IBM z/OS
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring zOS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 154 | 147 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -7 | +104 |
| Permanent jobs citing zOS | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | - | 0.075% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 0.48% | 1.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £90,801 | £68,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £94,637 | £71,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +33.29% | +31.48% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £98,474 | £79,635 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £89,777 |
| North West median annual salary | - | £94,637 | £71,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +33.29% | +31.48% |
All Operating Systems
Manchester
zOS 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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 192 | 417 | 387 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 6.58% | 15.64% | 15.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 215 | 290 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £26,250 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,188 | £33,250 | £31,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +6.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,813 | £67,500 | £68,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £40,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.71% | -5.56% | +5.88% |
zOS
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing zOS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
zOS
Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing zOS.
