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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited zOS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank143176
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads5522
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.097 %1.257 %
Salaries quoted4921
Average minimum salary£52,830£34,762
Average salary£57,311£37,357
% change on same period last year+53.41 %
Average maximum salary£61,792£39,952
UK excluding London average salary£50,543£37,107
% change on same period last year+36.20 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17761750
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.028 %0.753 %
Salaries quoted14251474
Average minimum salary£33,993£32,960
Average salary£36,832£35,326
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Average maximum salary£39,671£37,692
UK excluding London average salary£34,285£34,402
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
zOS South EastzOS
South East

zOS
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire zOS Demand Trend

zOS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing zOS across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire zOS Salary Trend

zOS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing zOS across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Hampshire zOS Salary Histogram

zOS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing zOS within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
HavantUp+1310£55,500+141.30 %
PortsmouthUp+48£66,250+165.00 %
SouthamptonUp+145£37,500-6.25 %
RomseyNew entry-4£37,500-
zOS South EastzOS
South East

zOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited zOS.

171 (88.75 %)COBOL
171 (88.75 %)DB2
171 (88.75 %)CICS
270 (87.50 %)Oracle
341 (51.25 %)IBM
341 (51.25 %)Mainframe
439 (48.75 %)Eclipse
538 (47.50 %)E-Commerce
635 (43.75 %)Oracle 8/8i
635 (43.75 %)SOA
734 (42.50 %)Windows
734 (42.50 %)AIX
833 (41.25 %)SQL
833 (41.25 %).NET
833 (41.25 %)Business Intelligence
833 (41.25 %)Citrix
833 (41.25 %)MetaFrame
833 (41.25 %)Windows Server 2003
833 (41.25 %)Firewall
833 (41.25 %)Network Load Balancing
833 (41.25 %)Windows Server 2008
920 (25.00 %)N-Tier
1018 (22.50 %)MS Visio
1114 (17.50 %)BizTalk Server
1114 (17.50 %)UML
128 (10.00 %)Retail
137 (8.750 %)Marketing
145 (6.250 %)Degree
145 (6.250 %)OS/390
145 (6.250 %)MVS

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited zOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (41.25 %).NET
21 (1.250 %)XML
21 (1.250 %)AJAX
Hampshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
171 (88.75 %)CICS
214 (17.50 %)BizTalk Server
33 (3.750 %)SAS
41 (1.250 %)SharePoint
Hampshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (22.50 %)MS Visio
Hampshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
133 (41.25 %)Firewall
Hampshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
171 (88.75 %)DB2
235 (43.75 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.250 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.250 %)Oracle 10g
Hampshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
139 (48.75 %)Eclipse
21 (1.250 %)Visual Studio
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.00 %)Retail
27 (8.750 %)Marketing
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (50.00 %)Architect
228 (35.00 %)Lead Designer
320 (25.00 %)Enterprise Architect
416 (20.00 %)Technical Architect
513 (16.25 %)Solutions Architect
610 (12.50 %)Technical Solutions Architect
75 (6.250 %)Lead Architect
75 (6.250 %)Support Specialist
84 (5.000 %)C++ Developer
84 (5.000 %)Developer
84 (5.000 %)C Developer
92 (2.500 %)Solutions Designer
Hampshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
141 (51.25 %)Mainframe
220 (25.00 %)N-Tier
33 (3.750 %)Statistics
33 (3.750 %)Mathematics
41 (1.250 %)IBM Mainframe
Hampshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (42.50 %)Windows
134 (42.50 %)AIX
233 (41.25 %)Windows Server 2003
233 (41.25 %)Windows Server 2008
35 (6.250 %)OS/390
35 (6.250 %)MVS
41 (1.250 %)Solaris
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (47.50 %)E-Commerce
235 (43.75 %)SOA
333 (41.25 %)Business Intelligence
333 (41.25 %)Network Load Balancing
414 (17.50 %)UML
51 (1.250 %)OO
51 (1.250 %)OOD
51 (1.250 %)Document Management
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
171 (88.75 %)COBOL
233 (41.25 %)SQL
34 (5.000 %)Assembly Language
34 (5.000 %)C
34 (5.000 %)C++
42 (2.500 %)Java
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (6.250 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (41.25 %)MetaFrame
Hampshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
170 (87.50 %)Oracle
241 (51.25 %)IBM
333 (41.25 %)Citrix
43 (3.750 %)Intel