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This section looks at the demand for IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RACF over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank263289
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.172 %0.275 %
Salaries quoted71
Average minimum salary£34,857£21,500
Average salary£46,000£24,000
% change on same period last year+91.66 %
Average maximum salary£57,143£26,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,447£42,091
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads853726
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.450 %0.297 %
Salaries quoted724635
Average minimum salary£28,717£31,036
Average salary£31,033£33,615
% change on same period last year-7.68 %
Average maximum salary£33,348£36,194
UK excluding London average salary£33,956£35,307
% change on same period last year-3.82 %
RACF EnglandRACF
England

RACF
Demand Trend

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

North West RACF Demand Trend

RACF
Salary Trend

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

North West RACF Salary Trend

RACF
Salary Histogram

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

North West RACF Salary Histogram

RACF
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RACF 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
ManchesterNew entry-5£49,100-
CheshireDown-42£38,250+59.37 %
LancashireNew entry-1--
MerseysideNew entry-1--
RACF EnglandRACF
England

RACF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

155 (88.71 %)JCL
243 (69.35 %)Finance
331 (50.00 %)Information Security
428 (45.16 %)Mainframe
524 (38.71 %)REXX
623 (37.10 %)Banking
721 (33.87 %)Risk Management
820 (32.26 %)PKI
820 (32.26 %)CISSP
820 (32.26 %)Legal
919 (30.65 %)IBM
919 (30.65 %)IBM Mainframe
1017 (27.42 %)zOS
1017 (27.42 %)DB2
1115 (24.19 %)MVS
1115 (24.19 %)CICS
1214 (22.58 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1312 (19.35 %)ISPF
1411 (17.74 %)Symantec
159 (14.52 %)C
165 (8.065 %)Disaster Recovery
165 (8.065 %)ServiceCenter
174 (6.452 %)Auditing
183 (4.839 %)Pensions
183 (4.839 %)UNIX
192 (3.226 %)Change Management
192 (3.226 %)Solaris
192 (3.226 %)Sun
192 (3.226 %)Tivoli
192 (3.226 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler

RACF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (19.35 %)ISPF
21 (1.613 %)WebSphere
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (24.19 %)CICS
21 (1.613 %)WebSphere Application Server
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.613 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (27.42 %)DB2
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.613 %)ChangeMan
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (69.35 %)Finance
223 (37.10 %)Banking
320 (32.26 %)Legal
44 (6.452 %)Auditing
53 (4.839 %)Pensions
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (61.29 %)Analyst
218 (29.03 %)Operations Analyst
315 (24.19 %)Security Analyst
414 (22.58 %)Information Manager
414 (22.58 %)Information Security Manager
414 (22.58 %)Security Manager
511 (17.74 %)Information Security Analyst
511 (17.74 %)Information Analyst
63 (4.839 %)Administrator
72 (3.226 %)Support Analyst
72 (3.226 %)Systems Analyst
72 (3.226 %)IT Security Analyst
72 (3.226 %)UNIX Support
81 (1.613 %)Solaris Administrator
81 (1.613 %)WebSphere Specialist
81 (1.613 %)Applications Specialist
81 (1.613 %)Senior Developer
81 (1.613 %)Infrastructure Analyst
81 (1.613 %)Developer
81 (1.613 %)UNIX Administrator
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
128 (45.16 %)Mainframe
220 (32.26 %)PKI
319 (30.65 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (1.613 %)Client/Server
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (27.42 %)zOS
215 (24.19 %)MVS
33 (4.839 %)UNIX
42 (3.226 %)Solaris
51 (1.613 %)Windows
51 (1.613 %)AIX
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (50.00 %)Information Security
221 (33.87 %)Risk Management
35 (8.065 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (3.226 %)Change Management
42 (3.226 %)Problem Management
51 (1.613 %)Configuration Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
155 (88.71 %)JCL
224 (38.71 %)REXX
39 (14.52 %)C
41 (1.613 %)COBOL
41 (1.613 %)Assembly Language
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (32.26 %)CISSP
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (22.58 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.226 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (8.065 %)ServiceCenter
22 (3.226 %)Tivoli
31 (1.613 %)AllFusion Endevor
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (30.65 %)IBM
211 (17.74 %)Symantec
32 (3.226 %)Sun
41 (1.613 %)Serena
41 (1.613 %)Teradata
41 (1.613 %)Oracle
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