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This section looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM Mainframe over the last 3 months to 12 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to 12 May 2008Same period last year
Rank741717
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads208269
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.120 %
As % of the category below0.446 %0.467 %
Salaries quoted165210
Average minimum salary£36,967£40,491
Average salary£39,979£43,232
% change on same period last year-7.52 %
Average maximum salary£42,991£45,974
UK excluding London average salary£38,182£39,429
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Miscellaneous UKMiscellaneous
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads4659957613
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled22.46 %25.61 %
Salaries quoted3702943354
Average minimum salary£46,203£48,839
Average salary£50,949£53,698
% change on same period last year-5.11 %
Average maximum salary£55,695£58,556
UK excluding London average salary£38,561£38,984
% change on same period last year-1.08 %

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing IBM Mainframe across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

IBM Mainframe Demand Trend

IBM Mainframe
Salary Trend

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

IBM Mainframe Salary Trend

IBM Mainframe
Salary Histogram

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

IBM Mainframe Salary Histogram

IBM Mainframe
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe 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
1EnglandDown-53190£40,130-7.16 %
2South EastDown-343£41,921-0.79 %
3LondonUp+2142£46,757-31.57 %
4North WestDown-1630£33,672-13.99 %
5East MidlandsDown-1819£36,412-11.67 %
5BuckinghamshireUp+919£39,906+28.72 %
6East of EnglandUp+118£44,909+28.31 %
7CheshireDown-1717£36,094-10.87 %
8YorkshireDown-4416£32,967+4.39 %
8HertfordshireUp+1016£47,111+37.05 %
9HampshireDown-5315£46,607+18.91 %
10LeicestershireDown-1114£34,857-6.58 %
10LeicesterDown-814£34,857-6.58 %
11City of LondonDown-3413£58,423-16.53 %
12High WycombeNew entry-11£35,000-
12ScotlandUp+2911£35,917-0.23 %
12ManchesterUp+611£30,091-24.07 %
13KnutsfordDown-1910£34,800-25.56 %
14South YorkshireDown-179£32,438+12.82 %
14West MidlandsDown-39£35,833+3.86 %
14GlasgowUp+209£35,625-1.04 %
15MidlandsNew entry-8£46,625-
16Milton KeynesNew entry-7£46,071-
16HavantDown-27£46,250-
17North YorkshireDown-186£34,167+12.02 %
17BirminghamNew entry-6--
18SolihullDown-245£35,833-1.82 %
18BristolDown-255£33,400+2.76 %
18South WestDown-735£33,400-17.66 %
18HarrogateNew entry-5£32,000-

IBM Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1444 (100.00 %)IBM
1444 (100.00 %)Mainframe
2159 (35.81 %)Finance
3156 (35.14 %)DB2
4138 (31.08 %)Unix
5118 (26.58 %)COBOL
6113 (25.45 %)Windows
7112 (25.23 %)CICS
858 (13.06 %)JCL
954 (12.16 %)Oracle
1050 (11.26 %)SQL
1149 (11.04 %)Tandem
1245 (10.14 %)MVS
1341 (9.234 %)Banking
1439 (8.784 %)Retail
1538 (8.559 %)Microsoft
1634 (7.658 %)SLA
1732 (7.207 %)Insurance
1732 (7.207 %)Pensions
1830 (6.757 %)ISPF
1830 (6.757 %)MS Office
1830 (6.757 %)Windows NT
1929 (6.532 %)Java
1929 (6.532 %)Business Analysis
2028 (6.306 %)zOS
2127 (6.081 %)MS Excel
2226 (5.856 %)Linux
2226 (5.856 %)Degree
2325 (5.631 %)Client/Server
2424 (5.405 %)Billing

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
130 (6.757 %)ISPF
219 (4.279 %)WebSphere
219 (4.279 %).NET
317 (3.829 %)Middleware
47 (1.577 %)J2EE
47 (1.577 %)ASP.NET
53 (0.676 %)HTML
61 (0.225 %)XML
61 (0.225 %)Spring
Application Platforms
1112 (25.23 %)CICS
216 (3.604 %)Papyrus
216 (3.604 %)DOC1
315 (3.378 %)Documentum
414 (3.153 %)SAS
512 (2.703 %)MQSeries
512 (2.703 %)StreamWeaver
611 (2.477 %)IIS
79 (2.027 %)WebLogic
87 (1.577 %)BizTalk Server
96 (1.351 %)WebSphere MQ
103 (0.676 %)WebSphere Application Server
103 (0.676 %)SharePoint
112 (0.450 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
130 (6.757 %)MS Office
227 (6.081 %)MS Excel
312 (2.703 %)PrintSoft PReS
312 (2.703 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (0.676 %)MS Visio
52 (0.450 %)SPSS
61 (0.225 %)Open Workbench
61 (0.225 %)CA Clarity
61 (0.225 %)MS Project
Business Applications
12 (0.450 %)Oracle Financials
21 (0.225 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.225 %)RMDS
21 (0.225 %)BPCS
Communications & Networking
118 (4.054 %)IPX
217 (3.829 %)DNS
315 (3.378 %)SAN
414 (3.153 %)Wi-Fi
513 (2.928 %)IP Telephony
69 (2.027 %)SNA
78 (1.802 %)TCP/IP
86 (1.351 %)SMS
95 (1.126 %)Firewall
104 (0.901 %)WAN
104 (0.901 %)LAN
113 (0.676 %)Broadband
113 (0.676 %)FTP
113 (0.676 %)HTTPS
113 (0.676 %)802.11
113 (0.676 %)MPLS
113 (0.676 %)OSPF
113 (0.676 %)BGP
113 (0.676 %)TACACS
Database & Business Intelligence
1156 (35.14 %)DB2
216 (3.604 %)SQL Server
216 (3.604 %)Adabas
310 (2.252 %)Datawarehouse
49 (2.027 %)Base SAS
54 (0.901 %)Easytrieve
62 (0.450 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
62 (0.450 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
62 (0.450 %)ETL
62 (0.450 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.450 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.225 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.225 %)MS Access
71 (0.225 %)DB2 UDB
71 (0.225 %)Database Marketing
71 (0.225 %)IDMS
Development Applications
118 (4.054 %)WinRunner
216 (3.604 %)LoadRunner
315 (3.378 %)QuickTest Pro
410 (2.252 %)TestDirector
53 (0.676 %)PowerBuilder
62 (0.450 %)VisualAge
62 (0.450 %)VisualAge Generator
71 (0.225 %)Visual Studio
71 (0.225 %)Rational Robot
71 (0.225 %)SilkTest
71 (0.225 %)QARun
General
1159 (35.81 %)Finance
241 (9.234 %)Banking
339 (8.784 %)Retail
432 (7.207 %)Insurance
432 (7.207 %)Pensions
524 (5.405 %)Billing
619 (4.279 %)Health
713 (2.928 %)Auditing
810 (2.252 %)Education
99 (2.027 %)Telecoms
107 (1.577 %)Financial Institution
107 (1.577 %)Marketing
116 (1.351 %)Law
123 (0.676 %)Automotive
132 (0.450 %)Back Office
141 (0.225 %)Corporate Banking
141 (0.225 %)Investment Banking
Job Titles
1176 (39.64 %)Analyst
290 (20.27 %)Developer
348 (10.81 %)Programmer
439 (8.784 %)Analyst Programmer
534 (7.658 %)COBOL Developer
629 (6.532 %)Systems Analyst
728 (6.306 %)Senior Analyst
822 (4.955 %)COBOL Analyst
920 (4.505 %)COBOL Programmer
1018 (4.054 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
1018 (4.054 %)Operations Analyst
1117 (3.829 %)Business Analyst
1216 (3.604 %)Analyst Developer
1216 (3.604 %)Natural/Adabas Developer
1216 (3.604 %)Natural/Adabas Programmer
1315 (3.378 %)Auditor
1315 (3.378 %)Mainframe Developer
1315 (3.378 %)Consultant
1315 (3.378 %)Computer Operator
1414 (3.153 %)IT Auditor
Miscellaneous
1444 (100.00 %)Mainframe
249 (11.04 %)Tandem
325 (5.631 %)Client/Server
421 (4.730 %)AS400
511 (2.477 %)VSAM
67 (1.577 %)Cryptography
67 (1.577 %)Handset
75 (1.126 %)Management Information System
75 (1.126 %)Credit Risk
84 (0.901 %)EFT
84 (0.901 %)PKI
93 (0.676 %)Statistics
93 (0.676 %)e-Health
93 (0.676 %)Mathematics
102 (0.450 %)Replication
111 (0.225 %)Thin Client
111 (0.225 %)EPoS
111 (0.225 %)Asset Management
111 (0.225 %)Data Protection Act
111 (0.225 %)Fat Client
Operating Systems
1138 (31.08 %)Unix
2113 (25.45 %)Windows
345 (10.14 %)MVS
430 (6.757 %)Windows NT
528 (6.306 %)zOS
626 (5.856 %)Linux
721 (4.730 %)AIX
817 (3.829 %)Windows 2000
916 (3.604 %)Solaris
1013 (2.928 %)VMS
1110 (2.252 %)Windows XP
1110 (2.252 %)HPUX
127 (1.577 %)OS/390
134 (0.901 %)Windows Server 2003
142 (0.450 %)OS/400
Processes & Methodologies
129 (6.532 %)Business Analysis
223 (5.180 %)ITIL
321 (4.730 %)Project Management
420 (4.505 %)Service Delivery
518 (4.054 %)UML
617 (3.829 %)Service Management
617 (3.829 %)User Acceptance Testing
716 (3.604 %)Test Scripting
814 (3.153 %)PRINCE2
913 (2.928 %)Change Management
1012 (2.703 %)Problem Management
1111 (2.477 %)Network Design
1210 (2.252 %)Data Modelling
1210 (2.252 %)SOA
1210 (2.252 %)System Testing
139 (2.027 %)Use Case
139 (2.027 %)Information Security
147 (1.577 %)Data Management
147 (1.577 %)Disaster Recovery
147 (1.577 %)SSADM
Programming Languages
1118 (26.58 %)COBOL
258 (13.06 %)JCL
350 (11.26 %)SQL
429 (6.532 %)Java
523 (5.180 %)C++
619 (4.279 %)REXX
716 (3.604 %)NATURAL
716 (3.604 %)PHP
89 (2.027 %)C
97 (1.577 %)SAS Macro
105 (1.126 %)VB.NET
114 (0.901 %)VB
123 (0.676 %)PL/1
132 (0.450 %)VBA
132 (0.450 %)Assembly Language
132 (0.450 %)VBScript
141 (0.225 %)C#
Qualifications
126 (5.856 %)Degree
216 (3.604 %)ISEB
312 (2.703 %)CISA
411 (2.477 %)QiCA
59 (2.027 %)ITIL Certification
68 (1.802 %)Cisco Certification
77 (1.577 %)PRINCE2 Certification
85 (1.126 %)CCNP
93 (0.676 %)CCIE
93 (0.676 %)CISSP
102 (0.450 %)ACCA
111 (0.225 %)NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
134 (7.658 %)SLA
23 (0.676 %)ISO17799
32 (0.450 %)ISO27001
32 (0.450 %)QA
System Software
121 (4.730 %)RACF
212 (2.703 %)Active Directory
310 (2.252 %)Backup Exec
42 (0.450 %)NetBackup
Systems Management
118 (4.054 %)CiscoWorks
213 (2.928 %)OMEGAMON
311 (2.477 %)Tivoli
49 (2.027 %)CONTROL-M
49 (2.027 %)Foglight
56 (1.351 %)AllFusion Endevor
65 (1.126 %)ServiceCenter
73 (0.676 %)OpenView
82 (0.450 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
82 (0.450 %)MOM
91 (0.225 %)Unicenter
Vendors
1444 (100.00 %)IBM
254 (12.16 %)Oracle
338 (8.559 %)Microsoft
423 (5.180 %)SAP
517 (3.829 %)CA
616 (3.604 %)Thunderhead
713 (2.928 %)Sybase
811 (2.477 %)Remedy
910 (2.252 %)HP
108 (1.802 %)Siebel
108 (1.802 %)Intel
117 (1.577 %)Cisco
124 (0.901 %)Sun
133 (0.676 %)BMC
133 (0.676 %)BEA
133 (0.676 %)Concord
133 (0.676 %)Red Hat
142 (0.450 %)Lotus
142 (0.450 %)Brocade
142 (0.450 %)Actuate
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