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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) skills within the North West 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 Message Broker over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere Message Broker (WMB)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank118141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.961 %0.907 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£313
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£470£436
% change on same period last year+7.94 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
North West
Matching contract IT job ads439551
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.621 %0.558 %
Daily rates quoted6699
Average minimum daily rate£314£299
Average daily rate£331£317
% change on same period last year+4.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Hourly rates quoted6270
Average minimum hourly rate£24.87£20.67
Average hourly rate£27.55£22.28
% change on same period last year+23.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.23£23.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.77£24.01
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
WebSphere Message Broker EnglandWebSphere Message Broker
England

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 Message Broker
Demand Trend

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

North West WebSphere Message Broker Demand Trend

WebSphere Message Broker
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing WebSphere Message Broker across the North West region.

North West WebSphere Message Broker Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere Message Broker
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere Message Broker within the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LancashireNew entry-12--
WebSphere Message Broker EnglandWebSphere Message Broker
England

WebSphere Message Broker
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing WebSphere Message Broker 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 Message Broker.

118 (100.00 %)WebSphere
214 (77.78 %)WBIMB
33 (16.67 %)Finance
42 (11.11 %)MQSeries
51 (5.556 %)SSL
51 (5.556 %)SLA
51 (5.556 %)WebSphere MQ
51 (5.556 %)Financial Institution
51 (5.556 %)Gentran
51 (5.556 %)VLAN
51 (5.556 %)Load Balancing

WebSphere Message Broker
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing WebSphere Message Broker 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 Message Broker. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (100.00 %)WebSphere
214 (77.78 %)WBIMB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.11 %)MQSeries
21 (5.556 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (5.556 %)Gentran
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)SSL
11 (5.556 %)VLAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (16.67 %)Finance
21 (5.556 %)Financial Institution
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (5.556 %)Developer
11 (5.556 %)Consultant
11 (5.556 %)Infrastructure Specialist
11 (5.556 %)WebSphere Specialist
11 (5.556 %)WebSphere Consultant
11 (5.556 %)WebSphere Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.556 %)Load Balancing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.556 %)SLA