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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) skills within the Home Counties 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)
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3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads1428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£221
Average daily rate-£225
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£229
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.69£24.06
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
WebSphere MQ South EastWebSphere MQ
South East

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 Home Counties region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Home Counties WebSphere MQ Demand Trend

WebSphere MQ
Top 12 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)WebSphere
22 (66.67 %)DB2
22 (66.67 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)XSLT
22 (66.67 %)Java
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)Windows
31 (33.33 %)HTTP
31 (33.33 %)RDBMS
31 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
31 (33.33 %)Security Cleared

WebSphere MQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)WebSphere
22 (66.67 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)XSLT
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)HTTP
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)DB2
21 (33.33 %)RDBMS
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)WebSphere Developer
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)Windows
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
11 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)SQL