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This section looks at the demand for Job Control Language (JCL) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited JCL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJob Control Language (JCL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank251269
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads2222
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.412 %0.369 %
Salaries quoted1917
Average minimum salary£29,526£30,794
Average salary£35,158£33,176
% change on same period last year+5.97 %
Average maximum salary£40,789£35,559
UK excluding London average salary£36,019£37,795
% change on same period last year-4.70 %
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads53445965
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.821 %2.443 %
Salaries quoted45095134
Average minimum salary£29,476£30,142
Average salary£32,258£32,890
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum salary£35,041£35,638
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
JCL EnglandJCL
England

JCL
Demand Trend

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

North West JCL Demand Trend

JCL
Salary Trend

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

North West JCL Salary Trend

JCL
Salary Histogram

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

North West JCL Salary Histogram

JCL
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JCL within the North West 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
ManchesterUp+387£45,786+4.05 %
MerseysideNew entry-7£26,167-
CheshireDown-175£30,700-6.09 %
LancashireDown-151£37,000+48.00 %
JCL EnglandJCL
England

JCL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing JCL 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 JCL.

164 (68.82 %)Finance
255 (59.14 %)RACF
352 (55.91 %)Mainframe
445 (48.39 %)IBM
541 (44.09 %)CICS
636 (38.71 %)MVS
636 (38.71 %)DB2
735 (37.63 %)zOS
831 (33.33 %)Information Security
929 (31.18 %)ISPF
1026 (27.96 %)Banking
1125 (26.88 %)COBOL
1223 (24.73 %)IBM Mainframe
1322 (23.66 %)REXX
1420 (21.51 %)Risk Management
1420 (21.51 %)Legal
1420 (21.51 %)CISSP
1420 (21.51 %)PKI
1519 (20.43 %)Assembly Language
1618 (19.35 %)CA
1716 (17.20 %)TIBCO
1716 (17.20 %)TCP/IP
1716 (17.20 %)Compuware
1716 (17.20 %)ODBC
1716 (17.20 %)OMEGAMON
1813 (13.98 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1911 (11.83 %)Symantec
208 (8.602 %)C
217 (7.527 %)Pensions
226 (6.452 %)Auditing

JCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (31.18 %)ISPF
216 (17.20 %)ODBC
32 (2.151 %)Middleware
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
141 (44.09 %)CICS
22 (2.151 %)MQSeries
22 (2.151 %)SAS
31 (1.075 %)Exstream Dialogue
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.226 %)PrintSoft PReS
21 (1.075 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (17.20 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (38.71 %)DB2
22 (2.151 %)Easytrieve
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
164 (68.82 %)Finance
226 (27.96 %)Banking
320 (21.51 %)Legal
47 (7.527 %)Pensions
56 (6.452 %)Auditing
63 (3.226 %)Health
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (48.39 %)Analyst
221 (22.58 %)Operations Analyst
317 (18.28 %)DB2 DBA
317 (18.28 %)DBA
414 (15.05 %)Administrator
414 (15.05 %)Information Manager
414 (15.05 %)Information Security Manager
414 (15.05 %)Security Manager
513 (13.98 %)Security Analyst
611 (11.83 %)Information Analyst
611 (11.83 %)Information Security Analyst
76 (6.452 %)Team Leader
84 (4.301 %)Systems Analyst
84 (4.301 %)Applications Support
93 (3.226 %)Applications Specialist
93 (3.226 %)Applications Support Specialist
93 (3.226 %)Support Analyst
93 (3.226 %)Support Specialist
102 (2.151 %)Operations Manager
102 (2.151 %)Capacity Analyst
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
152 (55.91 %)Mainframe
223 (24.73 %)IBM Mainframe
320 (21.51 %)PKI
43 (3.226 %)VSAM
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (38.71 %)MVS
235 (37.63 %)zOS
31 (1.075 %)UNIX
31 (1.075 %)Linux
31 (1.075 %)Windows NT
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (33.33 %)Information Security
220 (21.51 %)Risk Management
36 (6.452 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (2.151 %)Business Intelligence
42 (2.151 %)Systems Analysis
51 (1.075 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (1.075 %)Performance Testing
51 (1.075 %)CMMI
51 (1.075 %)Change Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (26.88 %)COBOL
222 (23.66 %)REXX
319 (20.43 %)Assembly Language
48 (8.602 %)C
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (21.51 %)CISSP
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (13.98 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (4.301 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
155 (59.14 %)RACF
21 (1.075 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (17.20 %)OMEGAMON
25 (5.376 %)ServiceCenter
33 (3.226 %)ARCserve
41 (1.075 %)Tivoli
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
145 (48.39 %)IBM
218 (19.35 %)CA
316 (17.20 %)TIBCO
316 (17.20 %)Compuware
411 (11.83 %)Symantec
53 (3.226 %)HP
61 (1.075 %)Siebel
61 (1.075 %)Teradata
61 (1.075 %)Exstream
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