 IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) |
| 3 months to
4 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 46 | 75 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +29 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.013 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 12.70 % | 1.648 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £325 |
| Average daily rate | - | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £412 | £398 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.39 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £34.17 | £45.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -24.07 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 63 | 182 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.102 % | 0.199 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 29 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £349 | £378 |
| Average daily rate | £374 | £421 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.15 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £465 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £349 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.00 | £20.22 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.00 | £24.17 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | £28.11 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.86 | £23.41 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.31 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
