IBM MVS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for MVS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited MVS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 560 | 680 | 810 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +130 | -107 |
| Contract jobs citing MVS | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.004% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.26% | 0.022% | 0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £545 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £575 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £650 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.62% | +85.71% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £725 | £390 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £755 | £613 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -20.45% |
All Operating Systems
UK
MVS 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 | 5,784 | 9,075 | 12,888 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.43% | 16.19% | 14.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,888 | 6,324 | 8,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £718 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.12% | +9.29% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 404 | 391 | 567 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.06 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.79 | £38.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.81% | +92.50% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing MVS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MVS.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MVS.
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Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MVS within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work from Home | +127 | 15 | £425 | -43.33% | 2 |
| England | +91 | 7 | - | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | - | - | |
| UK excluding London | - | 7 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 7 | - | - |
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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:
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