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This section looks at the demand for IBM OS/390 (OS390) skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OS/390 over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM OS/390 (OS390)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-61
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.597 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£371
Average daily rate-£398
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£425
UK excluding London average daily rate-£382
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads184278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.245 %0.277 %
Daily rates quoted3547
Average minimum daily rate£272£320
Average daily rate£290£340
% change on same period last year-14.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted1430
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£21.03
Average hourly rate£19.38£22.30
% change on same period last year-13.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.76£23.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.51£22.79
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
OS/390 ScotlandOS/390
Scotland

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.

OS/390
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OS/390 across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Edinburgh OS/390 Demand Trend

OS/390
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing OS/390 across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh OS/390 Daily Rate Trend

OS/390
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing OS/390 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 OS/390.

13 (100.00 %)zOS
22 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
22 (66.67 %)Mainframe
22 (66.67 %)UNIX
22 (66.67 %)Compuware
22 (66.67 %)CA

OS/390
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing OS/390 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 OS/390. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Programmer
13 (100.00 %)Systems Programmer
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Mainframe
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)zOS
22 (66.67 %)UNIX
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Compuware
12 (66.67 %)CA