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This section looks at the demand for IBM AS/400 skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AS400 over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM AS/400
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5760
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads74
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.933 %3.175 %
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£342£344
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£19.25-
Average hourly rate£20.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£21.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.04£28.96
% change on same period last year-23.89 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads178126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.237 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted5935
Average minimum daily rate£304£338
Average daily rate£319£360
% change on same period last year-11.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£353
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted1111
Average minimum hourly rate£13.94£15.60
Average hourly rate£14.54£16.77
% change on same period last year-13.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.14£17.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.01£28.53
% change on same period last year-12.34 %
AS400 North WestAS400
North 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.

AS400
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AS400 across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Cheshire AS400 Demand Trend

AS400
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing AS400 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire AS400 Daily Rate Trend

AS400
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing AS400 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire AS400 Hourly Rate Trend

AS400
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AS400 across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Cheshire AS400 Hourly Rate Histogram

AS400
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AS400 within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WarringtonNew entry-6--
AS400 North WestAS400
North West

AS400
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing AS400 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 AS400.

19 (60.00 %)Replication
25 (33.33 %)Telecoms
25 (33.33 %)Billing
25 (33.33 %)CRM
33 (20.00 %)WebSphere
42 (13.33 %)MS Visio
42 (13.33 %)OS/400
42 (13.33 %)Windows
51 (6.667 %)MS Excel
51 (6.667 %)RPG
51 (6.667 %)MS Office
51 (6.667 %)Geac
51 (6.667 %)Configuration Management
51 (6.667 %)Performance Management
51 (6.667 %)Infor
51 (6.667 %)MS PowerPoint

AS400
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing AS400 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 AS400. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (20.00 %)WebSphere
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (13.33 %)MS Visio
21 (6.667 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (6.667 %)MS Office
21 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Telecoms
15 (33.33 %)Billing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (66.67 %)Analyst
28 (53.33 %)Operations Analyst
28 (53.33 %)AS400 Support
36 (40.00 %)Support Analyst
43 (20.00 %)AS400 Operator
51 (6.667 %)RPG Developer
51 (6.667 %)Support Specialist
51 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (60.00 %)Replication
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (13.33 %)Windows
12 (13.33 %)OS/400
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)CRM
21 (6.667 %)Configuration Management
21 (6.667 %)Performance Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)RPG
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.667 %)Geac
11 (6.667 %)Infor