 IBM z/OS |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 137 | 136 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.671 % | 0.263 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £400 |
| Average daily rate | - | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £271 | £390 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.50 | £58.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -71.65 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 894 | 761 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.192 % | 0.770 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 198 | 111 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £369 | £284 |
| Average daily rate | £391 | £291 |
| % change on same period last year | +34.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £412 | £298 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 137 | 140 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.38 | £19.85 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.49 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.61 | £23.08 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.08 | £23.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing zOS across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
