IBM Mainframe Job Trends in Durham

IBM Mainframe
North East > Durham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IBM Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IBM Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 51
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IBM Mainframe 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham - - 0.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42,139
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £43,072
75th Percentile - - £44,005
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary - - £43,072

All Generic Skills
Durham

IBM Mainframe falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 106 102 135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 22.89% 59.65% 28.01%
Number of salaries quoted 14 18 101
10th Percentile £31,250 - £27,500
25th Percentile £35,500 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,417 £28,188 £43,072
Median % change year-on-year +50.48% -34.56% +7.84%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,194 £57,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,381 £63,750
North East median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +14.58% +1.05% -4.34%

IBM Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

IBM Mainframe job vacancy trend in Durham

IBM Mainframe
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing IBM Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing IBM Mainframe