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The table below looks at the demand for Job Control Language (JCL) skills within the Edinburgh 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJob Control Language (JCL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5560
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads614
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.014 %
As % of the category below2.830 %3.857 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£410
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£331
% change on same period last year+4.90 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£28.88
% change on same period last year-
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads212363
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.298 %0.367 %
Daily rates quoted4742
Average minimum daily rate£317£305
Average daily rate£339£317
% change on same period last year+7.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted210
Average minimum hourly rate£29.80£34.88
Average hourly rate£29.80£35.81
% change on same period last year-16.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.80£36.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
JCL ScotlandJCL
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh JCL Hourly Rate Trend

JCL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

127 (96.43 %)COBOL
226 (92.86 %)Mainframe
324 (85.71 %)Finance
418 (64.29 %)DB2
59 (32.14 %)IBM
68 (28.57 %)CICS
76 (21.43 %)Easytrieve
76 (21.43 %)IBM Mainframe
84 (14.29 %)Pensions
84 (14.29 %)Banking
84 (14.29 %)MVS
84 (14.29 %)IMS/DB
93 (10.71 %)Telon
93 (10.71 %)Java
102 (7.143 %)PVCS
102 (7.143 %)JSP
102 (7.143 %)XML
102 (7.143 %)Configuration Management
102 (7.143 %)TestDirector
102 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
111 (3.571 %)Data Analysis
111 (3.571 %)Systems Analysis
111 (3.571 %)VSAM
111 (3.571 %)MicroStrategy
111 (3.571 %)RDF
111 (3.571 %)UNIX
111 (3.571 %)SQL
111 (3.571 %)J2EE
111 (3.571 %)HTML
111 (3.571 %)ISPF

JCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (7.143 %)JSP
12 (7.143 %)XML
21 (3.571 %)ISPF
21 (3.571 %)HTML
21 (3.571 %)J2EE
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (28.57 %)CICS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (64.29 %)DB2
26 (21.43 %)Easytrieve
34 (14.29 %)IMS/DB
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (10.71 %)Telon
22 (7.143 %)PVCS
22 (7.143 %)TestDirector
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (85.71 %)Finance
24 (14.29 %)Banking
24 (14.29 %)Pensions
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (39.29 %)Developer
210 (35.71 %)Analyst
39 (32.14 %)Programmer
39 (32.14 %)Mainframe Developer
47 (25.00 %)Analyst Programmer
56 (21.43 %)Mainframe Programmer
64 (14.29 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
72 (7.143 %)Test Manager
72 (7.143 %)Systems Analyst
81 (3.571 %)Lead Developer
81 (3.571 %)Analyst Developer
81 (3.571 %)Team Leader
81 (3.571 %)Programme Manager
81 (3.571 %)Programme Test Manager
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (92.86 %)Mainframe
26 (21.43 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (3.571 %)VSAM
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (14.29 %)MVS
21 (3.571 %)UNIX
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.143 %)Configuration Management
12 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
21 (3.571 %)Data Analysis
21 (3.571 %)Systems Analysis
21 (3.571 %)Project Planning
21 (3.571 %)Unit Testing
21 (3.571 %)Integration Testing
21 (3.571 %)System Testing
21 (3.571 %)RDF
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (96.43 %)COBOL
23 (10.71 %)Java
31 (3.571 %)SQL
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (32.14 %)IBM
21 (3.571 %)MicroStrategy