Mainframe Job Trends in Durham

Mainframes
North East > Durham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited 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 - - 49
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Mainframe 0 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham - - 0.62%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £42,500
75th Percentile - - £43,878
90th Percentile - - £43,954
North East median annual salary - - £42,500

All Generic Skills
Durham

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%

Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Mainframe job vacancy trend in Durham

Mainframe
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Mainframe