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The table below looks at the demand for ICL Transaction Processing Management System (TPMS) skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TPMS over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkICL Transaction Processing Management System (TPMS)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank78-
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 below0.806 %0.000 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads124163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.195 %0.175 %
Daily rates quoted4647
Average minimum daily rate£322£344
Average daily rate£344£359
% change on same period last year-4.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£340
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Hourly rates quoted1831
Average minimum hourly rate£17.14£25.15
Average hourly rate£18.12£26.34
% change on same period last year-31.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.10£27.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.01£23.80
% change on same period last year+0.89 %
TPMS South EastTPMS
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.

TPMS
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire TPMS Demand Trend

TPMS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire TPMS Hourly Rate Trend

TPMS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TPMS within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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 KeynesNew entry-1--
TPMS South EastTPMS
South East

TPMS
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing TPMS 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 TPMS.

111 (100.00 %)COBOL
111 (100.00 %)ICL
111 (100.00 %)IDMS
111 (100.00 %)VME
210 (90.91 %)Perl
210 (90.91 %)Mainframe
39 (81.82 %)Migration
46 (54.55 %)SQL Server
55 (45.45 %)SQL
64 (36.36 %)Windows
64 (36.36 %)Data Migration
73 (27.27 %)Micro Focus
73 (27.27 %)XSLT
81 (9.091 %)Regression Testing

TPMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing TPMS 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 TPMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (27.27 %)XSLT
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (100.00 %)IDMS
26 (54.55 %)SQL Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Analyst
16 (54.55 %)Analyst Programmer
16 (54.55 %)Programmer
23 (27.27 %)Developer
32 (18.18 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
32 (18.18 %)COBOL Programmer
32 (18.18 %)COBOL Developer
32 (18.18 %)COBOL Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Analyst Developer
41 (9.091 %)Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Applications Developer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (90.91 %)Mainframe
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (100.00 %)VME
24 (36.36 %)Windows
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (81.82 %)Migration
24 (36.36 %)Data Migration
31 (9.091 %)Regression Testing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (100.00 %)COBOL
210 (90.91 %)Perl
35 (45.45 %)SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (100.00 %)ICL
23 (27.27 %)Micro Focus