COBOL Job Trends in Durham

COBOL
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Durham requiring COBOL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 47
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing COBOL 0 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham - - 1.04%
As % of the Programming Languages category - - 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median annual salary £55,000 - £73,805

All Programming Languages
Durham

COBOL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 57 8 148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 12.31% 4.68% 30.71%
Number of salaries quoted 19 8 121
10th Percentile £38,100 £26,150 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,625 £34,813 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,942 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.68% +1.71% +22.22%
75th Percentile £61,750 £74,258 £63,750
90th Percentile £74,253 £75,456 £70,000
North East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing COBOL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.

COBOL job vacancy trend in Durham

COBOL
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing COBOL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing COBOL