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This section looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the Manchester 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank165202
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching permanent IT job ads314
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.539 %0.303 %
Salaries quoted314
Average minimum salary£31,323£32,500
Average salary£35,984£37,500
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Average maximum salary£40,645£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,199£38,804
% change on same period last year+3.59 %
Operating Systems ManchesterOperating Systems
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads12211320
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.599 %0.584 %
Salaries quoted10481172
Average minimum salary£29,104£28,367
Average salary£31,838£30,789
% change on same period last year+3.40 %
Average maximum salary£34,572£33,212
UK excluding London average salary£34,651£34,981
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
zOS North WestzOS
North West

zOS
Demand Trend

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

Manchester zOS Demand Trend

zOS
Salary Trend

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

Manchester zOS Salary Trend

zOS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing zOS across the Manchester region over the past 3 months.

Manchester zOS Salary Histogram

zOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Manchester region citing zOS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing zOS.

134 (73.91 %)Finance
233 (71.74 %)IBM
332 (69.57 %)MVS
332 (69.57 %)JCL
427 (58.70 %)Mainframe
427 (58.70 %)DB2
525 (54.35 %)CICS
624 (52.17 %)COBOL
721 (45.65 %)ISPF
819 (41.30 %)TCP/IP
819 (41.30 %)ODBC
918 (39.13 %)Assembly Language
918 (39.13 %)CA
918 (39.13 %)TIBCO
918 (39.13 %)Compuware
918 (39.13 %)OMEGAMON
1014 (30.43 %)RACF
1113 (28.26 %)REXX
1211 (23.91 %)Symantec
1211 (23.91 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1211 (23.91 %)Information Security
1310 (21.74 %)Unix
148 (17.39 %)ITIL
148 (17.39 %)Service Management
148 (17.39 %)Change Management
148 (17.39 %)Management Information System
148 (17.39 %)Exstream
148 (17.39 %)Exstream Dialogue
154 (8.696 %)Software Testing
162 (4.348 %)WebSphere

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Manchester region citing zOS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing zOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
121 (45.65 %)ISPF
219 (41.30 %)ODBC
32 (4.348 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
125 (54.35 %)CICS
28 (17.39 %)Exstream Dialogue
32 (4.348 %)WebSphere Application Server
Communications & Networking
119 (41.30 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
127 (58.70 %)DB2
General
134 (73.91 %)Finance
21 (2.174 %)Pensions
Job Titles
124 (52.17 %)DBA
223 (50.00 %)Administrator
320 (43.48 %)DB2 DBA
414 (30.43 %)Analyst
511 (23.91 %)Information Analyst
511 (23.91 %)Security Analyst
511 (23.91 %)Information Security Analyst
66 (13.04 %)Mainframe DBA
73 (6.522 %)UNIX Administrator
82 (4.348 %)Problem Manager
82 (4.348 %)Infrastructure Analyst
82 (4.348 %)Change Manager
82 (4.348 %)Incident Manager
91 (2.174 %)Systems Analyst
91 (2.174 %)Applications Specialist
91 (2.174 %)WebSphere Specialist
Miscellaneous
127 (58.70 %)Mainframe
28 (17.39 %)Management Information System
31 (2.174 %)IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
132 (69.57 %)MVS
210 (21.74 %)Unix
31 (2.174 %)OS/390
Processes & Methodologies
111 (23.91 %)Information Security
28 (17.39 %)ITIL
28 (17.39 %)Service Management
28 (17.39 %)Change Management
34 (8.696 %)Software Testing
42 (4.348 %)Risk Management
51 (2.174 %)Data Modelling
51 (2.174 %)Performance Testing
Programming Languages
132 (69.57 %)JCL
224 (52.17 %)COBOL
318 (39.13 %)Assembly Language
413 (28.26 %)REXX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
111 (23.91 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
114 (30.43 %)RACF
Systems Management
118 (39.13 %)OMEGAMON
Vendors
133 (71.74 %)IBM
218 (39.13 %)Compuware
218 (39.13 %)CA
218 (39.13 %)TIBCO
311 (23.91 %)Symantec
48 (17.39 %)Exstream
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