IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) North West> Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring CICS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
CICS falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
113
103
126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
10.55%
8.79%
7.88%
Number of daily rates quoted
86
71
99
10th Percentile
£311
£200
£256
25th Percentile
£347
£363
£356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£408
£425
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-4.12%
-10.53%
-
75th Percentile
£519
£524
£575
90th Percentile
£600
£643
£663
North West median daily rate
£420
£450
£450
% change year-on-year
-6.67%
-0.06%
+0.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
3
4
10th Percentile
£19.75
£30.60
£13.79
25th Percentile
£30.81
£32.25
£15.37
Median hourly rate
£35.00
£35.00
£19.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
+79.49%
-72.14%
75th Percentile
£70.94
£41.88
£34.06
90th Percentile
£77.13
£46.00
£52.63
North West median hourly rate
£55.26
£33.00
£19.00
% change year-on-year
+67.45%
+73.68%
-72.86%
CICS Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CICS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
CICS Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing CICS.
CICS Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CICS in Manchester over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.
CICS Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CICS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for CICS.
CICS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
