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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills within the London 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
Rank382368
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads9113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.114 %
As % of the category below0.205 %1.954 %
Daily rates quoted142
Average minimum daily rate£300£400
Average daily rate£300£419
% change on same period last year-28.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£349
% change on same period last year+18.04 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.33£39.42
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
London
Matching contract IT job ads43945783
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.244 %5.840 %
Daily rates quoted17361947
Average minimum daily rate£365£372
Average daily rate£390£394
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£339
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted304439
Average minimum hourly rate£22.78£21.71
Average hourly rate£24.00£23.27
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.23£24.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.54£24.08
% change on same period last year+1.92 %
CICS EnglandCICS
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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

London 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 London region.

London CICS Daily Rate Trend

CICS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London CICS Hourly 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 London 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
BrentfordNew entry-1--
Docklands, LondonUp+361--
CICS EnglandCICS
England

CICS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (81.25 %)DB2
212 (75.00 %)Mainframe
310 (62.50 %)Finance
48 (50.00 %)JCL
57 (43.75 %)COBOL
66 (37.50 %)IBM
75 (31.25 %)Banking
75 (31.25 %)IBM Mainframe
84 (25.00 %)VSAM
93 (18.75 %)zOS
93 (18.75 %)Insurance
93 (18.75 %)ISPF
93 (18.75 %)SQL
102 (12.50 %)ITSM
102 (12.50 %)Back Office
102 (12.50 %)Service Management
102 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
102 (12.50 %)Change Management
102 (12.50 %)Reference Data
102 (12.50 %)Performance Testing
102 (12.50 %)Integration Testing
102 (12.50 %)WebSphere
102 (12.50 %)Investment Banking
102 (12.50 %)General Ledger
102 (12.50 %)WebSphere MQ
102 (12.50 %)TestDirector
102 (12.50 %)REXX
102 (12.50 %)PL/1
102 (12.50 %)ITIL
111 (6.250 %)UNIX

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (18.75 %)ISPF
22 (12.50 %)WebSphere
31 (6.250 %)Middleware
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (12.50 %)WebSphere MQ
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Excel
11 (6.250 %)MS Visio
11 (6.250 %)MS Project
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (81.25 %)DB2
22 (12.50 %)Reference Data
31 (6.250 %)Adabas
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (12.50 %)TestDirector
21 (6.250 %)Eclipse
21 (6.250 %)Rational Functional Tester
21 (6.250 %)ChangeMan
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (62.50 %)Finance
25 (31.25 %)Banking
33 (18.75 %)Insurance
42 (12.50 %)Back Office
42 (12.50 %)Investment Banking
42 (12.50 %)General Ledger
51 (6.250 %)Financial Institution
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (25.00 %)Developer
23 (18.75 %)Analyst
23 (18.75 %)Mainframe Developer
32 (12.50 %)Lead Developer
32 (12.50 %)DBA
32 (12.50 %)Programmer
41 (6.250 %)Test Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Consultant
41 (6.250 %)Architect
41 (6.250 %)Tester
41 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Systems Programmer
41 (6.250 %)Natural/Adabas Programmer
41 (6.250 %)Mainframe Consultant
41 (6.250 %)Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Technical Consultant
41 (6.250 %)Applications Developer
41 (6.250 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (6.250 %)Administrator
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (75.00 %)Mainframe
25 (31.25 %)IBM Mainframe
34 (25.00 %)VSAM
41 (6.250 %)Derivative
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (18.75 %)zOS
21 (6.250 %)UNIX
21 (6.250 %)Windows
21 (6.250 %)OS/390
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)ITSM
12 (12.50 %)Service Management
12 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
12 (12.50 %)Change Management
12 (12.50 %)Performance Testing
12 (12.50 %)Integration Testing
12 (12.50 %)ITIL
21 (6.250 %)RAD
21 (6.250 %)Agile Software Development
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (50.00 %)JCL
27 (43.75 %)COBOL
33 (18.75 %)SQL
42 (12.50 %)REXX
42 (12.50 %)PL/1
51 (6.250 %)Java
51 (6.250 %)Shell Script
51 (6.250 %)NATURAL
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.250 %)AllFusion Endevor
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (37.50 %)IBM
21 (6.250 %)Microsoft
21 (6.250 %)BMC
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