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This section looks at the demand for IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CICS over the last 3 months to 13 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
Location
3 months to 13 May 2008Same period last year
Rank665674
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads299332
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.146 %0.143 %
As % of the category below0.896 %0.946 %
Salaries quoted239253
Average minimum salary£38,367£40,126
Average salary£42,049£43,399
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Average maximum salary£45,731£46,672
UK excluding London average salary£39,100£39,832
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Application Platforms UKApplication Platforms
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3338035106
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled16.33 %15.08 %
Salaries quoted2834228718
Average minimum salary£37,109£38,051
Average salary£40,576£41,523
% change on same period last year-2.27 %
Average maximum salary£44,044£44,995
UK excluding London average salary£37,061£38,439
% change on same period last year-3.58 %

CICS
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing CICS across 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 ads citing CICS across the UK.

CICS Salary Trend

CICS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CICS across the UK over the past 3 months.

CICS Salary Histogram

CICS
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CICS within the UK 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
1EnglandUp+10292£42,239-2.78 %
2LondonUp+985£49,507-2.80 %
3YorkshireUp+1161£29,218-19.27 %
4North WestUp+2956£43,336+26.31 %
5North YorkshireUp+2244£28,588-6.84 %
6South EastDown-1243£46,042+11.08 %
7YorkDown-230£28,769-3.87 %
8CheshireUp+1928£46,339+35.20 %
9ManchesterUp+1022£39,105+13.95 %
10South WestDown-4120£31,125-32.33 %
10HampshireDown-2220£49,235+27.60 %
11East of EnglandDown-419£42,462+4.52 %
12City of LondonDown-3017£51,735-7.99 %
13BournemouthDown-2414--
13West YorkshireDown-1014£29,625-10.71 %
13LeedsUp+214£29,625-19.93 %
13South YorkshireDown-714£30,909-
13DorsetDown-2114--
14KnutsfordDown-1513£47,385+8.93 %
15PooleNo change012--
15BuckinghamshireUp+1612£40,000+12.67 %
16NorfolkNew entry-10£39,200-
17NorwichNew entry-9£39,200-
18HavantUp+48£51,857-
18Milton KeynesNew entry-8£42,625-
18SheffieldNew entry-8£28,800-
19HertfordshireUp+37£46,786+23.58 %
19East MidlandsDown-47£38,293+24.32 %
19ScotlandUp+377£30,500-8.49 %
20EdinburghUp+196£30,833-7.50 %

CICS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing CICS 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 CICS.

1575 (85.95 %)COBOL
2434 (64.87 %)DB2
3417 (62.33 %)Mainframe
4322 (48.13 %)Finance
5210 (31.39 %)SQL
6195 (29.15 %)IBM
7184 (27.50 %)JCL
8168 (25.11 %)MVS
9143 (21.38 %)WebSphere
10130 (19.43 %)Java
11112 (16.74 %)IBM Mainframe
12101 (15.10 %)SOA
1397 (14.50 %)AS400
1489 (13.30 %)Adabas
1585 (12.71 %).NET
1681 (12.11 %)VB
1779 (11.81 %)Migration
1875 (11.21 %)Regression Testing
1974 (11.06 %)Data Migration
2072 (10.76 %)zOS
2171 (10.61 %)VB6
2171 (10.61 %)ISPF
2267 (10.01 %)Unix
2366 (9.865 %)C
2465 (9.716 %)Insurance
2563 (9.417 %)C++
2660 (8.969 %)Oracle
2757 (8.520 %)J2EE
2849 (7.324 %)Banking
2945 (6.726 %)Degree

