IBM z/OS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for zOS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited zOS 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 | 462 | 653 | 761 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +191 | +108 | -144 |
| Contract jobs citing zOS | 136 | 66 | 88 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.11% | 0.099% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 2.35% | 0.68% | 0.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 23 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £367 | £463 | £302 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £497 | £347 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £585 | £469 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.54% | +24.80% | +1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £650 | £566 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £661 | £642 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £430 | £488 | £340 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.79% | +43.59% | -25.79% |
All Operating Systems
UK
zOS 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% |
zOS
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing zOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
zOS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing zOS.
zOS
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing zOS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
zOS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing zOS.
zOS
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing zOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +192 | 112 | £459 | -21.54% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +136 | 84 | £430 | -11.79% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +163 | 69 | £459 | -24.29% | |
| North of England | +87 | 63 | £430 | -9.47% | |
| Yorkshire | +70 | 59 | £430 | -9.47% | |
| London | +93 | 26 | £475 | -20.83% | 5 |
| Midlands | - | 10 | £358 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 10 | £358 | - | |
| Scotland | +37 | 6 | £500 | - | 1 |
| South East | +30 | 6 | £358 | -48.86% | |
| North West | - | 4 | £750 | - | |
| East of England | +17 | 1 | £600 | - |
zOS
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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