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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe 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 IBM Mainframe over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5963
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.527 %3.822 %
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£316£350
% change on same period last year-9.78 %
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£31.87£42.50
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads131157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted4434
Average minimum daily rate£296£313
Average daily rate£308£323
% change on same period last year-4.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted149
Average minimum hourly rate£26.94£16.74
Average hourly rate£29.03£18.00
% change on same period last year+61.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.11£19.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
IBM Mainframe North WestIBM Mainframe
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.

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire IBM Mainframe Demand Trend

IBM Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire IBM Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

IBM Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire IBM Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend

IBM Mainframe
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ChesterNew entry-1--
IBM Mainframe North WestIBM Mainframe
North West

IBM Mainframe
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing IBM 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 IBM Mainframe.

15 (100.00 %)IBM
15 (100.00 %)Mainframe
23 (60.00 %)Finance
32 (40.00 %)Retail
32 (40.00 %)TestDirector
41 (20.00 %)JCL
41 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
41 (20.00 %)AS400
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)ISEB
41 (20.00 %)CICS
41 (20.00 %)COBOL
41 (20.00 %)DB2
41 (20.00 %)MS Office
41 (20.00 %)UNIX
41 (20.00 %)Windows
41 (20.00 %)ICL
41 (20.00 %)Retail Banking
41 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
41 (20.00 %)System Testing
41 (20.00 %)Banking

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing IBM 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 IBM Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)CICS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)DB2
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)TestDirector
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Finance
22 (40.00 %)Retail
31 (20.00 %)Retail Banking
31 (20.00 %)Banking
31 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Test Coordinator
21 (20.00 %)Coordinator
21 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (100.00 %)Mainframe
21 (20.00 %)AS400
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (20.00 %)System Testing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)COBOL
11 (20.00 %)JCL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ISEB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)IBM
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)ICL