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This section looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Northampton region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank24-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below17.07 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£438-
Average daily rate£463-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£488-
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£363
% change on same period last year-
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£32.82£33.55
% change on same period last year-2.17 %
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Northampton
Matching contract IT job ads4128
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted174
Average minimum daily rate£390£420
Average daily rate£410£442
% change on same period last year-7.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£464
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted136
Average minimum hourly rate£15.64£18.56
Average hourly rate£16.04£22.33
% change on same period last year-28.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.43£26.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Mainframe NorthamptonshireMainframe
Northamptonshire

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.

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Northampton Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northampton Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mainframe across the Northampton region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Northampton Mainframe Daily Rate Histogram

Mainframe
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton region citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe.

16 (85.71 %)Windows
25 (71.43 %)Finance
32 (28.57 %)IBM
32 (28.57 %)Service Management
32 (28.57 %)Quality Management
32 (28.57 %)Financial Institution
32 (28.57 %)Tandem
32 (28.57 %)Supplier Management
32 (28.57 %)UNIX
32 (28.57 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
41 (14.29 %)QA
41 (14.29 %)Risk Analysis
41 (14.29 %)Test Management
41 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
41 (14.29 %)VME
41 (14.29 %)Banking
41 (14.29 %)Retail
41 (14.29 %)ICL
41 (14.29 %)Migration
41 (14.29 %)Project Management
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server
41 (14.29 %)MS Office

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton region citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Office
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (71.43 %)Finance
22 (28.57 %)Financial Institution
31 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
31 (14.29 %)Banking
31 (14.29 %)Retail
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Test Manager
23 (42.86 %)Project Manager
31 (14.29 %)Infrastructure Manager
31 (14.29 %)Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Infrastructure Analyst
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Tandem
12 (28.57 %)IBM Mainframe
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (85.71 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)UNIX
31 (14.29 %)VME
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Service Management
12 (28.57 %)Quality Management
12 (28.57 %)Supplier Management
21 (14.29 %)Risk Analysis
21 (14.29 %)Test Management
21 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
21 (14.29 %)Migration
21 (14.29 %)Project Management
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)QA
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)IBM
21 (14.29 %)ICL