COBOL
East of England > Essex
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Essex 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 90 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 0.11% | 0.47% | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.42% | 1.52% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53,550 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £43,000 | £55,125 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,000 | £59,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.42% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £61,625 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £62,450 | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £42,000 | £59,000 | £95,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.81% | -37.89% | - |
All Programming Languages
Essex
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 advertised in Essex with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 237 | 263 | 397 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 26.93% | 30.58% | 42.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 208 | 164 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,650 | £30,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £36,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +22.22% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,000 | £59,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,375 | £80,000 | £70,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +14.29% | - |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
COBOL
Salary Trend in Essex
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Essex.
COBOL
Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the Essex region over the 6 months to 26 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | - | 1 | £44,000 | - | |
| COBOL East of England |
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COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:
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