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This section looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills within the 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank119113
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.557 %4.150 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£421
% change on same period last year-16.93 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.63£32.50
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads539506
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.718 %0.512 %
Daily rates quoted8873
Average minimum daily rate£311£338
Average daily rate£332£353
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£349
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted7048
Average minimum hourly rate£22.47£16.52
Average hourly rate£24.49£17.90
% change on same period last year+36.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.52£19.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.28£23.70
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
CICS EnglandCICS
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.

CICS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CICS across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

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 Yorkshire region.

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire CICS Hourly Rate Trend

CICS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CICS within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
West YorkshireDown-121--
CICS EnglandCICS
England

CICS
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

114 (93.33 %)IBM
114 (93.33 %)Mainframe
213 (86.67 %)zOS
312 (80.00 %)COBOL
312 (80.00 %)IBM Mainframe
410 (66.67 %)Migration
58 (53.33 %)System Testing
65 (33.33 %)DB2
74 (26.67 %)Finance
83 (20.00 %)MQSeries
92 (13.33 %)Retail
101 (6.667 %)Decision Table
101 (6.667 %)ISPF
101 (6.667 %)VSAM
101 (6.667 %)Assembly Language
101 (6.667 %)Telon
101 (6.667 %)Easytrieve
101 (6.667 %)JCL

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %)ISPF
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (20.00 %)MQSeries
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (33.33 %)DB2
21 (6.667 %)Easytrieve
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)Telon
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Finance
22 (13.33 %)Retail
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (86.67 %)Analyst
211 (73.33 %)Analyst Programmer
211 (73.33 %)Programmer
38 (53.33 %)Senior Analyst
38 (53.33 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
38 (53.33 %)Senior Programmer
42 (13.33 %)Senior COBOL Analyst Programmer
42 (13.33 %)Senior COBOL Programmer
42 (13.33 %)COBOL Analyst
42 (13.33 %)Senior COBOL Analyst
42 (13.33 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
42 (13.33 %)COBOL Programmer
42 (13.33 %)Security Analyst
42 (13.33 %)CICS Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Developer
51 (6.667 %)Technical Support
51 (6.667 %)Mainframe Analyst Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Senior Mainframe Analyst Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Mainframe Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Senior Mainframe Programmer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (93.33 %)Mainframe
212 (80.00 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (6.667 %)VSAM
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (86.67 %)zOS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (66.67 %)Migration
28 (53.33 %)System Testing
31 (6.667 %)Decision Table
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (80.00 %)COBOL
21 (6.667 %)Assembly Language
21 (6.667 %)JCL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (93.33 %)IBM
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