COBOL
England > North East
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East 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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 97 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East | 0.99% | - | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.77% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £71,837 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,805 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £84,964 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £73,805 | £66,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.98% | +2.31% | -1.89% |
All Programming Languages
North East
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 the North East with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 478 | 440 | 606 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East | 26.25% | 34.43% | 41.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 424 | 231 | 498 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £42,500 | £33,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £43,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +27.17% | +1.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £66,875 | £58,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +8.70% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.
COBOL
Salary Trend in the North East
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in the North East.
COBOL
Job Locations in the North East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the North East region over the 6 months to 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne and Wear | - | 13 | £73,805 | - | 1 |
| Durham | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| COBOL England |
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COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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: