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

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank85-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads40
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.174 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£22,000-
Average salary£25,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£28,000-
UK excluding London average salary£42,651£41,576
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads184137
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.097 %0.056 %
Salaries quoted146115
Average minimum salary£28,358£33,158
Average salary£30,712£36,727
% change on same period last year-16.37 %
Average maximum salary£33,067£40,296
UK excluding London average salary£38,014£39,235
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Mainframe North WestMainframe
North West

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Mainframe Salary Trend

Mainframe
Salary Histogram

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

Merseyside Mainframe Salary Histogram

Mainframe
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe 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
LiverpoolNew entry-4£25,000-
Mainframe North WestMainframe
North West

Mainframe
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

14 (80.00 %)COBOL
22 (40.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)DB2
22 (40.00 %)UNIX
22 (40.00 %)IBM
22 (40.00 %)CICS
22 (40.00 %)Finance
22 (40.00 %)ISPF
31 (20.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
31 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (20.00 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (20.00 %)Serena
31 (20.00 %)ChangeMan
31 (20.00 %)Banking
31 (20.00 %)VSAM
31 (20.00 %)Pensions
31 (20.00 %)Assembly Language
31 (20.00 %)REXX
31 (20.00 %)zOS
31 (20.00 %)MVS
31 (20.00 %)RACF
31 (20.00 %)JCL
31 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (20.00 %)Change Management
31 (20.00 %)Client/Server

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)ISPF
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)CICS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)DB2
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)ChangeMan
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Banking
21 (20.00 %)Pensions
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Programmer
21 (20.00 %)Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Capacity Planner
21 (20.00 %)Mainframe Capacity Planner
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Client/Server
11 (20.00 %)VSAM
11 (20.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
21 (20.00 %)zOS
21 (20.00 %)MVS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (20.00 %)Change Management
11 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)COBOL
22 (40.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)Assembly Language
31 (20.00 %)REXX
31 (20.00 %)JCL
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)RACF
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)IBM
21 (20.00 %)Serena
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