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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited zOS over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank41-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.266 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£310-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£320-
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£355
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.33£36.75
% change on same period last year-33.78 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads79204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted2023
Average minimum daily rate£300£296
Average daily rate£344£327
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£322
% change on same period last year-3.84 %
Hourly rates quoted1684
Average minimum hourly rate£12.62£21.83
Average hourly rate£13.87£23.06
% change on same period last year-39.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.11£24.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.59£21.59
% change on same period last year-
zOS West MidlandszOS
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

zOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing zOS across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Birmingham zOS Demand Trend

zOS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing zOS across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham zOS Daily Rate Trend

zOS
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing zOS 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited zOS.

11 (100.00 %)DB2
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)CICS
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing zOS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited zOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)CICS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)DB2
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Project Manager
11 (100.00 %)Technical Project Manager
11 (100.00 %)Technical Manager
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)IBM