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The table below looks at the demand for Job Control Language (JCL) skills within the Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJob Control Language (JCL)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6077
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.824 %0.202 %
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£329£340
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
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-£27.08
% change on same period last year-
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads329495
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.445 %0.488 %
Daily rates quoted5555
Average minimum daily rate£320£352
Average daily rate£341£374
% change on same period last year-8.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted1021
Average minimum hourly rate£24.19£27.37
Average hourly rate£26.08£28.20
% change on same period last year-7.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.97£29.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
JCL EnglandJCL
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands JCL Hourly Rate Trend

JCL
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

18 (100.00 %)COBOL
18 (100.00 %)CICS
18 (100.00 %)Mainframe
27 (87.50 %)C++
27 (87.50 %)AS400
27 (87.50 %)IBM Mainframe
27 (87.50 %)PL/1
27 (87.50 %)IBM
27 (87.50 %)Microsoft
27 (87.50 %)Java
27 (87.50 %)VB
27 (87.50 %).NET
27 (87.50 %)J2EE
27 (87.50 %)Oracle
27 (87.50 %)DB2
27 (87.50 %)SAP
27 (87.50 %)UNIX
35 (62.50 %)MQSeries
35 (62.50 %)WebSphere
41 (12.50 %)SLA

JCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (87.50 %).NET
17 (87.50 %)J2EE
25 (62.50 %)WebSphere
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (100.00 %)CICS
25 (62.50 %)MQSeries
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (87.50 %)DB2
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Analyst
25 (62.50 %)Technical Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Architect
32 (25.00 %)Applications Architect
41 (12.50 %)Principle Consultant
41 (12.50 %)Enterprise Architect
41 (12.50 %)Consultant
41 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Applications Consultant
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (100.00 %)Mainframe
27 (87.50 %)AS400
27 (87.50 %)IBM Mainframe
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (87.50 %)UNIX
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)COBOL
27 (87.50 %)Java
27 (87.50 %)VB
27 (87.50 %)PL/1
27 (87.50 %)C++
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)SLA
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Oracle
17 (87.50 %)SAP
17 (87.50 %)IBM
17 (87.50 %)Microsoft