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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Milton Keynes 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4460
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.008 %
As % of the category below16.67 %7.273 %
Daily rates quoted72
Average minimum daily rate£314£430
Average daily rate£327£443
% change on same period last year-26.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£455
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£348
% change on same period last year-9.82 %
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£31.87£42.50
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads138110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.195 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted5231
Average minimum daily rate£312£285
Average daily rate£332£310
% change on same period last year+7.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted1920
Average minimum hourly rate£21.24£20.52
Average hourly rate£23.80£20.93
% change on same period last year+13.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.36£21.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£26.20
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
IBM Mainframe BuckinghamshireIBM Mainframe
Buckinghamshire

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

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Milton Keynes IBM Mainframe Daily Rate Histogram

IBM Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

140 (100.00 %)IBM
140 (100.00 %)Mainframe
235 (87.50 %)Finance
328 (70.00 %)DB2
424 (60.00 %)COBOL
516 (40.00 %)Systems Analysis
613 (32.50 %)Banking
613 (32.50 %)Oracle
711 (27.50 %)JCL
89 (22.50 %)Financial Institution
89 (22.50 %)CICS
94 (10.00 %)Retail
94 (10.00 %)Spanish Language
94 (10.00 %)PowerCenter
94 (10.00 %)PRINCE
94 (10.00 %)SQL
94 (10.00 %)UNIX
103 (7.500 %)CRM
103 (7.500 %)Requirements Analysis
112 (5.000 %)Degree
112 (5.000 %)Migration
112 (5.000 %)Project Management
112 (5.000 %)PL/SQL
112 (5.000 %)Citrix Certification
121 (2.500 %)BMC
121 (2.500 %)Informatica
121 (2.500 %)MAINVIEW
121 (2.500 %)REXX
121 (2.500 %)Oracle 8/8i
121 (2.500 %)PRINCE2

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.500 %)ISPF
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (22.50 %)CICS
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (70.00 %)DB2
24 (10.00 %)PowerCenter
31 (2.500 %)DB2 UDB
31 (2.500 %)Oracle 8/8i
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (87.50 %)Finance
213 (32.50 %)Banking
39 (22.50 %)Financial Institution
44 (10.00 %)Retail
51 (2.500 %)Investment Banking
51 (2.500 %)Retail Banking
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (70.00 %)Analyst
219 (47.50 %)Systems Analyst
313 (32.50 %)Developer
45 (12.50 %)Analyst Developer
54 (10.00 %)Consultant
54 (10.00 %)Technical Analyst
63 (7.500 %)Business Systems Analyst
63 (7.500 %)Business Analyst
63 (7.500 %)Programmer
63 (7.500 %)Project Leader
63 (7.500 %)IT Business Analyst
63 (7.500 %)COBOL Developer
72 (5.000 %)Project Consultant
72 (5.000 %)Analyst Programmer
72 (5.000 %)Mainframe Developer
81 (2.500 %)DBA
81 (2.500 %)Project Manager
81 (2.500 %)Mainframe Consultant
81 (2.500 %)Developer Analyst
81 (2.500 %)DB2 DBA
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
140 (100.00 %)Mainframe
24 (10.00 %)Spanish Language
31 (2.500 %)Management Information System
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.00 %)UNIX
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (40.00 %)Systems Analysis
24 (10.00 %)PRINCE
33 (7.500 %)CRM
33 (7.500 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (5.000 %)Migration
42 (5.000 %)Project Management
51 (2.500 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (2.500 %)PRINCE2
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (60.00 %)COBOL
211 (27.50 %)JCL
34 (10.00 %)SQL
42 (5.000 %)PL/SQL
51 (2.500 %)REXX
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.000 %)Citrix Certification
12 (5.000 %)Degree
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.500 %)MAINVIEW
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (100.00 %)IBM
213 (32.50 %)Oracle
31 (2.500 %)BMC
31 (2.500 %)Informatica