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The table below looks at the demand for Job Control Language (JCL) skills within the Essex 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJob Control Language (JCL)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5666
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.571 %0.333 %
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£347£330
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
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£30.00£33.13
% change on same period last year-9.43 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads175300
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.249 %0.310 %
Daily rates quoted4968
Average minimum daily rate£287£347
Average daily rate£306£366
% change on same period last year-16.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
Hourly rates quoted2577
Average minimum hourly rate£26.34£30.75
Average hourly rate£28.64£31.64
% change on same period last year-9.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.94£32.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.07£32.81
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
JCL East of EnglandJCL
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.

JCL
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 15 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--
JCL East of EnglandJCL
East of England

JCL
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

16 (100.00 %)IBM
25 (83.33 %)MVS
25 (83.33 %)Mainframe
25 (83.33 %)Service Management
25 (83.33 %)MS PowerPoint
25 (83.33 %)SCOM
25 (83.33 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (16.67 %)COBOL
31 (16.67 %)MQSeries
31 (16.67 %)CICS
31 (16.67 %)CA
31 (16.67 %)zOS

JCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)MQSeries
11 (16.67 %)CICS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (83.33 %)MS PowerPoint
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Architect
14 (66.67 %)Programmer
14 (66.67 %)Systems Programmer
22 (33.33 %)Systems Architect
22 (33.33 %)Mainframe Architect
31 (16.67 %)Technical Manager
31 (16.67 %)Mainframe Programmer
31 (16.67 %)Project Manager
31 (16.67 %)Developer
31 (16.67 %)Technical Project Manager
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (83.33 %)Mainframe
15 (83.33 %)IBM Mainframe
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)MVS
21 (16.67 %)zOS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)Service Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)COBOL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (83.33 %)SCOM
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)IBM
21 (16.67 %)CA