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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) skills within the Scotland 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
Rank84117
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads1910
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.010 %
As % of the category below6.909 %1.931 %
Daily rates quoted87
Average minimum daily rate£456£359
Average daily rate£493£370
% change on same period last year+33.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£530£381
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 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads275518
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.372 %0.511 %
Daily rates quoted5162
Average minimum daily rate£346£294
Average daily rate£368£316
% change on same period last year+16.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£344
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted1943
Average minimum hourly rate£27.92£19.88
Average hourly rate£28.83£21.50
% change on same period last year+34.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.74£23.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£24.38
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
WebSphere MQ UKWebSphere MQ
UK

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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland WebSphere MQ Daily Rate Trend

WebSphere MQ
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Scotland WebSphere MQ Daily Rate Histogram

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 Scotland region.

Scotland WebSphere MQ Hourly Rate Trend

WebSphere MQ
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EdinburghUp+1710£518-
GlasgowUp+123£320-13.51 %
WebSphere MQ UKWebSphere MQ
UK

WebSphere MQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

127 (93.10 %)WebSphere
214 (48.28 %)WebSphere Message Broker
214 (48.28 %)XML
312 (41.38 %)IBM
411 (37.93 %)J2EE
510 (34.48 %)WebServices
510 (34.48 %)SOA
510 (34.48 %)BPEL
69 (31.03 %)Java
78 (27.59 %)WPS
87 (24.14 %)Oracle
87 (24.14 %)SOAP
96 (20.69 %)UNIX
96 (20.69 %)UDDI
96 (20.69 %)Workflow
96 (20.69 %)Finance
105 (17.24 %)Migration
105 (17.24 %)EAI
105 (17.24 %)Middleware
114 (13.79 %)JMS
114 (13.79 %)SQL
114 (13.79 %)ESB
123 (10.34 %)Spring
123 (10.34 %)NonStop SQL
123 (10.34 %)Banking
123 (10.34 %)VMware
123 (10.34 %)Clustering
123 (10.34 %)Windows
123 (10.34 %)Solaris
123 (10.34 %)BMC

WebSphere MQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (93.10 %)WebSphere
214 (48.28 %)XML
311 (37.93 %)J2EE
410 (34.48 %)WebServices
57 (24.14 %)SOAP
66 (20.69 %)UDDI
75 (17.24 %)Middleware
84 (13.79 %)JMS
93 (10.34 %)Spring
102 (6.897 %)WBIMB
111 (3.448 %)FpML
111 (3.448 %)Hibernate
111 (3.448 %)iBATIS
111 (3.448 %)WSDL
111 (3.448 %)JDBC
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (48.28 %)WebSphere Message Broker
28 (27.59 %)WPS
34 (13.79 %)ESB
42 (6.897 %)WebSphere Application Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.448 %)SAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (10.34 %)NonStop SQL
21 (3.448 %)SQL Server
21 (3.448 %)RDBMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (20.69 %)Finance
23 (10.34 %)Banking
31 (3.448 %)Investment Banking
31 (3.448 %)Insurance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (24.14 %)Consultant
25 (17.24 %)Developer
25 (17.24 %)WebSphere Consultant
32 (6.897 %)Capacity Planner
32 (6.897 %)Java Developer
32 (6.897 %)Architect
32 (6.897 %)WebSphere Specialist
41 (3.448 %)Business Consultant
41 (3.448 %)WebSphere Administrator
41 (3.448 %)Java Consultant
41 (3.448 %)Messaging Specialist
41 (3.448 %)Analyst
41 (3.448 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
41 (3.448 %)Administrator
41 (3.448 %)Server Analyst
41 (3.448 %)WebSphere Developer
41 (3.448 %)Web Architect
41 (3.448 %)Messaging Consultant
41 (3.448 %)Messaging Architect
41 (3.448 %)Capacity Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.34 %)Clustering
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (20.69 %)UNIX
23 (10.34 %)Windows
23 (10.34 %)Solaris
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (34.48 %)SOA
110 (34.48 %)BPEL
26 (20.69 %)Workflow
35 (17.24 %)Migration
35 (17.24 %)EAI
43 (10.34 %)Data Migration
52 (6.897 %)ITIL
52 (6.897 %)UML
61 (3.448 %)OO
61 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
61 (3.448 %)Scrum
61 (3.448 %)Business Intelligence
61 (3.448 %)Security Cleared
61 (3.448 %)Test Scripting
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (31.03 %)Java
24 (13.79 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.448 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.448 %)VMware Infrastructure
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (41.38 %)IBM
27 (24.14 %)Oracle
33 (10.34 %)BMC
33 (10.34 %)VERITAS
33 (10.34 %)Sun
33 (10.34 %)HP
33 (10.34 %)VMware
42 (6.897 %)TIBCO
42 (6.897 %)Siebel
51 (3.448 %)EMC