COBOL Developer Job Trends in London

COBOL Developer
England > London

The median COBOL Developer salary in London is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 - 460
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a COBOL Developer 1 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.006% - 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.065%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £55,000
75th Percentile - - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £60,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +17.02%

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 14,699 13,252 20,100
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.46% 91.22% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 9,770 7,799 16,170
10th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%

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.

COBOL Developer job vacancy trend in London

COBOL Developer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for COBOL Developer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for COBOL Developer job vacancies in London

COBOL Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, COBOL Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring COBOL Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting

COBOL Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft