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This section looks at the demand for the COBOL Programmer role in IT jobs within the Sussex 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 COBOL Programmer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank19-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.143 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£31,658£30,092
% change on same period last year+5.20 %
Sussex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Sussex
Matching permanent IT job ads140237
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.099 %
Salaries quoted101161
Average minimum salary£42,030£37,028
Average salary£45,830£39,214
% change on same period last year+16.87 %
Average maximum salary£49,630£41,400
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
COBOL Programmer South EastCOBOL Programmer
South East

COBOL Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Sussex COBOL Programmer Demand Trend

COBOL Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Sussex COBOL Programmer Salary Trend

COBOL Programmer
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Sussex region that cited COBOL Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)COBOL
17 (100.00 %)DB2
17 (100.00 %)CICS
17 (100.00 %)Finance
17 (100.00 %)Insurance

COBOL Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Sussex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (100.00 %)CICS
Sussex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (100.00 %)DB2
Sussex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (100.00 %)Finance
17 (100.00 %)Insurance
Sussex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)COBOL