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This section looks at the demand for IBM MVS skills across the UK with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MVS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM MVS
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank805781
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads118238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.099 %
As % of the category below0.260 %0.394 %
Salaries quoted86202
Average minimum salary£32,708£31,248
Average salary£35,966£33,024
% change on same period last year+8.90 %
Average maximum salary£39,223£34,800
UK excluding London average salary£35,746£32,623
% change on same period last year+9.57 %
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads4537060361
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled24.42 %25.16 %
Salaries quoted3811447564
Average minimum salary£35,756£37,196
Average salary£38,630£40,204
% change on same period last year-3.91 %
Average maximum salary£41,503£43,211
UK excluding London average salary£33,991£34,646
% change on same period last year-1.88 %

MVS
Demand Trend

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

MVS Demand Trend

MVS
Salary Trend

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

MVS Salary Trend

MVS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MVS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

MVS Salary Histogram

MVS
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MVS within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-43113£35,679+8.04 %
YorkshireDown-3654£29,951+0.38 %
North YorkshireDown-1737£29,917+0.33 %
YorkDown-2829£29,917-0.71 %
North WestUp+1022£42,025+17.43 %
CheshireDown-116£47,500-13.63 %
West YorkshireUp+1315£35,000+19.65 %
South EastDown-1915£36,750+3.99 %
LeedsUp+2315£35,000+16.66 %
SheffieldNew entry-12£28,119-
South YorkshireNew entry-12£28,119-
HampshireUp+610--
BasingstokeDown-2010--
HertfordshireUp+159£46,944+27.73 %
East of EnglandUp+189£46,944+37.66 %
HarrogateNew entry-8--
MidlandsUp+166£35,000+20.68 %
ScotlandUp+305£44,167-
WarringtonNew entry-5£57,500-
BerkshireDown-195£36,750+0.19 %
LondonUp+814£40,625+0.87 %
GlasgowUp+124£40,000-
KnutsfordNew entry-4£42,500-
LancashireDown-63£23,167-7.33 %
East MidlandsUp+63£28,000-3.44 %
LeicestershireUp+32£28,000-3.44 %
LeicesterDown-72£28,000-5.61 %
BracknellUp+102£34,500+25.17 %
ManchesterUp+132£35,500-1.38 %
Lytham St AnnesNew entry-1£23,500-

MVS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing MVS 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 MVS.

1183 (56.83 %)Mainframe
2168 (52.17 %)Finance
3150 (46.58 %)COBOL
4133 (41.30 %)DB2
5110 (34.16 %)UNIX
6105 (32.61 %)CICS
7101 (31.37 %)JCL
896 (29.81 %)IBM
978 (24.22 %)SQL
1071 (22.05 %)Windows
1167 (20.81 %)zOS
1246 (14.29 %)Degree
1337 (11.49 %)Tivoli
1436 (11.18 %)Java
1535 (10.87 %)Pensions
1633 (10.25 %)IBM Mainframe
1730 (9.317 %)WebSphere
1828 (8.696 %)Microsoft
1927 (8.385 %)CONTROL-M
2026 (8.075 %)C++
2124 (7.453 %)Papyrus
2124 (7.453 %)DOC1
2223 (7.143 %)Banking
2223 (7.143 %)Oracle
2223 (7.143 %)MS Excel
2223 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
2322 (6.832 %)REXX
2322 (6.832 %)Assembly Language
2322 (6.832 %)Clustering
2421 (6.522 %)Windows NT

