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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM Mainframe over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.833 %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£262£315
% change on same period last year-16.58 %
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£33.37£36.50
% change on same period last year-8.58 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads120103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted3011
Average minimum daily rate£315£383
Average daily rate£330£395
% change on same period last year-16.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted1523
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£16.96
Average hourly rate£20.04£18.29
% change on same period last year+9.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.17£19.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
IBM Mainframe South EastIBM Mainframe
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.

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Kent IBM Mainframe Demand Trend

IBM Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent IBM Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

IBM Mainframe
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
MaidstoneNew entry-1--
IBM Mainframe South EastIBM Mainframe
South East

IBM Mainframe
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing IBM 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 IBM Mainframe.

13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
13 (100.00 %)IBM
22 (66.67 %)Papyrus
22 (66.67 %)COBOL
22 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)VB
22 (66.67 %)DB2
31 (33.33 %)AS400
31 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (33.33 %)Insurance
31 (33.33 %)Problem Management
31 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
31 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
31 (33.33 %)iSeries
31 (33.33 %)zOS

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing IBM 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 IBM Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)Papyrus
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)DB2
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Finance
11 (33.33 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Technical Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Analyst Developer
21 (33.33 %)AS400 Operator
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
21 (33.33 %)AS400
21 (33.33 %)iSeries
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)zOS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Problem Management
11 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
11 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)COBOL
12 (66.67 %)SQL
12 (66.67 %)VB
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)IBM