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This section looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited IBM Mainframe over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5177
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads261
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.001 %
As % of the category below10.53 %0.402 %
Daily rates quoted130
Average minimum daily rate£296-
Average daily rate£318-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£340-
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£295
% change on same period last year+13.71 %
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£20.00£34.18
% change on same period last year-41.47 %
Miscellaneous MidlandsMiscellaneous
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads247249
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.326 %0.260 %
Daily rates quoted3844
Average minimum daily rate£293£392
Average daily rate£319£421
% change on same period last year-24.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£351
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted2043
Average minimum hourly rate£23.74£23.97
Average hourly rate£25.28£25.39
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.82£26.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.27£28.61
% change on same period last year-15.17 %
IBM Mainframe EnglandIBM Mainframe
England

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands IBM Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

IBM Mainframe
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Midlands IBM Mainframe Daily Rate Histogram

IBM Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands IBM Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend

IBM Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

127 (100.00 %)IBM
127 (100.00 %)Mainframe
213 (48.15 %)SAP
213 (48.15 %)Microsoft
213 (48.15 %)Oracle
312 (44.44 %).NET
312 (44.44 %)Unix
48 (29.63 %)BizTalk Server
48 (29.63 %)SQL Server
48 (29.63 %)DB2
48 (29.63 %)MS Excel
48 (29.63 %)Client/Server
48 (29.63 %)Billing
48 (29.63 %)Business Analysis
57 (25.93 %)AS400
66 (22.22 %)Finance
66 (22.22 %)WebSphere
66 (22.22 %)HP
75 (18.52 %)CICS
75 (18.52 %)J2EE
75 (18.52 %)C++
75 (18.52 %)COBOL
75 (18.52 %)Migration
84 (14.81 %)Load Testing
84 (14.81 %)PL/1
84 (14.81 %)Java
84 (14.81 %)VB
84 (14.81 %)AIX
84 (14.81 %)HPUX
84 (14.81 %)Solaris

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Application Development
112 (44.44 %).NET
26 (22.22 %)WebSphere
35 (18.52 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
18 (29.63 %)BizTalk Server
25 (18.52 %)CICS
32 (7.407 %)MQSeries
41 (3.704 %)Papyrus
Applications
18 (29.63 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
12 (7.407 %)BASE24
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (29.63 %)SQL Server
18 (29.63 %)DB2
Development Applications
12 (7.407 %)ClearQuest
21 (3.704 %)TestDirector
General
18 (29.63 %)Billing
26 (22.22 %)Finance
31 (3.704 %)Automotive
Job Titles
115 (55.56 %)Analyst
28 (29.63 %)Systems Analyst
34 (14.81 %)Consultant
34 (14.81 %)Functional Tester
34 (14.81 %)Non-Functional Tester
34 (14.81 %)Tester
43 (11.11 %)Architect
52 (7.407 %)Business Analyst
52 (7.407 %)Functional Consultant
52 (7.407 %)Data Analyst
52 (7.407 %)Technical Analyst
52 (7.407 %)Principle Consultant
52 (7.407 %)Functional Analyst
52 (7.407 %)Enterprise Architect
52 (7.407 %)Applications Architect
61 (3.704 %)Developer Analyst
61 (3.704 %)Infrastructure Consultant
61 (3.704 %)Infrastructure Architect
61 (3.704 %)Systems Administrator
61 (3.704 %)Analyst Programmer
Miscellaneous
127 (100.00 %)Mainframe
28 (29.63 %)Client/Server
37 (25.93 %)AS400
Operating Systems
112 (44.44 %)Unix
24 (14.81 %)AIX
24 (14.81 %)HPUX
24 (14.81 %)Solaris
24 (14.81 %)Linux
33 (11.11 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
18 (29.63 %)Business Analysis
25 (18.52 %)Migration
34 (14.81 %)Load Testing
42 (7.407 %)Data Modelling
51 (3.704 %)Security Testing
51 (3.704 %)Project Management
Programming Languages
15 (18.52 %)C++
15 (18.52 %)COBOL
24 (14.81 %)PL/1
24 (14.81 %)Java
24 (14.81 %)VB
24 (14.81 %)JCL
Vendors
127 (100.00 %)IBM
213 (48.15 %)SAP
213 (48.15 %)Microsoft
213 (48.15 %)Oracle
36 (22.22 %)HP
41 (3.704 %)Unisys
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