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The table below looks at the demand for IBM OS/400 (OS400) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OS/400 over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IBM OS/400 (OS400)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank541582
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads1877
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.078 %
As % of the category below0.132 %0.361 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£265£500
Average daily rate£278£500
% change on same period last year-44.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£290£500
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted218
Average minimum hourly rate£31.50£29.87
Average hourly rate£31.50£30.76
% change on same period last year+2.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.50£31.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00£33.30
% change on same period last year-15.91 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1359621330
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled19.23 %21.59 %
Daily rates quoted40085890
Average minimum daily rate£334£367
Average daily rate£353£388
% change on same period last year-8.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.66 %
Hourly rates quoted21533195
Average minimum hourly rate£21.28£20.98
Average hourly rate£22.64£22.30
% change on same period last year+1.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£23.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.97£22.20
% change on same period last year+3.45 %

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.

OS/400
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OS/400 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

OS/400 Demand Trend

OS/400
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing OS/400 within the UK.

OS/400 Daily Rate Trend

OS/400
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing OS/400 within the UK.

OS/400 Hourly Rate Trend

OS/400
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OS/400 within the UK over the 3 months to 13 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
EnglandUp+2616£278-44.50 %
LondonUp+677£278-44.50 %
YorkshireUp+215--
West YorkshireUp+83--
North WestUp+22--
South EastUp+162--
City of LondonNew entry-1£425-
SloughNew entry-1--
LeedsNew entry-1--
ManchesterNew entry-1--
BerkshireNew entry-1--
MiddlesexDown-71--
Channel IslandsNew entry-1--
GuernseyNew entry-1--

OS/400
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing OS/400 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 OS/400.

121 (67.74 %)AS400
210 (32.26 %)IBM
39 (29.03 %)RPG
46 (19.35 %)Finance
55 (16.13 %)DB2
55 (16.13 %)Windows
64 (12.90 %)AIX
64 (12.90 %)SQL
64 (12.90 %)Disaster Recovery
64 (12.90 %)Project Management
64 (12.90 %)Workflow
73 (9.677 %)Citrix
73 (9.677 %)JDE OneWorld
73 (9.677 %)C++
73 (9.677 %)Java
73 (9.677 %)JD Edwards
73 (9.677 %)VC++
73 (9.677 %)ERP
73 (9.677 %)General Ledger
82 (6.452 %)Insurance
82 (6.452 %)Windows NT
82 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (6.452 %)Tivoli
82 (6.452 %)Tivoli Monitoring
82 (6.452 %)Tivoli NetView
82 (6.452 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
82 (6.452 %)Active Directory
82 (6.452 %)SNMP
82 (6.452 %)JavaScript
82 (6.452 %)Perl

OS/400
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing OS/400 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 OS/400. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.452 %).NET
21 (3.226 %)WebSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.226 %)MQSeries
11 (3.226 %)MS Exchange
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.226 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (9.677 %)JDE OneWorld
21 (3.226 %)Temenos Globus
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.452 %)SNMP
21 (3.226 %)SNA
21 (3.226 %)SAN
21 (3.226 %)Firewall
21 (3.226 %)LAN
21 (3.226 %)WAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (16.13 %)DB2
22 (6.452 %)SQL Server
31 (3.226 %)OLAP
31 (3.226 %)Datawarehouse
31 (3.226 %)BusinessObjects
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (19.35 %)Finance
23 (9.677 %)General Ledger
32 (6.452 %)Insurance
32 (6.452 %)Banking
41 (3.226 %)Retail
41 (3.226 %)Health
41 (3.226 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (35.48 %)Analyst
26 (19.35 %)Systems Analyst
35 (16.13 %)Developer
35 (16.13 %)Administrator
44 (12.90 %)AS400 Support
53 (9.677 %)Support Analyst
53 (9.677 %)AS400 Administrator
62 (6.452 %)AS400 Operator
71 (3.226 %)Junior Support Analyst
71 (3.226 %)Support Specialist
71 (3.226 %)Security Consultant
71 (3.226 %)Junior
71 (3.226 %)Consultant
71 (3.226 %)Computer Operator
71 (3.226 %)Server Support
71 (3.226 %)Systems Support
71 (3.226 %)Head Of IT
71 (3.226 %)Server Analyst
71 (3.226 %)AS400 Developer
71 (3.226 %)Junior Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (67.74 %)AS400
21 (3.226 %)Replication
21 (3.226 %)Derivative
21 (3.226 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (16.13 %)Windows
24 (12.90 %)AIX
32 (6.452 %)Windows NT
32 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (3.226 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (12.90 %)Disaster Recovery
14 (12.90 %)Workflow
14 (12.90 %)Project Management
23 (9.677 %)ERP
32 (6.452 %)OO
32 (6.452 %)Business Continuity
32 (6.452 %)Service Delivery
41 (3.226 %)Change Management
41 (3.226 %)Workflow Management
41 (3.226 %)Logistics
41 (3.226 %)Software Engineering
41 (3.226 %)Business Analysis
41 (3.226 %)E-Commerce
41 (3.226 %)BCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (29.03 %)RPG
24 (12.90 %)SQL
33 (9.677 %)C++
33 (9.677 %)Java
33 (9.677 %)VC++
42 (6.452 %)JavaScript
42 (6.452 %)Perl
51 (3.226 %)VB
51 (3.226 %)C
51 (3.226 %)C#
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.226 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.452 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.452 %)Tivoli
12 (6.452 %)Tivoli Monitoring
12 (6.452 %)Tivoli NetView
12 (6.452 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (32.26 %)IBM
23 (9.677 %)Citrix
23 (9.677 %)JD Edwards
32 (6.452 %)Oracle
41 (3.226 %)Business Objects
41 (3.226 %)jBASE