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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited zOS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5368
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.286 %0.394 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£419
% change on same period last year-14.99 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00-
Average hourly rate£72.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£120.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.00-
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads175254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.249 %0.257 %
Daily rates quoted6273
Average minimum daily rate£232£281
Average daily rate£239£300
% change on same period last year-20.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£245£319
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£332
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted2278
Average minimum hourly rate£17.47£27.63
Average hourly rate£23.38£28.02
% change on same period last year-16.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.29£28.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.94£22.31
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
zOS East of EnglandzOS
East of 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.

zOS
Demand Trend

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

Essex zOS Demand Trend

zOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex zOS Daily Rate Trend

zOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex zOS Hourly Rate Trend

zOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing zOS 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 zOS.

114 (100.00 %)IBM
114 (100.00 %)Mainframe
210 (71.43 %)IBM Mainframe
38 (57.14 %)CICS
38 (57.14 %)CA
45 (35.71 %)MVS
45 (35.71 %)SLA
45 (35.71 %)Data Security
54 (28.57 %)Disaster Recovery
54 (28.57 %)Firewall
54 (28.57 %)Education
54 (28.57 %)Degree
54 (28.57 %)ITIL
61 (7.143 %)UNIX
61 (7.143 %)Windows
61 (7.143 %)Linux
61 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
61 (7.143 %)Red Hat
61 (7.143 %)Microsoft
61 (7.143 %)Sun
61 (7.143 %)Tivoli
61 (7.143 %)MOM
61 (7.143 %)Netcool
61 (7.143 %)Nagios
61 (7.143 %)JCL
61 (7.143 %)Service Management
61 (7.143 %)SCOM
61 (7.143 %)Time Management
61 (7.143 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (7.143 %)MS PowerPoint

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing zOS 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 zOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (57.14 %)CICS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS PowerPoint
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (28.57 %)Firewall
21 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (28.57 %)Education
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (92.86 %)Programmer
113 (92.86 %)Systems Programmer
21 (7.143 %)Mainframe Programmer
21 (7.143 %)Mainframe Architect
21 (7.143 %)Architect
21 (7.143 %)Systems Support
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (100.00 %)Mainframe
210 (71.43 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (7.143 %)AS400
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)MVS
21 (7.143 %)Red Hat Linux
21 (7.143 %)UNIX
21 (7.143 %)Windows
21 (7.143 %)Linux
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (35.71 %)Data Security
24 (28.57 %)ITIL
24 (28.57 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (7.143 %)Service Management
31 (7.143 %)Time Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)JCL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (28.57 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (35.71 %)SLA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.143 %)Tivoli
11 (7.143 %)MOM
11 (7.143 %)Netcool
11 (7.143 %)Nagios
11 (7.143 %)SCOM
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (100.00 %)IBM
28 (57.14 %)CA
31 (7.143 %)Red Hat
31 (7.143 %)Microsoft
31 (7.143 %)Sun