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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VSAM over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Storage Access Method (VSAM)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank546604
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching contract IT job ads1355
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.056 %
As % of the category below0.087 %0.265 %
Daily rates quoted227
Average minimum daily rate£320£375
Average daily rate£320£389
% change on same period last year-17.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£285
% change on same period last year+12.23 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£40.00£35.00
% change on same period last year+14.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1496620752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled21.16 %21.01 %
Daily rates quoted57447248
Average minimum daily rate£433£463
Average daily rate£466£497
% change on same period last year-6.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£498£530
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted12221663
Average minimum hourly rate£24.13£23.75
Average hourly rate£26.03£25.67
% change on same period last year+1.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.92£27.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£26.20
% change on same period last year-4.24 %

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.

VSAM
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VSAM within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

VSAM Demand Trend

VSAM
Daily Rate Trend

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

VSAM Daily Rate Trend

VSAM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VSAM within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

VSAM Daily Rate Histogram

VSAM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

VSAM Hourly Rate Trend

VSAM
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VSAM 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+4712£320-17.68 %
HampshireUp+196£320-
South EastUp+386£320+12.44 %
LondonUp+655--
SouthamptonUp+82--
Potters BarNew entry-1--
CroydonNew entry-1--
Docklands, LondonUp+391--
EastleighUp+51--
East of EnglandNew entry-1--
HertfordshireNew entry-1--

VSAM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (80.00 %)CICS
223 (76.67 %)JCL
223 (76.67 %)Mainframe
319 (63.33 %)COBOL
418 (60.00 %)DB2
515 (50.00 %)IBM
612 (40.00 %)REXX
612 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
79 (30.00 %)Insurance
88 (26.67 %)Finance
95 (16.67 %)PowerExchange
95 (16.67 %)Informatica
95 (16.67 %)FTP
95 (16.67 %)Datawarehouse
95 (16.67 %)SQL
95 (16.67 %)WebSphere
95 (16.67 %)AllFusion Endevor
104 (13.33 %)ISPF
104 (13.33 %)SQL Server
104 (13.33 %)MS Visio
104 (13.33 %)MVS
104 (13.33 %)AutoSys
104 (13.33 %)Health
104 (13.33 %)Change Management
113 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
113 (10.00 %)MQSeries
113 (10.00 %)Siebel
113 (10.00 %)C
113 (10.00 %)XML
122 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing

VSAM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (16.67 %)WebSphere
24 (13.33 %)ISPF
33 (10.00 %)XML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (80.00 %)CICS
25 (16.67 %)PowerExchange
33 (10.00 %)MQSeries
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (13.33 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (16.67 %)FTP
21 (3.333 %)HTTP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (60.00 %)DB2
25 (16.67 %)Datawarehouse
34 (13.33 %)SQL Server
41 (3.333 %)Easytrieve
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.333 %)TestDirector
11 (3.333 %)Telon
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (30.00 %)Insurance
28 (26.67 %)Finance
34 (13.33 %)Health
41 (3.333 %)Manufacturing
41 (3.333 %)Banking
41 (3.333 %)Retail
41 (3.333 %)FMCG
41 (3.333 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (36.67 %)Analyst
28 (26.67 %)Programmer
28 (26.67 %)Developer
37 (23.33 %)Analyst Programmer
45 (16.67 %)Systems Analyst
45 (16.67 %)Consultant
54 (13.33 %)Systems Programmer
54 (13.33 %)Mainframe Programmer
63 (10.00 %)Informatica Consultant
63 (10.00 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
63 (10.00 %)COBOL Developer
72 (6.667 %)Operations Analyst
81 (3.333 %)Mainframe Developer
81 (3.333 %)Exchange Consultant
81 (3.333 %)Informatica Specialist
81 (3.333 %)Architect
81 (3.333 %)Business Analyst
81 (3.333 %)Technical Consultant
81 (3.333 %)Lead Developer
81 (3.333 %)Team Leader
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (76.67 %)Mainframe
212 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (13.33 %)MVS
21 (3.333 %)UNIX
21 (3.333 %)Linux
21 (3.333 %)OS/390
21 (3.333 %)zOS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (13.33 %)Change Management
23 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
32 (6.667 %)Service Management
32 (6.667 %)ITIL
32 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (6.667 %)ITSM
41 (3.333 %)Migration
41 (3.333 %)Logistics
41 (3.333 %)Automated Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (76.67 %)JCL
219 (63.33 %)COBOL
312 (40.00 %)REXX
45 (16.67 %)SQL
53 (10.00 %)C
62 (6.667 %)Assembly Language
62 (6.667 %)Java
71 (3.333 %)PL/1
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.667 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.333 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (16.67 %)AllFusion Endevor
24 (13.33 %)AutoSys
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (50.00 %)IBM
25 (16.67 %)Informatica
33 (10.00 %)Siebel
41 (3.333 %)BMC
41 (3.333 %)CA