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The table below looks at the demand for Java Messaging Service (JMS) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JMS over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Messaging Service (JMS)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank104133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads197
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.547 %0.860 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£408£550
Average daily rate£419£563
% change on same period last year-25.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£353
% change on same period last year+13.01 %
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£31.25£40.00
% change on same period last year-21.87 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads746814
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.008 %0.803 %
Daily rates quoted179163
Average minimum daily rate£295£295
Average daily rate£314£316
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted2865
Average minimum hourly rate£29.98£29.01
Average hourly rate£31.64£31.46
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.30£33.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
JMS EnglandJMS
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.

JMS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing JMS across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands JMS Demand Trend

JMS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing JMS across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands JMS Daily Rate Trend

JMS
Daily Rate Histogram

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

West Midlands JMS Daily Rate Histogram

JMS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing JMS across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands JMS Hourly Rate Trend

JMS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JMS within the West Midlands 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
ShropshireNew entry-7£472-
BirminghamUp+167£313-26.47 %
SolihullNew entry-2--
JMS EnglandJMS
England

JMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing JMS 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 JMS.

120 (58.82 %)J2EE
219 (55.88 %)Java
316 (47.06 %)XML
414 (41.18 %)SOAP
414 (41.18 %)WebSphere
512 (35.29 %)EAI
611 (32.35 %)SOA
611 (32.35 %)EJB
611 (32.35 %)Spring
611 (32.35 %)Hibernate
710 (29.41 %)WebSphere Application Server
710 (29.41 %)Oracle
710 (29.41 %)WebServices
89 (26.47 %)SQL
89 (26.47 %)XSLT
97 (20.59 %)BEA
97 (20.59 %)XSD
97 (20.59 %)JDBC
106 (17.65 %)PL/SQL
106 (17.65 %)ESB
106 (17.65 %)WBIMB
115 (14.71 %)AquaLogic
115 (14.71 %)DataPower
115 (14.71 %)Ant
115 (14.71 %)JUnit
115 (14.71 %)OO
115 (14.71 %)WSDL
115 (14.71 %)JAXB
124 (11.76 %)HP
124 (11.76 %)Mercator

JMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing JMS 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 JMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (58.82 %)J2EE
216 (47.06 %)XML
314 (41.18 %)SOAP
314 (41.18 %)WebSphere
411 (32.35 %)EJB
411 (32.35 %)Hibernate
411 (32.35 %)Spring
510 (29.41 %)WebServices
69 (26.47 %)XSLT
77 (20.59 %)XSD
77 (20.59 %)JDBC
86 (17.65 %)WBIMB
95 (14.71 %)WSDL
95 (14.71 %)JAXB
103 (8.824 %)JPA
103 (8.824 %)Struts
112 (5.882 %)Middleware
121 (2.941 %)HTML
121 (2.941 %)JSP
121 (2.941 %)Servlets
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (29.41 %)WebSphere Application Server
26 (17.65 %)ESB
34 (11.76 %)WebSphere MQ
43 (8.824 %)WebLogic Portal
43 (8.824 %)WebLogic
52 (5.882 %)WebSphere Message Broker
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.882 %)GPRS
12 (5.882 %)3G
12 (5.882 %)Wi-Fi
12 (5.882 %)Wireless
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.882 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (5.882 %)Datawarehouse
21 (2.941 %)SQL Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (14.71 %)Ant
15 (14.71 %)JUnit
24 (11.76 %)Rational Rose
32 (5.882 %)Eclipse
41 (2.941 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (2.941 %)Telecoms
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (79.41 %)Developer
212 (35.29 %)J2EE Developer
38 (23.53 %)Lead Developer
46 (17.65 %)Java Developer
46 (17.65 %)WebSphere Developer
54 (11.76 %)Architect
63 (8.824 %)Java/J2EE Developer
63 (8.824 %)Technical Architect
72 (5.882 %)Applications Architect
81 (2.941 %)Senior J2EE Developer
81 (2.941 %)Senior Java Developer
81 (2.941 %)webMethods Developer
81 (2.941 %)J2EE Consultant
81 (2.941 %)Requirements Manager
81 (2.941 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
81 (2.941 %)Consultant
81 (2.941 %)Senior Developer
81 (2.941 %)Support Analyst
81 (2.941 %)Analyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (14.71 %)DataPower
24 (11.76 %)Mainframe
32 (5.882 %)Clustering
32 (5.882 %)N-Tier
41 (2.941 %)Spread Betting
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (11.76 %)HPUX
14 (11.76 %)Solaris
14 (11.76 %)Linux
14 (11.76 %)zOS
14 (11.76 %)SUSE
14 (11.76 %)Red Hat Linux
21 (2.941 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (35.29 %)EAI
211 (32.35 %)SOA
35 (14.71 %)OO
44 (11.76 %)UML
53 (8.824 %)RUP
53 (8.824 %)Migration
53 (8.824 %)Unit Testing
62 (5.882 %)Network Load Balancing
62 (5.882 %)Agile Software Development
71 (2.941 %)Logistics
71 (2.941 %)Requirements Management
71 (2.941 %)Web Development
71 (2.941 %)Resource Management
71 (2.941 %)Integration Testing
71 (2.941 %)QMS
71 (2.941 %)Scrum
71 (2.941 %)RAD
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (55.88 %)Java
29 (26.47 %)SQL
36 (17.65 %)PL/SQL
44 (11.76 %)COBOL
53 (8.824 %)JavaScript
61 (2.941 %)DHTML
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.824 %)SCJP
13 (8.824 %)SCJA
21 (2.941 %)Sun Certification
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.941 %)QA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (14.71 %)AquaLogic
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (29.41 %)Oracle
27 (20.59 %)BEA
34 (11.76 %)VERITAS
34 (11.76 %)Red Hat
34 (11.76 %)HP
34 (11.76 %)Mercator
42 (5.882 %)Microsoft
51 (2.941 %)Sun
51 (2.941 %)SAP
51 (2.941 %)IBM
51 (2.941 %)webMethods