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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ISPF over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank549605
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching contract IT job ads940
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.040 %
As % of the category below0.059 %0.175 %
Daily rates quoted214
Average minimum daily rate£285£370
Average daily rate£285£398
% change on same period last year-28.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£285£427
UK excluding London average daily rate£285£371
% change on same period last year-23.23 %
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-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching contract IT job ads1536822850
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled21.64 %23.09 %
Daily rates quoted52537116
Average minimum daily rate£348£361
Average daily rate£374£384
% change on same period last year-2.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted9341420
Average minimum hourly rate£29.27£30.08
Average hourly rate£31.39£32.28
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.51£34.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
ISPF UKISPF
UK

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.

ISPF
Demand Trend

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

England ISPF Demand Trend

ISPF
Daily Rate Trend

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

England ISPF Daily Rate Trend

ISPF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ISPF Hourly Rate Trend

ISPF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISPF within the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
LondonUp+673--
YorkshireUp+162£320-
West MidlandsNew entry-2--
North WestUp+171£250-37.50 %
South EastUp+361--
ISPF UKISPF
UK

ISPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ISPF 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 ISPF.

122 (73.33 %)DB2
122 (73.33 %)Mainframe
220 (66.67 %)JCL
316 (53.33 %)CICS
414 (46.67 %)IBM
512 (40.00 %)COBOL
512 (40.00 %)Finance
512 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
611 (36.67 %)zOS
710 (33.33 %)SQL
89 (30.00 %)BMC
97 (23.33 %)MAINVIEW
106 (20.00 %)Windows
115 (16.67 %)SQL Server
115 (16.67 %)Assembly Language
115 (16.67 %)MVS
115 (16.67 %)VERITAS
115 (16.67 %)NetBackup
124 (13.33 %)Insurance
124 (13.33 %)Disaster Recovery
124 (13.33 %)REXX
133 (10.00 %)UNIX
133 (10.00 %)Microsoft
133 (10.00 %)MS Excel
133 (10.00 %)MS Office
133 (10.00 %)Back Office
133 (10.00 %)MS PowerPoint
133 (10.00 %)VSAM
133 (10.00 %)Banking
142 (6.667 %)Replication

ISPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ISPF 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 ISPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.333 %)WebSphere
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (53.33 %)CICS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (10.00 %)MS Office
13 (10.00 %)MS Excel
13 (10.00 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.333 %)SMS
11 (3.333 %)FTP
11 (3.333 %)SNA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (73.33 %)DB2
25 (16.67 %)SQL Server
32 (6.667 %)DB2 UDB
32 (6.667 %)Reference Data
41 (3.333 %)Easytrieve
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.667 %)TestDirector
21 (3.333 %)Telon
21 (3.333 %)ERwin
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (40.00 %)Finance
24 (13.33 %)Insurance
33 (10.00 %)Banking
33 (10.00 %)Back Office
42 (6.667 %)General Ledger
42 (6.667 %)Manufacturing
42 (6.667 %)Pensions
51 (3.333 %)FMCG
51 (3.333 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (3.333 %)Financial Institution
51 (3.333 %)Retail
51 (3.333 %)Investment Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (36.67 %)Analyst
28 (26.67 %)DBA
37 (23.33 %)DB2 DBA
37 (23.33 %)Developer
43 (10.00 %)Analyst Programmer
43 (10.00 %)Programmer
52 (6.667 %)COBOL Developer
52 (6.667 %)COBOL Analyst
52 (6.667 %)Operations Analyst
52 (6.667 %)Senior DBA
52 (6.667 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
52 (6.667 %)COBOL Programmer
61 (3.333 %)Integration Engineer
61 (3.333 %)Senior Developer
61 (3.333 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
61 (3.333 %)Mainframe Operator
61 (3.333 %)Mainframe Programmer
61 (3.333 %)Support Analyst
61 (3.333 %)Administrator
61 (3.333 %)Senior Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (73.33 %)Mainframe
212 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (10.00 %)VSAM
42 (6.667 %)Replication
42 (6.667 %)French Language
51 (3.333 %)Derivative
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (36.67 %)zOS
26 (20.00 %)Windows
35 (16.67 %)MVS
43 (10.00 %)UNIX
51 (3.333 %)AIX
51 (3.333 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (13.33 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
22 (6.667 %)Performance Testing
22 (6.667 %)Integration Testing
31 (3.333 %)Data Architecture
31 (3.333 %)Change Management
31 (3.333 %)Migration
31 (3.333 %)Logistics
31 (3.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (66.67 %)JCL
212 (40.00 %)COBOL
310 (33.33 %)SQL
45 (16.67 %)Assembly Language
54 (13.33 %)REXX
62 (6.667 %)Shell Script
71 (3.333 %)Java
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.667 %)IBM Certification
12 (6.667 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (16.67 %)NetBackup
21 (3.333 %)RACF
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (23.33 %)MAINVIEW
21 (3.333 %)AllFusion Endevor
21 (3.333 %)OMEGAMON
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (46.67 %)IBM
29 (30.00 %)BMC
35 (16.67 %)VERITAS
43 (10.00 %)Microsoft
51 (3.333 %)CA
51 (3.333 %)SAP