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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 832 | 954 | 1151 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +122 | +197 | -258 |
| Permanent jobs citing zOS | 56 | 41 | 84 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.040% | 0.053% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.40% | 0.25% | 0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 47 | 34 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,139 | £41,250 | £37,038 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £49,875 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,610 | £63,265 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.48% | +5.44% | -3.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,539 | £67,500 | £67,694 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £71,652 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,072 | £54,441 | £60,590 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.88% | -10.15% | +21.18% |
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 | 14,045 | 16,217 | 29,865 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.16% | 15.97% | 18.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,807 | 10,941 | 16,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,760 | £27,000 | £26,450 |
| 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 8 May 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 8 May 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 | +95 | 53 | £87,610 | +36.83% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +93 | 42 | £87,610 | +59.63% | 2 |
| London | +133 | 27 | £87,610 | +34.78% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 24 | £43,072 | -20.88% | 2 |
| North of England | +36 | 14 | £71,000 | +47.15% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +70 | 8 | £92,778 | +118.30% | |
| North West | +10 | 5 | £71,000 | +31.48% | 2 |
| South West | - | 5 | £43,072 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £43,072 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £43,072 | - | |
| Scotland | -59 | 1 | £92,778 | +69.05% | |
| 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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