HTTP
61 (10.00 %)Shell Script
61 (10.00 %)TIBCO
61 (10.00 %)Rendezvous

WebSphere MQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %)WebSphere
22 (20.00 %)Middleware
31 (10.00 %)J2EE
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)Apache
12 (20.00 %)WebLogic
21 (10.00 %)JBoss
21 (10.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (10.00 %)Tomcat
21 (10.00 %)Tuxedo
21 (10.00 %)MQSeries
21 (10.00 %)Rendezvous
21 (10.00 %)TIBCO EMS
21 (10.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (30.00 %)LDAP
21 (10.00 %)HTTP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Retail
21 (10.00 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Project Manager
23 (30.00 %)Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
32 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Manager
41 (10.00 %)WebLogic Administrator
41 (10.00 %)WebSphere Developer
41 (10.00 %)Business Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Developer
41 (10.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Administrator
41 (10.00 %)Project Leader
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (50.00 %)EPoS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (60.00 %)Linux
21 (10.00 %)UNIX
21 (10.00 %)Solaris
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Change Management
23 (30.00 %)Project Management
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (10.00 %)SOA
41 (10.00 %)Workflow
41 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)Shell Script
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (60.00 %)Tivoli
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)IBM
15 (50.00 %)Novell
21 (10.00 %)TIBCO
21 (10.00 %)BEA
21 (10.00 %)JDA