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This section looks at the demand for the COBOL Developer role in IT jobs within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COBOL Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 COBOL Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank867924
Rank change on same period last yearUp+57
Matching permanent IT job ads3951
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.024 %0.024 %
Salaries quoted2735
Average minimum salary£30,500£28,667
Average salary£33,400£30,536
% change on same period last year+9.38 %
Average maximum salary£36,300£32,405
UK excluding London average salary£32,270£29,375
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching permanent IT job ads163874212111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled86.51 %86.86 %
Salaries quoted136094169988
Average minimum salary£38,956£40,817
Average salary£42,595£44,634
% change on same period last year-4.56 %
Average maximum salary£46,234£48,450
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
COBOL Developer UKCOBOL Developer
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COBOL Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing COBOL Developer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England COBOL Developer Demand Trend

COBOL Developer
Salary Trend

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

England COBOL Developer Salary Trend

COBOL Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing COBOL Developer across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England COBOL Developer Salary Histogram

COBOL Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL Developer within the England 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
East of EnglandUp+1812£35,254+28.19 %
YorkshireDown-159£28,000-4.02 %
LondonUp+717£39,500-13.81 %
South EastUp+445£32,500+15.65 %
North WestUp+203£32,250-
West MidlandsDown-92£27,500-8.33 %
East MidlandsUp+111--
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COBOL Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the England region that cited COBOL Developer in their job title 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 with COBOL Developer in their job title.

191 (100.00 %)COBOL
247 (51.65 %)CICS
343 (47.25 %)DB2
439 (42.86 %)Finance
533 (36.26 %)SQL
632 (35.16 %)Mainframe
726 (28.57 %)IBM
824 (26.37 %)Microsoft
922 (24.18 %)JCL
1018 (19.78 %)MVS
1018 (19.78 %)MS Excel
1116 (17.58 %)IBM Mainframe
1212 (13.19 %)UNIX
1311 (12.09 %)Windows
1311 (12.09 %)Micro Focus
1311 (12.09 %)Pensions
1410 (10.99 %)Degree
1410 (10.99 %)Insurance
158 (8.791 %).NET
158 (8.791 %)User Acceptance Testing
167 (7.692 %)SQL Server
167 (7.692 %)MS Office
167 (7.692 %)HND
176 (6.593 %)Adabas
176 (6.593 %)NATURAL
176 (6.593 %)Health
176 (6.593 %)Windows Server 2003
176 (6.593 %)Windows XP
176 (6.593 %)SLA
176 (6.593 %)ISPF

COBOL Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the England region that cited COBOL Developer in their job title 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 with COBOL Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (8.791 %).NET
26 (6.593 %)ISPF
34 (4.396 %)HTML
34 (4.396 %)ASP.NET
34 (4.396 %)XML
42 (2.198 %)EDI
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
147 (51.65 %)CICS
22 (2.198 %)TPMS
31 (1.099 %)MQSeries
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (19.78 %)MS Excel
27 (7.692 %)MS Office
36 (6.593 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (3.297 %)MS Project
43 (3.297 %)MS Visio
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (47.25 %)DB2
27 (7.692 %)SQL Server
36 (6.593 %)Adabas
42 (2.198 %)IDMS
42 (2.198 %)MS Access
51 (1.099 %)DTS
51 (1.099 %)Oracle Reports
51 (1.099 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.099 %)Oracle 10g
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.099 %)Oracle Forms
11 (1.099 %)PowerBuilder
11 (1.099 %)ClearQuest
11 (1.099 %)ChangeMan
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (42.86 %)Finance
211 (12.09 %)Pensions
310 (10.99 %)Insurance
46 (6.593 %)Back Office
46 (6.593 %)Retail
46 (6.593 %)Health
53 (3.297 %)Banking
62 (2.198 %)Government
71 (1.099 %)FMCG
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (35.16 %)Mainframe
216 (17.58 %)IBM Mainframe
32 (2.198 %)Tandem
41 (1.099 %)VSAM
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (19.78 %)MVS
212 (13.19 %)UNIX
311 (12.09 %)Windows
46 (6.593 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (6.593 %)Windows XP
53 (3.297 %)VMS
53 (3.297 %)OpenVMS
53 (3.297 %)HPUX
53 (3.297 %)Linux
61 (1.099 %)AIX
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (8.791 %)User Acceptance Testing
25 (5.495 %)Service Delivery
33 (3.297 %)Change Management
33 (3.297 %)Migration
33 (3.297 %)Agile Software Development
42 (2.198 %)Business Intelligence
42 (2.198 %)Business Analysis
51 (1.099 %)RUP
51 (1.099 %)Project Management
51 (1.099 %)Logistics
51 (1.099 %)Unit Testing
51 (1.099 %)System Testing
51 (1.099 %)Time Management
51 (1.099 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.099 %)Security Cleared
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
191 (100.00 %)COBOL
233 (36.26 %)SQL
322 (24.18 %)JCL
46 (6.593 %)NATURAL
54 (4.396 %)VB.NET
63 (3.297 %)VB
72 (2.198 %)Java
72 (2.198 %)PL/SQL
72 (2.198 %)Assembly Language
81 (1.099 %)Delphi
81 (1.099 %)C#
81 (1.099 %)C++
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (10.99 %)Degree
27 (7.692 %)HND
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (6.593 %)SLA
21 (1.099 %)QA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.099 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.198 %)Tivoli
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (28.57 %)IBM
224 (26.37 %)Microsoft
311 (12.09 %)Micro Focus
45 (5.495 %)Oracle
52 (2.198 %)HP
52 (2.198 %)Teradata
61 (1.099 %)Cognos
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