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The table looks at the demand for CICS skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CICS over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank603667
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+64
Matching permanent IT job ads21290
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.031 %0.145 %
As % of the Application Platforms category0.189 %0.956 %
Salaries quoted15206
Average salary£38,000£38,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,400£28,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,500£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£33,000£37,000
% change on same period last year-10.81 %
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsAll Application Platforms
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
1111130337
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK16.32 %15.21 %
Salaries quoted948425750
Average salary£38,000£38,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

CICS
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing CICS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

CICS Demand Trend

CICS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CICS within the UK.

CICS Salary Trend

CICS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CICS over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

CICS Salary Histogram

CICS
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CICS within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 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
EnglandUp+8720£38,000-5.00 %
YorkshireUp+6810£25,000-10.71 %
West MidlandsUp+868£40,000-39.39 %
South YorkshireUp+366£36,500+26.95 %
BarnsleyNew entry-5£33,000-
North YorkshireUp+324£23,500-16.07 %
YorkUp+373£23,500-16.07 %
LondonUp+1922£38,000-15.55 %
CoventryUp+522£26,500-33.75 %
SolihullNew entry-2£26,500-
Northern IrelandNew entry-1--

CICS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing CICS 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 CICS.

154 (51.92 %)DB2
253 (50.96 %)COBOL
352 (50.00 %)Mainframe
435 (33.65 %)Finance
435 (33.65 %)WebSphere
531 (29.81 %)Oracle
629 (27.88 %)JCL
725 (24.04 %)SQL
823 (22.12 %)WebSphere MQ
922 (21.15 %)MVS
1021 (20.19 %)WebSphere Application Server
1021 (20.19 %)ITIL
1119 (18.27 %)IBM
1218 (17.31 %)Windows
1218 (17.31 %)J2EE
1316 (15.38 %)zOS
1316 (15.38 %)REXX
1415 (14.42 %)CA
1415 (14.42 %)Introscope
1415 (14.42 %)WebSphere Portal
1514 (13.46 %)Insurance
1613 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe
1712 (11.54 %)Performance Management
1712 (11.54 %)Degree
1712 (11.54 %)Network Load Balancing
1712 (11.54 %)Firewall
1712 (11.54 %)AIX
1811 (10.58 %).NET
1910 (9.615 %)Business Intelligence
1910 (9.615 %)N-Tier

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing CICS 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 CICS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (33.65 %)WebSphere
218 (17.31 %)J2EE
311 (10.58 %).NET
49 (8.654 %)COM+
49 (8.654 %)DCOM
58 (7.692 %)ISPF
66 (5.769 %)Middleware
75 (4.808 %)Spring
83 (2.885 %)EJB
83 (2.885 %)JavaBeans
91 (0.962 %)ODBC
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (22.12 %)WebSphere MQ
221 (20.19 %)WebSphere Application Server
315 (14.42 %)WebSphere Portal
49 (8.654 %)MTS
49 (8.654 %)IIS
53 (2.885 %)TPMS
61 (0.962 %)MQSeries
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.885 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (11.54 %)Firewall
23 (2.885 %)LAN
31 (0.962 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
154 (51.92 %)DB2
210 (9.615 %)Oracle 8/8i
33 (2.885 %)GIS
41 (0.962 %)IDMS
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (14.42 %)Introscope
22 (1.923 %)XPEDITER
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (33.65 %)Finance
214 (13.46 %)Insurance
38 (7.692 %)Pensions
45 (4.808 %)Banking
53 (2.885 %)Automotive
53 (2.885 %)Government
62 (1.923 %)Financial Institution
62 (1.923 %)Health
62 (1.923 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (23.08 %)Administrator
223 (22.12 %)Programmer
320 (19.23 %)Analyst
416 (15.38 %)Developer
515 (14.42 %)Architect
515 (14.42 %)WebSphere Administrator
612 (11.54 %)COBOL Developer
710 (9.615 %)Technical Architect
88 (7.692 %)Environment Manager
88 (7.692 %)COBOL Programmer
88 (7.692 %)Systems Programmer
97 (6.731 %)Analyst Programmer
106 (5.769 %)COBOL Analyst
115 (4.808 %)WebSphere Portal Administrator
115 (4.808 %)Senior Analyst
124 (3.846 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
124 (3.846 %)Technical Specialist
124 (3.846 %)Applications Architect
124 (3.846 %)Mainframe Architect
133 (2.885 %)Mainframe Programmer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
152 (50.00 %)Mainframe
213 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe
310 (9.615 %)N-Tier
46 (5.769 %)iSeries
54 (3.846 %)Physics
63 (2.885 %)VSAM
71 (0.962 %)PMI
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (21.15 %)MVS
218 (17.31 %)Windows
316 (15.38 %)zOS
412 (11.54 %)AIX
59 (8.654 %)Windows Server 2003
59 (8.654 %)UNIX
59 (8.654 %)Windows Server 2008
68 (7.692 %)Linux
72 (1.923 %)OS/390
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (20.19 %)ITIL
212 (11.54 %)Performance Management
212 (11.54 %)Network Load Balancing
310 (9.615 %)Business Intelligence
49 (8.654 %)Configuration Management
49 (8.654 %)SOA
49 (8.654 %)Service Delivery
49 (8.654 %)Service Management
53 (2.885 %)Enterprise Architecture
53 (2.885 %)BPR
53 (2.885 %)CRM
61 (0.962 %)Software Testing
61 (0.962 %)Project Planning
61 (0.962 %)Business Development
61 (0.962 %)Release Management
61 (0.962 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (0.962 %)QMS
61 (0.962 %)Risk Analysis
61 (0.962 %)Migration
61 (0.962 %)CMMI
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (50.96 %)COBOL
229 (27.88 %)JCL
325 (24.04 %)SQL
416 (15.38 %)REXX
59 (8.654 %)VB
59 (8.654 %)VB6
66 (5.769 %)Java
73 (2.885 %)C
81 (0.962 %)Assembly Language
81 (0.962 %)VB.NET
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (11.54 %)Degree
25 (4.808 %)Security Cleared
33 (2.885 %)HND
41 (0.962 %)PMI Certification
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (9.615 %)MetaFrame
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (5.769 %)OMEGAMON
23 (2.885 %)AllFusion Endevor
31 (0.962 %)AutoSys
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (29.81 %)Oracle
219 (18.27 %)IBM
315 (14.42 %)CA
410 (9.615 %)Citrix
53 (2.885 %)BladeLogic
53 (2.885 %)Microsoft
62 (1.923 %)Cognizant