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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) 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 WebSphere MQ over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4443
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.774 %10.34 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£383
Average daily rate-£383
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£390
% change on same period last year+11.23 %
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£64.75
% change on same period last year-65.25 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads5358
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted1010
Average minimum daily rate£344£329
Average daily rate£377£334
% change on same period last year+12.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£344
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£19.25
Average hourly rate£27.50£21.69
% change on same period last year+26.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.50£24.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£24.38
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex WebSphere MQ Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere MQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

15 (100.00 %)WebSphere
23 (60.00 %)IBM
32 (40.00 %)Mainframe
32 (40.00 %)DB2
32 (40.00 %)CICS
32 (40.00 %)PL/1
32 (40.00 %)Finance
32 (40.00 %)Government
32 (40.00 %)XQuery
32 (40.00 %)MQSeries
32 (40.00 %)WebLogic
32 (40.00 %)SOAP
32 (40.00 %)XPath
32 (40.00 %)AquaLogic
32 (40.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
32 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
41 (20.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %)ESB
41 (20.00 %)WebServices
41 (20.00 %)XML
41 (20.00 %)XSD
41 (20.00 %)XSLT
41 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (20.00 %)UML
41 (20.00 %)EJB
41 (20.00 %)JDBC
41 (20.00 %)Servlets
41 (20.00 %)JMS

WebSphere MQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)WebSphere
22 (40.00 %)SOAP
31 (20.00 %)WebServices
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)XSD
31 (20.00 %)XSLT
31 (20.00 %)JMS
31 (20.00 %)WSDL
31 (20.00 %)Middleware
31 (20.00 %)EJB
31 (20.00 %)JDBC
31 (20.00 %)Servlets
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)WebLogic
12 (40.00 %)MQSeries
12 (40.00 %)CICS
21 (20.00 %)ESB
21 (20.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)DB2
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Ant
11 (20.00 %)JUnit
11 (20.00 %)CruiseControl
11 (20.00 %)Subversion
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
12 (40.00 %)Government
21 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Analyst Programmer
22 (40.00 %)Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Analyst Developer
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere Consultant
31 (20.00 %)WebLogic Developer
31 (20.00 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Mainframe Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Consultant
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Mainframe
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (20.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)SOA
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)XQuery
12 (40.00 %)PL/1
12 (40.00 %)XPath
21 (20.00 %)Java
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)AquaLogic
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (40.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)IBM
21 (20.00 %)BEA