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This section looks at the demand for IBM MVS skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MVS over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM MVS
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank146-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.692 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£286-
Average daily rate£308-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£330-
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£400
% change on same period last year-10.61 %
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£17.50£24.33
% change on same period last year-28.08 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
South West
Matching contract IT job ads8671228
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.144 %1.223 %
Daily rates quoted221302
Average minimum daily rate£324£334
Average daily rate£342£348
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted194235
Average minimum hourly rate£24.11£21.40
Average hourly rate£25.49£23.17
% change on same period last year+10.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.88£24.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
MVS EnglandMVS
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.

MVS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MVS across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

South West MVS Demand Trend

MVS
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West MVS Daily Rate Trend

MVS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MVS across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South West MVS Daily Rate Histogram

MVS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MVS across the South West region.

South West MVS Hourly Rate Trend

MVS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MVS within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
DorsetNew entry-5£308-
BristolNew entry-1--
MVS EnglandMVS
England

MVS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing MVS 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 MVS.

111 (55.00 %)Mainframe
29 (45.00 %)UNIX
38 (40.00 %)Windows
38 (40.00 %)Solaris
38 (40.00 %)zOS
47 (35.00 %)IBM
56 (30.00 %)Finance
56 (30.00 %)DataStage
56 (30.00 %)ETL
56 (30.00 %)WebSphere
65 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
65 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
65 (25.00 %)VERITAS
65 (25.00 %)Legato
65 (25.00 %)HP
65 (25.00 %)AIX
65 (25.00 %)Backup Exec
65 (25.00 %)JCL
74 (20.00 %)AS400
83 (15.00 %)SAN
92 (10.00 %)CICS
92 (10.00 %)CA
92 (10.00 %)DB2
92 (10.00 %)CONTROL-M
92 (10.00 %)RACF
92 (10.00 %)Unicenter
92 (10.00 %)NetBackup
92 (10.00 %)Symantec
92 (10.00 %)Problem Management
92 (10.00 %)EMC NetWorker

MVS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing MVS 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 MVS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (30.00 %)WebSphere
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.00 %)CICS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (15.00 %)SAN
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (30.00 %)DataStage
16 (30.00 %)ETL
22 (10.00 %)DB2
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (30.00 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (35.00 %)Consultant
23 (15.00 %)Operations Analyst
23 (15.00 %)DataStage Consultant
23 (15.00 %)Analyst
23 (15.00 %)Senior Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Programmer
32 (10.00 %)Administrator
32 (10.00 %)Developer
32 (10.00 %)Mainframe Operator
32 (10.00 %)Mainframe Consultant
32 (10.00 %)Systems Programmer
32 (10.00 %)Storage Administrator
41 (5.000 %)WebSphere Developer
41 (5.000 %)Storage Engineer
41 (5.000 %)AS400 Operator
41 (5.000 %)Mainframe Programmer
41 (5.000 %)Architect
41 (5.000 %)Computer Operator
41 (5.000 %)Storage Consultant
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (55.00 %)Mainframe
24 (20.00 %)AS400
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (45.00 %)UNIX
28 (40.00 %)Windows
28 (40.00 %)Solaris
28 (40.00 %)zOS
35 (25.00 %)AIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
15 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (10.00 %)Problem Management
31 (5.000 %)Migration
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (25.00 %)JCL
21 (5.000 %)COBOL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (25.00 %)Backup Exec
22 (10.00 %)RACF
22 (10.00 %)NetBackup
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (25.00 %)Legato
22 (10.00 %)CONTROL-M
22 (10.00 %)Unicenter
22 (10.00 %)EMC NetWorker
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (35.00 %)IBM
25 (25.00 %)VERITAS
25 (25.00 %)HP
32 (10.00 %)CA
32 (10.00 %)Symantec