Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers Logo
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CICS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank470478
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads89158
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.119 %0.160 %
As % of the category below0.887 %1.281 %
Daily rates quoted1834
Average minimum daily rate£331£367
Average daily rate£348£399
% change on same period last year-12.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£421
% change on same period last year-16.93 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£32.75£32.50
Average hourly rate£33.63£32.50
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.50£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.63£32.50
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
England
Matching contract IT job ads1003512336
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.38 %12.48 %
Daily rates quoted30353209
Average minimum daily rate£353£358
Average daily rate£377£379
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£349
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted10901265
Average minimum hourly rate£22.54£22.80
Average hourly rate£24.12£24.23
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.70£25.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.28£23.70
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
CICS UKCICS
UK

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.

CICS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CICS across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

England CICS Demand Trend

CICS
Daily Rate Trend

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

England CICS Daily Rate Trend

CICS
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England CICS Daily Rate Histogram

CICS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England CICS Hourly Rate Trend

CICS
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

England CICS Hourly Rate Histogram

CICS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CICS within the England 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
South EastUp+1523£356-19.59 %
East MidlandsUp+1513£475-
East of EnglandUp+1713£325-36.58 %
MidlandsUp+1410£300-
LondonUp+299£325-6.78 %
North WestUp+17£309+10.26 %
West MidlandsUp+85--
South WestUp+243--
YorkshireDown-63--
CICS UKCICS
UK

CICS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CICS 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 CICS.

1125 (66.49 %)Mainframe
2117 (62.23 %)COBOL
3107 (56.91 %)DB2
487 (46.28 %)IBM
571 (37.77 %)JCL
668 (36.17 %)IBM Mainframe
759 (31.38 %)Finance
854 (28.72 %)zOS
931 (16.49 %)Banking
1026 (13.83 %)UNIX
1122 (11.70 %)VSAM
1221 (11.17 %)WebSphere
1221 (11.17 %)J2EE
1221 (11.17 %)Java
1320 (10.64 %)MVS
1418 (9.574 %).NET
1418 (9.574 %)Microsoft
1517 (9.043 %)SQL
1517 (9.043 %)VB
1517 (9.043 %)ISPF
1616 (8.511 %)Retail
1713 (6.915 %)Migration
1713 (6.915 %)Oracle
1713 (6.915 %)SAP
1713 (6.915 %)MQSeries
1812 (6.383 %)CA
1812 (6.383 %)PL/1
1911 (5.851 %)C++
1911 (5.851 %)Insurance
2010 (5.319 %)SQL Server

