WebSphere MQ Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring WebSphere MQ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 138
Rank change year-on-year - - +63
Contract jobs citing WebSphere MQ 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands - - 0.036%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - - 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +25.00%
England median daily rate £500 £198 £650
% change year-on-year +153.16% -69.62% +4.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Midlands

WebSphere MQ falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 638 467 436
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 20.89% 17.78% 15.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 439 287 330
10th Percentile £350 £348 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.50% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £569
90th Percentile £675 £725 £688
England median daily rate £508 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -7.73% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 2 6
10th Percentile £25.05 £30.13 £17.31
25th Percentile £27.21 £35.94 £18.33
Median hourly rate £50.00 £48.75 £32.39
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +50.52% +64.70%
75th Percentile - £63.44 £52.94
90th Percentile - £70.38 £60.50
England median hourly rate £56.25 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -13.46% +18.18% -15.38%

WebSphere MQ
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WebSphere MQ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

WebSphere MQ job vacancy trend in the Midlands

WebSphere MQ
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing WebSphere MQ.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing WebSphere MQ

WebSphere MQ
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing WebSphere MQ.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing WebSphere MQ