The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Chester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
6
57
105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester
15.00%
25.33%
49.76%
Number of salaries quoted
2
49
43
10th Percentile
£33,750
£23,125
£25,084
25th Percentile
£35,625
£26,750
£25,420
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£40,000
£37,500
£40,000
Median % change year-on-year
+6.67%
-6.25%
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£43,125
£61,123
£59,366
90th Percentile
£44,250
£71,915
£67,500
Cheshire median annual salary
£55,000
£43,000
£54,941
% change year-on-year
+27.91%
-21.73%
+9.88%
Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Mainframe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Mainframe Salary Trend in Chester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Chester.
Mainframe Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, job vacancies citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe.
Mainframe 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:
