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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISPF over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank153174
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads76
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.565 %0.407 %
Salaries quoted36
Average minimum salary£40,000£34,167
Average salary£40,000£34,750
% change on same period last year+15.10 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£35,333
UK excluding London average salary£37,545£41,434
% change on same period last year-9.38 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12381475
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.713 %0.644 %
Salaries quoted10701264
Average minimum salary£37,852£36,163
Average salary£41,702£39,866
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
Average maximum salary£45,552£43,568
UK excluding London average salary£35,959£36,645
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
ISPF East of EnglandISPF
East of England

ISPF
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing ISPF across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Hertfordshire ISPF Demand Trend

ISPF
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire ISPF Salary Trend

ISPF
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISPF across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Hertfordshire ISPF Salary Histogram

ISPF
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISPF within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 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
Potters BarNew entry-6£40,000-
ISPF East of EnglandISPF
East of England

ISPF
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing ISPF 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 ISPF.

111 (100.00 %)COBOL
111 (100.00 %)SQL
111 (100.00 %)DB2
111 (100.00 %)CICS
111 (100.00 %)Mainframe
28 (72.73 %)MS Office
28 (72.73 %)MS Excel
28 (72.73 %)IBM
28 (72.73 %)Microsoft
28 (72.73 %)Finance
28 (72.73 %)MS PowerPoint
28 (72.73 %)IBM Mainframe
35 (45.45 %)Degree
35 (45.45 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (27.27 %)OLE
52 (18.18 %)Pensions

ISPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing ISPF 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 ISPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (27.27 %)OLE
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (100.00 %)CICS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (72.73 %)MS Office
18 (72.73 %)MS Excel
18 (72.73 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (100.00 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (72.73 %)Finance
22 (18.18 %)Pensions
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Developer
23 (27.27 %)Applications Support
23 (27.27 %)Team Leader
23 (27.27 %)Support Team Leader
32 (18.18 %)COBOL Developer
32 (18.18 %)Software Developer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (100.00 %)Mainframe
28 (72.73 %)IBM Mainframe
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)User Acceptance Testing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (100.00 %)COBOL
111 (100.00 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (45.45 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (72.73 %)IBM
18 (72.73 %)Microsoft