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This section looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CICS over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank69-
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 below1.587 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£42,336£35,505
% change on same period last year+19.23 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads126132
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.055 %
Salaries quoted109119
Average minimum salary£31,383£26,750
Average salary£33,713£28,872
% change on same period last year+16.76 %
Average maximum salary£36,042£30,993
UK excluding London average salary£37,988£39,201
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
CICS North WestCICS
North West

CICS
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside CICS Demand Trend

CICS
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside CICS Salary Trend

CICS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CICS within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 28 August 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
LiverpoolNew entry-2--
CICS North WestCICS
North West

CICS
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing CICS 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 CICS.

12 (100.00 %)COBOL
12 (100.00 %)DB2
12 (100.00 %)Finance
12 (100.00 %)ISPF
12 (100.00 %)Mainframe
21 (50.00 %)Change Management
21 (50.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
21 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (50.00 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (50.00 %)Serena
21 (50.00 %)ChangeMan
21 (50.00 %)VSAM
21 (50.00 %)Client/Server
21 (50.00 %)IBM
21 (50.00 %)Assembly Language
21 (50.00 %)REXX
21 (50.00 %)RACF
21 (50.00 %)JCL
21 (50.00 %)Configuration Management

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing CICS 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 CICS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)ISPF
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)DB2
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)ChangeMan
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)Mainframe
21 (50.00 %)VSAM
21 (50.00 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (50.00 %)Client/Server
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)COBOL
21 (50.00 %)Assembly Language
21 (50.00 %)REXX
21 (50.00 %)JCL
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)RACF
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)IBM
11 (50.00 %)Serena