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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISPF over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank254-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.082 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£30,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£35,438£42,042
% change on same period last year-15.70 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads36494643
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.019 %1.947 %
Salaries quoted31523922
Average minimum salary£29,007£31,439
Average salary£31,954£34,554
% change on same period last year-7.52 %
Average maximum salary£34,901£37,669
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
ISPF EnglandISPF
England

ISPF
Demand Trend

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

North West ISPF Demand Trend

ISPF
Salary Trend

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

North West ISPF Salary Trend

ISPF
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISPF within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
MerseysideNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-1£30,000-
LancashireNew entry-1--
ISPF EnglandISPF
England

ISPF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing ISPF 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 ISPF.

120 (100.00 %)Mainframe
120 (100.00 %)Finance
219 (95.00 %)CICS
219 (95.00 %)JCL
318 (90.00 %)IBM
318 (90.00 %)DB2
414 (70.00 %)MVS
513 (65.00 %)zOS
513 (65.00 %)COBOL
612 (60.00 %)Assembly Language
711 (55.00 %)CA
711 (55.00 %)ODBC
711 (55.00 %)TCP/IP
711 (55.00 %)Compuware
711 (55.00 %)TIBCO
711 (55.00 %)OMEGAMON
87 (35.00 %)RACF
87 (35.00 %)IBM Mainframe
95 (25.00 %)REXX
103 (15.00 %)C
112 (10.00 %)Change Management
121 (5.000 %)Serena
121 (5.000 %)ChangeMan
121 (5.000 %)Information Security
121 (5.000 %)Banking
121 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
121 (5.000 %)VSAM
121 (5.000 %)AllFusion Endevor
121 (5.000 %)Client/Server
121 (5.000 %)Configuration Management

ISPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing ISPF 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 ISPF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (55.00 %)ODBC
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (95.00 %)CICS
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (55.00 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (90.00 %)DB2
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.000 %)ChangeMan
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Banking
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (55.00 %)DBA
111 (55.00 %)DB2 DBA
28 (40.00 %)Administrator
37 (35.00 %)Analyst
43 (15.00 %)Operations Analyst
52 (10.00 %)Systems Analyst
61 (5.000 %)IT Security Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Senior Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Security Analyst
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (100.00 %)Mainframe
27 (35.00 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (5.000 %)Client/Server
31 (5.000 %)VSAM
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (70.00 %)MVS
213 (65.00 %)zOS
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.00 %)Change Management
21 (5.000 %)Information Security
21 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (95.00 %)JCL
213 (65.00 %)COBOL
312 (60.00 %)Assembly Language
45 (25.00 %)REXX
53 (15.00 %)C
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (35.00 %)RACF
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (55.00 %)OMEGAMON
21 (5.000 %)AllFusion Endevor
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (90.00 %)IBM
211 (55.00 %)Compuware
211 (55.00 %)CA
211 (55.00 %)TIBCO
31 (5.000 %)Serena