MVS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing MVS 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 MVS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (9.317 %)WebSphere
220 (6.211 %)ISPF
313 (4.037 %)ODBC
47 (2.174 %)HTML
47 (2.174 %).NET
56 (1.863 %)J2EE
63 (0.932 %)CSS
72 (0.621 %)XML
81 (0.311 %)Middleware
81 (0.311 %)ASP.NET
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1105 (32.61 %)CICS
224 (7.453 %)Papyrus
318 (5.590 %)StreamWeaver
318 (5.590 %)Documentum
318 (5.590 %)SAS
416 (4.969 %)WebSphere MQ
52 (0.621 %)Exstream Dialogue
61 (0.311 %)WebSphere Message Broker
61 (0.311 %)WebLogic
61 (0.311 %)Apache
61 (0.311 %)Tomcat
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (7.453 %)DOC1
223 (7.143 %)MS Excel
319 (5.901 %)PrintSoft PReS
42 (0.621 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.311 %)MS Visio
51 (0.311 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (1.863 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (0.311 %)BASE24
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (5.590 %)TCP/IP
210 (3.106 %)SAN
36 (1.863 %)Internet
41 (0.311 %)Firewall
41 (0.311 %)SSH
41 (0.311 %)ATM
41 (0.311 %)ISDN
41 (0.311 %)VoIP
41 (0.311 %)Ethernet
41 (0.311 %)FTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1133 (41.30 %)DB2
29 (2.795 %)Datawarehouse
29 (2.795 %)BusinessObjects
36 (1.863 %)Cognos Powerplay
45 (1.553 %)Adabas
45 (1.553 %)ETL
45 (1.553 %)Easytrieve
45 (1.553 %)Base SAS
54 (1.242 %)Database Marketing
62 (0.621 %)Data Cleansing
71 (0.311 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.311 %)SQL Server
71 (0.311 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (0.311 %)DataStage
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.863 %)ERwin
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1168 (52.17 %)Finance
235 (10.87 %)Pensions
323 (7.143 %)Banking
419 (5.901 %)Retail
419 (5.901 %)Health
517 (5.280 %)Insurance
615 (4.658 %)Telecoms
75 (1.553 %)Financial Institution
84 (1.242 %)Marketing
93 (0.932 %)Corporate Banking
102 (0.621 %)Government
111 (0.311 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1172 (53.42 %)Analyst
283 (25.78 %)Programmer
355 (17.08 %)Developer
439 (12.11 %)Analyst Programmer
530 (9.317 %)COBOL Programmer
627 (8.385 %)Operations Analyst
725 (7.764 %)Senior Analyst
823 (7.143 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
823 (7.143 %)COBOL Analyst
922 (6.832 %)COBOL Developer
922 (6.832 %)Business Analyst
1020 (6.211 %)Analyst Developer
1118 (5.590 %)Systems Analyst
1216 (4.969 %)Consultant
1216 (4.969 %)Senior Programmer
1315 (4.658 %)Support Analyst
1413 (4.037 %)DBA
1413 (4.037 %)Systems Developer
1413 (4.037 %)DB2 DBA
1512 (3.727 %)Administrator
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1183 (56.83 %)Mainframe
233 (10.25 %)IBM Mainframe
322 (6.832 %)Clustering
420 (6.211 %)VSAM
58 (2.484 %)Client/Server
66 (1.863 %)Computer Science
74 (1.242 %)EFT
82 (0.621 %)AS400
91 (0.311 %)CMDB
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1110 (34.16 %)UNIX
271 (22.05 %)Windows
367 (20.81 %)zOS
421 (6.522 %)Windows NT
512 (3.727 %)Linux
512 (3.727 %)AIX
512 (3.727 %)OS/390
611 (3.416 %)Solaris
74 (1.242 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (0.932 %)Windows XP
92 (0.621 %)Windows 2000
101 (0.311 %)VMS
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
219 (5.901 %)Time Management
317 (5.280 %)Business Analysis
415 (4.658 %)Migration
513 (4.037 %)Business Intelligence
612 (3.727 %)Change Management
612 (3.727 %)Data Migration
711 (3.416 %)Project Management
810 (3.106 %)Performance Management
99 (2.795 %)Information Security
99 (2.795 %)ERP
99 (2.795 %)Data Modelling
108 (2.484 %)ITIL
117 (2.174 %)Problem Management
126 (1.863 %)User Acceptance Testing
126 (1.863 %)Technical Architecture
126 (1.863 %)Data Analysis
126 (1.863 %)UML
135 (1.553 %)SSADM
135 (1.553 %)Configuration Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1150 (46.58 %)COBOL
2101 (31.37 %)JCL
378 (24.22 %)SQL
436 (11.18 %)Java
526 (8.075 %)C++
622 (6.832 %)Assembly Language
622 (6.832 %)REXX
718 (5.590 %)PHP
816 (4.969 %)VB
912 (3.727 %)C#
105 (1.553 %)NATURAL
114 (1.242 %)Shell Script
114 (1.242 %)Perl
123 (0.932 %)VB6
132 (0.621 %)C
141 (0.311 %)JavaScript
141 (0.311 %)VB.NET
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
146 (14.29 %)Degree
219 (5.901 %)HND
33 (0.932 %)CCNA
33 (0.932 %)Cisco Certification
33 (0.932 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (0.932 %)MCP
41 (0.311 %)ISEB
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (2.795 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
27 (2.174 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (3.416 %)RACF
26 (1.863 %)NetBackup
34 (1.242 %)Backup Exec
42 (0.621 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
137 (11.49 %)Tivoli
227 (8.385 %)CONTROL-M
318 (5.590 %)OMEGAMON
413 (4.037 %)AllFusion Endevor
510 (3.106 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
64 (1.242 %)EMC NetWorker
64 (1.242 %)Unicenter
64 (1.242 %)Legato
71 (0.311 %)Tivoli NetView
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
196 (29.81 %)IBM
228 (8.696 %)Microsoft
323 (7.143 %)Oracle
417 (5.280 %)Thunderhead
513 (4.037 %)CA
513 (4.037 %)TIBCO
513 (4.037 %)Symantec
513 (4.037 %)Remedy
513 (4.037 %)Sun
513 (4.037 %)Compuware
612 (3.727 %)Ab Initio
711 (3.416 %)Compaq
810 (3.106 %)HP
99 (2.795 %)Business Objects
99 (2.795 %)Micro Focus
107 (2.174 %)VERITAS
116 (1.863 %)Cognos
124 (1.242 %)Popkin
124 (1.242 %)SAP
133 (0.932 %)FileNet