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This section looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Leicestershire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2537
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below9.804 %1.111 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£500-
Average daily rate£500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£383
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
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£20.90£30.11
% change on same period last year-30.59 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads5190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.091 %
Daily rates quoted812
Average minimum daily rate£223£283
Average daily rate£230£296
% change on same period last year-22.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£238£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£354
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted1424
Average minimum hourly rate£16.26£16.03
Average hourly rate£20.28£16.65
% change on same period last year+21.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.30£17.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£29.20
% change on same period last year-16.30 %
Mainframe East MidlandsMainframe
East Midlands

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 Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend

Mainframe
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 25 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
LeicesterUp+105£500-
Mainframe East MidlandsMainframe
East Midlands

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

125 (80.65 %)Rational Performance Tester
224 (77.42 %)Test Scripting
224 (77.42 %)SOAP
323 (74.19 %)Performance Testing
422 (70.97 %)DB2
422 (70.97 %)COBOL
422 (70.97 %)JavaScript
422 (70.97 %)SQL
521 (67.74 %)Java
617 (54.84 %)Banking
76 (19.35 %)Finance
76 (19.35 %)HTTP
85 (16.13 %)HTTPS
85 (16.13 %)IBM
85 (16.13 %)WebServices
85 (16.13 %)Validation
93 (9.677 %)BASE24
93 (9.677 %)Unisys
93 (9.677 %)ClearQuest
93 (9.677 %)UNIX
93 (9.677 %)Data Modelling
93 (9.677 %)AS400
93 (9.677 %)IBM Mainframe
102 (6.452 %)WebSphere
102 (6.452 %)BMC Performance Manager
102 (6.452 %)AIX
102 (6.452 %)BMC
102 (6.452 %)WebSphere MQ
102 (6.452 %)BMC PATROL
102 (6.452 %)WebSphere Application Server

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (77.42 %)SOAP
25 (16.13 %)WebServices
32 (6.452 %)WebSphere
41 (3.226 %)EJB
41 (3.226 %)XML
41 (3.226 %)Spring
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.452 %)WebSphere Application Server
12 (6.452 %)WebSphere MQ
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (9.677 %)BASE24
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (19.35 %)HTTP
25 (16.13 %)HTTPS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (70.97 %)DB2
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (80.65 %)Rational Performance Tester
23 (9.677 %)ClearQuest
31 (3.226 %)Rational Rose
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (54.84 %)Banking
26 (19.35 %)Finance
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (61.29 %)Tester
217 (54.84 %)Performance Tester
39 (29.03 %)Analyst
46 (19.35 %)Test Analyst
53 (9.677 %)Data Analyst
62 (6.452 %)Consultant
62 (6.452 %)Performance Manager
71 (3.226 %)Lead Designer
71 (3.226 %)Test Manager
71 (3.226 %)Team Leader
71 (3.226 %)Technical Lead
71 (3.226 %)Test Team Leader
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (9.677 %)AS400
13 (9.677 %)IBM Mainframe
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.677 %)UNIX
22 (6.452 %)AIX
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (77.42 %)Test Scripting
223 (74.19 %)Performance Testing
35 (16.13 %)Validation
43 (9.677 %)Data Modelling
51 (3.226 %)AOP
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (70.97 %)COBOL
122 (70.97 %)JavaScript
122 (70.97 %)SQL
221 (67.74 %)Java
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.452 %)BMC PATROL
12 (6.452 %)BMC Performance Manager
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (16.13 %)IBM
23 (9.677 %)Unisys
32 (6.452 %)Oracle
32 (6.452 %)BMC
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