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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) skills within the England region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RACF over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank819900
Rank change on same period last yearUp+81
Matching permanent IT job ads3170
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.256 %0.503 %
Salaries quoted1666
Average minimum salary£31,250£37,288
Average salary£33,500£40,486
% change on same period last year-17.25 %
Average maximum salary£35,750£43,685
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£39,985
% change on same period last year-16.21 %
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
England
Matching permanent IT job ads1213313910
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled7.157 %6.005 %
Salaries quoted1046711466
Average minimum salary£35,757£36,044
Average salary£38,180£38,466
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Average maximum salary£40,603£40,888
UK excluding London average salary£35,464£34,983
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
RACF UKRACF
UK

RACF
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing RACF across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

England RACF Demand Trend

RACF
Salary Trend

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

England RACF Salary Trend

RACF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RACF across the England region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

England RACF Salary Histogram

RACF
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RACF within the England region over the 3 months to 14 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
North WestUp+4619£37,000-15.42 %
South EastUp+595£26,000-36.14 %
East MidlandsNew entry-5£36,750-
YorkshireUp+12--
RACF UKRACF
UK

RACF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing RACF 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 RACF.

128 (51.85 %)Mainframe
220 (37.04 %)JCL
319 (35.19 %)REXX
417 (31.48 %)zOS
516 (29.63 %)Finance
613 (24.07 %)UNIX
613 (24.07 %)Banking
712 (22.22 %)DB2
712 (22.22 %)CICS
811 (20.37 %)Assembly Language
811 (20.37 %)IBM
811 (20.37 %)AIX
910 (18.52 %)Information Security
910 (18.52 %)Tivoli
109 (16.67 %)Active Directory
109 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
109 (16.67 %)ISPF
118 (14.81 %)Sun
118 (14.81 %)Solaris
118 (14.81 %)MVS
127 (12.96 %)Legal
127 (12.96 %)AS400
127 (12.96 %)Risk Management
127 (12.96 %)CISSP
127 (12.96 %)PKI
136 (11.11 %)AllFusion Endevor
136 (11.11 %)Problem Management
136 (11.11 %)Windows
136 (11.11 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
145 (9.259 %)Remedy

RACF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing RACF 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 RACF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (16.67 %)ISPF
24 (7.407 %)Middleware
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (22.22 %)CICS
25 (9.259 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (9.259 %)MS Exchange
32 (3.704 %)Lotus Notes
41 (1.852 %)SAS
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.852 %)MS Office
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (7.407 %)assyst
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
24 (7.407 %)LDAP
32 (3.704 %)Internet
41 (1.852 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (1.852 %)SAN
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (22.22 %)DB2
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.704 %)ChangeMan
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (29.63 %)Finance
213 (24.07 %)Banking
37 (12.96 %)Legal
43 (5.556 %)Retail
52 (3.704 %)Pensions
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (53.70 %)Analyst
29 (16.67 %)Security Analyst
29 (16.67 %)Server Specialist
38 (14.81 %)Support Analyst
47 (12.96 %)Information Manager
47 (12.96 %)Security Manager
47 (12.96 %)UNIX Support
47 (12.96 %)Information Security Manager
55 (9.259 %)Release Analyst
55 (9.259 %)UNIX Support Analyst
64 (7.407 %)Operations Analyst
64 (7.407 %)Administrator
64 (7.407 %)Senior Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Systems Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Information Analyst
72 (3.704 %)UNIX Administrator
72 (3.704 %)Information Security Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Solaris Administrator
81 (1.852 %)Storage Analyst
81 (1.852 %)IT Security Analyst
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
128 (51.85 %)Mainframe
27 (12.96 %)AS400
27 (12.96 %)PKI
34 (7.407 %)IBM Mainframe
42 (3.704 %)Client/Server
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (31.48 %)zOS
213 (24.07 %)UNIX
311 (20.37 %)AIX
48 (14.81 %)Solaris
48 (14.81 %)MVS
56 (11.11 %)Windows
65 (9.259 %)OS/390
72 (3.704 %)SUSE
72 (3.704 %)Red Hat Linux
72 (3.704 %)HPUX
72 (3.704 %)Linux
72 (3.704 %)Windows 2000
72 (3.704 %)Windows NT
72 (3.704 %)NetWare
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (18.52 %)Information Security
27 (12.96 %)Risk Management
36 (11.11 %)Problem Management
44 (7.407 %)System Testing
44 (7.407 %)E-business
53 (5.556 %)Change Management
62 (3.704 %)ITIL
62 (3.704 %)Configuration Management
62 (3.704 %)Service Management
62 (3.704 %)Computer Security
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (37.04 %)JCL
219 (35.19 %)REXX
311 (20.37 %)Assembly Language
44 (7.407 %)C
52 (3.704 %)COBOL
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (12.96 %)CISSP
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.704 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (16.67 %)Active Directory
26 (11.11 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (18.52 %)Tivoli
26 (11.11 %)AllFusion Endevor
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (20.37 %)IBM
28 (14.81 %)Sun
35 (9.259 %)Remedy
44 (7.407 %)Oracle
52 (3.704 %)Serena
52 (3.704 %)HP
52 (3.704 %)Novell
52 (3.704 %)Lotus
52 (3.704 %)Red Hat
52 (3.704 %)Symantec
61 (1.852 %)Brocade