CICS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing CICS 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 CICS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1143 (21.38 %)WebSphere
285 (12.71 %).NET
371 (10.61 %)ISPF
457 (8.520 %)J2EE
529 (4.335 %)WebServices
626 (3.886 %)Struts
720 (2.990 %)ODBC
89 (1.345 %)Middleware
97 (1.046 %)XML
104 (0.598 %)Spring
104 (0.598 %)Java EE
113 (0.448 %)HTML
113 (0.448 %)CSS
113 (0.448 %)JSP
121 (0.149 %)SOAP
121 (0.149 %)ASP.NET
Application Platforms
129 (4.335 %)Apache
223 (3.438 %)WebLogic
318 (2.691 %)MQSeries
412 (1.794 %)WebSphere MQ
56 (0.897 %)WebSphere Message Broker
56 (0.897 %)WebSphere Application Server
65 (0.747 %)Lotus Notes
74 (0.598 %)SAS
74 (0.598 %)BizTalk Server
83 (0.448 %)IIS
83 (0.448 %)IBM HTTP Server
92 (0.299 %)Papyrus
101 (0.149 %)SharePoint
Applications
140 (5.979 %)MS Excel
216 (2.392 %)MS Office
312 (1.794 %)MS PowerPoint
410 (1.495 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
129 (4.335 %)TCP/IP
214 (2.093 %)SMS
37 (1.046 %)HTTP
44 (0.598 %)WINS
53 (0.448 %)SNA
61 (0.149 %)SAN
61 (0.149 %)Internet
61 (0.149 %)FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1434 (64.87 %)DB2
289 (13.30 %)Adabas
36 (0.897 %)Easytrieve
43 (0.448 %)SQL Server
52 (0.299 %)Datawarehouse
52 (0.299 %)RDBMS
52 (0.299 %)Oracle 10g
61 (0.149 %)DataStage
61 (0.149 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.149 %)Oracle 9i
Development Applications
19 (1.345 %)Eclipse
19 (1.345 %)TestDirector
28 (1.196 %)Visual Studio
28 (1.196 %)ChangeMan
33 (0.448 %)XPEDITER
42 (0.299 %)ClearQuest
42 (0.299 %)WinRunner
51 (0.149 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.149 %)LoadRunner
General
1322 (48.13 %)Finance
265 (9.716 %)Insurance
349 (7.324 %)Banking
436 (5.381 %)Retail
533 (4.933 %)Pensions
619 (2.840 %)Health
713 (1.943 %)Financial Institution
810 (1.495 %)Investment Banking
98 (1.196 %)Billing
107 (1.046 %)Auditing
115 (0.747 %)Corporate Banking
124 (0.598 %)Construction
132 (0.299 %)Back Office
141 (0.149 %)Automotive
141 (0.149 %)Education
141 (0.149 %)Marketing
141 (0.149 %)Retail Banking
Job Titles
1287 (42.90 %)Analyst
2208 (31.09 %)Programmer
3139 (20.78 %)Analyst Programmer
4111 (16.59 %)COBOL Programmer
5105 (15.70 %)COBOL Analyst
6103 (15.40 %)Developer
787 (13.00 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
872 (10.76 %)Consultant
969 (10.31 %)Systems Analyst
1059 (8.819 %)COBOL Developer
1146 (6.876 %)Architect
1245 (6.726 %)Mainframe Consultant
1326 (3.886 %)Applications Manager
1326 (3.886 %)Business Analyst
1425 (3.737 %)Business Systems Analyst
1425 (3.737 %)CICS Programmer
1524 (3.587 %)DBA
1623 (3.438 %)Mainframe Applications Manager
1721 (3.139 %)Banking Business Analyst
1721 (3.139 %)Administrator
Miscellaneous
1417 (62.33 %)Mainframe
2112 (16.74 %)IBM Mainframe
397 (14.50 %)AS400
430 (4.484 %)VSAM
517 (2.541 %)Derivative
614 (2.093 %)Client/Server
74 (0.598 %)EFT
74 (0.598 %)Equities
74 (0.598 %)Credit Risk
83 (0.448 %)Cryptography
92 (0.299 %)PMI
101 (0.149 %)Smartcard
101 (0.149 %)Tandem
101 (0.149 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
1168 (25.11 %)MVS
272 (10.76 %)zOS
367 (10.01 %)Unix
423 (3.438 %)Windows
59 (1.345 %)Linux
67 (1.046 %)AIX
75 (0.747 %)HPUX
83 (0.448 %)OS/390
92 (0.299 %)Windows 2000
92 (0.299 %)Windows NT
92 (0.299 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1101 (15.10 %)SOA
279 (11.81 %)Migration
375 (11.21 %)Regression Testing
474 (11.06 %)Data Migration
543 (6.428 %)IT Governance
633 (4.933 %)Systems Analysis
727 (4.036 %)Business Analysis
824 (3.587 %)Supplier Management
824 (3.587 %)Workflow
824 (3.587 %)User Acceptance Testing
919 (2.840 %)Data Modelling
919 (2.840 %)Project Management
1018 (2.691 %)Workflow Management
1115 (2.242 %)System Testing
1115 (2.242 %)Requirements Analysis
1214 (2.093 %)UML
1313 (1.943 %)OOA/OOD
1313 (1.943 %)OO
1411 (1.644 %)Service Delivery
1411 (1.644 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
1575 (85.95 %)COBOL
2210 (31.39 %)SQL
3184 (27.50 %)JCL
4130 (19.43 %)Java
581 (12.11 %)VB
671 (10.61 %)VB6
766 (9.865 %)C
863 (9.417 %)C++
940 (5.979 %)NATURAL
1031 (4.634 %)Assembly Language
1126 (3.886 %)REXX
1213 (1.943 %)PL/SQL
1310 (1.495 %)PL/1
144 (0.598 %)Shell Script
144 (0.598 %)JavaScript
151 (0.149 %)C#
151 (0.149 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
145 (6.726 %)Degree
229 (4.335 %)HND
32 (0.299 %)ACCA
32 (0.299 %)CISA
32 (0.299 %)QiCA
41 (0.149 %)MCSE
41 (0.149 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
126 (3.886 %)SLA
26 (0.897 %)QA
31 (0.149 %)ISO9000
System Software
138 (5.680 %)RACF
23 (0.448 %)Active Directory
31 (0.149 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
126 (3.886 %)AutoSys
223 (3.438 %)OMEGAMON
315 (2.242 %)AllFusion Endevor
414 (2.093 %)Tivoli NetView
52 (0.299 %)Tivoli
61 (0.149 %)CONTROL-M
Vendors
1195 (29.15 %)IBM
260 (8.969 %)Oracle
338 (5.680 %)Microsoft
431 (4.634 %)ICL
524 (3.587 %)CA
618 (2.691 %)TIBCO
618 (2.691 %)Compuware
76 (0.897 %)Serena
85 (0.747 %)Lotus
93 (0.448 %)HP
102 (0.299 %)PeopleSoft
102 (0.299 %)Unisys
111 (0.149 %)Teradata
111 (0.149 %)SAP
111 (0.149 %)Siebel
111 (0.149 %)Sybase
111 (0.149 %)Compaq
111 (0.149 %)Citrix
111 (0.149 %)BMC
111 (0.149 %)JD Edwards
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