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This section looks at the demand for IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) skills within the Preston 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank49-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.694 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£35,222£41,438
% change on same period last year-15.00 %
Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads144132
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.055 %
Salaries quoted130115
Average minimum salary£27,602£30,618
Average salary£30,523£33,382
% change on same period last year-8.56 %
Average maximum salary£33,444£36,147
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
ISPF LancashireISPF
Lancashire

ISPF
Demand Trend

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

Preston ISPF Demand Trend

ISPF
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)DB2
11 (100.00 %)Client/Server
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)CICS
11 (100.00 %)Assembly Language
11 (100.00 %)REXX
11 (100.00 %)RACF
11 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)Change Management
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Serena
11 (100.00 %)ChangeMan
11 (100.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
11 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe

ISPF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)CICS
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)DB2
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)ChangeMan
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Administrator
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Client/Server
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (100.00 %)Change Management
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)Assembly Language
11 (100.00 %)REXX
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)RACF
Preston IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (100.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)Serena