IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring CICS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CICS over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 56 | 55 | 29 |
Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -26 | +35 |
Contract jobs citing CICS | 15 | 2 | 20 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield | 2.65% | 0.48% | 5.08% |
As % of the Application Platforms category | 15.00% | 3.45% | 35.71% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 2 |
10th Percentile | £329 | - | £466 |
25th Percentile | £360 | - | £472 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £431 | £470 | £488 |
Median % change year-on-year | -8.24% | -3.59% | +22.64% |
75th Percentile | £500 | - | £497 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £499 |
South Yorkshire median daily rate | £431 | £470 | £488 |
% change year-on-year | -8.24% | -3.59% | +22.64% |
All Application Platform Skills
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 100 | 58 | 56 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 17.70% | 14.01% | 14.21% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 40 | 27 |
10th Percentile | £284 | £365 | £260 |
25th Percentile | £360 | £466 | £402 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £515 | £439 |
Median % change year-on-year | -17.48% | +17.38% | -12.60% |
75th Percentile | £519 | £600 | £500 |
90th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £688 |
South Yorkshire median daily rate | £423 | £507 | £439 |
% change year-on-year | -16.67% | +15.56% | -10.37% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing CICS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CICS in Sheffield.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CICS in Sheffield over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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