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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills within the South Yorkshire 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4549
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.639 %1.299 %
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£387£363
% change on same period last year+6.62 %
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£39.33£43.33
% change on same period last year-9.23 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads6177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.076 %
Daily rates quoted1715
Average minimum daily rate£336£373
Average daily rate£346£384
% change on same period last year-9.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£345
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Hourly rates quoted2213
Average minimum hourly rate£23.62£15.74
Average hourly rate£25.39£17.61
% change on same period last year+44.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.16£19.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.53£24.35
% change on same period last year+4.85 %
CICS YorkshireCICS
Yorkshire

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

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
SheffieldNew entry-1--
CICS YorkshireCICS
Yorkshire

CICS
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)COBOL
12 (100.00 %)DB2
12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)System Testing
21 (50.00 %)Mainframe
21 (50.00 %)Financial Institution

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)DB2
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Financial Institution
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Analyst Programmer
12 (100.00 %)Programmer
21 (50.00 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
21 (50.00 %)COBOL Programmer
21 (50.00 %)COBOL Analyst
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Mainframe
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)COBOL