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The table below looks at the demand for IBM MVS skills within the West Yorkshire region 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM MVS
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank165183
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads1913
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.602 %0.915 %
Salaries quoted58
Average minimum salary£35,000£27,500
Average salary£35,000£29,250
% change on same period last year+19.65 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£31,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,689£32,935
% change on same period last year+11.39 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads11861420
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.656 %0.596 %
Salaries quoted10151119
Average minimum salary£27,756£27,212
Average salary£29,599£28,783
% change on same period last year+2.83 %
Average maximum salary£31,443£30,354
UK excluding London average salary£34,069£34,572
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
MVS YorkshireMVS
Yorkshire

MVS
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire MVS Demand Trend

MVS
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire MVS Salary Trend

MVS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MVS across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Yorkshire MVS Salary Histogram

MVS
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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeedsUp+2919£35,000+16.66 %
MVS YorkshireMVS
Yorkshire

MVS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region 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.

135 (92.11 %)Finance
231 (81.58 %)COBOL
326 (68.42 %)SQL
326 (68.42 %)DB2
326 (68.42 %)CICS
419 (50.00 %)Mainframe
518 (47.37 %)JCL
614 (36.84 %)Microsoft
614 (36.84 %)MS Excel
77 (18.42 %)Degree
77 (18.42 %)HND
85 (13.16 %)IBM
85 (13.16 %)Assembly Language
85 (13.16 %)Project Management
94 (10.53 %)User Acceptance Testing
103 (7.895 %)Health
103 (7.895 %)Banking
103 (7.895 %)Retail
103 (7.895 %)Insurance
103 (7.895 %)Corporate Banking
112 (5.263 %)NetBackup
112 (5.263 %)VERITAS
112 (5.263 %)UNIX
112 (5.263 %)Windows
112 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
112 (5.263 %)Windows NT
121 (2.632 %)VB
121 (2.632 %)Financial Institution
121 (2.632 %)VSAM
121 (2.632 %)Business Analysis

MVS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (68.42 %)CICS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (36.84 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (68.42 %)DB2
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (92.11 %)Finance
23 (7.895 %)Health
23 (7.895 %)Banking
23 (7.895 %)Retail
23 (7.895 %)Insurance
23 (7.895 %)Corporate Banking
31 (2.632 %)Financial Institution
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (68.42 %)Developer
126 (68.42 %)Analyst
220 (52.63 %)COBOL Developer
319 (50.00 %)Programmer
414 (36.84 %)Analyst Developer
414 (36.84 %)Analyst Programmer
513 (34.21 %)COBOL Analyst
513 (34.21 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
513 (34.21 %)COBOL Programmer
65 (13.16 %)Financial Business Analyst
65 (13.16 %)Senior Programmer
65 (13.16 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
65 (13.16 %)Business Analyst
65 (13.16 %)Senior Analyst
74 (10.53 %)Test Analyst
74 (10.53 %)Business Test Analyst
83 (7.895 %)Systems Developer
92 (5.263 %)Operations Analyst
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (50.00 %)Mainframe
21 (2.632 %)VSAM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.263 %)UNIX
12 (5.263 %)Windows
12 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
12 (5.263 %)Windows NT
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.16 %)Project Management
24 (10.53 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (2.632 %)Business Analysis
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (81.58 %)COBOL
226 (68.42 %)SQL
318 (47.37 %)JCL
45 (13.16 %)Assembly Language
51 (2.632 %)VB
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (18.42 %)HND
17 (18.42 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.263 %)NetBackup
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (36.84 %)Microsoft
25 (13.16 %)IBM
32 (5.263 %)VERITAS