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This section looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 7 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to 7 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank85120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.006 %
As % of the category below4.570 %1.070 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£374-
Average daily rate£403-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£432-
UK excluding London average daily rate£389£380
% change on same period last year+2.17 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£15.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£16.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.60£34.75
% change on same period last year-55.10 %
Miscellaneous HampshireMiscellaneous
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads372561
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.490 %0.594 %
Daily rates quoted5284
Average minimum daily rate£314£358
Average daily rate£346£373
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£350
% change on same period last year+3.18 %
Hourly rates quoted91149
Average minimum hourly rate£29.41£31.57
Average hourly rate£31.88£33.55
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.35£35.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.45£28.43
% change on same period last year-14.01 %
Mainframe South EastMainframe
South East

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.

Mainframe
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Mainframe across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Hampshire Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mainframe across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 7 July 2008.

Hampshire Mainframe Daily Rate Histogram

Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend

Mainframe
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mainframe across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 7 July 2008.

Hampshire Mainframe Hourly Rate Histogram

Mainframe
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Mainframe within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 7 July 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
BasingstokeNew entry-8£410-
PortsmouthDown-22--
FarnboroughNew entry-2£375-
HavantNew entry-1--
Mainframe South EastMainframe
South East

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe.

138 (74.51 %)Unix
223 (45.10 %)Windows
318 (35.29 %)REXX
417 (33.33 %)DB2
417 (33.33 %)SAN
516 (31.37 %)JCL
615 (29.41 %)SQL
714 (27.45 %)ISPF
811 (21.57 %)AIX
910 (19.61 %)Finance
109 (17.65 %)zOS
109 (17.65 %)ISEB
109 (17.65 %)IBM
109 (17.65 %)Billing
109 (17.65 %)User Acceptance Testing
118 (15.69 %)SOA
118 (15.69 %)CICS
118 (15.69 %)VBScript
127 (13.73 %)Tivoli
127 (13.73 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
127 (13.73 %)SMS
127 (13.73 %)TCP/IP
127 (13.73 %)Solaris
127 (13.73 %)Insurance
136 (11.76 %)IBM Mainframe
136 (11.76 %)HP
136 (11.76 %)HPUX
145 (9.804 %)SQL Server
145 (9.804 %)VB
145 (9.804 %)VERITAS

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
114 (27.45 %)ISPF
22 (3.922 %)WebSphere
22 (3.922 %)Software Packaging
22 (3.922 %)HTML
22 (3.922 %).NET
22 (3.922 %)ASP.NET
31 (1.961 %)WMI
Application Platforms
18 (15.69 %)CICS
21 (1.961 %)WebSphere Application Server
Applications
13 (5.882 %)MS Excel
13 (5.882 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
117 (33.33 %)SAN
27 (13.73 %)SMS
27 (13.73 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
117 (33.33 %)DB2
25 (9.804 %)SQL Server
31 (1.961 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
11 (1.961 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (1.961 %)ClearCase
11 (1.961 %)ClearQuest
General
110 (19.61 %)Finance
29 (17.65 %)Billing
37 (13.73 %)Insurance
43 (5.882 %)Banking
51 (1.961 %)Education
Job Titles
114 (27.45 %)Analyst
27 (13.73 %)Test Analyst
35 (9.804 %)Administrator
35 (9.804 %)Deployment Manager
35 (9.804 %)Storage Administrator
44 (7.843 %)Senior Analyst
44 (7.843 %)Technical Manager
44 (7.843 %)Project Manager
53 (5.882 %)Operations Analyst
53 (5.882 %)Senior Test Analyst
62 (3.922 %)Release Manager
62 (3.922 %)Tester
62 (3.922 %)Analyst Programmer
62 (3.922 %)Programmer
62 (3.922 %)COBOL Analyst
62 (3.922 %)Mainframe Tester
62 (3.922 %)Developer
71 (1.961 %)Deployment Project Manager
71 (1.961 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
71 (1.961 %)Mainframe Operator
Miscellaneous
16 (11.76 %)IBM Mainframe
22 (3.922 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
138 (74.51 %)Unix
223 (45.10 %)Windows
311 (21.57 %)AIX
49 (17.65 %)zOS
57 (13.73 %)Solaris
66 (11.76 %)HPUX
71 (1.961 %)Linux
71 (1.961 %)SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
19 (17.65 %)User Acceptance Testing
28 (15.69 %)SOA
35 (9.804 %)Configuration Management
35 (9.804 %)Agile Software Development
44 (7.843 %)PRINCE2
44 (7.843 %)Project Management
53 (5.882 %)Quality Management
53 (5.882 %)ITIL
61 (1.961 %)Systems Analysis
61 (1.961 %)Load Balancing
61 (1.961 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (1.961 %)Security Cleared
Programming Languages
118 (35.29 %)REXX
216 (31.37 %)JCL
315 (29.41 %)SQL
48 (15.69 %)VBScript
55 (9.804 %)VB
64 (7.843 %)COBOL
71 (1.961 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
19 (17.65 %)ISEB
System Software
15 (9.804 %)NetBackup
Systems Management
17 (13.73 %)Tivoli
17 (13.73 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
22 (3.922 %)MOM
Vendors
19 (17.65 %)IBM
26 (11.76 %)HP
35 (9.804 %)VERITAS
44 (7.843 %)Microsoft
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