The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
129 |
160 |
161 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+31 |
+1 |
+90 |
| Permanent jobs citing Mainframe |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.045% |
0.075% |
0.14% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
0.13% |
0.18% |
0.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£61,275 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£157,500 |
£67,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
- |
£165,000 |
£86,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+91.30% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£172,500 |
£106,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£110,250 |
| Central London median annual salary |
- |
£165,000 |
£86,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+91.30% |
- |
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 the City of London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
756 |
1,130 |
956 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London |
33.89% |
42.47% |
33.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
590 |
683 |
837 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
£39,085 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-6.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£93,750 |
£97,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£118,825 |
£115,000 |
£122,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
-3.33% |
-3.23% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Salary Trend in the City of London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Mainframe.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:
