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This section looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Mainframe over the 3 months to 9 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to 9 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9764
Rank change on same period last yearDown-33
Matching permanent IT job ads2353
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.022 %
As % of the category below5.287 %15.68 %
Salaries quoted1452
Average minimum salary£43,333£40,154
Average salary£46,167£46,269
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
Average maximum salary£49,000£52,385
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£41,777
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Miscellaneous EssexMiscellaneous
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads435338
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.224 %0.141 %
Salaries quoted329280
Average minimum salary£38,557£36,711
Average salary£40,434£39,646
% change on same period last year+1.98 %
Average maximum salary£42,310£42,581
UK excluding London average salary£37,940£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.82 %
Mainframe East of EnglandMainframe
East of England

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Mainframe Salary Trend

Mainframe
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mainframe across the Essex region over the 3 months to 9 July 2008.

Essex Mainframe Salary Histogram

Mainframe
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing Mainframe within the Essex region over the 3 months to 9 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
BasildonDown-517£45,313-5.17 %
ChelmsfordNew entry-1£55,000-
Mainframe East of EnglandMainframe
East of England

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

115 (38.46 %)Windows
214 (35.90 %)Finance
312 (30.77 %)Unix
312 (30.77 %)ITIL
410 (25.64 %)SLA
410 (25.64 %)COBIT
59 (23.08 %)Supplier Management
59 (23.08 %)IBM
67 (17.95 %)CISSP
67 (17.95 %)SSCP
67 (17.95 %)VPN
67 (17.95 %)Information Security
67 (17.95 %)CISA
67 (17.95 %)CISM
67 (17.95 %)Firewall
67 (17.95 %)Data Security
67 (17.95 %)Management Information System
67 (17.95 %)Banking
76 (15.38 %)IBM Mainframe
76 (15.38 %)PCI DSS
85 (12.82 %)Disaster Recovery
85 (12.82 %)Microsoft
85 (12.82 %)MS Office
94 (10.26 %)COBOL
94 (10.26 %)CICS
94 (10.26 %)CA
94 (10.26 %)zOS
103 (7.692 %)Data Conversion
103 (7.692 %)Retail Banking
103 (7.692 %)Ab Initio

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Application Development
12 (5.128 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
14 (10.26 %)CICS
Applications
15 (12.82 %)MS Office
23 (7.692 %)MS Visio
32 (5.128 %)MS Project
32 (5.128 %)CA Clarity
41 (2.564 %)Open Workbench
Business Applications
13 (7.692 %)VisionPLUS
Communications & Networking
17 (17.95 %)VPN
17 (17.95 %)Firewall
23 (7.692 %)LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (2.564 %)DB2
11 (2.564 %)Oracle 9i
General
114 (35.90 %)Finance
27 (17.95 %)Banking
33 (7.692 %)Retail
33 (7.692 %)Retail Banking
41 (2.564 %)Automotive
Job Titles
15 (12.82 %)Programmer
24 (10.26 %)Systems Programmer
33 (7.692 %)Analyst
42 (5.128 %)Technical Project Manager
42 (5.128 %)Architect
42 (5.128 %)Project Manager
42 (5.128 %)Business Analyst
42 (5.128 %)Developer
42 (5.128 %)Team Leader
42 (5.128 %)Infrastructure Architect
42 (5.128 %)Technical Manager
42 (5.128 %)Enterprise Architect
51 (2.564 %)VB6 Developer
51 (2.564 %)VB Analyst Programmer
51 (2.564 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
51 (2.564 %)COBOL Developer
51 (2.564 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (2.564 %)VB Developer
51 (2.564 %)Analyst Developer
Miscellaneous
17 (17.95 %)Management Information System
26 (15.38 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (7.692 %)Data Conversion
42 (5.128 %)Client/Server
51 (2.564 %)VSAM
Operating Systems
115 (38.46 %)Windows
212 (30.77 %)Unix
34 (10.26 %)zOS
Processes & Methodologies
112 (30.77 %)ITIL
29 (23.08 %)Supplier Management
37 (17.95 %)Information Security
37 (17.95 %)Data Security
45 (12.82 %)Disaster Recovery
53 (7.692 %)Business Continuity
62 (5.128 %)PRINCE2
62 (5.128 %)Project Management
62 (5.128 %)Business Analysis
62 (5.128 %)Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
14 (10.26 %)COBOL
23 (7.692 %)Assembly Language
23 (7.692 %)JCL
31 (2.564 %)VB6
31 (2.564 %)VB
31 (2.564 %)VBA
Qualifications
17 (17.95 %)SSCP
17 (17.95 %)CISA
17 (17.95 %)CISM
17 (17.95 %)CISSP
22 (5.128 %)ITIL Certification
22 (5.128 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
110 (25.64 %)SLA
110 (25.64 %)COBIT
26 (15.38 %)PCI DSS
Vendors
19 (23.08 %)IBM
25 (12.82 %)Microsoft
34 (10.26 %)CA
43 (7.692 %)Ab Initio
51 (2.564 %)Oracle
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