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This section looks at the demand for PL/1 skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PL/1 over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPL/1
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank125-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.483 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£230-
Average daily rate£230-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£230-
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£438
% change on same period last year-33.71 %
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-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads10361192
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.367 %1.187 %
Daily rates quoted223229
Average minimum daily rate£284£287
Average daily rate£305£307
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted64152
Average minimum hourly rate£25.84£25.73
Average hourly rate£28.12£27.79
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.41£29.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
PL/1 EnglandPL/1
England

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.

PL/1
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PL/1 across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

West Midlands PL/1 Demand Trend

PL/1
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PL/1 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands PL/1 Daily Rate Trend

PL/1
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PL/1 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands PL/1 Hourly Rate Trend

PL/1
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PL/1 within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
WarwickshireNew entry-2£230-
CoventryNew entry-2--
PL/1 EnglandPL/1
England

PL/1
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing PL/1 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 PL/1.

15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)J2EE
15 (100.00 %)Oracle
15 (100.00 %)DB2
15 (100.00 %)SAP
15 (100.00 %)UNIX
15 (100.00 %)COBOL
15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)IBM
15 (100.00 %)CICS
15 (100.00 %)JCL
15 (100.00 %)Mainframe
15 (100.00 %)AS400
15 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
24 (80.00 %)C++
24 (80.00 %)WebSphere
24 (80.00 %)Microsoft
24 (80.00 %)VB
24 (80.00 %)MQSeries
32 (40.00 %)Automotive

PL/1
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing PL/1 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 PL/1. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)J2EE
24 (80.00 %)WebSphere
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (100.00 %)CICS
24 (80.00 %)MQSeries
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)DB2
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Automotive
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Technical Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Applications Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Architect
21 (20.00 %)Principle Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Applications Architect
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (100.00 %)Mainframe
15 (100.00 %)AS400
15 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)COBOL
15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)JCL
24 (80.00 %)C++
24 (80.00 %)VB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Oracle
15 (100.00 %)SAP
15 (100.00 %)IBM
24 (80.00 %)Microsoft