IBM OS/2 (OS2)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for OS/2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited OS/2 over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 683 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing OS/2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.007% | - |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 0.043% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £425 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £425 | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
OS/2 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 | 5,668 | 9,208 | 13,035 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.31% | 16.17% | 14.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,828 | 6,433 | 8,861 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £335 | £344 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.01% | +0.01% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £470 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.26% | +10.59% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 401 | 597 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.00 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
OS/2
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing OS/2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
OS/2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OS/2.
OS/2
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing OS/2.