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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Cheshire 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
Rank123124
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads2113
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.691 %2.462 %
Salaries quoted2013
Average minimum salary£33,250£43,615
Average salary£39,000£46,615
% change on same period last year-16.33 %
Average maximum salary£44,750£49,615
UK excluding London average salary£36,044£38,097
% change on same period last year-5.38 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads569528
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.330 %0.227 %
Salaries quoted531452
Average minimum salary£33,689£31,248
Average salary£37,146£33,815
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
Average maximum salary£40,603£36,382
UK excluding London average salary£37,660£39,569
% change on same period last year-4.82 %
IBM Mainframe North WestIBM Mainframe
North West

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire IBM Mainframe Salary Trend

IBM Mainframe
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
KnutsfordDown-215£40,900-18.20 %
ChesterUp+11£30,000+7.14 %
IBM Mainframe North WestIBM Mainframe
North West

IBM Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

138 (100.00 %)IBM
138 (100.00 %)Mainframe
235 (92.11 %)Finance
315 (39.47 %)UNIX
412 (31.58 %)SQL
412 (31.58 %)ITIL
412 (31.58 %)Datawarehouse
412 (31.58 %)Teradata
59 (23.68 %)TestDirector
68 (21.05 %)Test Scripting
77 (18.42 %)Data Security
77 (18.42 %)Banking
86 (15.79 %)Financial Institution
86 (15.79 %)Firmware
86 (15.79 %)CA
86 (15.79 %)Retail
86 (15.79 %)Cryptography
86 (15.79 %)Middleware
86 (15.79 %)PKI
86 (15.79 %)Retail Banking
95 (13.16 %)Incident Management
104 (10.53 %)JCL
104 (10.53 %)CICS
104 (10.53 %)Windows
104 (10.53 %)Tandem
112 (5.263 %)Easytrieve
112 (5.263 %)COBOL
112 (5.263 %)MS Office
112 (5.263 %)zOS
112 (5.263 %)MQSeries

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (15.79 %)Middleware
21 (2.632 %)Spring
21 (2.632 %)JSP
21 (2.632 %)Struts
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.53 %)CICS
22 (5.263 %)MQSeries
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.263 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (31.58 %)Datawarehouse
22 (5.263 %)Easytrieve
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (23.68 %)TestDirector
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (92.11 %)Finance
27 (18.42 %)Banking
36 (15.79 %)Retail
36 (15.79 %)Retail Banking
36 (15.79 %)Financial Institution
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (18.42 %)DBA
26 (15.79 %)Analyst
35 (13.16 %)Coordinator
35 (13.16 %)Test Coordinator
43 (7.895 %)Infrastructure Designer
43 (7.895 %)Tester
52 (5.263 %)Architect
52 (5.263 %)Test Analyst
52 (5.263 %)Systems Analyst
52 (5.263 %)Senior Tester
52 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Architect
52 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
52 (5.263 %)Administrator
52 (5.263 %)Performance Analyst
52 (5.263 %)Mainframe Performance Analyst
61 (2.632 %)Java Developer
61 (2.632 %)Test Specialist
61 (2.632 %)Senior Infrastructure Designer
61 (2.632 %)Solutions Architect
61 (2.632 %)Developer
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
138 (100.00 %)Mainframe
26 (15.79 %)Firmware
26 (15.79 %)Cryptography
26 (15.79 %)PKI
34 (10.53 %)Tandem
42 (5.263 %)Management Information System
42 (5.263 %)VSAM
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (39.47 %)UNIX
24 (10.53 %)Windows
32 (5.263 %)zOS
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (31.58 %)ITIL
28 (21.05 %)Test Scripting
37 (18.42 %)Data Security
45 (13.16 %)Incident Management
52 (5.263 %)Performance Management
52 (5.263 %)Systems Analysis
61 (2.632 %)OO
61 (2.632 %)Disaster Recovery
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (31.58 %)SQL
24 (10.53 %)JCL
32 (5.263 %)COBOL
41 (2.632 %)Java
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (100.00 %)IBM
212 (31.58 %)Teradata
36 (15.79 %)CA
42 (5.263 %)Microsoft