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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ISPF over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-63
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.339 %
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£268£367
% change on same period last year-27.19 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads224224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.318 %0.226 %
Daily rates quoted3635
Average minimum daily rate£319£308
Average daily rate£328£325
% change on same period last year+0.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted1519
Average minimum hourly rate£28.13£29.12
Average hourly rate£30.85£31.48
% change on same period last year-1.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.57£33.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.18£32.06
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
ISPF North WestISPF
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.

ISPF
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire ISPF Demand Trend

ISPF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire ISPF Daily Rate Trend

ISPF
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing ISPF 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 ISPF.

11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)CICS
11 (100.00 %)Assembly Language
11 (100.00 %)JCL

ISPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing ISPF 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 ISPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)CICS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)Assembly Language
11 (100.00 %)JCL