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This section looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank10186
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching contract IT job ads5058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.062 %
As % of the category below6.143 %9.493 %
Daily rates quoted1223
Average minimum daily rate£340£424
Average daily rate£368£436
% change on same period last year-15.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£449
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£380
% change on same period last year+2.01 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£29.25
Average hourly rate-£29.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£29.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.60£34.75
% change on same period last year-55.10 %
Miscellaneous East of EnglandMiscellaneous
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads814611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.073 %0.648 %
Daily rates quoted243189
Average minimum daily rate£315£331
Average daily rate£346£348
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£350
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Hourly rates quoted12992
Average minimum hourly rate£28.29£26.55
Average hourly rate£30.37£28.25
% change on same period last year+7.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.44£29.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.27£28.32
% change on same period last year-14.29 %
Mainframe EnglandMainframe
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.

Mainframe
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Mainframe across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

East of England Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mainframe across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England Mainframe Daily Rate Histogram

Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend

Mainframe
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Mainframe within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
EssexUp+528£430+19.44 %
HertfordshireUp+514£313-18.03 %
East AngliaDown-55£333-25.92 %
NorfolkDown-133£450-9.83 %
Mainframe EnglandMainframe
England

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing 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 Mainframe.

131 (35.63 %)IBM
223 (26.44 %)IBM Mainframe
319 (21.84 %)Finance
417 (19.54 %)EMC
417 (19.54 %)CA
515 (17.24 %)zOS
611 (12.64 %)VME
611 (12.64 %)Hitachi
611 (12.64 %)CICS
710 (11.49 %)TestDirector
710 (11.49 %)MVS
710 (11.49 %)Microsoft
89 (10.34 %)SQL
89 (10.34 %)JCL
98 (9.195 %)Retail
98 (9.195 %)Project Management
98 (9.195 %)DB2
98 (9.195 %)Unix
98 (9.195 %)Windows
107 (8.046 %)J2EE
107 (8.046 %)Service Management
116 (6.897 %)Disaster Recovery
116 (6.897 %)Oracle
116 (6.897 %)SQL Server
116 (6.897 %)SAP
116 (6.897 %)MS Access
116 (6.897 %)ERP
116 (6.897 %)SAS
116 (6.897 %)MS PowerPoint
125 (5.747 %)Business Analysis

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing 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 Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
17 (8.046 %)J2EE
22 (2.299 %)XML
31 (1.149 %)Swing
31 (1.149 %)ISPF
31 (1.149 %)WebSphere
31 (1.149 %)JDBC
31 (1.149 %)WebServices
Application Platforms
111 (12.64 %)CICS
26 (6.897 %)SAS
31 (1.149 %)WebLogic
31 (1.149 %)JBoss
31 (1.149 %)Apache
31 (1.149 %)Tomcat
Applications
16 (6.897 %)MS PowerPoint
25 (5.747 %)MS Office
34 (4.598 %)MS Excel
34 (4.598 %)MS Project
41 (1.149 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
14 (4.598 %)SAP ERP
21 (1.149 %)BASE24
Communications & Networking
14 (4.598 %)VPN
23 (3.448 %)Firewall
32 (2.299 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.149 %)Network Security
41 (1.149 %)SAN
41 (1.149 %)Intranet
41 (1.149 %)Internet
41 (1.149 %)MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (9.195 %)DB2
26 (6.897 %)SQL Server
26 (6.897 %)MS Access
34 (4.598 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (3.448 %)DTS
43 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (3.448 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (1.149 %)Oracle 10g
51 (1.149 %)MySQL
51 (1.149 %)Oracle 9i
Development Applications
110 (11.49 %)TestDirector
21 (1.149 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (1.149 %)LoadRunner
21 (1.149 %)Log4j
21 (1.149 %)Ant
21 (1.149 %)JUnit
21 (1.149 %)Eclipse
21 (1.149 %)WinRunner
General
119 (21.84 %)Finance
28 (9.195 %)Retail
35 (5.747 %)Government
35 (5.747 %)Banking
44 (4.598 %)Insurance
52 (2.299 %)Pensions
52 (2.299 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (2.299 %)Back Office
52 (2.299 %)Automotive
61 (1.149 %)Chemicals
61 (1.149 %)Education
61 (1.149 %)Retail Banking
Job Titles
128 (32.18 %)Analyst
218 (20.69 %)Programmer
313 (14.94 %)Architect
412 (13.79 %)Test Analyst
412 (13.79 %)Systems Programmer
59 (10.34 %)Storage Administrator
59 (10.34 %)Administrator
67 (8.046 %)Developer
76 (6.897 %)Consultant
76 (6.897 %)Business Analyst
85 (5.747 %)Project Manager
94 (4.598 %)Technical Architect
94 (4.598 %)Enterprise Architect
103 (3.448 %)SAS Programmer
103 (3.448 %)Infrastructure Architect
103 (3.448 %)Technical Manager
103 (3.448 %)Financial Analyst
103 (3.448 %)SAS Developer
103 (3.448 %)Technical Project Manager
103 (3.448 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
Miscellaneous
123 (26.44 %)IBM Mainframe
23 (3.448 %)Data Extraction
32 (2.299 %)Client/Server
32 (2.299 %)PMI
32 (2.299 %)Management Information System
32 (2.299 %)AS400
41 (1.149 %)PDA
41 (1.149 %)EFT
Operating Systems
115 (17.24 %)zOS
211 (12.64 %)VME
310 (11.49 %)MVS
48 (9.195 %)Unix
48 (9.195 %)Windows
52 (2.299 %)Windows XP
61 (1.149 %)AIX
61 (1.149 %)Solaris
61 (1.149 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
18 (9.195 %)Project Management
27 (8.046 %)Service Management
36 (6.897 %)ERP
36 (6.897 %)Disaster Recovery
45 (5.747 %)Business Analysis
54 (4.598 %)Migration
54 (4.598 %)Data Security
54 (4.598 %)Configuration Management
54 (4.598 %)Business Intelligence
63 (3.448 %)PRINCE
63 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
63 (3.448 %)Enterprise Architecture
63 (3.448 %)Software Testing
72 (2.299 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (2.299 %)Project Planning
72 (2.299 %)Business Continuity
72 (2.299 %)Information Security
72 (2.299 %)ITIL
72 (2.299 %)BCP
72 (2.299 %)Validation
Programming Languages
19 (10.34 %)SQL
19 (10.34 %)JCL
23 (3.448 %)VBA
23 (3.448 %)REXX
23 (3.448 %)COBOL
32 (2.299 %)Java
41 (1.149 %)PL/SQL
41 (1.149 %)C
41 (1.149 %)C++
41 (1.149 %)Shell Script
41 (1.149 %)Assembly Language
Qualifications
12 (2.299 %)SSCP
12 (2.299 %)CISA
12 (2.299 %)CISM
12 (2.299 %)CISSP
21 (1.149 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.149 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.448 %)SLA
13 (3.448 %)QA
System Software
15 (5.747 %)NetBackup
22 (2.299 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
15 (5.747 %)SCOM
22 (2.299 %)EMC TimeFinder
31 (1.149 %)OMEGAMON
Vendors
131 (35.63 %)IBM
217 (19.54 %)EMC
217 (19.54 %)CA
311 (12.64 %)Hitachi
410 (11.49 %)Microsoft
56 (6.897 %)Oracle
56 (6.897 %)SAP
64 (4.598 %)ADIC
72 (2.299 %)ICL
81 (1.149 %)Remedy
81 (1.149 %)VMware
81 (1.149 %)Siebel
81 (1.149 %)HP
81 (1.149 %)Dell
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