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The table below looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4961
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads185
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.005 %
As % of the category below11.54 %2.959 %
Daily rates quoted91
Average minimum daily rate£424£200
Average daily rate£456£250
% change on same period last year+82.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£488£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£361
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.63£34.11
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads156169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.211 %0.167 %
Daily rates quoted5148
Average minimum daily rate£362£404
Average daily rate£393£429
% change on same period last year-8.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£454
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted1824
Average minimum hourly rate£21.11£18.01
Average hourly rate£23.56£22.20
% change on same period last year+6.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£26.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Mainframe UKMainframe
UK

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.

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Wales Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Mainframe across the Wales region.

Wales Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mainframe across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales Mainframe Daily Rate Histogram

Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Mainframe across the Wales region.

Wales Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend

Mainframe
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe within the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
South WalesUp+814£460+83.95 %
West WalesUp+34£448-
Mainframe UKMainframe
UK

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe.

113 (50.00 %)UNIX
212 (46.15 %).NET
39 (34.62 %)Windows
39 (34.62 %)Windows 2000
48 (30.77 %)Linux
48 (30.77 %)COBOL
48 (30.77 %)Migration
57 (26.92 %)SharePoint Server 2007
57 (26.92 %)SQL Server
66 (23.08 %)Document Management
75 (19.23 %)Network Design
75 (19.23 %)ICL
75 (19.23 %)Knowledge Management
75 (19.23 %)InfoPath
75 (19.23 %)WebSphere
75 (19.23 %)IIS
75 (19.23 %)WebServices
75 (19.23 %)IBM
75 (19.23 %)Apache
75 (19.23 %)SharePoint
75 (19.23 %)E-business
75 (19.23 %)Telecoms
75 (19.23 %)Workflow
75 (19.23 %)Intranet
75 (19.23 %)Extranet
84 (15.38 %)Dell
84 (15.38 %)TestDirector
84 (15.38 %)Finance
84 (15.38 %)Government
84 (15.38 %)UML

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (46.15 %).NET
25 (19.23 %)WebServices
25 (19.23 %)WebSphere
33 (11.54 %).NET Framework
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (26.92 %)SharePoint Server 2007
25 (19.23 %)IIS
25 (19.23 %)Apache
25 (19.23 %)SharePoint
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (19.23 %)InfoPath
21 (3.846 %)MS Office
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (19.23 %)Intranet
15 (19.23 %)Extranet
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (26.92 %)SQL Server
23 (11.54 %)TOAD
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (15.38 %)TestDirector
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (19.23 %)Telecoms
24 (15.38 %)Finance
24 (15.38 %)Government
32 (7.692 %)Banking
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (34.62 %)Architect
28 (30.77 %)Technical Architect
35 (19.23 %)Web Designer
44 (15.38 %)Applications Developer
44 (15.38 %)Developer
44 (15.38 %)Analyst
44 (15.38 %)Test Analyst
52 (7.692 %)Desktop Support
52 (7.692 %)Technical Engineer
61 (3.846 %)Mainframe Developer
61 (3.846 %)Mainframe Architect
61 (3.846 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
61 (3.846 %)Desktop Engineer
61 (3.846 %)Support Engineer
61 (3.846 %)2nd Line Support
61 (3.846 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (50.00 %)UNIX
29 (34.62 %)Windows
29 (34.62 %)Windows 2000
38 (30.77 %)Linux
43 (11.54 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (30.77 %)Migration
26 (23.08 %)Document Management
35 (19.23 %)Network Design
35 (19.23 %)Knowledge Management
35 (19.23 %)E-business
35 (19.23 %)Workflow
44 (15.38 %)UML
44 (15.38 %)DoDAF
44 (15.38 %)Zachman Framework
44 (15.38 %)TOGAF
53 (11.54 %)Security Cleared
53 (11.54 %)Enterprise Architecture
62 (7.692 %)SOA
71 (3.846 %)SC Cleared
71 (3.846 %)CTC Cleared
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (30.77 %)COBOL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.692 %)ISEB
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (19.23 %)IBM
15 (19.23 %)ICL
24 (15.38 %)Dell
31 (3.846 %)Microsoft
31 (3.846 %)HP