IBM z/OS
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring zOS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited zOS over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 99 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing zOS | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.58% | - |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 4.07% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £358 | - |
| England median daily rate | £420 | £488 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.85% | -7.14% | -8.70% |
All Operating Systems
West Midlands
zOS 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 in the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 202 | 295 | 336 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 13.78% | 14.36% | 15.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 145 | 189 | 212 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £184 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £263 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £438 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.57% | -2.78% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £601 | £675 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £465 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 17 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.90 | £14.99 | £13.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.67 | £18.50 | £16.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.83 | £22.50 | £19.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.74% | +16.88% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.12 | £23.75 | £28.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.83 | £72.50 | £28.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.18 | £43.93 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | -44.96% | +99.68% |
zOS
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing zOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
zOS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing zOS in the West Midlands.
zOS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing zOS in the West Midlands.