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The table below looks at the demand for REstructured EXtended eXecutor (REXX) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited REXX over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkREstructured EXtended eXecutor (REXX)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank121141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads83
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.690 %0.224 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£290-
Average daily rate£303-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£315-
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£360
% change on same period last year-13.77 %
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£47.50£27.33
% change on same period last year+73.78 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching contract IT job ads11601339
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.568 %1.320 %
Daily rates quoted235242
Average minimum daily rate£296£312
Average daily rate£313£330
% change on same period last year-5.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted145151
Average minimum hourly rate£27.07£25.55
Average hourly rate£29.11£27.02
% change on same period last year+7.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.16£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
REXX EnglandREXX
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.

REXX
Demand Trend

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

North West REXX Demand Trend

REXX
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West REXX Daily Rate Trend

REXX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing REXX within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LancashireUp+94£303-
ManchesterNew entry-2--
CheshireUp+91--
REXX EnglandREXX
England

REXX
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing REXX 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 REXX.

114 (77.78 %)Mainframe
211 (61.11 %)Unicenter
211 (61.11 %)MVS
39 (50.00 %)UNIX
47 (38.89 %)CA
55 (27.78 %)DB2
64 (22.22 %)CICS
64 (22.22 %)SQL
64 (22.22 %)SQL Server
64 (22.22 %)MS Visio
64 (22.22 %)FTP
64 (22.22 %)AutoSys
64 (22.22 %)JCL
64 (22.22 %)Finance
64 (22.22 %)VSAM
72 (11.11 %)PrintSoft PReS
72 (11.11 %)Change Management
72 (11.11 %)zOS
72 (11.11 %)IBM
72 (11.11 %)IBM Mainframe
81 (5.556 %)Tivoli
81 (5.556 %)Project Management
81 (5.556 %)RACF
81 (5.556 %)AllFusion Endevor

REXX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing REXX 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 REXX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (22.22 %)CICS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (22.22 %)MS Visio
22 (11.11 %)PrintSoft PReS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (22.22 %)FTP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (27.78 %)DB2
24 (22.22 %)SQL Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (22.22 %)Finance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (33.33 %)Analyst
22 (11.11 %)Systems Support
22 (11.11 %)Operations Analyst
22 (11.11 %)Systems Manager
31 (5.556 %)Technical Specialist
31 (5.556 %)Developer
31 (5.556 %)Wintel Support
31 (5.556 %)Mainframe Developer
31 (5.556 %)UNIX Support
31 (5.556 %)Mainframe Programmer
31 (5.556 %)Programmer
31 (5.556 %)Technical Consultant
31 (5.556 %)Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (77.78 %)Mainframe
24 (22.22 %)VSAM
32 (11.11 %)IBM Mainframe
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (61.11 %)MVS
29 (50.00 %)UNIX
32 (11.11 %)zOS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)Change Management
21 (5.556 %)Project Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (22.22 %)SQL
14 (22.22 %)JCL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)RACF
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (61.11 %)Unicenter
24 (22.22 %)AutoSys
31 (5.556 %)AllFusion Endevor
31 (5.556 %)Tivoli
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (38.89 %)CA
22 (11.11 %)IBM