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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills within the North West 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank242229
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads951
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.022 %
As % of the category below0.596 %2.629 %
Salaries quoted048
Average minimum salary-£53,031
Average salary-£62,698
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£72,365
UK excluding London average salary£48,145£40,949
% change on same period last year+17.57 %
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads15091940
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.869 %0.846 %
Salaries quoted12781653
Average minimum salary£31,241£34,089
Average salary£34,410£38,995
% change on same period last year-11.75 %
Average maximum salary£37,579£43,901
UK excluding London average salary£38,034£38,606
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
CICS EnglandCICS
England

CICS
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West CICS Salary Trend

CICS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CICS within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 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
ManchesterDown-18--
LancashireNew entry-1--
MerseysideNew entry-1--
CICS EnglandCICS
England

CICS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

124 (68.57 %)Finance
222 (62.86 %)zOS
320 (57.14 %)Mainframe
419 (54.29 %)COBOL
518 (51.43 %)DB2
518 (51.43 %)IBM
616 (45.71 %)Assembly Language
715 (42.86 %)TCP/IP
813 (37.14 %)JCL
910 (28.57 %)RACF
910 (28.57 %)ISPF
910 (28.57 %)IBM Mainframe
109 (25.71 %)REXX
118 (22.86 %)MVS
127 (20.00 %)WebSphere
127 (20.00 %)OMEGAMON
127 (20.00 %)TIBCO
127 (20.00 %)CA
127 (20.00 %)Compuware
127 (20.00 %)ODBC
127 (20.00 %)Java
127 (20.00 %)C
127 (20.00 %)C++
136 (17.14 %)Performance Management
145 (14.29 %)Management Information System
145 (14.29 %)Systems Analysis
153 (8.571 %)VSAM
153 (8.571 %)Supplier Management
162 (5.714 %)Easytrieve
162 (5.714 %)Middleware

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (28.57 %)ISPF
27 (20.00 %)WebSphere
27 (20.00 %)ODBC
32 (5.714 %)Middleware
41 (2.857 %)J2EE
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.714 %)MQSeries
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.857 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (42.86 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (51.43 %)DB2
22 (5.714 %)Easytrieve
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.857 %)ChangeMan
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (68.57 %)Finance
22 (5.714 %)Pensions
31 (2.857 %)Health
31 (2.857 %)Banking
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (25.71 %)Analyst
28 (22.86 %)Server Specialist
37 (20.00 %)Architect
37 (20.00 %)DB2 DBA
37 (20.00 %)DBA
45 (14.29 %)Performance Analyst
45 (14.29 %)Mainframe Performance Analyst
54 (11.43 %)Administrator
63 (8.571 %)Systems Analyst
63 (8.571 %)Applications Architect
72 (5.714 %)Java Architect
72 (5.714 %)Applications Support
81 (2.857 %)Applications Specialist
81 (2.857 %)Support Specialist
81 (2.857 %)Applications Support Specialist
81 (2.857 %)Operations Analyst
81 (2.857 %)J2EE Architect
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (57.14 %)Mainframe
210 (28.57 %)IBM Mainframe
35 (14.29 %)Management Information System
43 (8.571 %)VSAM
51 (2.857 %)Client/Server
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (62.86 %)zOS
28 (22.86 %)MVS
31 (2.857 %)UNIX
31 (2.857 %)Linux
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (17.14 %)Performance Management
25 (14.29 %)Systems Analysis
33 (8.571 %)Supplier Management
41 (2.857 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (2.857 %)Configuration Management
41 (2.857 %)Change Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (54.29 %)COBOL
216 (45.71 %)Assembly Language
313 (37.14 %)JCL
49 (25.71 %)REXX
57 (20.00 %)Java
57 (20.00 %)C
57 (20.00 %)C++
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (28.57 %)RACF
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (20.00 %)OMEGAMON
21 (2.857 %)AllFusion Endevor
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (51.43 %)IBM
27 (20.00 %)Compuware
27 (20.00 %)CA
27 (20.00 %)TIBCO
31 (2.857 %)Serena
31 (2.857 %)Siebel