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The table below looks at the demand for IBM MVS skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MVS over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM MVS
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank57-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.058 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£700-
Average daily rate£715-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£730-
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£361
% change on same period last year+10.47 %
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£20.63£22.50
% change on same period last year-8.33 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads189252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.267 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted4446
Average minimum daily rate£339£344
Average daily rate£350£358
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.66 %
Hourly rates quoted3712
Average minimum hourly rate£20.01£25.32
Average hourly rate£22.38£26.09
% change on same period last year-14.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.75£26.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.97£22.20
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
MVS North WestMVS
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.

MVS
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire MVS Demand Trend

MVS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire MVS Daily Rate Trend

MVS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire MVS Hourly Rate Trend

MVS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MVS within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
WarringtonNew entry-2£715-
MVS North WestMVS
North West

MVS
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing MVS 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 MVS.

13 (100.00 %)UNIX
13 (100.00 %)Zachman Framework
13 (100.00 %)TOGAF
13 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
13 (100.00 %)VME
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)Middleware
22 (66.67 %)UML
22 (66.67 %)SSADM
22 (66.67 %)DSDM
31 (33.33 %)Stakeholder Management

MVS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing MVS 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 MVS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)Middleware
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)UNIX
13 (100.00 %)VME
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Zachman Framework
13 (100.00 %)TOGAF
13 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
22 (66.67 %)UML
22 (66.67 %)SSADM
22 (66.67 %)DSDM
31 (33.33 %)Stakeholder Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft