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 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 702 | 1064 | 1039 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +362 | -25 | -304 |
| Permanent jobs citing zOS | 25 | 26 | 65 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.046% | 0.021% | 0.050% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.27% | 0.12% | 0.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £53,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,353 | £45,000 | £57,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,669 | £59,526 | £62,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.12% | -3.99% | -8.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,539 | £63,292 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77,054 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,669 | £59,526 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.12% | -0.79% | - |
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 | 9,327 | 21,034 | 22,389 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.32% | 16.64% | 17.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,265 | 13,951 | 16,124 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £91,250 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
zOS
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing zOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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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 30 November 2023.
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Top 10 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 30 November 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +246 | 21 | £75,669 | +27.12% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +259 | 18 | £65,066 | +16.68% | 5 |
| England | +321 | 17 | £71,000 | +19.28% | 15 |
| North of England | +154 | 12 | £71,000 | +19.28% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +86 | 9 | £65,066 | +9.31% | 7 |
| Scotland | +58 | 7 | £75,669 | +52.10% | |
| London | +282 | 3 | £65,066 | +4.10% | 4 |
| North West | - | 3 | £71,000 | - | 4 |
| South East | - | 1 | £95,000 | - | 2 |
| South West | - | 1 | £92,778 | - |
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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: