Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Mainframes skills within the Suffolk 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 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMainframes
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank66-
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 below0.613 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£26,000-
Average salary£31,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£37,000-
UK excluding London average salary£40,469£43,494
% change on same period last year-6.95 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads163135
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.109 %0.060 %
Salaries quoted11892
Average minimum salary£33,290£33,702
Average salary£36,767£35,794
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Average maximum salary£40,243£37,886
UK excluding London average salary£37,689£40,228
% change on same period last year-6.31 %
Mainframe East of EnglandMainframe
East of England

Mainframe
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Mainframe Demand Trend

Mainframe
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk Mainframe Salary Trend

Mainframe
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichNew entry-1£31,500-
Mainframe East of EnglandMainframe
East of England

Mainframe
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe.

12 (100.00 %)COBOL
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Oracle Reports
12 (100.00 %)IBM
12 (100.00 %)CICS
12 (100.00 %)LINC
12 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)CICS
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)Oracle Reports
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Analyst Programmer
12 (100.00 %)Programmer
12 (100.00 %)Developer Analyst
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)COBOL
12 (100.00 %)LINC
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)IBM