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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM Mainframe over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank221279
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching permanent IT job ads197
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.231 %0.297 %
Salaries quoted124
Average minimum salary£42,083£29,000
Average salary£45,208£35,125
% change on same period last year+28.70 %
Average maximum salary£48,333£41,250
UK excluding London average salary£37,388£37,395
% change on same period last year-0.01 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15432354
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.995 %1.054 %
Salaries quoted13021968
Average minimum salary£36,735£37,794
Average salary£40,261£41,650
% change on same period last year-3.33 %
Average maximum salary£43,787£45,507
UK excluding London average salary£37,532£40,020
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
IBM Mainframe South EastIBM Mainframe
South East

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Berkshire IBM Mainframe Demand Trend

IBM Mainframe
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire IBM Mainframe Salary Trend

IBM Mainframe
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire IBM Mainframe Salary Histogram

IBM Mainframe
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NewburyNew entry-10£38,750-
ReadingNew entry-1--
IBM Mainframe South EastIBM Mainframe
South East

IBM Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing IBM Mainframe 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 IT job ads sampled that cited IBM Mainframe.

143 (100.00 %)IBM
143 (100.00 %)Mainframe
227 (62.79 %)HTML
227 (62.79 %)XML
320 (46.51 %)Content Management
418 (41.86 %)UNIX
513 (30.23 %)XMetaL
612 (27.91 %)CMS
711 (25.58 %)XML Schema
810 (23.26 %)COBOL
810 (23.26 %)Acrobat
810 (23.26 %)Scrum
97 (16.28 %)Windows
106 (13.95 %)JCL
115 (11.63 %)MVS
115 (11.63 %)Easytrieve
115 (11.63 %)Java
115 (11.63 %)SQL
115 (11.63 %)J2EE
115 (11.63 %)DB2
115 (11.63 %)UML
115 (11.63 %)Agile Software Development
124 (9.302 %)Popkin
124 (9.302 %)System Testing
124 (9.302 %)RAD
124 (9.302 %)SSADM
124 (9.302 %)RUP
124 (9.302 %)SAN
133 (6.977 %)CICS
133 (6.977 %)MS Visio

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing IBM Mainframe also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited IBM Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (62.79 %)HTML
127 (62.79 %)XML
211 (25.58 %)XML Schema
35 (11.63 %)J2EE
43 (6.977 %)ISPF
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (27.91 %)CMS
23 (6.977 %)CICS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (30.23 %)XMetaL
210 (23.26 %)Acrobat
33 (6.977 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (9.302 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (11.63 %)DB2
15 (11.63 %)Easytrieve
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (2.326 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (60.47 %)Author
126 (60.47 %)Technical Author
25 (11.63 %)Developer
25 (11.63 %)Analyst
25 (11.63 %)Systems Analyst
34 (9.302 %)Senior Technical Author
43 (6.977 %)Junior
43 (6.977 %)Junior Technical Author
43 (6.977 %)Software Developer
52 (4.651 %)Technical Specialist
52 (4.651 %)Senior Software Developer
52 (4.651 %)Presales Consultant
52 (4.651 %)Consultant
52 (4.651 %)Senior Developer
52 (4.651 %)Analyst Programmer
52 (4.651 %)Programmer
61 (2.326 %)Solutions Designer
61 (2.326 %)Lead Developer
61 (2.326 %)Lead Designer
61 (2.326 %)Sales Consultant
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
143 (100.00 %)Mainframe
21 (2.326 %)Management Information System
21 (2.326 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (41.86 %)UNIX
27 (16.28 %)Windows
35 (11.63 %)MVS
42 (4.651 %)Linux
42 (4.651 %)zOS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (46.51 %)Content Management
210 (23.26 %)Scrum
35 (11.63 %)Agile Software Development
35 (11.63 %)UML
44 (9.302 %)RAD
44 (9.302 %)SSADM
44 (9.302 %)RUP
44 (9.302 %)System Testing
53 (6.977 %)Performance Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (23.26 %)COBOL
26 (13.95 %)JCL
35 (11.63 %)Java
35 (11.63 %)SQL
42 (4.651 %)PL/1
51 (2.326 %)C
51 (2.326 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.326 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (100.00 %)IBM
24 (9.302 %)Popkin
32 (4.651 %)EMC
32 (4.651 %)Adobe
32 (4.651 %)Sun
32 (4.651 %)HP
41 (2.326 %)Dell
41 (2.326 %)NetApp