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This section looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited zOS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank113121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads913
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.445 %1.801 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£271£390
% change on same period last year-30.55 %
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£16.50£58.21
% change on same period last year-71.65 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads623722
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.830 %0.730 %
Daily rates quoted8783
Average minimum daily rate£287£281
Average daily rate£299£300
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£319
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted122121
Average minimum hourly rate£21.80£21.16
Average hourly rate£22.79£21.91
% change on same period last year+4.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.78£22.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
zOS EnglandzOS
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.

zOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing zOS across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Yorkshire zOS Demand Trend

zOS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire zOS Daily Rate Trend

zOS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire zOS Hourly Rate Trend

zOS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing zOS within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
West YorkshireUp+56--
zOS EnglandzOS
England

zOS
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing zOS 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 zOS.

116 (84.21 %)IBM
214 (73.68 %)Mainframe
313 (68.42 %)CICS
313 (68.42 %)COBOL
411 (57.89 %)IBM Mainframe
510 (52.63 %)Migration
68 (42.11 %)DB2
68 (42.11 %)System Testing
76 (31.58 %)Finance
85 (26.32 %)JCL
93 (15.79 %)RACF
93 (15.79 %)REXX
93 (15.79 %)MQSeries
93 (15.79 %)Identity Management
93 (15.79 %)Change Management
102 (10.53 %)AS400
102 (10.53 %)SQL
102 (10.53 %)BMC
102 (10.53 %)IBM Certification
102 (10.53 %)MAINVIEW
102 (10.53 %)Decision Table
102 (10.53 %)ISPF
111 (5.263 %)Retail
111 (5.263 %)Financial Institution

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing zOS 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 zOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.53 %)ISPF
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (68.42 %)CICS
23 (15.79 %)MQSeries
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (42.11 %)DB2
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (31.58 %)Finance
21 (5.263 %)Retail
21 (5.263 %)Financial Institution
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (78.95 %)Analyst
211 (57.89 %)Programmer
310 (52.63 %)Analyst Programmer
48 (42.11 %)Senior Analyst
48 (42.11 %)Senior Programmer
48 (42.11 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
55 (26.32 %)Security Analyst
63 (15.79 %)COBOL Programmer
72 (10.53 %)DB2 DBA
72 (10.53 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
72 (10.53 %)CICS Programmer
72 (10.53 %)DBA
72 (10.53 %)Senior COBOL Analyst Programmer
72 (10.53 %)Senior COBOL Programmer
72 (10.53 %)COBOL Analyst
72 (10.53 %)Senior COBOL Analyst
81 (5.263 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
81 (5.263 %)Senior Mainframe Analyst Programmer
81 (5.263 %)Mainframe Programmer
81 (5.263 %)Senior Mainframe Programmer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (73.68 %)Mainframe
211 (57.89 %)IBM Mainframe
32 (10.53 %)AS400
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (52.63 %)Migration
28 (42.11 %)System Testing
33 (15.79 %)Change Management
33 (15.79 %)Identity Management
42 (10.53 %)Decision Table
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (68.42 %)COBOL
25 (26.32 %)JCL
33 (15.79 %)REXX
42 (10.53 %)SQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.53 %)IBM Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (15.79 %)RACF
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (10.53 %)MAINVIEW
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (84.21 %)IBM
22 (10.53 %)BMC
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