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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Mainframe skills within the West Midlands region 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 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Mainframe
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank213216
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads619
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.457 %1.646 %
Salaries quoted218
Average minimum salary£35,000£31,389
Average salary£36,250£33,972
% change on same period last year+6.70 %
Average maximum salary£37,500£36,556
UK excluding London average salary£36,117£38,022
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads13131154
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.497 %
Salaries quoted1093965
Average minimum salary£30,448£31,995
Average salary£33,499£34,456
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Average maximum salary£36,550£36,917
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
IBM Mainframe EnglandIBM Mainframe
England

IBM Mainframe
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Midlands IBM Mainframe Demand Trend

IBM Mainframe
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands IBM Mainframe Salary Trend

IBM Mainframe
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CoventryNo change03--
BirminghamUp+112£22,500-36.91 %
SolihullDown-91£50,000+44.76 %
WarwickshireNew entry-1--
IBM Mainframe EnglandIBM Mainframe
England

IBM Mainframe
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing IBM Mainframe 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 IBM Mainframe.

17 (100.00 %)IBM
17 (100.00 %)Mainframe
24 (57.14 %)Linux
24 (57.14 %)UNIX
33 (42.86 %)Windows
33 (42.86 %)CICS
33 (42.86 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (28.57 %)AS400
42 (28.57 %)Automotive
42 (28.57 %)Health
42 (28.57 %)Validation
42 (28.57 %)AIX
42 (28.57 %)HPUX
42 (28.57 %)Solaris
42 (28.57 %)COBOL
42 (28.57 %)LAN
42 (28.57 %)WAN
42 (28.57 %)Active Directory
42 (28.57 %)HP
42 (28.57 %)Pensions
42 (28.57 %)Data Validation
51 (14.29 %)C++
51 (14.29 %)Data Migration
51 (14.29 %)Data Cleansing
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft
51 (14.29 %)CGI
51 (14.29 %)Client/Server
51 (14.29 %)J2EE
51 (14.29 %)Oracle
51 (14.29 %)DB2

IBM Mainframe
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing IBM Mainframe 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 IBM Mainframe. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)J2EE
11 (14.29 %)CGI
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)CICS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)LAN
12 (28.57 %)WAN
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)DB2
11 (14.29 %)Data Cleansing
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Automotive
12 (28.57 %)Health
12 (28.57 %)Pensions
21 (14.29 %)Insurance
21 (14.29 %)Education
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Senior Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Programmer
21 (14.29 %)Migration Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Infrastructure Architect
21 (14.29 %)Operations Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Data Migration Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Data Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Mainframe Operator
21 (14.29 %)Architect
21 (14.29 %)Project Manager
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (100.00 %)Mainframe
22 (28.57 %)AS400
31 (14.29 %)Client/Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)UNIX
14 (57.14 %)Linux
23 (42.86 %)Windows
32 (28.57 %)AIX
32 (28.57 %)HPUX
32 (28.57 %)Solaris
41 (14.29 %)zOS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (28.57 %)Validation
22 (28.57 %)Data Validation
31 (14.29 %)Migration
31 (14.29 %)Data Migration
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)COBOL
21 (14.29 %)C++
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (28.57 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)IBM
22 (28.57 %)HP
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (14.29 %)Oracle
31 (14.29 %)SAP