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The table below looks at the demand for IBM MQSeries Integrator (MQSI) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MQSI over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IBM MQSeries Integrator (MQSI)
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3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
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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
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate-£62.50
% change on same period last year-
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads156153
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.211 %0.151 %
Daily rates quoted2228
Average minimum daily rate£309£250
Average daily rate£338£271
% change on same period last year+24.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£344
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted2022
Average minimum hourly rate£22.98£18.25
Average hourly rate£24.28£18.96
% change on same period last year+28.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.58£19.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£24.38
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
MQSI North WestMQSI
North West

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.

MQSI
Demand Trend

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

Manchester MQSI Demand Trend

MQSI
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MQSI across the Manchester region.

Manchester MQSI Daily Rate Trend

MQSI
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing MQSI 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 MQSI.

12 (100.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)MQSeries
21 (50.00 %)IBM
21 (50.00 %)Clustering
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)UNIX

MQSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing MQSI 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 MQSI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MQSeries
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
11 (50.00 %)Server Administrator
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Clustering
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)IBM