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The table below looks at the demand for IBM AS/400 skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AS400 over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM AS/400
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank120134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads79
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.997 %1.059 %
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£320£369
% change on same period last year-13.11 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£34.00
Average hourly rate£25.00£34.00
% change on same period last year-26.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.84£30.39
% change on same period last year+8.08 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads702850
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.128 %0.913 %
Daily rates quoted162127
Average minimum daily rate£283£285
Average daily rate£304£300
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted107140
Average minimum hourly rate£17.45£15.06
Average hourly rate£18.91£16.66
% change on same period last year+13.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.37£18.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
AS400 EnglandAS400
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
Demand Trend

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

North West AS400 Demand Trend

AS400
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West AS400 Daily Rate Trend

AS400
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West AS400 Hourly Rate Trend

AS400
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

North West AS400 Hourly Rate Histogram

AS400
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AS400 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 change04--
ManchesterNo change02--
AS400 EnglandAS400
England

AS400
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing AS400 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 AS400.

115 (62.50 %)iSeries
26 (25.00 %)Windows
35 (20.83 %)SLA
43 (12.50 %)IBM
43 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (12.50 %)RPG
43 (12.50 %)MS Visio
43 (12.50 %)OS/400
43 (12.50 %)WebSphere
52 (8.333 %)Replication
52 (8.333 %)VPN
52 (8.333 %)Windows XP
52 (8.333 %)LAN
52 (8.333 %)MS Office
52 (8.333 %)SQL
52 (8.333 %)Microsoft
52 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
61 (4.167 %)Project Management
61 (4.167 %)Mainframe
61 (4.167 %)Active Directory
61 (4.167 %)Citrix
61 (4.167 %)VERITAS
61 (4.167 %)JCL
61 (4.167 %)3G
61 (4.167 %)SQL Server
61 (4.167 %)DB2
61 (4.167 %)MS Project
61 (4.167 %)Lotus Domino
61 (4.167 %)MS Excel
61 (4.167 %)CRM

AS400
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing AS400 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 AS400. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (12.50 %)WebSphere
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.167 %)Lotus Domino
11 (4.167 %)SharePoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (12.50 %)MS Visio
22 (8.333 %)MS Office
31 (4.167 %)MS Excel
31 (4.167 %)MS Project
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.333 %)LAN
12 (8.333 %)VPN
21 (4.167 %)3G
21 (4.167 %)Wi-Fi
21 (4.167 %)Bluetooth
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.167 %)SQL Server
11 (4.167 %)DB2
11 (4.167 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.167 %)Back Office
11 (4.167 %)Telecoms
11 (4.167 %)Finance
11 (4.167 %)Retail
11 (4.167 %)Billing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (33.33 %)AS400 Operator
26 (25.00 %)AS400 Support
26 (25.00 %)Analyst
33 (12.50 %)Administrator
33 (12.50 %)AS400 Administrator
42 (8.333 %)IT Administrator
42 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
42 (8.333 %)IT Support Technician
42 (8.333 %)Support Technician
51 (4.167 %)Programmer
51 (4.167 %)Tester
51 (4.167 %)Developer
51 (4.167 %)Systems Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Development Manager
51 (4.167 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (4.167 %)Change Analyst
51 (4.167 %)1st Line Support
51 (4.167 %)Support Specialist
51 (4.167 %)Systems Tester
51 (4.167 %)Technical Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (62.50 %)iSeries
22 (8.333 %)Replication
31 (4.167 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (4.167 %)Mainframe
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (25.00 %)Windows
23 (12.50 %)OS/400
23 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (8.333 %)Windows XP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
21 (4.167 %)Project Management
21 (4.167 %)Service Delivery
21 (4.167 %)Change Management
21 (4.167 %)Systems Analysis
21 (4.167 %)System Testing
21 (4.167 %)Performance Management
21 (4.167 %)CRM
21 (4.167 %)ERP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (12.50 %)RPG
22 (8.333 %)SQL
31 (4.167 %)JCL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.167 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (20.83 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.167 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (12.50 %)IBM
22 (8.333 %)Microsoft
31 (4.167 %)Citrix
31 (4.167 %)VERITAS
31 (4.167 %)ICL
31 (4.167 %)SAP