zOS Job Trends in Wales

IBM z/OS
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales 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 - - 116
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing zOS 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales - - 0.047%
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 - - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £66,367 £87,610
% change year-on-year -9.59% -24.25% +36.83%

All Operating Systems
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 111 62 250
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 5.98% 11.88% 11.76%
Number of salaries quoted 86 57 190
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,432 £24,750
25th Percentile £29,938 £37,170 £28,290
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +23.46% +24.62%
75th Percentile £47,500 £77,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £78,750 £57,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

zOS
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

zOS job vacancy trend in Wales

zOS
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing zOS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing zOS