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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) skills within the England region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RACF over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank512607
Rank change on same period last yearUp+95
Matching contract IT job ads718
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.177 %0.341 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£283£299
Average daily rate£296£320
% change on same period last year-7.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£263£250
% change on same period last year+5.06 %
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, System SoftwareSystem Software
England
Matching contract IT job ads39485275
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.219 %5.652 %
Daily rates quoted10461186
Average minimum daily rate£309£323
Average daily rate£326£339
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£317
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted8401221
Average minimum hourly rate£20.77£20.88
Average hourly rate£21.86£22.22
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.94£23.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.19£21.57
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
RACF UKRACF
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.

RACF
Demand Trend

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

England RACF Demand Trend

RACF
Daily Rate Trend

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

England RACF Daily Rate Trend

RACF
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RACF across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England RACF Daily Rate Histogram

RACF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England RACF Hourly Rate Trend

RACF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RACF within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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+433£263+10.91 %
LondonUp+872£313-47.91 %
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
South WestUp+261--
RACF UKRACF
UK

RACF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing RACF 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 RACF.

19 (64.29 %)Mainframe
28 (57.14 %)Windows
37 (50.00 %)UNIX
46 (42.86 %)zOS
54 (28.57 %)REXX
63 (21.43 %)IBM
63 (21.43 %)Active Directory
63 (21.43 %)MVS
63 (21.43 %)MS Exchange
63 (21.43 %)DB2
63 (21.43 %)Linux
63 (21.43 %)AS400
63 (21.43 %)Finance
63 (21.43 %)Auditing
63 (21.43 %)AllFusion Endevor
63 (21.43 %)IBM Mainframe
72 (14.29 %)FirePass
72 (14.29 %)iSeries
72 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 5.5
72 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
72 (14.29 %)Tandem
72 (14.29 %)Banking
72 (14.29 %)Blue Coat
72 (14.29 %)Ethical Hacking
72 (14.29 %)MS Office
72 (14.29 %)SQL
72 (14.29 %)SAS
72 (14.29 %)AIX
72 (14.29 %)OpenVMS
72 (14.29 %)TCP/IP

RACF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing RACF 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 RACF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)ISPF
11 (7.143 %)WebSphere
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (21.43 %)MS Exchange
22 (14.29 %)SAS
22 (14.29 %)CICS
22 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 5.5
22 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (7.143 %)Lotus Notes
31 (7.143 %)SharePoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)MS Office
21 (7.143 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)Summit
11 (7.143 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
12 (14.29 %)FirePass
21 (7.143 %)SNA
21 (7.143 %)LAN
21 (7.143 %)SMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (21.43 %)DB2
21 (7.143 %)MS Access
21 (7.143 %)IMS/DB
21 (7.143 %)IDMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Finance
13 (21.43 %)Auditing
22 (14.29 %)Banking
31 (7.143 %)Retail
31 (7.143 %)Investment Banking
31 (7.143 %)Retail Banking
31 (7.143 %)Marketing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Analyst
22 (14.29 %)Security Analyst
22 (14.29 %)Team Leader
31 (7.143 %)Technical Specialist
31 (7.143 %)Business Analyst
31 (7.143 %)Consultant
31 (7.143 %)Systems Administrator
31 (7.143 %)Systems Support
31 (7.143 %)Technical Support
31 (7.143 %)Administrator
31 (7.143 %)Release Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (64.29 %)Mainframe
23 (21.43 %)AS400
23 (21.43 %)IBM Mainframe
32 (14.29 %)iSeries
32 (14.29 %)Tandem
41 (7.143 %)Replication
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (57.14 %)Windows
27 (50.00 %)UNIX
36 (42.86 %)zOS
43 (21.43 %)MVS
43 (21.43 %)Linux
52 (14.29 %)AIX
52 (14.29 %)OpenVMS
61 (7.143 %)OS/390
61 (7.143 %)Solaris
61 (7.143 %)Windows NT
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Project Management
12 (14.29 %)Ethical Hacking
21 (7.143 %)Data Analysis
21 (7.143 %)Data Architecture
21 (7.143 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (7.143 %)Data Security
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (28.57 %)REXX
22 (14.29 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)CISA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (21.43 %)Active Directory
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (21.43 %)AllFusion Endevor
22 (14.29 %)MIMEsweeper
31 (7.143 %)Tivoli
31 (7.143 %)OMEGAMON
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)IBM
22 (14.29 %)Microsoft
22 (14.29 %)NetApp
22 (14.29 %)Blue Coat
31 (7.143 %)Oracle
31 (7.143 %)SAP
31 (7.143 %)NCR
31 (7.143 %)Lotus
31 (7.143 %)Bloomberg
31 (7.143 %)Remedy
31 (7.143 %)Websense
31 (7.143 %)Teradata