Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for MVS skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MVS 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 Operating Systems category.

LinkIBM MVS
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank610793
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+183
Matching permanent IT job ads14153
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.021 %0.077 %
As % of the Operating Systems category0.085 %0.310 %
Salaries quoted12112
Average salary£25,000£30,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year-16.66 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£23,500£26,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£33,000£47,000
UK excluding London average salary£24,250£30,000
% change on same period last year-19.16 %
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsAll Operating Systems
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1652649348
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK24.27 %24.74 %
Salaries quoted1394041154
Average salary£35,000£35,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£32,500

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 3 July 2009 within the UK.

MVS Salary Histogram

MVS
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below 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 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+20014£25,000-16.66 %
YorkshireUp+6210£23,500-16.07 %
North YorkshireUp+179£23,500-16.07 %
YorkUp+288£23,500-16.07 %
CoventryNew entry-2£26,500-
West MidlandsNew entry-2£26,500-
SolihullNew entry-2£26,500-
LondonUp+2471£28,500-36.66 %
North WestUp+1041£36,000-3.35 %
West YorkshireUp+781--
ManchesterUp+691£36,000-3.35 %
KnaresboroughNew entry-1£23,500-

MVS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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.

131 (67.39 %)Mainframe
227 (58.70 %)JCL
323 (50.00 %)DB2
422 (47.83 %)CICS
520 (43.48 %)COBOL
616 (34.78 %)SQL
715 (32.61 %)Finance
814 (30.43 %)IBM
913 (28.26 %)Degree
1010 (21.74 %)UNIX
116 (13.04 %)ISPF
116 (13.04 %)Time Management
116 (13.04 %)Windows
116 (13.04 %)Oracle
116 (13.04 %)REXX
125 (10.87 %)zOS
125 (10.87 %)Computer Science
125 (10.87 %)Exstream
125 (10.87 %)Exstream Dialogue
125 (10.87 %)Thunderhead
125 (10.87 %)Shell Script
125 (10.87 %)Papyrus
125 (10.87 %)DOC1
125 (10.87 %)PrintSoft PReS
134 (8.696 %)OS/390
134 (8.696 %)Java
134 (8.696 %)Microsoft
134 (8.696 %)MS Excel
143 (6.522 %)ITIL
143 (6.522 %)HND

MVS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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
16 (13.04 %)ISPF
23 (6.522 %)HTML
23 (6.522 %)CSS
32 (4.348 %)WF
32 (4.348 %)XML
32 (4.348 %)J2EE
41 (2.174 %)XHTML
41 (2.174 %)ODBC
41 (2.174 %)AJAX
41 (2.174 %)CakePHP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (47.83 %)CICS
25 (10.87 %)Exstream Dialogue
25 (10.87 %)Papyrus
32 (4.348 %)SAS
41 (2.174 %)Lotus Notes
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (10.87 %)DOC1
15 (10.87 %)PrintSoft PReS
24 (8.696 %)MS Excel
31 (2.174 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.174 %)Google Analytics
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.348 %)LAN
12 (4.348 %)SAN
21 (2.174 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (50.00 %)DB2
22 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (4.348 %)WebFOCUS
22 (4.348 %)OLAP
22 (4.348 %)SQL Server
31 (2.174 %)MySQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.348 %)IEF
12 (4.348 %)XPEDITER
12 (4.348 %)Oracle Forms
21 (2.174 %)Introscope
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (32.61 %)Finance
23 (6.522 %)Pensions
32 (4.348 %)Insurance
32 (4.348 %)Automotive
32 (4.348 %)Advertising
32 (4.348 %)Financial Institution
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (43.48 %)Programmer
217 (36.96 %)Analyst
37 (15.22 %)COBOL Programmer
45 (10.87 %)Consultant
45 (10.87 %)Developer
45 (10.87 %)COBOL Analyst
54 (8.696 %)Systems Programmer
63 (6.522 %)Administrator
63 (6.522 %)DBA
63 (6.522 %)Analyst Programmer
63 (6.522 %)Mainframe Programmer
63 (6.522 %)CICS Programmer
72 (4.348 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
72 (4.348 %)Technical Support Engineer
72 (4.348 %)Analyst Developer
72 (4.348 %)Technical Engineer
72 (4.348 %)Performance Analyst
72 (4.348 %)COBOL Developer
72 (4.348 %)Computer Operator
72 (4.348 %)Technical Support
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (67.39 %)Mainframe
25 (10.87 %)Computer Science
33 (6.522 %)Tandem
33 (6.522 %)IBM Mainframe
42 (4.348 %)French Language
42 (4.348 %)VSAM
42 (4.348 %)VAX
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (21.74 %)UNIX
26 (13.04 %)Windows
35 (10.87 %)zOS
44 (8.696 %)OS/390
53 (6.522 %)AIX
62 (4.348 %)VMS
62 (4.348 %)OS/400
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.04 %)Time Management
23 (6.522 %)ITIL
32 (4.348 %)Migration
32 (4.348 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
41 (2.174 %)Data Modelling
41 (2.174 %)Project Management
41 (2.174 %)Six Sigma
41 (2.174 %)SEO
41 (2.174 %)Service Management
41 (2.174 %)Change Management
41 (2.174 %)Strategic Planning
41 (2.174 %)Software Testing
41 (2.174 %)Asset Management
41 (2.174 %)Problem Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (58.70 %)JCL
220 (43.48 %)COBOL
316 (34.78 %)SQL
46 (13.04 %)REXX
55 (10.87 %)Shell Script
64 (8.696 %)Java
73 (6.522 %)JavaScript
73 (6.522 %)C
82 (4.348 %)Python
91 (2.174 %)PHP
91 (2.174 %)PHP5
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (28.26 %)Degree
23 (6.522 %)HND
32 (4.348 %)Security Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.174 %)SLA
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.348 %)Unicenter
21 (2.174 %)MAINVIEW
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (30.43 %)IBM
26 (13.04 %)Oracle
35 (10.87 %)Exstream
35 (10.87 %)Thunderhead
44 (8.696 %)Microsoft
52 (4.348 %)CA
52 (4.348 %)EMC
61 (2.174 %)Sun
61 (2.174 %)Lotus
61 (2.174 %)Google
61 (2.174 %)ICL
61 (2.174 %)Zend