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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Norfolk 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-34
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %4.762 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£463
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£419
% change on same period last year-14.99 %
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£34.00£35.00
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads8884
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted1815
Average minimum daily rate£325£290
Average daily rate£358£315
% change on same period last year+13.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.66 %
Hourly rates quoted2617
Average minimum hourly rate£17.45£19.03
Average hourly rate£18.81£20.32
% change on same period last year-7.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.17£21.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.97£22.20
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
zOS East of EnglandzOS
East of 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.

zOS
Demand Trend

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

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region.

Norfolk zOS Daily Rate Trend

zOS
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)C
13 (75.00 %)COBOL
13 (75.00 %)Java
13 (75.00 %)CICS
13 (75.00 %)Assembly Language
13 (75.00 %)MVS
13 (75.00 %)JCL
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Mainframe
31 (25.00 %)WBIMB
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere
31 (25.00 %)Middleware
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)Windows

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)Middleware
11 (25.00 %)WBIMB
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)CICS
21 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Administrator
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere Administrator
11 (25.00 %)Technical Specialist
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Mainframe
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)MVS
21 (25.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)Windows
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)C
13 (75.00 %)COBOL
13 (75.00 %)Java
13 (75.00 %)Assembly Language
13 (75.00 %)JCL