The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in IT contracts advertised for the Preston region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Preston region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Mainframes
Rank - 29 -
Contract jobs citing Mainframe 0 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston - 0.562% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 3.226% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £340 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £399 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
+14.00% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.96 £25.00 £27.37
% change year-on-year
+11.84% -8.65%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Preston
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
10 31 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston 20.41% 17.42% 31.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 27 2
Average daily rate £231 £423 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-45.26% +30.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £303 £305
10% offered a daily rate of more than £311 £460 £345
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £343 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.18% +0.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 0
Average hourly rate £19.00 £15.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+26.66% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £24.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year
-8.16% -9.25%
Mainframe
Lancashire

Mainframe
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Mainframe across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Preston Mainframe Jobs Demand Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

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

Preston Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Preston 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.

1 1 (100.00%) UNIX
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) BC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Preston 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.

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Environment Manager
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) UNIX
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Preston, Lancashire
Structures Engineer. Job Description The purpose of this role is to provide the Air Vehicle Team Structures Sub-CAM with structural engineering capability and to support the Typhoon...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £35 - £40 per hour + £NEG
Posted: 17 May 2013