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The table looks at the demand for the COBOL Programmer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 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 Job Titles currently tracked.

 COBOL Programmer
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank601882
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+281
Matching permanent IT job ads2364
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.034 %0.032 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.037 %0.035 %
Salaries quoted1242
Average salary£37,500£28,250
Average salary % change on the same period last year+32.74 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,500£25,100
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,000£44,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£28,000
% change on same period last year+33.92 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

COBOL Programmer
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

COBOL Programmer Salary Trend

COBOL Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

COBOL Programmer Salary Histogram

COBOL Programmer
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL Programmer 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+29223£37,500+32.74 %
North WestUp+13812£42,000+48.67 %
ManchesterNew entry-12£42,000-
AltrinchamNew entry-8--
South EastUp+1815£32,500+1.56 %
SurreyUp+1115£32,500-
GuildfordNew entry-4£32,500-
YorkshireUp+833£32,500+16.07 %
YorkUp+533£25,000-5.66 %
North YorkshireUp+433£25,000-10.71 %
South WestNew entry-2--
West YorkshireUp+861£40,000-
LeedsUp+741£40,000-
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
DorsetNew entry-1--
CamberleyNew entry-1£37,500-
BristolNew entry-1--

COBOL Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

151 (100.00 %)COBOL
240 (78.43 %)Finance
333 (64.71 %)Oracle
333 (64.71 %)SQL Server
429 (56.86 %)UNIX
429 (56.86 %)Systems Analysis
528 (54.90 %)Windows
625 (49.02 %)Micro Focus
724 (47.06 %)Mainframe
820 (39.22 %)Degree
914 (27.45 %)DB2
1012 (23.53 %)SQL
1012 (23.53 %)Software Testing
118 (15.69 %)CICS
127 (13.73 %)MVS
127 (13.73 %)Insurance
136 (11.76 %)JCL
145 (9.804 %)Oracle 8/8i
145 (9.804 %)Education
145 (9.804 %)QA
154 (7.843 %)Pensions
154 (7.843 %)MS Excel
154 (7.843 %)Microsoft
163 (5.882 %)HND
163 (5.882 %)Fujitsu
163 (5.882 %)VME
172 (3.922 %)Billing
172 (3.922 %)Financial Institution
181 (1.961 %)Service Management
181 (1.961 %)VSAM

COBOL Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.961 %).NET
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (15.69 %)CICS
21 (1.961 %)Lotus Notes
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.843 %)MS Excel
21 (1.961 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (64.71 %)SQL Server
214 (27.45 %)DB2
35 (9.804 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (1.961 %)Crystal Reports
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (78.43 %)Finance
27 (13.73 %)Insurance
35 (9.804 %)Education
44 (7.843 %)Pensions
52 (3.922 %)Billing
52 (3.922 %)Financial Institution
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (47.06 %)Mainframe
21 (1.961 %)VSAM
21 (1.961 %)Mathematics
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (56.86 %)UNIX
228 (54.90 %)Windows
37 (13.73 %)MVS
43 (5.882 %)VME
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (56.86 %)Systems Analysis
212 (23.53 %)Software Testing
31 (1.961 %)Service Management
31 (1.961 %)ITIL
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (100.00 %)COBOL
212 (23.53 %)SQL
36 (11.76 %)JCL
41 (1.961 %)LINC
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (39.22 %)Degree
23 (5.882 %)HND
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (9.804 %)QA
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (64.71 %)Oracle
225 (49.02 %)Micro Focus
34 (7.843 %)Microsoft
43 (5.882 %)Fujitsu
51 (1.961 %)ICL
51 (1.961 %)Unisys
51 (1.961 %)Lotus