COBOL Analyst Job Trends

COBOL Analyst
UK

The median COBOL Analyst salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 734 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a COBOL Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 86,875 39,687 99,829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 89.56% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 58,739 22,427 72,303
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -6.54%

COBOL Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

COBOL Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

COBOL Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for COBOL Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for COBOL Analyst job vacancies in the UK

COBOL Analyst
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 8 June 2026. 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
London - 2 £30,000 -
England - 2 £30,000 -

COBOL Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, COBOL Analyst 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 featuring COBOL Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) COBOL
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HP
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting

COBOL Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) HP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft