COBOL
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring COBOL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 114 | - | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | 0.093% | - | 0.53% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.79% | - | 2.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £57,448 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £62,163 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | £73,805 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £82,666 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | - | £73,805 |
All Programming Languages
Birmingham
COBOL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 380 | 360 | 657 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 11.75% | 29.24% | 24.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 284 | 308 | 546 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,422 | £40,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,789 | £44,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,450 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.91% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,990 | £68,750 | £71,991 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £75,000 | £84,964 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +3.77% | -3.64% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing COBOL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
COBOL
Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing COBOL.
COBOL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: