The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for COBOL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited COBOL over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
132
141
189
Rank change year-on-year
+9
+48
-
Permanent jobs citing COBOL
10
5
8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
COBOL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for coding skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
761
750
1,639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
28.14%
37.18%
51.85%
Number of salaries quoted
699
577
1,314
10th Percentile
£32,500
£37,500
£35,075
25th Percentile
£42,500
£47,500
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£57,500
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
+4.55%
-
75th Percentile
£70,000
£70,000
£75,000
90th Percentile
£84,964
£82,500
£85,000
West Midlands median annual salary
£52,500
£55,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
+4.76%
+10.53%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
COBOL Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Birmingham.
COBOL Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, job vacancies citing COBOL also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
