 IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 70 | 121 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +51 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 80 | 12 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.105 % | 0.013 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.89 % | 2.102 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 26 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £434 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £459 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | +53.01 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £484 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £434 | £393 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.37 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £60.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £62.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £62.75 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 673 | 571 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.887 % | 0.606 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 161 | 99 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £345 | £284 |
| Average daily rate | £367 | £295 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £388 | £306 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £359 | £347 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.68 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 76 | 68 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.33 | £21.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.34 | £24.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.88 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.36 | £26.37 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.43 | £24.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.23 % |
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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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
