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This section looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Hertfordshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank160179
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads93
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.709 %0.206 %
Salaries quoted93
Average minimum salary£30,778£33,333
Average salary£34,833£35,833
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Average maximum salary£38,889£38,333
UK excluding London average salary£43,382£36,037
% change on same period last year+20.38 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12701458
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.683 %0.608 %
Salaries quoted10861248
Average minimum salary£34,378£33,503
Average salary£37,397£36,243
% change on same period last year+3.18 %
Average maximum salary£40,415£38,983
UK excluding London average salary£33,995£34,640
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
zOS East of EnglandzOS
East of England

zOS
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire zOS Salary Trend

zOS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing zOS across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hertfordshire zOS Salary Histogram

zOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

117 (73.91 %)C++
117 (73.91 %)DB2
211 (47.83 %)UNIX
211 (47.83 %)Windows
211 (47.83 %)IBM
310 (43.48 %)AS400
310 (43.48 %)Oracle
310 (43.48 %)SQL Server
310 (43.48 %)Banking
49 (39.13 %)Retail
49 (39.13 %)EFT
58 (34.78 %)Mainframe
66 (26.09 %)Middleware
66 (26.09 %)C
66 (26.09 %)Java
66 (26.09 %)OO
66 (26.09 %)OS/400
66 (26.09 %)Multithreading
75 (21.74 %)Service Delivery
84 (17.39 %)CICS
84 (17.39 %)MVS
84 (17.39 %)Shell Script
84 (17.39 %)TCP/IP
84 (17.39 %)PL/SQL
84 (17.39 %)SQL
84 (17.39 %)VB
84 (17.39 %)COBOL
84 (17.39 %)IBM Mainframe
84 (17.39 %)Software Testing
84 (17.39 %)Requirements Analysis

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (26.09 %)Middleware
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (17.39 %)CICS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (8.696 %)BASE24
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (17.39 %)TCP/IP
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (73.91 %)DB2
210 (43.48 %)SQL Server
31 (4.348 %)DB2 UDB
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (43.48 %)Banking
29 (39.13 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (47.83 %)Software Engineer
26 (26.09 %)C Software Engineer
35 (21.74 %)C++ Software Engineer
35 (21.74 %)Junior
35 (21.74 %)Consultant
35 (21.74 %)Technical Consultant
44 (17.39 %)Software Tester
44 (17.39 %)C++ Developer
44 (17.39 %)Tester
44 (17.39 %)Developer
44 (17.39 %)Junior Tester
52 (8.696 %)Technical Lead
61 (4.348 %)Junior DBA
61 (4.348 %)DB2 DBA
61 (4.348 %)DBA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (43.48 %)AS400
29 (39.13 %)EFT
38 (34.78 %)Mainframe
46 (26.09 %)Multithreading
54 (17.39 %)IBM Mainframe
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (47.83 %)UNIX
111 (47.83 %)Windows
26 (26.09 %)OS/400
34 (17.39 %)MVS
41 (4.348 %)AIX
41 (4.348 %)Solaris
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (26.09 %)OO
25 (21.74 %)Service Delivery
34 (17.39 %)Software Testing
34 (17.39 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (8.696 %)Unit Testing
42 (8.696 %)Migration
42 (8.696 %)Agile Software Development
51 (4.348 %)Information Management
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (73.91 %)C++
26 (26.09 %)C
26 (26.09 %)Java
34 (17.39 %)PL/SQL
34 (17.39 %)SQL
34 (17.39 %)VB
34 (17.39 %)Shell Script
34 (17.39 %)COBOL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.348 %)IBM Certification
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (17.39 %)OMEGAMON
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (47.83 %)IBM
210 (43.48 %)Oracle