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This section looks at the demand for COBOL skills within the Merseyside 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
Rank4888
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching permanent IT job ads411
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.165 %0.191 %
Salaries quoted200
Average minimum salary£25,160-
Average salary£27,943-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£30,725-
UK excluding London average salary£35,337£34,554
% change on same period last year+2.26 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads665523
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.351 %0.214 %
Salaries quoted562433
Average minimum salary£28,586£27,913
Average salary£30,957£30,440
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Average maximum salary£33,329£32,967
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside COBOL Salary Trend

COBOL
Salary Histogram

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside 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
LiverpoolUp+3238£27,815-
COBOL North WestCOBOL
North West

COBOL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

154 (80.60 %)UNIX
232 (47.76 %)BASE24
232 (47.76 %)Tandem
319 (28.36 %)SQL
415 (22.39 %)HPUX
510 (14.93 %)RDBMS
510 (14.93 %)Internet
69 (13.43 %)HP
77 (10.45 %)Systems Analysis
85 (7.463 %)Retail
85 (7.463 %)User Acceptance Testing
85 (7.463 %)System Testing
85 (7.463 %)PRINCE2
94 (5.970 %)Mainframe
94 (5.970 %)Business Analysis
103 (4.478 %)Requirements Analysis
103 (4.478 %)Finance
103 (4.478 %)Shell Script
103 (4.478 %)Oracle
112 (2.985 %)DB2
112 (2.985 %)CICS
112 (2.985 %)ISPF
121 (1.493 %)AllFusion Endevor
121 (1.493 %)QA
121 (1.493 %)FMCG
121 (1.493 %)IBM Mainframe
121 (1.493 %)VSAM
121 (1.493 %)Assembly Language
121 (1.493 %)REXX
121 (1.493 %)RACF

COBOL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (2.985 %)ISPF
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.985 %)CICS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
132 (47.76 %)BASE24
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (14.93 %)Internet
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (14.93 %)RDBMS
22 (2.985 %)DB2
31 (1.493 %)DTS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.493 %)ChangeMan
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (7.463 %)Retail
23 (4.478 %)Finance
31 (1.493 %)FMCG
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (47.76 %)Developer
220 (29.85 %)Analyst
318 (26.87 %)Programmer
410 (14.93 %)Systems Analyst
59 (13.43 %)Analyst Programmer
59 (13.43 %)Team Leader
65 (7.463 %)Business Analyst
65 (7.463 %)COBOL Programmer
65 (7.463 %)Business Systems Analyst
74 (5.970 %)COBOL Analyst
83 (4.478 %)UNIX Consultant
83 (4.478 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
83 (4.478 %)Consultant
83 (4.478 %)Applications Consultant
92 (2.985 %)COBOL Developer
101 (1.493 %)Administrator
101 (1.493 %)Analyst Developer
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (47.76 %)Tandem
24 (5.970 %)Mainframe
31 (1.493 %)Client/Server
31 (1.493 %)VSAM
31 (1.493 %)IBM Mainframe
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (80.60 %)UNIX
215 (22.39 %)HPUX
31 (1.493 %)VMS
31 (1.493 %)OpenVMS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (10.45 %)Systems Analysis
25 (7.463 %)PRINCE2
25 (7.463 %)User Acceptance Testing
25 (7.463 %)System Testing
34 (5.970 %)Business Analysis
43 (4.478 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (1.493 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.493 %)Change Management
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (28.36 %)SQL
23 (4.478 %)Shell Script
31 (1.493 %)JCL
31 (1.493 %)Assembly Language
31 (1.493 %)REXX
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.493 %)QA
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.493 %)RACF
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.493 %)AllFusion Endevor
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (13.43 %)HP
23 (4.478 %)Oracle
31 (1.493 %)IBM
31 (1.493 %)Serena
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