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This section looks at the demand for the COBOL Developer role in IT jobs within the North Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COBOL Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 COBOL Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank103109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads818
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.459 %0.888 %
Salaries quoted017
Average minimum salary-£28,059
Average salary-£29,206
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£30,353
UK excluding London average salary£32,760£29,630
% change on same period last year+10.56 %
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17432028
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.938 %0.845 %
Salaries quoted13711616
Average minimum salary£32,248£31,496
Average salary£34,762£33,622
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Average maximum salary£37,276£35,748
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
COBOL Developer YorkshireCOBOL Developer
Yorkshire

COBOL Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing COBOL Developer across the North Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North Yorkshire COBOL Developer Demand Trend

COBOL Developer
Salary Trend

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

North Yorkshire COBOL Developer Salary Trend

COBOL Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL Developer within the North Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
HarrogateUp+118--
COBOL Developer YorkshireCOBOL Developer
Yorkshire

COBOL Developer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the North Yorkshire region that cited COBOL Developer in their job title 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 with COBOL Developer in their job title.

124 (100.00 %)COBOL
124 (100.00 %)DB2
223 (95.83 %)CICS
223 (95.83 %)SQL
322 (91.67 %)MVS
419 (79.17 %)Finance
514 (58.33 %)Microsoft
514 (58.33 %)MS Excel
612 (50.00 %)Mainframe
711 (45.83 %)JCL
87 (29.17 %)HND
87 (29.17 %)Degree
91 (4.167 %)Time Management
91 (4.167 %)UNIX
91 (4.167 %)Adabas
91 (4.167 %)MS Office
91 (4.167 %)NATURAL

COBOL Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the North Yorkshire region that cited COBOL Developer in their job title 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 with COBOL Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (95.83 %)CICS
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (58.33 %)MS Excel
21 (4.167 %)MS Office
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (100.00 %)DB2
21 (4.167 %)Adabas
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (79.17 %)Finance
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (50.00 %)Mainframe
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (91.67 %)MVS
21 (4.167 %)UNIX
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.167 %)Time Management
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (100.00 %)COBOL
223 (95.83 %)SQL
311 (45.83 %)JCL
41 (4.167 %)NATURAL
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (29.17 %)HND
17 (29.17 %)Degree
North Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (58.33 %)Microsoft