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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Bristol 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.351 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£163-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£175-
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£428
% change on same period last year-18.88 %
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£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads148245
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.200 %0.242 %
Daily rates quoted2164
Average minimum daily rate£278£274
Average daily rate£300£290
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted5749
Average minimum hourly rate£26.90£21.67
Average hourly rate£28.40£23.20
% change on same period last year+22.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.91£24.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.70£22.66
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
zOS South WestzOS
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.

zOS
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol zOS Daily Rate Trend

zOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol zOS Hourly Rate Trend

zOS
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

13 (75.00 %)IBM
22 (50.00 %)Informatica
22 (50.00 %)PowerCenter
22 (50.00 %)WebSphere MQ
22 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Linux
22 (50.00 %)Trillium
22 (50.00 %)WebSphere
22 (50.00 %)OMEGAMON
31 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
31 (25.00 %)DB2
31 (25.00 %)SAP
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (25.00 %)SAP Basis
31 (25.00 %)Insurance
31 (25.00 %)Middleware
31 (25.00 %)Mainframe

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)WebSphere
21 (25.00 %)Middleware
21 (25.00 %)SAP Basis
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)WebSphere MQ
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)PowerCenter
21 (25.00 %)DB2
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
11 (25.00 %)Insurance
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Junior Consultant
21 (25.00 %)SAP Basis Consultant
21 (25.00 %)SAP Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Technical Manager
21 (25.00 %)Delivery Manager
21 (25.00 %)Informatica Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Junior SAP Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Junior
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Mainframe
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (25.00 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)OMEGAMON
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)IBM
22 (50.00 %)Informatica
22 (50.00 %)Trillium
31 (25.00 %)SAP