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This section looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Scotland 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 12 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to 12 May 2008Same period last year
Rank131146
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads3444
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.020 %
As % of the category below4.136 %3.729 %
Salaries quoted2318
Average minimum salary£32,848£33,722
Average salary£35,283£36,250
% change on same period last year-2.66 %
Average maximum salary£37,717£38,778
UK excluding London average salary£41,525£39,677
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
Miscellaneous ScotlandMiscellaneous
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads8221180
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.396 %0.524 %
Salaries quoted502788
Average minimum salary£30,998£32,844
Average salary£33,855£35,103
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Average maximum salary£36,711£37,361
UK excluding London average salary£38,561£38,984
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Mainframe UKMainframe
UK

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Mainframe Salary Trend

Mainframe
Salary Histogram

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

Scotland 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 Scotland 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
1EdinburghUp+316£35,182-5.64 %
2GlasgowUp+1815£32,389-1.10 %
3StirlingNew entry-1£18,000-
3West LothianUp+41--
Mainframe UKMainframe
UK

Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

137 (45.68 %)Finance
218 (22.22 %)Pensions
315 (18.52 %)TestDirector
414 (17.28 %)SAS
513 (16.05 %)IBM
513 (16.05 %)IBM Mainframe
611 (13.58 %)WinRunner
611 (13.58 %)ISEB
710 (12.35 %)COBOL
710 (12.35 %)Oracle
89 (11.11 %)CICS
98 (9.877 %)WebSphere
107 (8.642 %)Insurance
107 (8.642 %)Siebel
107 (8.642 %)DB2
107 (8.642 %)Unix
107 (8.642 %)MQSeries
107 (8.642 %)LoadRunner
107 (8.642 %)Project Management
116 (7.407 %)JCL
116 (7.407 %)Incident Management
125 (6.173 %)System Testing
125 (6.173 %)User Acceptance Testing
125 (6.173 %)ISPF
125 (6.173 %)Business Analysis
125 (6.173 %)Change Management
125 (6.173 %)Health
125 (6.173 %)XPEDITER
125 (6.173 %)MS Office
125 (6.173 %)Client/Server

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland 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
18 (9.877 %)WebSphere
25 (6.173 %)ISPF
31 (1.235 %).NET
Application Platforms
114 (17.28 %)SAS
29 (11.11 %)CICS
37 (8.642 %)MQSeries
43 (3.704 %)WebSphere MQ
51 (1.235 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
15 (6.173 %)MS Office
24 (4.938 %)MS Project
24 (4.938 %)MS Visio
33 (3.704 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
11 (1.235 %)TCP/IP
11 (1.235 %)SNA
11 (1.235 %)Internet
11 (1.235 %)OSPF
11 (1.235 %)APPN
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (8.642 %)DB2
23 (3.704 %)Data Mining
23 (3.704 %)SQL Server
32 (2.469 %)Easytrieve
41 (1.235 %)IDMS
Development Applications
115 (18.52 %)TestDirector
211 (13.58 %)WinRunner
37 (8.642 %)LoadRunner
45 (6.173 %)XPEDITER
53 (3.704 %)QuickTest Pro
General
137 (45.68 %)Finance
218 (22.22 %)Pensions
37 (8.642 %)Insurance
45 (6.173 %)Health
54 (4.938 %)Law
54 (4.938 %)Banking
54 (4.938 %)Financial Institution
54 (4.938 %)Back Office
61 (1.235 %)Retail
Job Titles
135 (43.21 %)Analyst
215 (18.52 %)Computer Operator
312 (14.81 %)Developer
49 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
49 (11.11 %)Analyst Developer
49 (11.11 %)SAS Developer
49 (11.11 %)SAS Analyst
56 (7.407 %)Project Manager
56 (7.407 %)Tester
65 (6.173 %)Business Analyst
65 (6.173 %)Senior Manager
65 (6.173 %)Systems Analyst
65 (6.173 %)Senior Project Manager
74 (4.938 %)Test Analyst
83 (3.704 %)Test Manager
83 (3.704 %)Systems Support
83 (3.704 %)Programmer
83 (3.704 %)Systems Support Analyst
83 (3.704 %)MI Analyst
83 (3.704 %)Functional Tester
Miscellaneous
113 (16.05 %)IBM Mainframe
25 (6.173 %)Client/Server
32 (2.469 %)Management Information System
32 (2.469 %)Statistics
32 (2.469 %)Data Extraction
Operating Systems
17 (8.642 %)Unix
21 (1.235 %)zOS
21 (1.235 %)VME
Processes & Methodologies
17 (8.642 %)Project Management
26 (7.407 %)Incident Management
35 (6.173 %)Business Analysis
35 (6.173 %)Change Management
35 (6.173 %)User Acceptance Testing
35 (6.173 %)System Testing
44 (4.938 %)Agile Software Development
44 (4.938 %)Data Analysis
53 (3.704 %)Programme Management
53 (3.704 %)Statistical Analysis
53 (3.704 %)Validation
53 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
53 (3.704 %)Performance Testing
62 (2.469 %)Performance Management
62 (2.469 %)CRM
62 (2.469 %)Operations Research
62 (2.469 %)ITIL
62 (2.469 %)Systems Analysis
71 (1.235 %)PRINCE
71 (1.235 %)Service Management
Programming Languages
110 (12.35 %)COBOL
26 (7.407 %)JCL
34 (4.938 %)SQL
42 (2.469 %)Java
51 (1.235 %)VB.NET
51 (1.235 %)Assembly Language
Qualifications
111 (13.58 %)ISEB
22 (2.469 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (2.469 %)Degree
Systems Management
11 (1.235 %)Tivoli NetView
11 (1.235 %)AllFusion Endevor
Vendors
113 (16.05 %)IBM
210 (12.35 %)Oracle
37 (8.642 %)Siebel
43 (3.704 %)Cognos
43 (3.704 %)Microsoft
52 (2.469 %)Citrix
52 (2.469 %)BMC
52 (2.469 %)ICL
61 (1.235 %)Lotus
61 (1.235 %)Remedy
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