MVS Job Trends in England

IBM MVS
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring MVS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 674 616 -
Rank change year-on-year -58 - -
Permanent jobs citing MVS 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.001% 0.003% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.020% 0.018% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% - -
UK median annual salary £100,000 £72,500 -
% change year-on-year +37.93% - -

All Operating Systems
England

MVS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,920 5,594 12,101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.68% 15.31% 15.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3,724 4,041 10,010
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -14.29%

MVS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

MVS job vacancy trend in England

MVS
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing MVS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing MVS

MVS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MVS within the England region over the 6 months to 9 April 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 -9 1 £100,000 +33.33%
MVS
UK

MVS
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%) 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%) ACF2
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