IBM OS/2 (OS2)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring OS/2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OS/2 over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 542 | - | 704 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing OS/2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.003% | - | 0.007% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.024% | - | 0.045% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £425 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £469 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £488 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £425 |
All Operating Systems
UK
OS/2 falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 4,171 | 5,896 | 8,920 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.90% | 13.45% | 16.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,719 | 3,878 | 6,184 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £188 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.11% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £585 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £715 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £452 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.33% | -2.38% | +8.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 208 | 434 | 399 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.45 | £12.75 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.41 | £16.06 | £18.32 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.95 | £24.18 | £46.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.22% | -47.43% | +104.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £27.50 | £38.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.38% | -28.66% | +92.75% |
OS/2
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing OS/2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
OS/2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OS/2.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing OS/2.
OS/2
Top 1 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OS/2 within the UK over the 6 months to 22 June 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work from Home | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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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: