The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bradford requiring COBOL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited COBOL over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Bradford.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
16
72
103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bradford
14.81%
29.27%
37.45%
Number of salaries quoted
14
66
44
10th Percentile
£47,500
£30,000
£35,000
25th Percentile
£52,063
£36,625
£40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£62,500
£50,000
£46,750
Median % change year-on-year
+25.00%
+6.95%
+3.89%
75th Percentile
£76,250
£65,000
£55,000
90th Percentile
-
£70,000
£65,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£60,000
£50,000
£55,043
% change year-on-year
+20.00%
-9.16%
+4.84%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bradford.
COBOL Salary Trend in Bradford
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Bradford.
COBOL Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bradford
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, 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 Bradford region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bradford 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:
