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This section looks at the demand for COBOL skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COBOL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCOBOL
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank180207
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads712
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.283 %0.402 %
Salaries quoted712
Average minimum salary£31,286£34,667
Average salary£34,857£38,625
% change on same period last year-9.75 %
Average maximum salary£38,429£42,583
UK excluding London average salary£35,337£34,554
% change on same period last year+2.26 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads24702986
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.304 %1.223 %
Salaries quoted20692651
Average minimum salary£29,091£30,219
Average salary£32,018£33,335
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum salary£34,946£36,450
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
COBOL North WestCOBOL
North West

COBOL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing COBOL across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Manchester COBOL Demand Trend

COBOL
Salary Trend

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

Manchester COBOL Salary Trend

COBOL
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester COBOL Salary Histogram

COBOL
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the Manchester 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
SalfordNew entry-1£27,000-
COBOL North WestCOBOL
North West

COBOL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing COBOL 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 COBOL.

129 (76.32 %)Mainframe
226 (68.42 %)Finance
325 (65.79 %)IBM
424 (63.16 %)DB2
424 (63.16 %)CICS
520 (52.63 %)Assembly Language
520 (52.63 %)zOS
619 (50.00 %)MVS
717 (44.74 %)JCL
816 (42.11 %)TIBCO
816 (42.11 %)CA
816 (42.11 %)TCP/IP
816 (42.11 %)Compuware
816 (42.11 %)ODBC
816 (42.11 %)ISPF
816 (42.11 %)OMEGAMON
97 (18.42 %)UNIX
105 (13.16 %)Oracle
105 (13.16 %)Java
114 (10.53 %)C
114 (10.53 %)C++
114 (10.53 %)SQL
114 (10.53 %)WebSphere
123 (7.895 %)Software Testing
123 (7.895 %)Retail
123 (7.895 %)IBM Mainframe
123 (7.895 %)E-business
123 (7.895 %)Systems Analysis
123 (7.895 %)OCP
123 (7.895 %)Oracle Certification

COBOL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing COBOL 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 COBOL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (42.11 %)ODBC
116 (42.11 %)ISPF
24 (10.53 %)WebSphere
33 (7.895 %)XML
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (63.16 %)CICS
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (7.895 %)Oracle 11i
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (42.11 %)TCP/IP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (63.16 %)DB2
21 (2.632 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (7.895 %)Oracle Forms
21 (2.632 %)WinRunner
21 (2.632 %)LoadRunner
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (68.42 %)Finance
23 (7.895 %)Retail
31 (2.632 %)Pensions
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (52.63 %)DBA
217 (44.74 %)DB2 DBA
314 (36.84 %)Administrator
44 (10.53 %)Consultant
44 (10.53 %)Developer
44 (10.53 %)Analyst
44 (10.53 %)Mainframe DBA
53 (7.895 %)Senior Oracle Consultant
53 (7.895 %)Senior Oracle Technical Consultant
53 (7.895 %)Senior Technical Consultant
53 (7.895 %)Oracle Consultant
53 (7.895 %)Senior Oracle Developer
53 (7.895 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
53 (7.895 %)Systems Analyst
53 (7.895 %)Senior Consultant
53 (7.895 %)Senior Developer
53 (7.895 %)Technical Consultant
53 (7.895 %)Oracle Developer
62 (5.263 %)Architect
62 (5.263 %)Tester
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (76.32 %)Mainframe
23 (7.895 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (2.632 %)VSAM
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (52.63 %)zOS
219 (50.00 %)MVS
37 (18.42 %)UNIX
41 (2.632 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.895 %)E-business
13 (7.895 %)Systems Analysis
13 (7.895 %)Software Testing
22 (5.263 %)Manual Testing
22 (5.263 %)Supplier Management
31 (2.632 %)Logistics
31 (2.632 %)Automated Testing
31 (2.632 %)Data Modelling
31 (2.632 %)Performance Testing
31 (2.632 %)Test Scripting
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (52.63 %)Assembly Language
217 (44.74 %)JCL
35 (13.16 %)Java
44 (10.53 %)C
44 (10.53 %)C++
44 (10.53 %)SQL
53 (7.895 %)PL/SQL
61 (2.632 %)Shell Script
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.895 %)OCP
13 (7.895 %)Oracle Certification
22 (5.263 %)ISEB
31 (2.632 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (42.11 %)OMEGAMON
21 (2.632 %)Tivoli
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (65.79 %)IBM
216 (42.11 %)Compuware
216 (42.11 %)CA
216 (42.11 %)TIBCO
35 (13.16 %)Oracle
42 (5.263 %)Micro Focus
42 (5.263 %)Intel
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