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The table below looks at the demand for IBM z/OS skills within the North East 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM z/OS
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads00
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£48,389£42,611
% change on same period last year+13.56 %
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads228199
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.196 %0.102 %
Salaries quoted209180
Average minimum salary£30,257£27,882
Average salary£32,070£30,062
% change on same period last year+6.67 %
Average maximum salary£33,882£32,243
UK excluding London average salary£34,276£34,119
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East zOS Salary Trend

zOS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the North East 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.

11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)CICS
11 (100.00 %)Assembly Language
11 (100.00 %)MVS
11 (100.00 %)XPEDITER
11 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
11 (100.00 %)Degree

zOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)CICS
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
North East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)XPEDITER
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
11 (100.00 %)Systems Programmer
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)MVS
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)Assembly Language
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft