COBOL
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for COBOL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited COBOL over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 772 | 928 | 1118 |
Rank change year-on-year | +156 | +190 | -251 |
Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 122 | 53 | 104 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.053% | 0.066% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.37% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
Number of salaries quoted | 105 | 22 | 55 |
10th Percentile | £52,500 | £49,875 | £40,750 |
25th Percentile | £56,809 | £56,250 | £51,125 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,805 | £64,750 | £67,500 |
Median % change year-on-year | +13.98% | -4.07% | +42.11% |
75th Percentile | £84,964 | £77,715 | £77,500 |
90th Percentile | - | £112,234 | £90,750 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £73,805 | £66,750 | £70,000 |
% change year-on-year | +10.57% | -4.64% | +47.37% |
All Programming Languages
UK
COBOL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,203 | 43,593 | 84,978 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.46% | 43.21% | 53.93% |
Number of salaries quoted | 24,989 | 27,864 | 43,488 |
10th Percentile | £35,195 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,000 | £46,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
90th Percentile | £100,000 | £106,925 | £100,000 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
COBOL
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL.
COBOL
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing COBOL over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
COBOL
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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UK excluding London | +78 | 120 | £73,805 | +10.57% | 7 |
England | +142 | 110 | £73,805 | +13.98% | 12 |
Work from Home | +160 | 97 | £73,805 | +6.27% | 5 |
North of England | +94 | 71 | £73,805 | +6.27% | 6 |
North West | +22 | 29 | £73,805 | +6.27% | 2 |
Yorkshire | +102 | 24 | £73,805 | -26.74% | 3 |
South East | +25 | 23 | £55,000 | +22.22% | |
London | +142 | 20 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 1 |
North East | - | 18 | £73,805 | - | 3 |
West Midlands | +10 | 12 | £73,805 | +57.03% | 1 |
Midlands | -10 | 12 | £73,805 | +29.48% | 1 |
Scotland | -50 | 12 | £71,991 | - | |
East of England | +18 | 2 | £42,000 | -28.81% |
COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: