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The table below looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the York 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1632
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below16.67 %15.79 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£420
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£342
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
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£32.14£34.95
% change on same period last year-8.05 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
York
Matching contract IT job ads619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted47
Average minimum daily rate£372£360
Average daily rate£381£366
% change on same period last year+3.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£345
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
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£25.44£25.60
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Mainframe North YorkshireMainframe
North Yorkshire

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 York region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

York 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 York region.

York Mainframe Daily Rate Trend

Mainframe
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (50.00 %)Software Testing
21 (50.00 %)Time Management
21 (50.00 %)MS Project
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)TestDirector
21 (50.00 %)Project Management

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Project
York IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Banking
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
11 (50.00 %)Time Management
York IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft