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This section looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6469
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads2130
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.013 %
As % of the category below10.10 %7.752 %
Salaries quoted822
Average minimum salary£30,125£41,727
Average salary£32,781£49,250
% change on same period last year-33.43 %
Average maximum salary£35,438£56,773
UK excluding London average salary£42,033£41,370
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads208387
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.112 %0.161 %
Salaries quoted158225
Average minimum salary£29,322£32,187
Average salary£32,376£36,057
% change on same period last year-10.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,429£39,928
UK excluding London average salary£37,872£39,233
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Mainframe ScotlandMainframe
Scotland

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh Mainframe Salary Trend

Mainframe
Salary Histogram

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

Edinburgh Mainframe Salary Histogram

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing 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 Mainframe.

125 (65.79 %)COBOL
224 (63.16 %)DB2
224 (63.16 %)CICS
319 (50.00 %)JCL
418 (47.37 %)XPEDITER
418 (47.37 %)ISPF
517 (44.74 %)Back Office
517 (44.74 %)Incident Management
616 (42.11 %)Finance
616 (42.11 %)Change Management
75 (13.16 %)Project Management
84 (10.53 %)Easytrieve
84 (10.53 %)SQL
84 (10.53 %)Microsoft
93 (7.895 %)MS Excel
93 (7.895 %)Cognos
93 (7.895 %)PRINCE2
93 (7.895 %)IBM
93 (7.895 %)Data Analysis
93 (7.895 %)Banking
93 (7.895 %)Validation
93 (7.895 %)IBM Mainframe
102 (5.263 %)System Testing
102 (5.263 %)Retail
102 (5.263 %)PRINCE2 Certification
102 (5.263 %)PRINCE
111 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2003
111 (2.632 %)Internet
111 (2.632 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
111 (2.632 %)UNIX

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing 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 Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (47.37 %)ISPF
21 (2.632 %)WebSphere
21 (2.632 %)JSP
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (63.16 %)CICS
21 (2.632 %)MS Exchange
Edinburgh IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.895 %)MS Excel
21 (2.632 %)MS Project
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.632 %)DNS
11 (2.632 %)Internet
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (63.16 %)DB2
24 (10.53 %)Easytrieve
31 (2.632 %)SQL Server
31 (2.632 %)Datawarehouse
31 (2.632 %)BusinessObjects
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (47.37 %)XPEDITER
21 (2.632 %)COOL:Gen
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (44.74 %)Back Office
216 (42.11 %)Finance
33 (7.895 %)Banking
42 (5.263 %)Retail
51 (2.632 %)Pensions
51 (2.632 %)Financial Institution
51 (2.632 %)Health
51 (2.632 %)Manufacturing
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (60.53 %)Analyst
220 (52.63 %)Support Analyst
37 (18.42 %)Developer
45 (13.16 %)Mainframe Developer
54 (10.53 %)Project Manager
54 (10.53 %)Systems Analyst
63 (7.895 %)Systems Support Analyst
63 (7.895 %)Systems Support
63 (7.895 %)MI Analyst
72 (5.263 %)Programmer
81 (2.632 %)Applications Support
81 (2.632 %)Lead Developer
81 (2.632 %)Senior Analyst
81 (2.632 %)Senior Project Manager
81 (2.632 %)Senior Test Analyst
81 (2.632 %)IT Project Manager
81 (2.632 %)Applications Developer
81 (2.632 %)Senior Manager
81 (2.632 %)Business Analyst
81 (2.632 %)Test Analyst
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.895 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (2.632 %)Client/Server
21 (2.632 %)Management Information System
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.632 %)UNIX
11 (2.632 %)Windows
11 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2003
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (44.74 %)Incident Management
216 (42.11 %)Change Management
35 (13.16 %)Project Management
43 (7.895 %)PRINCE2
43 (7.895 %)Validation
43 (7.895 %)Data Analysis
52 (5.263 %)PRINCE
52 (5.263 %)System Testing
61 (2.632 %)Quality Management
61 (2.632 %)Business Analysis
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (65.79 %)COBOL
219 (50.00 %)JCL
34 (10.53 %)SQL
41 (2.632 %)Assembly Language
41 (2.632 %)Java
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.263 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Edinburgh IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)Active Directory
11 (2.632 %)Backup Exec
11 (2.632 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.632 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (10.53 %)Microsoft
23 (7.895 %)Cognos
23 (7.895 %)IBM
31 (2.632 %)Oracle
31 (2.632 %)Business Objects
31 (2.632 %)Citrix
31 (2.632 %)VERITAS