zOS Job Trends in the North East

IBM z/OS
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring zOS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods 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 zOS 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East - - 0.048%
As % of the Operating Systems category - - 0.40%
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 £60,000 £52,500 £87,610
% change year-on-year +14.29% -40.08% +36.83%

All Operating Systems
North East

zOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 83 61 249
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 3.55% 9.16% 11.86%
Number of salaries quoted 67 57 201
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £33,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £48,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% +28.00% -6.25%
75th Percentile £69,390 £65,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £68,450 £61,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -14.29%

zOS
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

zOS job vacancy trend in the North East

zOS
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing zOS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing zOS