Mainframe Software Engineer Job Trends in the Midlands

Mainframe Software Engineer
England > Midlands

As of 28 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Mainframe Software Engineer salary in the Midlands.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Mainframe Software Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.038% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - £85,253 -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 9,748 4,349 9,791
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.83% 90.47% 93.86%
Number of salaries quoted 6,101 2,717 7,723
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,700 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

Mainframe Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Mainframe Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Mainframe Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Mainframe Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Mainframe Software Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Mainframe Software Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands

Mainframe Software Engineer
Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 March 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
East Midlands - 4 - - 2
Mainframe Software Engineer
England

Mainframe Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 28 March 2026, Mainframe Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Mainframe Software Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Assembly Language
2 2 (50.00%) COBOL
2 2 (50.00%) Data Security
2 2 (50.00%) DB2
2 2 (50.00%) Easytrieve
2 2 (50.00%) Git
2 2 (50.00%) IBM
2 2 (50.00%) ISPF
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) JCL
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) SDLC
2 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
2 2 (50.00%) Time Sharing Option
2 2 (50.00%) zOS

Mainframe Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 2 (50.00%) DB2
1 2 (50.00%) Easytrieve
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Git
General
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) ISPF
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Mainframe
2 2 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Data Security
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) SDLC
2 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Assembly Language
1 2 (50.00%) COBOL
1 2 (50.00%) JCL
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Time Sharing Option
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) IBM