IBM MVS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for MVS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited MVS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 583 | 716 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +133 | +115 | -167 |
| Contract jobs citing MVS | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.005% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.26% | 0.031% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £545 | £323 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £575 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £650 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.62% | +85.71% | -30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £725 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £755 | £488 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -20.45% |
All Operating Systems
UK
MVS is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,775 | 9,719 | 13,427 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.34% | 16.25% | 15.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,885 | 6,848 | 9,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £184 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £326 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.93% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £717 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +8.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 394 | 422 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.75 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.75 | £22.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.23% | +73.92% | +23.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.88 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.00 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.80% | +56.25% | +17.65% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing MVS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MVS.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MVS.
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Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MVS within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work from Home | +145 | 15 | £425 | -43.33% | |
| England | +132 | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | - | - | |
| UK excluding London | - | 7 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 7 | - | - |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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