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 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 848 | 960 | 1113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +153 | -246 |
| Permanent jobs citing zOS | 49 | 41 | 98 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.050% | 0.038% | 0.064% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.35% | 0.24% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 31 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £41,250 | £39,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,139 | £45,375 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,610 | £54,882 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.63% | -8.53% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,539 | £67,500 | £68,275 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £71,652 | £79,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,072 | £54,441 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.88% | -9.27% | +20.00% |
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 | 14,122 | 17,033 | 28,684 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.52% | 15.93% | 18.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,003 | 11,540 | 16,914 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,759 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
| 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 | £93,750 | £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 18 April 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 18 April 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 | +145 | 46 | £87,610 | +40.18% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +114 | 36 | £87,610 | +59.63% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 24 | £43,072 | -20.88% | 2 |
| London | +162 | 21 | £87,610 | +34.78% | 8 |
| North of England | +50 | 14 | £71,000 | +47.15% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 8 | £92,778 | +118.30% | 1 |
| North West | +13 | 5 | £71,000 | +31.48% | |
| South West | - | 5 | £43,072 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £43,072 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £43,072 | - | |
| Scotland | -60 | 1 | £92,778 | +69.05% | 1 |
| 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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