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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS 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 zOS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank138173
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.784 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£419
% change on same period last year-14.99 %
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£34.00£35.00
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
South West
Matching contract IT job ads8931295
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.257 %1.309 %
Daily rates quoted188313
Average minimum daily rate£317£325
Average daily rate£336£336
% change on same period last year+0.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£331
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted194258
Average minimum hourly rate£24.72£21.70
Average hourly rate£26.19£23.40
% change on same period last year+11.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.66£25.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.98£22.27
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
zOS EnglandzOS
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.

zOS
Demand Trend

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

South West zOS Demand Trend

zOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West zOS Daily Rate Trend

zOS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing zOS across the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South West zOS Daily Rate Histogram

zOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West zOS Hourly Rate Trend

zOS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing zOS within the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
DorsetUp+56£275-
BristolNew entry-1--
zOS EnglandzOS
England

zOS
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing zOS 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 zOS.

16 (66.67 %)Assembly Language
16 (66.67 %)REXX
25 (55.56 %)MVS
32 (22.22 %)Mainframe
32 (22.22 %)IBM
32 (22.22 %)UNIX
41 (11.11 %)Windows
41 (11.11 %)Linux
41 (11.11 %)DB2
41 (11.11 %)SAP
41 (11.11 %)Compuware
41 (11.11 %)CA
41 (11.11 %)NetApp
41 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
41 (11.11 %)MVC
41 (11.11 %)Finance
41 (11.11 %)Home Office
41 (11.11 %)SAP Basis
41 (11.11 %)Banking
41 (11.11 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (11.11 %)RACF

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing zOS 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 zOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)MVC
11 (11.11 %)SAP Basis
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)DB2
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Finance
11 (11.11 %)Home Office
11 (11.11 %)Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %)Programmer
22 (22.22 %)Systems Programmer
31 (11.11 %)Junior SAP Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Junior
31 (11.11 %)Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Junior Consultant
31 (11.11 %)SAP Basis Consultant
31 (11.11 %)SAP Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Team Leader
31 (11.11 %)Technical Manager
31 (11.11 %)Delivery Manager
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Mainframe
21 (11.11 %)IBM Mainframe
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)MVS
22 (22.22 %)UNIX
31 (11.11 %)Windows
31 (11.11 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (66.67 %)Assembly Language
16 (66.67 %)REXX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)RACF
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)IBM
21 (11.11 %)Compuware
21 (11.11 %)CA
21 (11.11 %)NetApp
21 (11.11 %)SAP