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Employers hiring for people with expertise in CICS also frequently require knowledge of Mainframe, COBOL, DB2, and JCL. This is based on data from over 352 CICS listings.
Based on 5 job openings in United Kingdom, the average salary for CICS professionals is $76,851. Specific salaries vary depending on experience and role.
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CICS (Customer Information Control System) was introduced by IBM in the late 1960s to manage high-volume, real-time transaction processing on mainframes. It became one of the most widely deployed transaction monitors in the world.
CICS is still heavily used today in banking, airlines, retail, and government systems. It now supports modern interfaces such as web services and APIs, allowing legacy applications to participate in modern distributed architectures.
The demand for CICS professionals remains steady. Companies like JPMorganChase, Rocket Software, Kyndryl, and Chase Bank together with 152 more are actively hiring in the space.
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