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This section looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Hampshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank100-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.514 %0.000 %
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£347£407
% change on same period last year-14.70 %
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£15.00£52.50
% change on same period last year-71.42 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads584842
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.771 %0.839 %
Daily rates quoted96164
Average minimum daily rate£351£336
Average daily rate£368£349
% change on same period last year+5.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted163219
Average minimum hourly rate£24.02£25.66
Average hourly rate£25.97£27.00
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.93£28.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
zOS South EastzOS
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.

zOS
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire zOS Hourly Rate Trend

zOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

111 (73.33 %)Windows
28 (53.33 %)CICS
37 (46.67 %)Mainframe
37 (46.67 %)AIX
37 (46.67 %)UNIX
46 (40.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
46 (40.00 %)Insurance
55 (33.33 %)ISPF
55 (33.33 %)JCL
55 (33.33 %)SQL Server
55 (33.33 %)DB2
55 (33.33 %)VERITAS
55 (33.33 %)NetBackup
64 (26.67 %)Lotus
64 (26.67 %)Oracle EBS
64 (26.67 %)Oracle
64 (26.67 %)Solaris
64 (26.67 %)Lotus Notes
64 (26.67 %)QA
64 (26.67 %)Release Management
73 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
73 (20.00 %)Java
73 (20.00 %)WebServices
73 (20.00 %)Finance
82 (13.33 %)SOA
82 (13.33 %)ClearQuest
82 (13.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
82 (13.33 %)WebSphere
91 (6.667 %)AllFusion Endevor
91 (6.667 %)ClearCase

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (33.33 %)ISPF
23 (20.00 %)WebServices
32 (13.33 %)WebSphere
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (53.33 %)CICS
24 (26.67 %)Lotus Notes
32 (13.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (6.667 %)CMS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (26.67 %)Oracle EBS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (33.33 %)SQL Server
15 (33.33 %)DB2
23 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (40.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (13.33 %)ClearQuest
31 (6.667 %)ClearCase
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (40.00 %)Insurance
23 (20.00 %)Finance
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (26.67 %)Release Manager
23 (20.00 %)Deployment Manager
32 (13.33 %)Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Technical Manager
32 (13.33 %)Operations Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Mainframe Operator
41 (6.667 %)Deployment Project Manager
41 (6.667 %)Environment Manager
41 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Project Manager
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (46.67 %)Mainframe
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (73.33 %)Windows
27 (46.67 %)AIX
27 (46.67 %)UNIX
34 (26.67 %)Solaris
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)Release Management
22 (13.33 %)SOA
31 (6.667 %)Configuration Management
31 (6.667 %)Project Management
31 (6.667 %)PRINCE2
31 (6.667 %)Content Management
31 (6.667 %)Programme Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (33.33 %)JCL
23 (20.00 %)Java
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (26.67 %)QA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (33.33 %)NetBackup
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)AllFusion Endevor
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (33.33 %)VERITAS
24 (26.67 %)Lotus
24 (26.67 %)Oracle
31 (6.667 %)FileNet