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The table below looks at the demand for IBM MVS skills within the 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
Rank195158
Rank change on same period last yearDown-37
Matching permanent IT job ads62107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.045 %
As % of the category below2.563 %3.874 %
Salaries quoted4593
Average minimum salary£29,680£28,505
Average salary£30,841£29,974
% change on same period last year+2.89 %
Average maximum salary£32,002£31,442
UK excluding London average salary£36,689£32,935
% change on same period last year+11.39 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads24192762
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.339 %1.158 %
Salaries quoted19992210
Average minimum salary£28,971£28,906
Average salary£30,809£30,505
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
Average maximum salary£32,647£32,105
UK excluding London average salary£34,069£34,572
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
MVS EnglandMVS
England

MVS
Demand Trend

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

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire MVS Salary Trend

MVS
Salary Histogram

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

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 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
North YorkshireDown-2045£30,933+4.53 %
West YorkshireUp+1819£35,000+19.65 %
South YorkshireDown-110£28,154-16.57 %
MVS EnglandMVS
England

MVS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1111 (88.10 %)COBOL
2102 (80.95 %)Mainframe
393 (73.81 %)DB2
488 (69.84 %)Finance
580 (63.49 %)CICS
663 (50.00 %)SQL
759 (46.83 %)JCL
828 (22.22 %)Degree
923 (18.25 %)Microsoft
923 (18.25 %)MS Excel
1021 (16.67 %)HND
1118 (14.29 %)VSAM
1216 (12.70 %)IBM
1216 (12.70 %)Time Management
1312 (9.524 %)REXX
1312 (9.524 %)AllFusion Endevor
149 (7.143 %)Assembly Language
156 (4.762 %)Retail
156 (4.762 %)Insurance
156 (4.762 %)Project Management
165 (3.968 %)VB
174 (3.175 %)User Acceptance Testing
174 (3.175 %)UNIX
174 (3.175 %)SLA
183 (2.381 %).NET
183 (2.381 %)Oracle
183 (2.381 %)C
183 (2.381 %)ITIL
183 (2.381 %)Banking
183 (2.381 %)VB6

MVS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.381 %).NET
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
180 (63.49 %)CICS
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
123 (18.25 %)MS Excel
21 (0.794 %)MS Visio
21 (0.794 %)MS Office
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.794 %)VoIP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
193 (73.81 %)DB2
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
188 (69.84 %)Finance
26 (4.762 %)Retail
26 (4.762 %)Insurance
33 (2.381 %)Corporate Banking
33 (2.381 %)Health
33 (2.381 %)Banking
42 (1.587 %)Financial Institution
51 (0.794 %)Telecoms
51 (0.794 %)Pensions
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
188 (69.84 %)Analyst
273 (57.94 %)Programmer
334 (26.98 %)Developer
433 (26.19 %)Analyst Programmer
529 (23.02 %)COBOL Programmer
627 (21.43 %)Senior Analyst
724 (19.05 %)Senior Programmer
724 (19.05 %)COBOL Developer
822 (17.46 %)COBOL Analyst
822 (17.46 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
917 (13.49 %)Operations Analyst
1014 (11.11 %)Analyst Developer
1113 (10.32 %)Team Leader
129 (7.143 %)Business Analyst
137 (5.556 %)Systems Developer
145 (3.968 %)Financial Business Analyst
145 (3.968 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
154 (3.175 %)Senior COBOL Programmer
154 (3.175 %)Business Test Analyst
154 (3.175 %)Test Analyst
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1102 (80.95 %)Mainframe
218 (14.29 %)VSAM
33 (2.381 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (0.794 %)AS400
41 (0.794 %)Clustering
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (3.175 %)UNIX
22 (1.587 %)Windows
22 (1.587 %)Windows 2000
22 (1.587 %)Windows NT
31 (0.794 %)Linux
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (12.70 %)Time Management
26 (4.762 %)Project Management
34 (3.175 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (2.381 %)ITIL
43 (2.381 %)Validation
52 (1.587 %)Software Testing
61 (0.794 %)Incident Management
61 (0.794 %)Business Analysis
61 (0.794 %)Service Delivery
61 (0.794 %)Data Protection
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1111 (88.10 %)COBOL
263 (50.00 %)SQL
359 (46.83 %)JCL
412 (9.524 %)REXX
59 (7.143 %)Assembly Language
65 (3.968 %)VB
73 (2.381 %)C
73 (2.381 %)VB6
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (22.22 %)Degree
221 (16.67 %)HND
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.175 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.587 %)NetBackup
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (9.524 %)AllFusion Endevor
22 (1.587 %)CONTROL-M
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (18.25 %)Microsoft
216 (12.70 %)IBM
33 (2.381 %)Oracle
42 (1.587 %)VERITAS
51 (0.794 %)VMware