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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills within the Essex 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.909 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£349
% change on same period last year+18.04 %
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£39.33£39.42
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads110109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.156 %0.110 %
Daily rates quoted3835
Average minimum daily rate£320£295
Average daily rate£335£321
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£339
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted1322
Average minimum hourly rate£21.72£29.00
Average hourly rate£22.58£29.11
% change on same period last year-22.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.44£29.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.54£24.08
% change on same period last year+1.92 %
CICS East of EnglandCICS
East of 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.

CICS
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex CICS Daily Rate Trend

CICS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CICS within the Essex region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
BrentwoodNew entry-1--
CICS East of EnglandCICS
East of England

CICS
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

19 (100.00 %)IBM
28 (88.89 %)CA
28 (88.89 %)zOS
28 (88.89 %)Mainframe
28 (88.89 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (11.11 %)Data Security
31 (11.11 %)COBOL
31 (11.11 %)MQSeries
31 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
31 (11.11 %)JCL

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)MQSeries
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (88.89 %)Programmer
18 (88.89 %)Systems Programmer
21 (11.11 %)Developer
21 (11.11 %)Systems Support
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (88.89 %)Mainframe
18 (88.89 %)IBM Mainframe
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (88.89 %)zOS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Data Security
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)COBOL
11 (11.11 %)JCL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)IBM
28 (88.89 %)CA