IBM Mainframe Job Trends in Wales

IBM Mainframe
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IBM Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Wales. 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 - - 116
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IBM Mainframe 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales - - 0.047%
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 - - -
UK median annual salary - £50,000 £43,072
% change year-on-year - +16.08% -21.69%

All Generic Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 458 219 592
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 24.68% 41.95% 27.85%
Number of salaries quoted 240 121 346
10th Percentile £28,425 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,103 £41,250 £32,083
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,857 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.47% +33.02% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%

IBM Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

IBM Mainframe job vacancy trend in Wales

IBM Mainframe
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing IBM Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing IBM Mainframe