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The table below looks at the demand for IBM MVS skills within the Dorset 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM MVS
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2452
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below8.065 %0.800 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£250£337
Average daily rate£275£354
% change on same period last year-22.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£343
% change on same period last year-7.41 %
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£30.00£21.88
% change on same period last year+37.14 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads62250
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.098 %0.268 %
Daily rates quoted981
Average minimum daily rate£311£298
Average daily rate£324£313
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted2648
Average minimum hourly rate£23.15£26.19
Average hourly rate£24.22£28.18
% change on same period last year-14.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.29£30.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
MVS South WestMVS
South 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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
BournemouthUp+145£275-22.39 %
MVS South WestMVS
South West

MVS
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

15 (50.00 %)Assembly Language
15 (50.00 %)REXX
15 (50.00 %)zOS
24 (40.00 %)AS400
24 (40.00 %)Finance
24 (40.00 %)Mainframe
24 (40.00 %)UNIX
33 (30.00 %)Solaris
42 (20.00 %)iSeries
51 (10.00 %)Compuware
51 (10.00 %)CA

MVS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Finance
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Programmer
22 (20.00 %)Mainframe Operator
31 (10.00 %)AS400 Operator
31 (10.00 %)Systems Programmer
31 (10.00 %)Consultant
31 (10.00 %)Computer Operator
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (40.00 %)Mainframe
14 (40.00 %)AS400
22 (20.00 %)iSeries
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)zOS
24 (40.00 %)UNIX
33 (30.00 %)Solaris
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (50.00 %)Assembly Language
15 (50.00 %)REXX
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Compuware
11 (10.00 %)CA