IBM z/OS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for zOS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited zOS over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 464 | 647 | 766 |
Rank change year-on-year | +183 | +119 | -151 |
Contract jobs citing zOS | 136 | 66 | 90 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.11% | 0.10% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 2.34% | 0.68% | 0.67% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 23 | 34 |
10th Percentile | £367 | £463 | £307 |
25th Percentile | £415 | £497 | £361 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £585 | £475 |
Median % change year-on-year | -21.54% | +23.16% | +2.70% |
75th Percentile | £573 | £650 | £569 |
90th Percentile | £625 | £661 | £639 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £430 | £488 | £340 |
% change year-on-year | -11.79% | +43.59% | -25.79% |
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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,812 | 9,696 | 13,377 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.33% | 16.25% | 15.07% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3,913 | 6,831 | 9,093 |
10th Percentile | £183 | £190 | £175 |
25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £339 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £505 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.33% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
% change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +8.28% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 397 | 416 | 631 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.25 |
25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.75 | £15.75 |
Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £39.30 | £22.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -44.02% | +74.67% | +26.69% |
75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
% change year-on-year | -29.60% | +56.25% | +21.21% |
zOS
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing zOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
zOS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing zOS.
zOS
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing zOS over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
zOS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing zOS.
zOS
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing zOS within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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England | +169 | 112 | £459 | -21.54% | 9 |
UK excluding London | +137 | 84 | £430 | -11.79% | 3 |
Work from Home | +150 | 69 | £459 | -24.29% | 1 |
North of England | +83 | 63 | £430 | -9.47% | 2 |
Yorkshire | +72 | 59 | £430 | -9.47% | |
London | +99 | 26 | £475 | -20.83% | 5 |
Midlands | - | 10 | £358 | - | |
West Midlands | - | 10 | £358 | - | |
Scotland | +39 | 6 | £500 | - | 1 |
South East | +22 | 6 | £358 | -48.86% | |
North West | - | 4 | £750 | - | 2 |
East of England | +13 | 1 | £600 | - |
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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