IBM z/OS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for zOS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited zOS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 841 | 930 | 1141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +211 | -262 |
| Permanent jobs citing zOS | 55 | 40 | 91 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.038% | 0.059% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.39% | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 47 | 33 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,139 | £41,250 | £37,038 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £49,500 | £47,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,610 | £62,500 | £60,590 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.18% | +3.15% | -3.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,539 | £67,500 | £68,275 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £71,652 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,072 | £54,441 | £61,180 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.88% | -11.01% | +22.36% |
All Operating Systems
UK
zOS is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 14,079 | 16,671 | 29,105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.36% | 15.93% | 18.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,884 | 11,238 | 16,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,760 | £27,000 | £26,398 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,500 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
zOS
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing zOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
zOS
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing zOS.
zOS
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing zOS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
zOS
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing zOS within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +129 | 52 | £87,610 | +36.83% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 42 | £87,610 | +59.63% | |
| London | +141 | 26 | £87,610 | +34.78% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 24 | £43,072 | -20.88% | 1 |
| North of England | +46 | 14 | £71,000 | +47.15% | |
| Yorkshire | +83 | 8 | £92,778 | +118.30% | |
| North West | +16 | 5 | £71,000 | +31.48% | |
| South West | - | 5 | £43,072 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £43,072 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £43,072 | - | |
| Scotland | -64 | 1 | £92,778 | +69.05% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £43,072 | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £43,072 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £43,072 | - |
zOS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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