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The table below looks at the demand for IBM MQSeries skills within the Middlesex region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MQSeries over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM MQSeries
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5028
Rank change on same period last yearDown-22
Matching contract IT job ads116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.515 %17.20 %
Daily rates quoted07
Average minimum daily rate-£390
Average daily rate-£390
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£406
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
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£16.50£46.75
% change on same period last year-64.70 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads6693
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.094 %
Daily rates quoted1521
Average minimum daily rate£324£335
Average daily rate£352£341
% change on same period last year+3.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Hourly rates quoted514
Average minimum hourly rate£26.17£21.87
Average hourly rate£27.75£22.11
% change on same period last year+25.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.33£22.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.77£24.01
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
MQSeries South EastMQSeries
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.

MQSeries
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex MQSeries Demand Trend

MQSeries
Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex MQSeries Daily Rate Trend

MQSeries
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MQSeries across the Middlesex region.

Middlesex MQSeries Hourly Rate Trend

MQSeries
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing MQSeries 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 MQSeries.

12 (66.67 %)WebLogic
12 (66.67 %)WebServices
12 (66.67 %)XML
12 (66.67 %)UML
12 (66.67 %)IBM
12 (66.67 %)BEA
12 (66.67 %)AquaLogic
12 (66.67 %)Government
12 (66.67 %)Middleware
21 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (33.33 %)Logistics
21 (33.33 %)Systems Analysis
21 (33.33 %)WebSphere
21 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
21 (33.33 %).NET Framework
21 (33.33 %)XPath
21 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Java EE 5
21 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)JD Edwards
21 (33.33 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (33.33 %)WebLogic Workshop
21 (33.33 %)XQuery
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (33.33 %)RPG
21 (33.33 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)J2EE
21 (33.33 %)OOA/OOD
21 (33.33 %)OO

MQSeries
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing MQSeries 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 MQSeries. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)Middleware
12 (66.67 %)WebServices
12 (66.67 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)JMS
21 (33.33 %)WebSphere
21 (33.33 %).NET Framework
21 (33.33 %)Java EE 5
21 (33.33 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)J2EE
21 (33.33 %)EJB
21 (33.33 %)JDBC
21 (33.33 %)Servlets
21 (33.33 %)SOAP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)WebLogic
21 (33.33 %)WebSphere MQ
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)FTP
11 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)WebLogic Workshop
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (33.33 %)Finance
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Analyst Programmer
21 (33.33 %)Programmer
21 (33.33 %)Developer Analyst
21 (33.33 %)JDE Developer
21 (33.33 %)Architect
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)UML
21 (33.33 %)OOA/OOD
21 (33.33 %)OO
21 (33.33 %)Logistics
21 (33.33 %)Systems Analysis
21 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
21 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
21 (33.33 %)ITIL
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)RPG
11 (33.33 %)XQuery
11 (33.33 %)XPath
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (66.67 %)AquaLogic
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)IBM
12 (66.67 %)BEA
21 (33.33 %)JD Edwards