The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 3 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
112
150
154
Rank change year-on-year
+38
+4
-
Permanent jobs citing COBOL
1
4
5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh with a requirement for coding skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
602
947
1,264
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
39.58%
44.44%
53.70%
Number of salaries quoted
464
610
829
10th Percentile
£45,000
£39,821
£38,745
25th Percentile
£50,000
£48,750
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£64,750
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-7.34%
+17.73%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£75,000
£80,000
£70,000
90th Percentile
£91,934
£95,000
£85,000
Scotland median annual salary
£55,000
£60,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-8.33%
+9.09%
+10.00%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
COBOL Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Edinburgh.
COBOL Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
