Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for IBM MVS skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MVS over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM MVS
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank123164
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching permanent IT job ads13
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.174 %0.270 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£38,619£29,380
% change on same period last year+31.44 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads5751111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.495 %0.567 %
Salaries quoted415642
Average minimum salary£30,801£29,374
Average salary£33,147£31,932
% change on same period last year+3.80 %
Average maximum salary£35,494£34,489
UK excluding London average salary£34,276£34,119
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
MVS UKMVS
UK

MVS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MVS across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Scotland MVS Demand Trend

MVS
Salary Trend

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

Scotland MVS Salary Trend

MVS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MVS within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
HighlandsNew entry-1--
MVS UKMVS
UK

MVS
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing MVS 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 MVS.

19 (100.00 %)UNIX
28 (88.89 %)Java
36 (66.67 %)VB
36 (66.67 %)ETL
36 (66.67 %)SAS
36 (66.67 %)Datawarehouse
36 (66.67 %)Base SAS
45 (55.56 %)Business Intelligence
53 (33.33 %)IBM
53 (33.33 %)JCL
53 (33.33 %)Mainframe
53 (33.33 %)IBM Mainframe
62 (22.22 %)NATURAL
62 (22.22 %)Finance
62 (22.22 %)Adabas
62 (22.22 %)WebSphere
62 (22.22 %)CICS
62 (22.22 %)Perl
62 (22.22 %)SQL
71 (11.11 %)COBOL
71 (11.11 %)Unicenter
71 (11.11 %)Degree
71 (11.11 %)Problem Management
71 (11.11 %)Tandem
71 (11.11 %)ICL

MVS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing MVS 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 MVS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (22.22 %)WebSphere
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (66.67 %)SAS
22 (22.22 %)CICS
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (66.67 %)Datawarehouse
16 (66.67 %)ETL
16 (66.67 %)Base SAS
22 (22.22 %)Adabas
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Finance
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (22.22 %)Developer
12 (22.22 %)Mainframe Developer
21 (11.11 %)Mainframe Operator
21 (11.11 %)Natural/Adabas Developer
21 (11.11 %)Computer Operator
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (33.33 %)Mainframe
13 (33.33 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (11.11 %)Tandem
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (100.00 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)Business Intelligence
21 (11.11 %)Problem Management
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)Java
26 (66.67 %)VB
33 (33.33 %)JCL
42 (22.22 %)NATURAL
42 (22.22 %)Perl
42 (22.22 %)SQL
51 (11.11 %)COBOL
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)Unicenter
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)IBM
21 (11.11 %)ICL