ACF2 Job Trends in England

CA ACF2
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring ACF2 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 607 - 753
Rank change year-on-year - - +207
Permanent jobs citing ACF2 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% - 0.005%
As % of the System Software category 0.026% - 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £75,000
75th Percentile - - £77,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £100,000 - £75,000

All System Software Skills
England

ACF2 falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 3,838 6,045 9,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.73% 13.12% 15.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2,782 3,659 8,300
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £102,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.17% +15.00% -9.09%

ACF2
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ACF2 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

ACF2 job vacancy trend in England

ACF2
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ACF2.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ACF2

ACF2
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACF2 within the England region over the 6 months to 5 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
London - 1 £100,000 - 2
ACF2
UK

ACF2
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CICS
1 1 (100.00%) WebSphere
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe Programmer
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe Systems Programmer
1 1 (100.00%) Programmer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Programmer
1 1 (100.00%) z/OS Systems Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) MVS
1 1 (100.00%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Assembly Language
1 1 (100.00%) REXX
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Job Entry Subsystem
1 1 (100.00%) RACF
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) BMC
1 1 (100.00%) Broadcom
1 1 (100.00%) IBM