Demand for mainframe language skills remains strong
Posted by Mike on Monday, May 23, 2011
A 1963 photo of an IBM model 1410 mainframe computer at AMP in Sydney. Source: Australian IT
DEMAND for 50-year-old mainframe language skills is likely to stay high for at least this decade because the computing technology remains ubiquitous in large organisations.
Recruiters and analysts say those with mainframe skills such as COBOL and FORTRAN, a programming language created in the 1950s, are being lured out of retirement to meet the demand.
Corporate Australia and government agencies are major users of COBOL on mainframes.
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