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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM Mainframe over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank86-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.724 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£20,000-
Average salary£23,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£26,000-
UK excluding London average salary£36,117£38,022
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads116115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.049 %
Salaries quoted10489
Average minimum salary£28,280£32,330
Average salary£31,516£35,520
% change on same period last year-11.27 %
Average maximum salary£34,752£38,710
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
IBM Mainframe North WestIBM Mainframe
North West

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire IBM Mainframe Demand Trend

IBM Mainframe
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire IBM Mainframe Salary Trend

IBM Mainframe
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 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
PrestonNew entry-1--
IBM Mainframe North WestIBM Mainframe
North West

IBM Mainframe
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing IBM 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 IBM Mainframe.

13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
13 (100.00 %)IBM
22 (66.67 %)CICS
22 (66.67 %)JCL
31 (33.33 %)Change Management
31 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (33.33 %)Serena
31 (33.33 %)ChangeMan
31 (33.33 %)COBOL
31 (33.33 %)DB2
31 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)Linux
31 (33.33 %)MS Excel
31 (33.33 %)Siebel
31 (33.33 %)Client/Server
31 (33.33 %)SLA
31 (33.33 %)ISPF
31 (33.33 %)AllFusion Endevor
31 (33.33 %)Configuration Management
31 (33.33 %)Assembly Language
31 (33.33 %)REXX
31 (33.33 %)MVS
31 (33.33 %)RACF

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing IBM 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 IBM Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)ISPF
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)CICS
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)DB2
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)ChangeMan
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Finance
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Operations Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Applications Support
21 (33.33 %)Administrator
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
21 (33.33 %)Client/Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)Linux
11 (33.33 %)MVS
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Configuration Management
11 (33.33 %)Change Management
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)JCL
21 (33.33 %)COBOL
21 (33.33 %)Assembly Language
21 (33.33 %)REXX
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (33.33 %)SLA
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)RACF
Lancashire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (33.33 %)AllFusion Endevor
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)IBM
21 (33.33 %)Serena
21 (33.33 %)Siebel