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This section looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the North West 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 last 3 months to 13 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to 13 May 2008Same period last year
Rank97101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads243246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.119 %0.106 %
As % of the category below12.64 %11.18 %
Salaries quoted231227
Average minimum salary£41,028£35,779
Average salary£45,562£39,031
% change on same period last year+16.73 %
Average maximum salary£50,097£42,282
UK excluding London average salary£41,450£39,853
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
Miscellaneous North WestMiscellaneous
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads19232200
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.941 %0.945 %
Salaries quoted15981889
Average minimum salary£35,305£32,764
Average salary£39,058£36,366
% change on same period last year+7.40 %
Average maximum salary£42,812£39,969
UK excluding London average salary£38,562£39,072
% change on same period last year-1.30 %
Mainframe EnglandMainframe
England

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

North West Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Salary Trend

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

North West Mainframe Salary Trend

Mainframe
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mainframe across the North West region over the past 3 months.

North West 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 North West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1CheshireUp+40173£48,769+15.05 %
2ManchesterUp+351£37,123-5.45 %
3LancashireDown-3018£39,000+20.68 %
4MerseysideNew entry-1£37,500-
Mainframe EnglandMainframe
England

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Mainframe also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Mainframe.

1248 (50.72 %)Finance
2226 (46.22 %)Unix
3188 (38.45 %)PRINCE2
4172 (35.17 %)Stakeholder Management
5169 (34.56 %)Banking
6161 (32.92 %)Windows
7128 (26.18 %)IBM
8115 (23.52 %)Project Management
997 (19.84 %)Supplier Management
1095 (19.43 %)SAN
1193 (19.02 %)Telecoms
1291 (18.61 %)Resource Management
1291 (18.61 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
1379 (16.16 %)CICS
1477 (15.75 %)ITIL
1574 (15.13 %)COBOL
1671 (14.52 %)PMP
1671 (14.52 %)PMI Certification
1769 (14.11 %)DB2
1769 (14.11 %)Matrix Management
1866 (13.50 %)IBM Mainframe
1954 (11.04 %)AS400
2050 (10.22 %)zOS
2149 (10.02 %)JCL
2244 (8.998 %)Middleware
2339 (7.975 %)WebSphere
2436 (7.362 %)Java
2436 (7.362 %).NET
2436 (7.362 %)SOA
2436 (7.362 %)Pensions

