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The table below looks at the demand for Job Control Language (JCL) skills within the North West 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJob Control Language (JCL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank123133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads414
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.328 %1.018 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£375
Average daily rate-£394
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£331
% change on same period last year+4.90 %
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-£28.88
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching contract IT job ads12211375
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.719 %1.390 %
Daily rates quoted236226
Average minimum daily rate£287£314
Average daily rate£303£331
% change on same period last year-8.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted160157
Average minimum hourly rate£26.79£26.09
Average hourly rate£28.87£27.59
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.95£29.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
MerseysideNew entry-2--
CheshireUp+71--
ManchesterDown-41--
JCL EnglandJCL
England

JCL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 (54.55 %)SQL
16 (54.55 %)CICS
25 (45.45 %)AutoSys
25 (45.45 %)DB2
25 (45.45 %)MS Visio
25 (45.45 %)Mainframe
34 (36.36 %)SQL Server
34 (36.36 %)REXX
34 (36.36 %)FTP
34 (36.36 %)VSAM
43 (27.27 %)Change Management
52 (18.18 %)CA
52 (18.18 %)MVS
52 (18.18 %)NATURAL
52 (18.18 %)Adabas
52 (18.18 %)Unit Testing
61 (9.091 %)IBM Mainframe
61 (9.091 %)System Testing
61 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (9.091 %)GAP Analysis
61 (9.091 %)Back Office
61 (9.091 %)AS400
61 (9.091 %)Finance
61 (9.091 %)ICL
61 (9.091 %)ISPF
61 (9.091 %)UNIX
61 (9.091 %)Windows
61 (9.091 %)COBOL
61 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
61 (9.091 %)IBM

JCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %)ISPF
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (54.55 %)CICS
21 (9.091 %)Papyrus
21 (9.091 %)StreamWeaver
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (45.45 %)MS Visio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (36.36 %)FTP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)DB2
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server
32 (18.18 %)Adabas
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Back Office
11 (9.091 %)Finance
11 (9.091 %)Banking
11 (9.091 %)Retail
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Analyst
24 (36.36 %)Developer
33 (27.27 %)Operations Analyst
42 (18.18 %)Natural/Adabas Developer
42 (18.18 %)Programmer
51 (9.091 %)Systems Developer
51 (9.091 %)Architect
51 (9.091 %)Systems Analyst
51 (9.091 %)Technical Architect
51 (9.091 %)Consultant
51 (9.091 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (9.091 %)Natural/Adabas Programmer
51 (9.091 %)Integration Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Developer Analyst
51 (9.091 %)Mainframe Developer
51 (9.091 %)Systems Programmer
51 (9.091 %)Mainframe Programmer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (45.45 %)Mainframe
24 (36.36 %)VSAM
31 (9.091 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (9.091 %)AS400
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (18.18 %)MVS
21 (9.091 %)UNIX
21 (9.091 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)Change Management
22 (18.18 %)Unit Testing
31 (9.091 %)System Testing
31 (9.091 %)GAP Analysis
31 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)SQL
24 (36.36 %)REXX
32 (18.18 %)NATURAL
41 (9.091 %)COBOL
41 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (45.45 %)AutoSys
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)CA
21 (9.091 %)ICL
21 (9.091 %)IBM
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