IBM z/OS
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring zOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing zOS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | - | - | 0.46% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | - | 2.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Operating Systems
Cardiff
zOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 15 | 23 | 37 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 5.49% | 14.02% | 16.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 17 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £189 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | £180 | £230 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £390 | £325 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -40.91% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £476 | £438 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £528 | £492 | £671 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £468 | £325 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.85% | -36.59% | +2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £12.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £18.51 | £12.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.45% | +48.08% | -38.36% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £12.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £22.00 | £37.50 | £14.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.33% | +161.14% | -69.77% |
zOS
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing zOS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
