 IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 127 | 155 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +28 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.121 % | 0.503 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £283 | £480 |
| Average daily rate | £317 | £498 |
| % change on same period last year | -36.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £515 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £434 | £393 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.37 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £62.75 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 535 | 596 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.705 % | 0.632 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 118 | 116 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £287 |
| Average daily rate | £346 | £306 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.30 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £368 | £324 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £359 | £347 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.68 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 87 | 72 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.03 | £22.37 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.70 | £24.36 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.39 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.37 | £26.36 |
| 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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
