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The table below looks at the demand for the AS400 Support role in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AS400 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 AS/400 Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank125142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.066 %0.025 %
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-£150
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.28£39.50
% change on same period last year-46.12 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
AS400 Support EnglandAS400 Support
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.

AS400 Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AS400 Support across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West AS400 Support Demand Trend

AS400 Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing AS400 Support across the North West region.

North West AS400 Support Daily Rate Trend

AS400 Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing AS400 Support across the North West region.

North West AS400 Support Hourly Rate Trend

AS400 Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AS400 Support across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West AS400 Support Hourly Rate Histogram

AS400 Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AS400 Support within the North West 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
CheshireNo change02--
AS400 Support EnglandAS400 Support
England

AS400 Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited AS400 Support in their job title 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 with AS400 Support in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)AS400
24 (66.67 %)iSeries
33 (50.00 %)Windows
42 (33.33 %)Windows XP
42 (33.33 %)VPN
42 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (33.33 %)LAN
42 (33.33 %)MS Office
42 (33.33 %)Replication
42 (33.33 %)WebSphere
51 (16.67 %)Billing
51 (16.67 %)Telecoms
51 (16.67 %)OS/400
51 (16.67 %)MS Visio
51 (16.67 %)CRM

AS400 Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited AS400 Support in their job title 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 with AS400 Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (33.33 %)WebSphere
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Office
21 (16.67 %)MS Visio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)LAN
12 (33.33 %)VPN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Telecoms
11 (16.67 %)Billing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (100.00 %)AS400
24 (66.67 %)iSeries
32 (33.33 %)Replication
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
22 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (16.67 %)OS/400
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)CRM