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The table below looks at the demand for Job Control Language (JCL) skills within the East of England 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJob Control Language (JCL)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank122140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.093 %0.935 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£305
Average daily rate-£305
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£327
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
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£22.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-30.76 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads10781711
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.698 %1.833 %
Daily rates quoted288435
Average minimum daily rate£292£304
Average daily rate£313£325
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted150301
Average minimum hourly rate£33.58£32.37
Average hourly rate£35.16£34.25
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.73£36.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
JCL EnglandJCL
England

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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England JCL Daily Rate Trend

JCL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England JCL Hourly Rate Trend

JCL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JCL within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
NorfolkDown-161--
JCL EnglandJCL
England

JCL
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

18 (80.00 %)MVS
27 (70.00 %)Mainframe
36 (60.00 %)CICS
45 (50.00 %)zOS
45 (50.00 %)IBM
45 (50.00 %)COBOL
54 (40.00 %)Service Management
54 (40.00 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (40.00 %)SCOM
54 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
63 (30.00 %)Assembly Language
63 (30.00 %)Java
63 (30.00 %)C
72 (20.00 %)Finance
81 (10.00 %)Chemicals
81 (10.00 %)CA
81 (10.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
81 (10.00 %)QA
81 (10.00 %)C++
81 (10.00 %)BusinessObjects
81 (10.00 %)SQL
81 (10.00 %)VB
81 (10.00 %)DB2
81 (10.00 %)Business Objects
81 (10.00 %)MQSeries
81 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse

JCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (60.00 %)CICS
21 (10.00 %)MQSeries
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (40.00 %)MS PowerPoint
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)DB2
11 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (10.00 %)BusinessObjects
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Chemicals
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Programmer
24 (40.00 %)Systems Programmer
33 (30.00 %)Architect
42 (20.00 %)Systems Architect
51 (10.00 %)Technical Specialist
51 (10.00 %)Developer
51 (10.00 %)Analyst
51 (10.00 %)Systems Designer
51 (10.00 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (10.00 %)Mainframe Programmer
51 (10.00 %)Mainframe Architect
51 (10.00 %)CICS Programmer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (70.00 %)Mainframe
24 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (80.00 %)MVS
25 (50.00 %)zOS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Service Management
21 (10.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (50.00 %)COBOL
23 (30.00 %)Java
23 (30.00 %)C
23 (30.00 %)Assembly Language
31 (10.00 %)C++
31 (10.00 %)SQL
31 (10.00 %)VB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)QA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (40.00 %)SCOM
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)IBM
21 (10.00 %)CA
21 (10.00 %)Business Objects