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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM Mainframe over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-58
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.917 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£259£298
% change on same period last year-12.91 %
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£31.82£36.50
% change on same period last year-12.82 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads70109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.140 %0.136 %
Daily rates quoted1438
Average minimum daily rate£259£296
Average daily rate£296£313
% change on same period last year-5.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted2311
Average minimum hourly rate£30.25£19.49
Average hourly rate£31.50£23.03
% change on same period last year+36.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.75£26.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.98£25.61
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
IBM Mainframe South WestIBM Mainframe
South West

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.

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing IBM Mainframe across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Bristol IBM Mainframe Demand Trend

IBM Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol IBM Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

IBM Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing IBM Mainframe across the Bristol region.

Bristol IBM Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend

IBM Mainframe
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing IBM Mainframe 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 IBM Mainframe.

13 (100.00 %)UNIX
13 (100.00 %)IBM
13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
13 (100.00 %)Content Management
13 (100.00 %)Information Security
13 (100.00 %)Tandem
22 (66.67 %)PCI DSS
22 (66.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (66.67 %)AS400
22 (66.67 %)Finance
22 (66.67 %)Firewall
22 (66.67 %)Security Management
22 (66.67 %)Intel
31 (33.33 %)CISSP
31 (33.33 %)ISO17799
31 (33.33 %)Management Information System
31 (33.33 %)Insurance
31 (33.33 %)Pensions
31 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
31 (33.33 %)Data Protection Act
31 (33.33 %)Data Protection
31 (33.33 %)iSeries

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing IBM Mainframe 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 IBM Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)Firewall
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)Insurance
21 (33.33 %)Pensions
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Analyst
22 (66.67 %)Senior Analyst
22 (66.67 %)Security Analyst
31 (33.33 %)Senior Security Analyst
31 (33.33 %)IT Security Analyst
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
13 (100.00 %)Tandem
22 (66.67 %)AS400
31 (33.33 %)Data Protection Act
31 (33.33 %)iSeries
31 (33.33 %)Management Information System
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Information Security
13 (100.00 %)Content Management
22 (66.67 %)Security Management
31 (33.33 %)Technical Architecture
31 (33.33 %)Data Protection
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)CISSP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (66.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
12 (66.67 %)PCI DSS
21 (33.33 %)ISO17799
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)IBM
22 (66.67 %)Intel