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Mainframe also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
144 (8.998 %)Middleware
239 (7.975 %)WebSphere
336 (7.362 %).NET
432 (6.544 %)ISPF
524 (4.908 %)J2EE
619 (3.885 %)ODBC
718 (3.681 %)WebServices
810 (2.045 %)HTML
91 (0.204 %)Spring
Application Platforms
179 (16.16 %)CICS
216 (3.272 %)WebLogic
315 (3.067 %)WebSphere Application Server
49 (1.840 %)SAS
49 (1.840 %)IBM HTTP Server
58 (1.636 %)WebSphere MQ
62 (0.409 %)Lotus Domino
71 (0.204 %)MQSeries
71 (0.204 %)Papyrus
71 (0.204 %)Exstream Dialogue
Applications
16 (1.227 %)MS Visio
22 (0.409 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
195 (19.43 %)SAN
222 (4.499 %)TCP/IP
39 (1.840 %)HTTP
45 (1.022 %)X.509
54 (0.818 %)Firewall
63 (0.613 %)Wireless
63 (0.613 %)Network Security
72 (0.409 %)Internet
72 (0.409 %)WINS
72 (0.409 %)SNA
72 (0.409 %)LAN
81 (0.204 %)ATM
81 (0.204 %)Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
169 (14.11 %)DB2
216 (3.272 %)Adabas
38 (1.636 %)Datawarehouse
43 (0.613 %)ETL
52 (0.409 %)Oracle 10g
52 (0.409 %)SQL Server
52 (0.409 %)DataStage
52 (0.409 %)DB2 UDB
61 (0.204 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
61 (0.204 %)Easytrieve
61 (0.204 %)Oracle 9i
61 (0.204 %)BusinessObjects
Development Applications
16 (1.227 %)WinRunner
16 (1.227 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.204 %)Rational Robot
21 (0.204 %)QuickTest Pro
General
1248 (50.72 %)Finance
2169 (34.56 %)Banking
393 (19.02 %)Telecoms
436 (7.362 %)Pensions
519 (3.885 %)Health
617 (3.476 %)Retail
74 (0.818 %)Law
83 (0.613 %)Investment Banking
83 (0.613 %)Insurance
92 (0.409 %)Auditing
101 (0.204 %)Marketing
101 (0.204 %)Legal
Job Titles
1199 (40.70 %)Project Manager
274 (15.13 %)Analyst
343 (8.793 %)Programme Manager
440 (8.180 %)Infrastructure Manager
538 (7.771 %)Senior Project Manager
538 (7.771 %)Senior Manager
637 (7.566 %)Architect
637 (7.566 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
729 (5.930 %)Consultant
826 (5.317 %)DBA
921 (4.294 %)Operations Analyst
921 (4.294 %)DB2 DBA
1018 (3.681 %)Infrastructure Architect
1117 (3.476 %)Senior Programme Manager
1117 (3.476 %)Administrator
1216 (3.272 %)Applications Manager
1216 (3.272 %)Mainframe Applications Manager
1216 (3.272 %)Mainframe Consultant
1315 (3.067 %)Infrastructure Designer
1414 (2.863 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
Miscellaneous
166 (13.50 %)IBM Mainframe
254 (11.04 %)AS400
332 (6.544 %)Tandem
47 (1.431 %)Cryptography
56 (1.227 %)PMI
65 (1.022 %)Smartcard
73 (0.613 %)Thin Client
73 (0.613 %)Fat Client
82 (0.409 %)Client/Server
82 (0.409 %)VSAM
91 (0.204 %)PKI
Operating Systems
1226 (46.22 %)Unix
2161 (32.92 %)Windows
350 (10.22 %)zOS
432 (6.544 %)MVS
515 (3.067 %)VMS
613 (2.658 %)AIX
711 (2.249 %)HPUX
711 (2.249 %)Solaris
87 (1.431 %)Windows NT
93 (0.613 %)Linux
102 (0.409 %)OS/390
102 (0.409 %)SUSE
111 (0.204 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1188 (38.45 %)PRINCE2
2172 (35.17 %)Stakeholder Management
3115 (23.52 %)Project Management
497 (19.84 %)Supplier Management
591 (18.61 %)Resource Management
677 (15.75 %)ITIL
769 (14.11 %)Matrix Management
836 (7.362 %)SOA
933 (6.748 %)Migration
1032 (6.544 %)Regression Testing
1032 (6.544 %)Data Migration
1117 (3.476 %)Change Management
1216 (3.272 %)PRINCE
1216 (3.272 %)IT Governance
1314 (2.863 %)Service Delivery
1412 (2.454 %)Service Management
159 (1.840 %)RAD
159 (1.840 %)Disaster Recovery
167 (1.431 %)Risk Management
176 (1.227 %)Data Modelling
Programming Languages
174 (15.13 %)COBOL
249 (10.02 %)JCL
336 (7.362 %)Java
432 (6.544 %)VB
432 (6.544 %)VB6
522 (4.499 %)Assembly Language
612 (2.454 %)REXX
79 (1.840 %)PL/1
88 (1.636 %)C
95 (1.022 %)Perl
102 (0.409 %)SQL
111 (0.204 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
191 (18.61 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
271 (14.52 %)PMP
271 (14.52 %)PMI Certification
38 (1.636 %)PRINCE2 Certification
47 (1.431 %)ISEB
56 (1.227 %)CISSP
56 (1.227 %)ITIL Certification
65 (1.022 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
118 (3.681 %)SLA
23 (0.613 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.204 %)ISO27001
31 (0.204 %)ISO17799
System Software
124 (4.908 %)RACF
22 (0.409 %)Active Directory
22 (0.409 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.204 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
31 (0.204 %)Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
119 (3.885 %)OMEGAMON
210 (2.045 %)Tivoli
35 (1.022 %)ServiceCenter
41 (0.204 %)AllFusion Endevor
Vendors
1128 (26.18 %)IBM
219 (3.885 %)CA
318 (3.681 %)TIBCO
318 (3.681 %)Compuware
416 (3.272 %)ICL
514 (2.863 %)Intel
613 (2.658 %)Oracle
78 (1.636 %)Citrix
86 (1.227 %)Teradata
86 (1.227 %)StorageTek
95 (1.022 %)Microsoft
104 (0.818 %)SAP
104 (0.818 %)Siebel
113 (0.613 %)Cisco
113 (0.613 %)VMware
122 (0.409 %)Lotus
122 (0.409 %)Novell
122 (0.409 %)Ab Initio
131 (0.204 %)Exstream
131 (0.204 %)Business Objects
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