COBOL Developer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in London

COBOL Developer
England > London

As of 30 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median COBOL Developer salary in London.

	6 months to 30 Dec 2025	Same period 2024	Same period 2023
Rank	-	-	436
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a COBOL Developer	0	0	8
As % of all permanent jobs in London	-	-	0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	0.047%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	8
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	-	-	£52,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£55,000
75^th Percentile	-	-	£57,500
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
England median annual salary	£60,000	-	£55,000
% change year-on-year	-	-	+16.40%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title	12,466	14,725	16,890
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	90.77%	93.26%	95.20%
Number of salaries quoted	8,246	8,633	13,655
10^th Percentile	£35,750	£42,500	£41,250
25^th Percentile	£50,000	£55,000	£55,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£72,500	£75,000	£75,000
Median % change year-on-year	-3.33%	-	+3.45%
75^th Percentile	£95,000	£95,000	£95,000
90^th Percentile	£115,000	£120,000	£115,000
England median annual salary	£55,000	£60,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	-8.33%	-	-1.64%

COBOL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'COBOL Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.