The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chester 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 18 May 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 Chester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
13
79
36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester
32.50%
35.11%
17.06%
Number of salaries quoted
7
64
18
10th Percentile
£25,900
£32,500
£25,250
25th Percentile
£34,875
£36,250
£31,569
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£47,500
£43,800
Median % change year-on-year
+10.53%
+8.45%
-2.67%
75th Percentile
£58,750
£62,500
£57,931
90th Percentile
£65,500
£65,000
£65,750
Cheshire median annual salary
£47,500
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-9.09%
+22.22%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
COBOL Salary Trend in Chester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Chester.
COBOL Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 18 May 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 Chester region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
