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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 280 JCL listings.
Based on 5 job openings in Canada, the average salary for JCL professionals is $131,680. Specific salaries vary depending on experience and role.
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 JPMorganChase, Kyndryl, Inetum, and Chase Bank together with 123 more are actively hiring in the space.
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