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The table below looks at the demand for IBM MQSeries skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MQSeries over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM MQSeries
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank214226
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads59
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.493 %0.714 %
Salaries quoted58
Average minimum salary£36,600£30,750
Average salary£41,800£33,000
% change on same period last year+26.66 %
Average maximum salary£47,000£35,250
UK excluding London average salary£44,805£44,399
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads10141260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.587 %0.542 %
Salaries quoted8681105
Average minimum salary£32,468£32,456
Average salary£35,197£35,139
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
Average maximum salary£37,926£37,821
UK excluding London average salary£38,084£38,632
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
MQSeries EnglandMQSeries
England

MQSeries
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands MQSeries Demand Trend

MQSeries
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MQSeries across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands MQSeries Salary Trend

MQSeries
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MQSeries across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

West Midlands MQSeries Salary Histogram

MQSeries
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MQSeries within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 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
HerefordshireNew entry-4£41,000-
MQSeries EnglandMQSeries
England

MQSeries
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing MQSeries 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 MQSeries.

119 (79.17 %)IBM
212 (50.00 %)Java
212 (50.00 %)SQL
212 (50.00 %)WebSphere
311 (45.83 %)J2EE
311 (45.83 %)XML
410 (41.67 %)Oracle
410 (41.67 %)WebSphere MQ
59 (37.50 %)ODBC
59 (37.50 %)JDBC
66 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
66 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
66 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
75 (20.83 %)Integration Testing
75 (20.83 %)Construction
75 (20.83 %)C
75 (20.83 %)EAI
84 (16.67 %)XML Schema
93 (12.50 %)SLA
93 (12.50 %)Configuration Management
102 (8.333 %)Mainframe
102 (8.333 %)SAP
102 (8.333 %)Windows
102 (8.333 %)HPUX
102 (8.333 %)Solaris
102 (8.333 %)Linux
102 (8.333 %)Degree
102 (8.333 %)SCJD
102 (8.333 %)Government
111 (4.167 %)Stakeholder Management

MQSeries
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing MQSeries 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 MQSeries. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (50.00 %)WebSphere
211 (45.83 %)J2EE
211 (45.83 %)XML
39 (37.50 %)ODBC
39 (37.50 %)JDBC
44 (16.67 %)XML Schema
51 (4.167 %)Spring
51 (4.167 %)WBIMB
51 (4.167 %)SOAP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (41.67 %)WebSphere MQ
26 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
31 (4.167 %)WPS
31 (4.167 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (4.167 %)CICS
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.167 %)MS Visio
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.167 %)SAP R/3
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)FTP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.167 %)DB2
11 (4.167 %)RDBMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.83 %)Construction
22 (8.333 %)Government
31 (4.167 %)Pensions
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (41.67 %)Developer
29 (37.50 %)Senior Developer
37 (29.17 %)J2EE Developer
46 (25.00 %)Senior J2EE Developer
46 (25.00 %)Java Developer
55 (20.83 %)Senior Java Developer
55 (20.83 %)WebSphere Specialist
64 (16.67 %)Analyst
73 (12.50 %)Messaging Analyst
73 (12.50 %)Java/J2EE Developer
82 (8.333 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
91 (4.167 %)Project Manager
91 (4.167 %)Systems Integrator
91 (4.167 %)Senior Systems Integrator
91 (4.167 %)Systems Analyst
91 (4.167 %)Development Manager
91 (4.167 %)Senior Manager
91 (4.167 %)Systems Support
91 (4.167 %)Support Analyst
91 (4.167 %)Senior Project Manager
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.333 %)Mainframe
21 (4.167 %)N-Tier
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (8.333 %)Windows
12 (8.333 %)HPUX
12 (8.333 %)Solaris
12 (8.333 %)Linux
21 (4.167 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
16 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (20.83 %)EAI
25 (20.83 %)Integration Testing
33 (12.50 %)Configuration Management
41 (4.167 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (4.167 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
41 (4.167 %)Project Planning
41 (4.167 %)Unit Testing
41 (4.167 %)B2B
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (50.00 %)Java
112 (50.00 %)SQL
25 (20.83 %)C
31 (4.167 %)COBOL
31 (4.167 %)ABAP
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.333 %)SCJD
12 (8.333 %)Degree
21 (4.167 %)Sun Certification
21 (4.167 %)SCWCD
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (12.50 %)SLA
21 (4.167 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.167 %)Tivoli
11 (4.167 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (79.17 %)IBM
210 (41.67 %)Oracle
32 (8.333 %)SAP
41 (4.167 %)Sun