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Employers hiring for people with expertise in JCL also frequently require knowledge of Mainframe, COBOL, DB2, and CICS. This is based on data from over 267 JCL listings.
Based on 73 job openings, the average salary for JCL professionals is $113,171. Specific salaries vary depending on experience and role.
JCL expertise is in demand globally. These are the 5 countries with the most JCL job listings.
Job Control Language (JCL) was developed to define and control batch jobs on IBM mainframes. It allows users to specify programs, datasets, and system resources required for execution.
JCL remains a fundamental part of mainframe operations today, especially for batch processing in banking, insurance, payroll, and billing systems. It continues to run mission-critical workloads that execute reliably at massive scale.
The demand for JCL professionals remains steady. Companies like Rocket Software, SS&C Technologies, Fiserv, and HSBC together with 130 more are actively hiring in the space.
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