The first table below looks at the demand for MVS skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MVS over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the West Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM MVS
Rank - 100 -
Contract jobs citing MVS 0 3 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands - 0.132% -
As % of the Operating Systems category - 0.726% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Average daily rate - £180 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £260 £300
% change year-on-year
+39.42% -13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £33.00
All Operating Systems
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
343 413 320
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 20.44% 18.19% 16.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 178 125
Average daily rate £325 £280 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.07% +1.81%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £135 £150 £145
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £413 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 66 55
Average hourly rate £15.21 £14.75 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.08% +9.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £12.50 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.50 £24.00 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-8.57% +9.37%
MVS
England

MVS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MVS across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

West Midlands MVS Jobs Demand Trend

MVS
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MVS across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands MVS Daily Rate Trend

MVS
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MVS across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands MVS Hourly Rate Trend

MVS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MVS within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
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Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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