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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills within the Scotland 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8693
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads1934
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.035 %
As % of the category below5.706 %6.159 %
Daily rates quoted65
Average minimum daily rate£363£389
Average daily rate£380£409
% change on same period last year-7.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£415£348
% change on same period last year+19.19 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£50.00
Average hourly rate-£50.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.63£39.42
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads333552
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.475 %0.571 %
Daily rates quoted6689
Average minimum daily rate£365£296
Average daily rate£388£318
% change on same period last year+22.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£337
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Hourly rates quoted3434
Average minimum hourly rate£28.72£18.05
Average hourly rate£29.49£19.11
% change on same period last year+54.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.26£20.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.76£23.84
% change on same period last year+3.86 %
CICS UKCICS
UK

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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland CICS Daily Rate Trend

CICS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CICS across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Scotland CICS Daily Rate Histogram

CICS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland 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
EdinburghUp+715£403-2.00 %
GlasgowUp+184£263-
CICS UKCICS
UK

CICS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

129 (80.56 %)Mainframe
219 (52.78 %)IBM
316 (44.44 %)COBOL
414 (38.89 %)zOS
513 (36.11 %)Finance
611 (30.56 %)CA
611 (30.56 %)JCL
79 (25.00 %)DB2
88 (22.22 %)IBM Mainframe
96 (16.67 %)MVS
104 (11.11 %)Pensions
104 (11.11 %)XML
104 (11.11 %)UNIX
113 (8.333 %)Easytrieve
113 (8.333 %)WebSphere
113 (8.333 %)WebSphere Message Broker
122 (5.556 %)Systems Analysis
122 (5.556 %)Agile Software Development
122 (5.556 %)Banking
122 (5.556 %)WPS
122 (5.556 %)TCP/IP
122 (5.556 %)SNA
122 (5.556 %)WebSphere Application Server
122 (5.556 %)Java
131 (2.778 %)SQL
131 (2.778 %).NET
131 (2.778 %)J2EE
131 (2.778 %)JSP
131 (2.778 %)HTML
131 (2.778 %)DataStage

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (11.11 %)XML
23 (8.333 %)WebSphere
31 (2.778 %)HTML
31 (2.778 %).NET
31 (2.778 %)J2EE
31 (2.778 %)JSP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.333 %)WebSphere Message Broker
22 (5.556 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (5.556 %)WPS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.556 %)TCP/IP
12 (5.556 %)SNA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (25.00 %)DB2
23 (8.333 %)Easytrieve
31 (2.778 %)DataStage
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.778 %)Telon
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (36.11 %)Finance
24 (11.11 %)Pensions
32 (5.556 %)Banking
41 (2.778 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (36.11 %)Programmer
210 (27.78 %)Developer
39 (25.00 %)Analyst
47 (19.44 %)CICS Programmer
55 (13.89 %)Systems Programmer
55 (13.89 %)CICS Systems Programmer
64 (11.11 %)Mainframe Programmer
64 (11.11 %)Analyst Programmer
73 (8.333 %)COBOL Developer
82 (5.556 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
82 (5.556 %)Project Manager
82 (5.556 %)Mainframe Developer
82 (5.556 %)Systems Analyst
82 (5.556 %)Technical Analyst
91 (2.778 %)Analyst Developer
91 (2.778 %)Security Specialist
91 (2.778 %)Development Project Manager
91 (2.778 %)Development Manager
91 (2.778 %)WebSphere Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (80.56 %)Mainframe
28 (22.22 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (2.778 %)VSAM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (38.89 %)zOS
26 (16.67 %)MVS
34 (11.11 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (5.556 %)Systems Analysis
12 (5.556 %)Agile Software Development
21 (2.778 %)Data Analysis
21 (2.778 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (2.778 %)Unit Testing
21 (2.778 %)System Testing
21 (2.778 %)Time Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (44.44 %)COBOL
211 (30.56 %)JCL
32 (5.556 %)Java
41 (2.778 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.778 %)RACF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (52.78 %)IBM
211 (30.56 %)CA