IBM Mainframe Job Trends in the North East

IBM Mainframe
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IBM Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IBM 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 - - 123
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IBM Mainframe 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East - - 0.048%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42,139
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £43,072
75th Percentile - - £44,005
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary - £50,000 £43,072
% change year-on-year - +16.08% -21.69%

All Generic Skills
North East

IBM 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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 522 286 588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 22.33% 42.94% 28.01%
Number of salaries quoted 337 115 464
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,188 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% +1.05% -4.34%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £76,503 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,670 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.04% +4.85% -15.38%

IBM Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

IBM Mainframe job vacancy trend in the North East

IBM Mainframe
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing IBM Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing IBM Mainframe