The first table below looks at the demand for WebSphere MQ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WebSphere MQ over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the Reading region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ)
Rank 120 125 108
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -17
Permanent jobs citing WebSphere MQ 12 8 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 0.570% 0.354% 0.322%
As % of the Application Platforms category 2.824% 2.417% 2.105%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 1
Average salary £67,500 £50,000 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+35.00% -16.66%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year
-5.26% +5.55%
All Application Platforms
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
425 331 285
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 20.18% 14.65% 15.31%
Number of salaries quoted 358 305 222
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £30,000 £31,000
10% offered a salary of more than £69,500 £61,250 £58,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
WebSphere MQ
Berkshire

WebSphere MQ
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Reading WebSphere MQ Jobs Demand Trend

WebSphere MQ
Salary Trend

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

Reading WebSphere MQ Salary Trend

WebSphere MQ
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WebSphere MQ across the Reading region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Reading WebSphere MQ Salary Histogram

WebSphere MQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

1 18 (100.00%) WebSphere
2 16 (88.89%) IBM
3 14 (77.78%) DataPower
4 13 (72.22%) Ab Initio
4 13 (72.22%) DB2
5 12 (66.67%) UNIX
5 12 (66.67%) AIX
5 12 (66.67%) Solaris
5 12 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (66.67%) Shell Script
5 12 (66.67%) Agile Software Development
6 10 (55.56%) Finance
7 8 (44.44%) ClearQuest
7 8 (44.44%) Niku
7 8 (44.44%) ClearCase
8 4 (22.22%) Unit Testing
8 4 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (22.22%) Degree
8 4 (22.22%) Management Information System
9 3 (16.67%) WebSphere Message Broker
9 3 (16.67%) IBM Certification
9 3 (16.67%) Linux
9 3 (16.67%) Windows
9 3 (16.67%) WebSphere Application Server
10 2 (11.11%) Middleware
11 1 (5.556%) Project Management
11 1 (5.556%) Scrum
11 1 (5.556%) CMMI
11 1 (5.556%) SOAP
11 1 (5.556%) Web Services

WebSphere MQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Application Development
1 18 (100.00%) WebSphere
2 2 (11.11%) Middleware
3 1 (5.556%) J2EE
3 1 (5.556%) SOAP
3 1 (5.556%) Web Services
3 1 (5.556%) XML
3 1 (5.556%) XSD
3 1 (5.556%) XSLT
3 1 (5.556%) XML Schema
Application Platforms
1 3 (16.67%) WebSphere Application Server
1 3 (16.67%) WebSphere Message Broker
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.556%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (72.22%) DB2
2 12 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (5.556%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 8 (44.44%) ClearCase
1 8 (44.44%) ClearQuest
General
1 10 (55.56%) Finance
2 1 (5.556%) Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (44.44%) Team Leader
2 5 (27.78%) Ab Initio Developer
2 5 (27.78%) Developer
3 3 (16.67%) Trainer
3 3 (16.67%) IT Trainer
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Ab Initio Developer
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Developer
4 1 (5.556%) Administrator
4 1 (5.556%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (77.78%) DataPower
2 4 (22.22%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 12 (66.67%) UNIX
1 12 (66.67%) AIX
1 12 (66.67%) Solaris
2 3 (16.67%) Linux
2 3 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (66.67%) Agile Software Development
2 4 (22.22%) Unit Testing
2 4 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (5.556%) Document Management
3 1 (5.556%) ITIL
3 1 (5.556%) Project Management
3 1 (5.556%) CMMI
3 1 (5.556%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 12 (66.67%) Shell Script
2 1 (5.556%) XPath
Qualifications
1 4 (22.22%) Degree
2 3 (16.67%) IBM Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.556%) COBIT
1 1 (5.556%) QA
Vendors
1 16 (88.89%) IBM
2 13 (72.22%) Ab Initio
3 8 (44.44%) Niku
4 1 (5.556%) Oracle
Reading, Berkshire
JOB TITLE: Ab Initio Developer COMPANY INFORMATION One of the largest most prestigious financial services companies in the world... Leading the way in mobile payment services and offering...
IT City Solutions
Salary: From £50,000 to £75,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013