Mainframe Job Trends in Dorset

Mainframes
South West > Dorset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 47 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Permanent jobs citing Mainframe 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.20% 0.29% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.67% 1.28% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary - - £50,950
% change year-on-year - - +33.10%

All Generic Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 149 78 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 29.86% 22.67% 27.12%
Number of salaries quoted 115 29 123
10th Percentile £27,583 £39,100 £25,360
25th Percentile £27,707 £46,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £62,575 £59,269 £67,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Mainframe job vacancy trend in Dorset

Mainframe
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Mainframe

Mainframe
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth +4 1 - -
Mainframe
South West

Mainframe
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Asset Management