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The table below looks at the demand for Job Control Language (JCL) skills within the Southampton 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJob Control Language (JCL)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank19-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.250 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£290-
Average daily rate£290-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£290-
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£273
% change on same period last year+21.40 %
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£22.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-30.76 %
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Southampton
Matching contract IT job ads48110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.118 %
Daily rates quoted1941
Average minimum daily rate£282£288
Average daily rate£304£311
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted916
Average minimum hourly rate£31.18£34.08
Average hourly rate£33.26£36.85
% change on same period last year-9.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.35£39.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
JCL HampshireJCL
Hampshire

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 Southampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton JCL Daily Rate Trend

JCL
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton 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.

14 (100.00 %)COBOL
14 (100.00 %)Mainframe
14 (100.00 %)CICS
14 (100.00 %)REXX
14 (100.00 %)VSAM
23 (75.00 %)Insurance
23 (75.00 %)Finance
23 (75.00 %)IBM
32 (50.00 %)WebSphere
32 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
32 (50.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
32 (50.00 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (25.00 %)XML
41 (25.00 %)MQSeries
41 (25.00 %)Siebel
41 (25.00 %)HTTP

JCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Southampton 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.

Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)WebSphere
21 (25.00 %)XML
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)CICS
21 (25.00 %)MQSeries
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)HTTP
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Finance
13 (75.00 %)Insurance
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Analyst
14 (100.00 %)Analyst Programmer
14 (100.00 %)Programmer
14 (100.00 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
14 (100.00 %)Mainframe Programmer
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (100.00 %)Mainframe
14 (100.00 %)VSAM
22 (50.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)COBOL
14 (100.00 %)REXX
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
Southampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)IBM
21 (25.00 %)Siebel