IBM z/OS Engineer
UK
The median IBM z/OS Engineer daily rate in the UK is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 581 | 560 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a z/OS Engineer | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.008% | 0.003% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | 0.003% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £375 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £718 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 32,783 | 33,839 | 42,964 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.95% | 92.83% | 93.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,795 | 20,464 | 29,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £290 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £740 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,905 | 1,235 | 1,530 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £15.22 | £15.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.89 | £20.63 | £19.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -21.35% | +48.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £33.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.79% | -25.84% | +78.00% |
z/OS Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'z/OS Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
z/OS Engineer
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for z/OS Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
z/OS Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing z/OS Engineer over the 6 months to 29 November 2025.
z/OS Engineer
Top 2 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing z/OS Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | - | 3 | £475 | - | 1 |
| London | - | 1 | £750 | - |
z/OS Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, z/OS Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring z/OS Engineer in the job title.
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z/OS Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: