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This section looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere MQ over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
 IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) |
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20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 85 | 78 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 5 | 5 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.252 % | 2.793 % |
| Salaries quoted | 5 | 5 |
| Average minimum salary | £40,000 | £32,200 |
| Average salary | £40,000 | £33,250 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.30 % |
| Average maximum salary | £40,000 | £34,300 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £43,389 | £47,421 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.50 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 222 | 179 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.120 % | 0.075 % |
| Salaries quoted | 194 | 152 |
| Average minimum salary | £26,477 | £30,550 |
| Average salary | £28,989 | £33,500 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.46 % |
| Average maximum salary | £31,500 | £36,450 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £37,945 | £39,260 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.35 % |
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WebSphere MQ
Demand TrendThe chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
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