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The table below looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4752
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2834
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.037 %
As % of the category below17.28 %17.44 %
Daily rates quoted88
Average minimum daily rate£385£339
Average daily rate£440£363
% change on same period last year+21.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£494£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£342
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.14£34.95
% change on same period last year-8.05 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads162195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.213 %
Daily rates quoted6743
Average minimum daily rate£315£322
Average daily rate£335£343
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£345
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Hourly rates quoted1941
Average minimum hourly rate£18.35£22.20
Average hourly rate£19.42£23.84
% change on same period last year-18.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.48£25.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.75£25.58
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
Mainframe South EastMainframe
South East

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.

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mainframe across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Buckinghamshire Mainframe Daily Rate Histogram

Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend

Mainframe
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mainframe across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Buckinghamshire Mainframe Hourly Rate Histogram

Mainframe
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesUp+525£440-4.76 %
Mainframe South EastMainframe
South East

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 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 Mainframe.

151 (54.84 %)IBM
246 (49.46 %)IBM Mainframe
344 (47.31 %)Finance
434 (36.56 %)COBOL
531 (33.33 %)DB2
620 (21.51 %)UNIX
719 (20.43 %)Banking
719 (20.43 %)ICL
818 (19.35 %)SQL
917 (18.28 %)Systems Analysis
917 (18.28 %)VME
1016 (17.20 %)Perl
1016 (17.20 %)Oracle
1114 (15.05 %)JCL
1213 (13.98 %)Retail
1213 (13.98 %)Migration
1311 (11.83 %)IDMS
1410 (10.75 %)TPMS
1410 (10.75 %)Basel II
1410 (10.75 %)SAS
159 (9.677 %)CRM
159 (9.677 %)XSLT
168 (8.602 %)Windows
168 (8.602 %)SQL Server
177 (7.527 %)Financial Institution
186 (6.452 %)BMC
186 (6.452 %)Active Directory
186 (6.452 %)Data Migration
195 (5.376 %)Auditing
195 (5.376 %)Spanish Language

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 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 Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (9.677 %)XSLT
23 (3.226 %)ISPF
31 (1.075 %)J2EE
31 (1.075 %)VML
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (10.75 %)SAS
110 (10.75 %)TPMS
25 (5.376 %)CICS
33 (3.226 %)Lotus Notes
41 (1.075 %)MS Exchange
41 (1.075 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (1.075 %)Exchange Server 2003
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.301 %)MS Excel
23 (3.226 %)Spreadsheet
31 (1.075 %)MS Project
31 (1.075 %)MS Office
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.075 %)Internet
11 (1.075 %)FirePass
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (33.33 %)DB2
211 (11.83 %)IDMS
38 (8.602 %)SQL Server
44 (4.301 %)MS Access
53 (3.226 %)PowerCenter
62 (2.151 %)DB2 UDB
71 (1.075 %)Oracle 8/8i
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (47.31 %)Finance
219 (20.43 %)Banking
313 (13.98 %)Retail
47 (7.527 %)Financial Institution
55 (5.376 %)Auditing
62 (2.151 %)Corporate Banking
71 (1.075 %)Automotive
71 (1.075 %)Investment Banking
71 (1.075 %)Retail Banking
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
146 (49.46 %)Analyst
225 (26.88 %)Systems Analyst
317 (18.28 %)Developer
410 (10.75 %)Programmer
59 (9.677 %)Analyst Programmer
67 (7.527 %)Consultant
75 (5.376 %)Administrator
75 (5.376 %)Analyst Developer
84 (4.301 %)Security Administrator
84 (4.301 %)COBOL Developer
84 (4.301 %)Project Leader
93 (3.226 %)DBA
93 (3.226 %)Business Analyst
93 (3.226 %)Software Engineer
93 (3.226 %)Business Systems Analyst
93 (3.226 %)COBOL Analyst
93 (3.226 %)DB2 DBA
93 (3.226 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
93 (3.226 %)COBOL Programmer
93 (3.226 %)Perl Developer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
146 (49.46 %)IBM Mainframe
25 (5.376 %)Spanish Language
31 (1.075 %)Management Information System
31 (1.075 %)AS400
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (21.51 %)UNIX
217 (18.28 %)VME
38 (8.602 %)Windows
42 (2.151 %)AIX
42 (2.151 %)OS/390
42 (2.151 %)MVS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (18.28 %)Systems Analysis
213 (13.98 %)Migration
39 (9.677 %)CRM
46 (6.452 %)Data Migration
55 (5.376 %)Data Security
64 (4.301 %)PRINCE
64 (4.301 %)Project Management
64 (4.301 %)Business Analysis
64 (4.301 %)Project Planning
73 (3.226 %)Requirements Analysis
73 (3.226 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (1.075 %)Software Engineering
81 (1.075 %)Regression Testing
81 (1.075 %)EAI
81 (1.075 %)SOA
81 (1.075 %)Technical Architecture
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (36.56 %)COBOL
218 (19.35 %)SQL
316 (17.20 %)Perl
414 (15.05 %)JCL
55 (5.376 %)PL/SQL
63 (3.226 %)REXX
71 (1.075 %)C
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.151 %)Citrix Certification
21 (1.075 %)Degree
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (10.75 %)Basel II
24 (4.301 %)SLA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.452 %)Active Directory
21 (1.075 %)RACF
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.226 %)Tivoli
13 (3.226 %)Tivoli Monitoring
13 (3.226 %)MAINVIEW
13 (3.226 %)OMEGAMON
21 (1.075 %)MIMEsweeper
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (54.84 %)IBM
219 (20.43 %)ICL
316 (17.20 %)Oracle
46 (6.452 %)BMC
54 (4.301 %)Microsoft
54 (4.301 %)Remedy
63 (3.226 %)Micro Focus
63 (3.226 %)Lotus
71 (1.075 %)Blue Coat
71 (1.075 %)Informatica