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This section looks at the demand for Job Control Language (JCL) skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JCL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJob Control Language (JCL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5980
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads2617
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.017 %
As % of the category below7.163 %2.648 %
Daily rates quoted101
Average minimum daily rate£326£300
Average daily rate£329£300
% change on same period last year+9.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£320
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.50£24.57
% change on same period last year-32.84 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads363642
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.484 %0.650 %
Daily rates quoted123137
Average minimum daily rate£355£287
Average daily rate£366£302
% change on same period last year+21.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted3173
Average minimum hourly rate£34.18£31.83
Average hourly rate£35.73£33.19
% change on same period last year+7.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.28£34.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
JCL South EastJCL
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

JCL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing JCL across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Buckinghamshire JCL Demand Trend

JCL
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing JCL across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire JCL Daily Rate Trend

JCL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing JCL across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Buckinghamshire JCL Daily Rate Histogram

JCL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing JCL across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire JCL Hourly Rate Trend

JCL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JCL within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesUp+322£329-
JCL South EastJCL
South East

JCL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing JCL also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited JCL.

138 (92.68 %)DB2
237 (90.24 %)COBOL
331 (75.61 %)IBM
427 (65.85 %)Finance
521 (51.22 %)Banking
618 (43.90 %)Mainframe
717 (41.46 %)CICS
717 (41.46 %)IBM Mainframe
88 (19.51 %)DB2 UDB
97 (17.07 %)Migration
106 (14.63 %)Financial Institution
106 (14.63 %)PowerCenter
115 (12.20 %)Retail
124 (9.756 %)Systems Analysis
124 (9.756 %)Retail Banking
124 (9.756 %)MVS
133 (7.317 %)MAINVIEW
133 (7.317 %)Disaster Recovery
133 (7.317 %)Project Management
133 (7.317 %)REXX
133 (7.317 %)BMC
133 (7.317 %)PRINCE2
133 (7.317 %)Spanish Language
133 (7.317 %)ISPF
133 (7.317 %)VSAM
142 (4.878 %)Insurance
142 (4.878 %)SQL
142 (4.878 %)Business Objects
142 (4.878 %)BusinessObjects
142 (4.878 %)PRINCE

JCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing JCL also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited JCL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (7.317 %)ISPF
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (41.46 %)CICS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (92.68 %)DB2
28 (19.51 %)DB2 UDB
36 (14.63 %)PowerCenter
42 (4.878 %)BusinessObjects
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (65.85 %)Finance
221 (51.22 %)Banking
36 (14.63 %)Financial Institution
45 (12.20 %)Retail
54 (9.756 %)Retail Banking
62 (4.878 %)Insurance
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (48.78 %)Analyst
216 (39.02 %)Developer
313 (31.71 %)COBOL Developer
49 (21.95 %)Systems Analyst
58 (19.51 %)COBOL Analyst
64 (9.756 %)Consultant
64 (9.756 %)Technical Analyst
64 (9.756 %)Team Leader
73 (7.317 %)Developer Analyst
73 (7.317 %)DBA
73 (7.317 %)DB2 DBA
82 (4.878 %)Analyst Programmer
82 (4.878 %)Programmer
82 (4.878 %)Technical Team Leader
91 (2.439 %)Senior Systems Analyst
91 (2.439 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
91 (2.439 %)COBOL Programmer
91 (2.439 %)Analyst Developer
91 (2.439 %)Project Manager
91 (2.439 %)Senior Analyst
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (43.90 %)Mainframe
217 (41.46 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (7.317 %)VSAM
33 (7.317 %)Spanish Language
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (9.756 %)MVS
21 (2.439 %)AIX
21 (2.439 %)Windows NT
21 (2.439 %)OS/390
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.07 %)Migration
24 (9.756 %)Systems Analysis
33 (7.317 %)PRINCE2
33 (7.317 %)Project Management
33 (7.317 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (4.878 %)PRINCE
51 (2.439 %)ITIL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (90.24 %)COBOL
23 (7.317 %)REXX
32 (4.878 %)SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)SLA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (7.317 %)MAINVIEW
21 (2.439 %)CONTROL-M
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (75.61 %)IBM
23 (7.317 %)BMC
32 (4.878 %)Business Objects
41 (2.439 %)Oracle
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