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The table below looks at the demand for the Mainframe Analyst Programmer role in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mainframe Analyst Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Mainframe Analyst Programmer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank95121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads86
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.351 %0.172 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£200£200
Average daily rate£200£200
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£200£200
% 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-£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads22803482
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.082 %3.434 %
Daily rates quoted523683
Average minimum daily rate£290£299
Average daily rate£314£317
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted156224
Average minimum hourly rate£21.15£19.69
Average hourly rate£22.80£20.93
% change on same period last year+8.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.45£22.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Mainframe Analyst Programmer UKMainframe Analyst Programmer
UK

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 Analyst Programmer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Mainframe Analyst Programmer across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Mainframe Analyst Programmer Demand Trend

Mainframe Analyst Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Mainframe Analyst Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe Analyst Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mainframe Analyst Programmer across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Scotland Mainframe Analyst Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

Mainframe Analyst Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe Analyst Programmer within the Scotland 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
EdinburghUp+128£200-
Mainframe Analyst Programmer UKMainframe Analyst Programmer
UK

Mainframe Analyst Programmer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Mainframe Analyst Programmer in their job title 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 with Mainframe Analyst Programmer in their job title.

113 (100.00 %)Mainframe
212 (92.31 %)COBOL
311 (84.62 %)DB2
49 (69.23 %)Finance
54 (30.77 %)JCL
63 (23.08 %)IMS/DB
63 (23.08 %)Pensions
63 (23.08 %)Easytrieve
63 (23.08 %)JSP
63 (23.08 %)SQL
63 (23.08 %)MicroStrategy
72 (15.38 %)IBM
72 (15.38 %)CICS
72 (15.38 %)IBM Mainframe
81 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
81 (7.692 %)RDF
81 (7.692 %)Telon

Mainframe Analyst Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Mainframe Analyst Programmer in their job title 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 with Mainframe Analyst Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (23.08 %)JSP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (15.38 %)CICS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (84.62 %)DB2
23 (23.08 %)Easytrieve
23 (23.08 %)IMS/DB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)Telon
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (69.23 %)Finance
23 (23.08 %)Pensions
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (100.00 %)Mainframe
22 (15.38 %)IBM Mainframe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.692 %)RDF
11 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (92.31 %)COBOL
24 (30.77 %)JCL
33 (23.08 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (23.08 %)MicroStrategy
22 (15.38 %)IBM