Mainframe Job Trends in Birmingham

Mainframes
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 - 100
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Mainframe 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.23% - 0.080%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.90% - 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £90,000
75th Percentile £53,750 - £95,000
90th Percentile £60,500 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £32,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +53.85% -31.58% +5.56%

All Generic Skills
Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 446 627 491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 25.72% 33.91% 39.41%
Number of salaries quoted 303 250 423
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £30,136
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £39,322
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% -5.54%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,478 £68,750
90th Percentile £79,758 £82,750 £83,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% -2.86%

Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Mainframe job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Mainframe
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Mainframe

Mainframe
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mainframe in Birmingham over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Mainframe in Birmingham

Mainframe
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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Administrator
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Strategic Management
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) CA Endevor