Mainframe Job Trends in Glasgow

Mainframes
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Mainframe 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.12% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.37% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £85,253 £79,632
% change year-on-year -29.62% +7.06% +60.06%

All Generic Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 273 255 238
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 33.05% 27.39% 37.90%
Number of salaries quoted 115 133 172
10th Percentile £25,625 £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £47,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% +18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £57,500 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £110,000 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% -8.33% +4.35%

Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Mainframe job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Mainframe
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Mainframe

Mainframe
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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%) DB2
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) DB2 Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe Systems Specialist