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CICS 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 CICS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (11.17 %)J2EE
121 (11.17 %)WebSphere
218 (9.574 %).NET
317 (9.043 %)ISPF
44 (2.128 %)WebServices
44 (2.128 %)EDI
53 (1.596 %)HTML
62 (1.064 %)SAP XI
71 (0.532 %)AJAX
71 (0.532 %)ASP.NET
71 (0.532 %)EJB
71 (0.532 %)CGI
71 (0.532 %)XML
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (6.915 %)MQSeries
23 (1.596 %)Gentran
32 (1.064 %)ESB
41 (0.532 %)TIBCO EMS
41 (0.532 %)SAS
41 (0.532 %)MQSI
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.660 %)MS Visio
24 (2.128 %)MS Excel
33 (1.596 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (1.596 %)MS Office
42 (1.064 %)MS Project
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.532 %)BusinessWorks
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.128 %)FTP
14 (2.128 %)TCP/IP
22 (1.064 %)DNS
22 (1.064 %)DMZ
22 (1.064 %)HTTP
22 (1.064 %)Firewall
31 (0.532 %)LAN
31 (0.532 %)SMS
31 (0.532 %)WAN
31 (0.532 %)Internet
31 (0.532 %)SNA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1107 (56.91 %)DB2
210 (5.319 %)SQL Server
36 (3.191 %)PowerCenter
44 (2.128 %)Easytrieve
53 (1.596 %)Data Cleansing
62 (1.064 %)Reference Data
62 (1.064 %)BusinessObjects
62 (1.064 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.532 %)Adabas
71 (0.532 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.532 %)SQL Server 7
71 (0.532 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.660 %)TestDirector
22 (1.064 %)Eclipse
31 (0.532 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.532 %)Telon
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
159 (31.38 %)Finance
231 (16.49 %)Banking
316 (8.511 %)Retail
411 (5.851 %)Insurance
59 (4.787 %)Financial Institution
68 (4.255 %)Corporate Banking
77 (3.723 %)Retail Banking
84 (2.128 %)Pensions
93 (1.596 %)Billing
102 (1.064 %)Investment Banking
102 (1.064 %)General Ledger
102 (1.064 %)Automotive
102 (1.064 %)Back Office
111 (0.532 %)Chemicals
111 (0.532 %)Construction
111 (0.532 %)Manufacturing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
171 (37.77 %)Analyst
243 (22.87 %)Programmer
331 (16.49 %)Developer
428 (14.89 %)Analyst Programmer
514 (7.447 %)Architect
514 (7.447 %)COBOL Analyst
613 (6.915 %)Systems Programmer
613 (6.915 %)Technical Analyst
712 (6.383 %)Senior Analyst
811 (5.851 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
811 (5.851 %)COBOL Programmer
910 (5.319 %)Senior Programmer
910 (5.319 %)Consultant
109 (4.787 %)DBA
109 (4.787 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
118 (4.255 %)Systems Analyst
118 (4.255 %)Project Manager
127 (3.723 %)Team Leader
127 (3.723 %)Mainframe Architect
136 (3.191 %)CICS Programmer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1125 (66.49 %)Mainframe
268 (36.17 %)IBM Mainframe
322 (11.70 %)VSAM
49 (4.787 %)AS400
53 (1.596 %)Spanish Language
53 (1.596 %)Management Information System
61 (0.532 %)Client/Server
61 (0.532 %)EFT
61 (0.532 %)Derivative
61 (0.532 %)French Language
61 (0.532 %)German Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (28.72 %)zOS
226 (13.83 %)UNIX
320 (10.64 %)MVS
46 (3.191 %)Windows
46 (3.191 %)AIX
52 (1.064 %)Solaris
52 (1.064 %)Windows NT
61 (0.532 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (6.915 %)Migration
28 (4.255 %)System Testing
36 (3.191 %)Change Management
36 (3.191 %)Project Management
45 (2.660 %)Service Delivery
54 (2.128 %)ITIL
54 (2.128 %)PRINCE2
54 (2.128 %)Data Security
54 (2.128 %)Test Scripting
63 (1.596 %)Agile Software Development
63 (1.596 %)Systems Analysis
63 (1.596 %)Risk Analysis
63 (1.596 %)B2B
63 (1.596 %)PRINCE
72 (1.064 %)Service Management
72 (1.064 %)SOA
72 (1.064 %)ITSM
72 (1.064 %)Stakeholder Management
72 (1.064 %)Performance Testing
72 (1.064 %)Security Testing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1117 (62.23 %)COBOL
271 (37.77 %)JCL
321 (11.17 %)Java
417 (9.043 %)SQL
417 (9.043 %)VB
512 (6.383 %)PL/1
611 (5.851 %)C++
710 (5.319 %)REXX
86 (3.191 %)VB6
86 (3.191 %)Assembly Language
86 (3.191 %)C
94 (2.128 %)C#
94 (2.128 %)VB.NET
102 (1.064 %)JavaScript
111 (0.532 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.532 %)Shell Script
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (2.128 %)Degree
21 (0.532 %)ISEB
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.596 %)SLA
21 (0.532 %)ISO27001
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (3.723 %)RACF
25 (2.660 %)NetBackup
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (2.660 %)AutoSys
24 (2.128 %)MAINVIEW
32 (1.064 %)CONTROL-M
32 (1.064 %)OMEGAMON
41 (0.532 %)AllFusion Endevor
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
187 (46.28 %)IBM
218 (9.574 %)Microsoft
313 (6.915 %)Oracle
313 (6.915 %)SAP
412 (6.383 %)CA
55 (2.660 %)VERITAS
55 (2.660 %)BMC
62 (1.064 %)Business Objects
62 (1.064 %)Crossbeam
71 (0.532 %)TIBCO
71 (0.532 %)Capita
CWJobs.co.uk Logo
Technojobs Logo