Mainframe Software Engineer
UK > England
The median Mainframe Software Engineer salary in England is £85,253 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 653 | - | 929 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +207 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Mainframe Software Engineer | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.004% | - | 0.001% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | - | 0.001% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £76,727 | - | £51,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,253 | - | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,778 | - | £57,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £85,253 | £71,991 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.42% | +33.32% | +0.47% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 41,862 | 80,543 | 84,589 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.30% | 94.48% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,654 | 60,279 | 53,593 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,626 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,942 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Mainframe Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Mainframe Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Mainframe Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Mainframe Software Engineer in England.
Mainframe Software Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 3 May 2025. 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 |
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| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £85,253 | - | |
| North of England | - | 2 | £85,253 | - | |
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Mainframe Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Mainframe Software Engineer job roles required 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 England region featuring Mainframe Software Engineer in the job title.
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Mainframe Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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