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This section looks at the demand for IBM OS/390 (OS390) skills within the England 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
Rank553622
Rank change on same period last yearUp+69
Matching contract IT job ads716
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.051 %0.079 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
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-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
England
Matching contract IT job ads1368820349
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled18.24 %20.30 %
Daily rates quoted41305750
Average minimum daily rate£350£367
Average daily rate£371£388
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted21222859
Average minimum hourly rate£20.86£21.41
Average hourly rate£22.21£22.67
% change on same period last year-2.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.55£23.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.51£22.79
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
OS/390 UKOS/390
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.

OS/390
Demand Trend

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

England 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 England region.

England OS/390 Daily Rate Trend

OS/390
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing OS/390 across the England region.

England OS/390 Hourly Rate Trend

OS/390
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OS/390 within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
South EastUp+515--
YorkshireUp+161--
LondonUp+621--
OS/390 UKOS/390
UK

OS/390
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

19 (56.25 %)Finance
27 (43.75 %)Mainframe
27 (43.75 %)COBOL
36 (37.50 %)UNIX
36 (37.50 %)MVS
45 (31.25 %)zOS
54 (25.00 %)IBM
54 (25.00 %)Windows
54 (25.00 %)DB2
63 (18.75 %)WebSphere
63 (18.75 %)PeopleSoft
63 (18.75 %)Client/Server
63 (18.75 %)PeopleSoft Financials
63 (18.75 %)ITIL
63 (18.75 %)PeopleTools
63 (18.75 %)WebSphere MQ
63 (18.75 %)JCL
63 (18.75 %)CONTROL-M
72 (12.50 %)ITIL Certification
72 (12.50 %)Assembly Language
72 (12.50 %)Middleware
72 (12.50 %)Project Management
72 (12.50 %)SLA
72 (12.50 %)Windows XP
72 (12.50 %)JMS
72 (12.50 %)EAI
72 (12.50 %)AIX
72 (12.50 %)XML
72 (12.50 %)Release Management
72 (12.50 %)WebSphere Message Broker

OS/390
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (18.75 %)WebSphere
22 (12.50 %)Middleware
22 (12.50 %)JMS
22 (12.50 %)XML
22 (12.50 %)WBIMB
31 (6.250 %)J2EE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (18.75 %)WebSphere MQ
22 (12.50 %)WebSphere Message Broker
31 (6.250 %)MQSI
31 (6.250 %)WMQI
31 (6.250 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (6.250 %)MQSeries
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (18.75 %)PeopleSoft Financials
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.250 %)SSL
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (25.00 %)DB2
21 (6.250 %)ETL
21 (6.250 %)SQLPlus
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (18.75 %)PeopleTools
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (56.25 %)Finance
21 (6.250 %)Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (25.00 %)Analyst
23 (18.75 %)Programmer
23 (18.75 %)Senior Programmer
32 (12.50 %)Developer
32 (12.50 %)MVS Operator
32 (12.50 %)Operations Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Environment Manager
41 (6.250 %)WebSphere Developer
41 (6.250 %)Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Test Manager
41 (6.250 %)Systems Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (43.75 %)Mainframe
23 (18.75 %)Client/Server
32 (12.50 %)AS400
32 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (6.250 %)VSAM
41 (6.250 %)Data Extraction
41 (6.250 %)HACMP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (37.50 %)UNIX
16 (37.50 %)MVS
25 (31.25 %)zOS
34 (25.00 %)Windows
42 (12.50 %)Windows XP
42 (12.50 %)AIX
51 (6.250 %)Solaris
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (18.75 %)ITIL
22 (12.50 %)Project Management
22 (12.50 %)EAI
22 (12.50 %)Release Management
22 (12.50 %)Integration Testing
31 (6.250 %)Systems Analysis
31 (6.250 %)Web Design
31 (6.250 %)Test Scripting
31 (6.250 %)Business Analysis
31 (6.250 %)Supplier Management
31 (6.250 %)Performance Testing
31 (6.250 %)OO
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (43.75 %)COBOL
23 (18.75 %)JCL
32 (12.50 %)Assembly Language
41 (6.250 %)Java
41 (6.250 %)SQL
41 (6.250 %)Shell Script
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (12.50 %)ITIL Certification
21 (6.250 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (12.50 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (18.75 %)CONTROL-M
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (25.00 %)IBM
23 (18.75 %)PeopleSoft
31 (6.250 %)Oracle
31 (6.250 %)Sun
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