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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited zOS over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank85-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.312 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£270-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£290-
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£428
% change on same period last year-18.88 %
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£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads381437
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.515 %0.431 %
Daily rates quoted9655
Average minimum daily rate£249£274
Average daily rate£263£283
% change on same period last year-7.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£277£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted70133
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£19.81
Average hourly rate£19.47£21.22
% change on same period last year-8.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.94£22.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.70£22.66
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
zOS EnglandzOS
England

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.

zOS
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands zOS Demand Trend

zOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands zOS Daily Rate Trend

zOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands zOS Hourly Rate Trend

zOS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing zOS within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeicestershireNew entry-2--
DerbyshireNew entry-1--
zOS EnglandzOS
England

zOS
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing zOS 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 zOS.

14 (66.67 %)MVS
14 (66.67 %)Mainframe
14 (66.67 %)AllFusion Endevor
23 (50.00 %)REXX
23 (50.00 %)Finance
23 (50.00 %)IBM
32 (33.33 %)RACF
41 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
41 (16.67 %)WebSphere
41 (16.67 %)CICS
41 (16.67 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (16.67 %)COBOL
41 (16.67 %)DB2
41 (16.67 %)UNIX
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
41 (16.67 %)Release Management

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing zOS 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 zOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %)WebSphere
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)CICS
11 (16.67 %)WebSphere MQ
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)DB2
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Finance
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Release Analyst
31 (16.67 %)COBOL Developer
31 (16.67 %)Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (66.67 %)Mainframe
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)MVS
21 (16.67 %)UNIX
21 (16.67 %)Windows
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
11 (16.67 %)Release Management
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)REXX
21 (16.67 %)COBOL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)RACF
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (66.67 %)AllFusion Endevor
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)IBM