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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the London 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank575670
Rank change on same period last yearUp+95
Matching permanent IT job ads2934
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.156 %0.123 %
Salaries quoted2524
Average minimum salary£45,000£48,667
Average salary£48,820£50,167
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Average maximum salary£52,640£51,667
UK excluding London average salary£49,901£37,156
% change on same period last year+34.30 %
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
London
Matching permanent IT job ads1856627612
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled10.69 %12.05 %
Salaries quoted1548821568
Average minimum salary£42,091£43,514
Average salary£45,416£47,295
% change on same period last year-3.97 %
Average maximum salary£48,740£51,077
UK excluding London average salary£34,242£34,421
% change on same period last year-0.52 %
zOS EnglandzOS
England

zOS
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London zOS Salary Trend

zOS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing zOS across the London region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 8 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
CroydonNo change05£51,000-
South CroydonNew entry-3£41,667-
zOS EnglandzOS
England

zOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the London 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.

150 (72.46 %)Mainframe
238 (55.07 %)Finance
335 (50.72 %)IBM
429 (42.03 %)UNIX
526 (37.68 %)Windows
624 (34.78 %)IBM Mainframe
723 (33.33 %)AIX
723 (33.33 %)DB2
820 (28.99 %)Retail
918 (26.09 %)SAN
1017 (24.64 %)COBOL
1116 (23.19 %)WebSphere
1214 (20.29 %)Datawarehouse
1214 (20.29 %)Data Modelling
1214 (20.29 %)Data Architecture
1313 (18.84 %)Banking
1412 (17.39 %)Time Management
1412 (17.39 %)Middleware
1412 (17.39 %)WebSphere MQ
1511 (15.94 %)Linux
1610 (14.49 %)CICS
1610 (14.49 %)Ab Initio
179 (13.04 %)BusinessObjects
179 (13.04 %)Business Objects
187 (10.14 %)HTTP
196 (8.696 %)IIS
196 (8.696 %)Apache
196 (8.696 %)WebSphere Application Server
196 (8.696 %)Project Management
196 (8.696 %)IBM HTTP Server

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the London 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.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (23.19 %)WebSphere
212 (17.39 %)Middleware
31 (1.449 %).NET
31 (1.449 %)ASP
31 (1.449 %)SOAP
31 (1.449 %)XML
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (17.39 %)WebSphere MQ
210 (14.49 %)CICS
36 (8.696 %)IBM HTTP Server
36 (8.696 %)WebSphere Application Server
36 (8.696 %)IIS
36 (8.696 %)Apache
42 (2.899 %)SAS
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (4.348 %)PeopleSoft Financials
21 (1.449 %)BASE24
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (26.09 %)SAN
27 (10.14 %)HTTP
33 (4.348 %)Firewall
42 (2.899 %)Wireless
42 (2.899 %)DMZ
42 (2.899 %)VPN
42 (2.899 %)DNS
42 (2.899 %)LAN
42 (2.899 %)WAN
51 (1.449 %)FTP
51 (1.449 %)SMS
51 (1.449 %)SSL
51 (1.449 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.449 %)IPsec
51 (1.449 %)Intrusion Detection
51 (1.449 %)Network Security
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (33.33 %)DB2
214 (20.29 %)Datawarehouse
39 (13.04 %)BusinessObjects
44 (5.797 %)DataStage
53 (4.348 %)SQL Server
62 (2.899 %)ETL
62 (2.899 %)DB2 UDB
71 (1.449 %)Adabas
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.348 %)PeopleTools
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (55.07 %)Finance
220 (28.99 %)Retail
313 (18.84 %)Banking
45 (7.246 %)Pensions
54 (5.797 %)Financial Institution
62 (2.899 %)Investment Banking
71 (1.449 %)Retail Banking
71 (1.449 %)Education
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (31.88 %)Programmer
218 (26.09 %)Analyst
315 (21.74 %)Storage Analyst
48 (11.59 %)Systems Programmer
56 (8.696 %)Consultant
64 (5.797 %)Support Analyst
64 (5.797 %)Test Manager
64 (5.797 %)Architect
64 (5.797 %)Developer
64 (5.797 %)Environment Manager
73 (4.348 %)Senior Programmer
73 (4.348 %)C++ Software Engineer
73 (4.348 %)Software Engineer
73 (4.348 %)Applications Consultant
82 (2.899 %)Technical Project Manager
82 (2.899 %)DBA
82 (2.899 %)Project Manager
82 (2.899 %)Technical Architect
82 (2.899 %)Team Leader
82 (2.899 %)Technical Manager
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
150 (72.46 %)Mainframe
224 (34.78 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (4.348 %)AS400
42 (2.899 %)Replication
51 (1.449 %)VSAM
51 (1.449 %)PKI
51 (1.449 %)EFT
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (42.03 %)UNIX
226 (37.68 %)Windows
323 (33.33 %)AIX
411 (15.94 %)Linux
54 (5.797 %)MVS
63 (4.348 %)OS/390
72 (2.899 %)Windows Vista
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (20.29 %)Data Modelling
114 (20.29 %)Data Architecture
212 (17.39 %)Time Management
36 (8.696 %)Project Management
45 (7.246 %)Technical Architecture
54 (5.797 %)Migration
63 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
63 (4.348 %)ITIL
72 (2.899 %)PRINCE2
72 (2.899 %)Service Delivery
72 (2.899 %)Enterprise Architecture
81 (1.449 %)Computer Security
81 (1.449 %)Risk Assessment
81 (1.449 %)Incident Management
81 (1.449 %)Service Management
81 (1.449 %)Change Management
81 (1.449 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (1.449 %)Data Security
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (24.64 %)COBOL
25 (7.246 %)C++
25 (7.246 %)JCL
33 (4.348 %)REXX
33 (4.348 %)SQR
33 (4.348 %)C
42 (2.899 %)SQL
42 (2.899 %)Assembly Language
51 (1.449 %)VB
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.899 %)PRINCE2 Certification
12 (2.899 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.449 %)GCIH
21 (1.449 %)Degree
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.449 %)SLA
11 (1.449 %)PCI DSS
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.899 %)Active Directory
21 (1.449 %)RACF
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.348 %)Tivoli NetView
13 (4.348 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
13 (4.348 %)OMEGAMON
21 (1.449 %)Tivoli
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (50.72 %)IBM
210 (14.49 %)Ab Initio
39 (13.04 %)Business Objects
44 (5.797 %)Unisys
53 (4.348 %)PeopleSoft
53 (4.348 %)Citrix
62 (2.899 %)CA
62 (2.899 %)Brocade
62 (2.899 %)SAP
71 (1.449 %)Microsoft