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The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) skills within the Manchester 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank166199
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads612
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.843 %1.093 %
Salaries quoted511
Average minimum salary£37,000£35,955
Average salary£39,000£38,455
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum salary£41,000£40,955
UK excluding London average salary£38,509£40,785
% change on same period last year-5.57 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads7121098
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.416 %0.482 %
Salaries quoted603936
Average minimum salary£31,077£37,403
Average salary£34,311£44,178
% change on same period last year-22.33 %
Average maximum salary£37,545£50,953
UK excluding London average salary£38,071£38,573
% change on same period last year-1.30 %
WebSphere MQ North WestWebSphere MQ
North West

WebSphere MQ
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Manchester WebSphere MQ Demand Trend

WebSphere MQ
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Manchester region.

Manchester WebSphere MQ Salary Trend

WebSphere MQ
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Manchester WebSphere MQ Salary Histogram

WebSphere MQ
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SaleNew entry-1£35,000-
WebSphere MQ North WestWebSphere MQ
North West

WebSphere MQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 IT job ads sampled that cited WebSphere MQ.

120 (100.00 %)WebSphere
212 (60.00 %)IBM
38 (40.00 %)FTP
38 (40.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
38 (40.00 %)XML
38 (40.00 %)AIX
38 (40.00 %)EDI
38 (40.00 %)EDIFACT
47 (35.00 %)Degree
47 (35.00 %)Service Delivery
47 (35.00 %)SLA
56 (30.00 %)WPS
65 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
65 (25.00 %)UNIX
74 (20.00 %)Shell Script
74 (20.00 %)SOA
74 (20.00 %)J2EE
74 (20.00 %)ESB
74 (20.00 %)Finance
83 (15.00 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (15.00 %)Java
83 (15.00 %)DB2
83 (15.00 %)EAI
92 (10.00 %)VMS
92 (10.00 %)Solaris
92 (10.00 %)Linux
92 (10.00 %)VERITAS
92 (10.00 %)Internet
92 (10.00 %)HTTP
92 (10.00 %)TCP/IP

WebSphere MQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 IT job ads sampled that cited WebSphere MQ. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (100.00 %)WebSphere
28 (40.00 %)XML
28 (40.00 %)EDI
28 (40.00 %)EDIFACT
34 (20.00 %)J2EE
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (40.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
26 (30.00 %)WPS
35 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
44 (20.00 %)ESB
52 (10.00 %)IBM HTTP Server
61 (5.000 %)WebLogic
61 (5.000 %)MQSeries
61 (5.000 %)WebLogic Portal
61 (5.000 %)WebLogic Integration
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (40.00 %)FTP
22 (10.00 %)HTTP
22 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (10.00 %)Internet
22 (10.00 %)SSH
31 (5.000 %)Firewall
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.00 %)DB2
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (20.00 %)Finance
22 (10.00 %)Retail
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (35.00 %)Applications Specialist
22 (10.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
22 (10.00 %)Administrator
22 (10.00 %)Analyst
22 (10.00 %)WebSphere Administrator
22 (10.00 %)UNIX Administrator
31 (5.000 %)UNIX Engineer
31 (5.000 %)WebSphere Specialist
31 (5.000 %)Senior UNIX Administrator
31 (5.000 %)Senior UNIX Engineer
31 (5.000 %)WebSphere Engineer
31 (5.000 %)Senior WebSphere Administrator
31 (5.000 %)Senior WebSphere Engineer
31 (5.000 %)Consultant
31 (5.000 %)Systems Administrator
31 (5.000 %)Architect
31 (5.000 %)Integration Architect
31 (5.000 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
31 (5.000 %)Applications Support
31 (5.000 %)Technical Consultant
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.00 %)Clustering
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (40.00 %)AIX
25 (25.00 %)UNIX
32 (10.00 %)Solaris
32 (10.00 %)Linux
32 (10.00 %)VMS
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (35.00 %)Service Delivery
24 (20.00 %)SOA
33 (15.00 %)Disaster Recovery
33 (15.00 %)EAI
41 (5.000 %)Project Management
41 (5.000 %)Service Management
41 (5.000 %)ITIL
41 (5.000 %)RUP
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (20.00 %)Shell Script
23 (15.00 %)Java
32 (10.00 %)Jython
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (35.00 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (35.00 %)SLA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.000 %)AquaLogic
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (10.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (5.000 %)Unicenter
21 (5.000 %)Tivoli
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (60.00 %)IBM
22 (10.00 %)VERITAS
31 (5.000 %)Oracle
31 (5.000 %)Sun
31 (5.000 %)HP
31 (5.000 %)BEA
31 (5.000 %)CA