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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Birmingham 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank120129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads23
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.459 %0.815 %
Salaries quoted13
Average minimum salary£20,000£33,667
Average salary£22,500£35,667
% change on same period last year-36.91 %
Average maximum salary£25,000£37,667
UK excluding London average salary£36,044£38,097
% change on same period last year-5.38 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads436368
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.253 %0.158 %
Salaries quoted388279
Average minimum salary£31,147£34,732
Average salary£34,551£37,348
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
Average maximum salary£37,955£39,964
UK excluding London average salary£37,660£39,569
% change on same period last year-4.82 %
IBM Mainframe West MidlandsIBM Mainframe
West Midlands

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham IBM Mainframe Salary Trend

IBM Mainframe
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

13 (100.00 %)IBM
13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
22 (66.67 %)Health
22 (66.67 %)Pensions
31 (33.33 %)Insurance
31 (33.33 %)Education
31 (33.33 %)CICS
31 (33.33 %)zOS
31 (33.33 %)COBOL
31 (33.33 %)CGI

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)CGI
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)CICS
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Health
12 (66.67 %)Pensions
21 (33.33 %)Education
21 (33.33 %)Insurance
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Programmer
21 (33.33 %)Operations Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Mainframe Operator
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)zOS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)COBOL
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)IBM