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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VSAM over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Storage Access Method (VSAM)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank95110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads28
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.697 %1.677 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£320
Average daily rate£300£320
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£273
% change on same period last year+9.70 %
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£27.00£35.00
% change on same period last year-22.85 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads287477
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.452 %0.511 %
Daily rates quoted6984
Average minimum daily rate£343£327
Average daily rate£366£342
% change on same period last year+7.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted9589
Average minimum hourly rate£28.49£27.79
Average hourly rate£29.88£29.24
% change on same period last year+2.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.27£30.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
VSAM South EastVSAM
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.

VSAM
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire VSAM Demand Trend

VSAM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire VSAM Daily Rate Trend

VSAM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire VSAM Hourly Rate Trend

VSAM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VSAM within the Hampshire 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
SouthamptonUp+102£300-6.25 %
EastleighNo change01--
VSAM South EastVSAM
South East

VSAM
Top 19 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %)COBOL
17 (100.00 %)CICS
17 (100.00 %)REXX
17 (100.00 %)JCL
17 (100.00 %)Mainframe
24 (57.14 %)IBM
24 (57.14 %)Insurance
24 (57.14 %)WebSphere
24 (57.14 %)AllFusion Endevor
33 (42.86 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (42.86 %)XML
33 (42.86 %)MQSeries
33 (42.86 %)Siebel
42 (28.57 %)Configuration Management
42 (28.57 %)C
42 (28.57 %)Finance
42 (28.57 %)Health
42 (28.57 %)Degree
51 (14.29 %)HTTP

VSAM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (57.14 %)WebSphere
23 (42.86 %)XML
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (100.00 %)CICS
23 (42.86 %)MQSeries
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)HTTP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Insurance
22 (28.57 %)Finance
22 (28.57 %)Health
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Analyst
17 (100.00 %)Analyst Programmer
17 (100.00 %)Programmer
24 (57.14 %)Systems Analyst
24 (57.14 %)Systems Programmer
33 (42.86 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
33 (42.86 %)Mainframe Programmer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (100.00 %)Mainframe
23 (42.86 %)IBM Mainframe
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Configuration Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)COBOL
17 (100.00 %)REXX
17 (100.00 %)JCL
22 (28.57 %)C
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (57.14 %)AllFusion Endevor
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)IBM
23 (42.86 %)Siebel