Mainframe Job Trends in Exeter

Mainframes
Devon > Exeter

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Exeter. 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 - - 41
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Permanent jobs citing Mainframe 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter - - 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.50%
Devon median annual salary - - £44,036
% change year-on-year - - +15.04%

All Generic Skills
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 80 34 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Exeter 20.30% 30.09% 17.53%
Number of salaries quoted 55 27 56
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,300 £28,750
25th Percentile £26,750 £36,875 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,979
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +19.62% +14.95%
75th Percentile £55,000 £64,375 £51,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £65,000
Devon median annual salary £45,000 £33,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +34.33% -16.25% +3.90%

Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Mainframe job vacancy trend in Exeter

Mainframe
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Mainframe