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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Chester 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.703 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£360-
Average daily rate£360-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£263£315
% change on same period last year-16.28 %
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£33.37£36.50
% change on same period last year-8.58 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads3726
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£325£350
Average daily rate£329£350
% change on same period last year-6.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£345
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Hourly rates quoted85
Average minimum hourly rate£25.78£10.17
Average hourly rate£28.28£11.50
% change on same period last year+145.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.78£12.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.75£25.58
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
IBM Mainframe CheshireIBM Mainframe
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester IBM Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

IBM Mainframe
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

12 (100.00 %)IBM
12 (100.00 %)Mainframe
12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)COBOL
21 (50.00 %)DB2
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)CICS
21 (50.00 %)Project Management

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)CICS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)DB2
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Technical Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Technical Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)Mainframe
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)COBOL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)IBM