 IBM z/OS |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 504 | 556 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +52 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 81 | 99 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.108 % | 0.100 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.549 % | 0.467 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 16 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £290 | £365 |
| Average daily rate | £308 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £325 | £408 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £271 | £390 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.00 | £56.43 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.50 | £58.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -71.65 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.00 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.50 | £58.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -71.65 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 14765 | 21188 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 19.68 % | 21.44 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4114 | 5761 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £356 | £370 |
| Average daily rate | £378 | £391 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.31 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £411 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2242 | 2825 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.36 | £21.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.64 | £23.19 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.68 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.92 | £24.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.08 | £23.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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.
The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing zOS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
