COBOL
South West > Dorset
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for COBOL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited COBOL over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 81 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +10 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | - | 0.28% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 0.80% | 1.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £49,750 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £51,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +28.75% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £53,250 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | - | £51,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +28.75% | - |
All Programming Languages
Dorset
COBOL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 365 | 250 | 462 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 32.42% | 35.36% | 60.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 275 | 206 | 384 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £33,500 | £31,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £76,875 | £75,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +5.77% | +9.47% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
COBOL
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Dorset.