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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Glasgow 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
Rank-66
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.347 %
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 quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.00-
% change on same period last year-
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads166297
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.236 %0.300 %
Daily rates quoted55109
Average minimum daily rate£260£318
Average daily rate£278£337
% change on same period last year-17.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£297£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£332
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted1523
Average minimum hourly rate£14.32£17.13
Average hourly rate£15.80£17.68
% change on same period last year-10.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.28£18.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.94£22.31
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
zOS ScotlandzOS
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.

zOS
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow zOS Demand Trend

zOS
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

13 (100.00 %)AIX
13 (100.00 %)Clustering
22 (66.67 %)AS400
22 (66.67 %)Sun
22 (66.67 %)EMC
22 (66.67 %)SAN
22 (66.67 %)VERITAS
22 (66.67 %)J2EE
22 (66.67 %)Oracle
22 (66.67 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (33.33 %)Solaris
31 (33.33 %)MQSeries
31 (33.33 %)IBM
31 (33.33 %)Tivoli
31 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (33.33 %)WebSphere
31 (33.33 %)Java

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)J2EE
21 (33.33 %)WebSphere
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (33.33 %)MQSeries
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)SAN
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Finance
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Capacity Planner
12 (66.67 %)Performance Manager
21 (33.33 %)Administrator
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Clustering
22 (66.67 %)AS400
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)AIX
21 (33.33 %)Solaris
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)Java
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (33.33 %)Tivoli
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Oracle
12 (66.67 %)Sun
12 (66.67 %)EMC
12 (66.67 %)VERITAS
21 (33.33 %)IBM