COBOL
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring COBOL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 222 | - | 247 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +29 |
| Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | 0.058% | - | 0.29% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.46% | - | 0.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,724 | - | £68,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £71,837 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | £73,805 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £84,964 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £82,500 | £73,805 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +11.78% | +10.57% |
All Programming Languages
North West
COBOL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the North West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 1,293 | 1,414 | 2,805 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 12.53% | 33.93% | 30.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,011 | 835 | 2,369 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £34,000 | £34,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,886 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £87,500 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing COBOL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing COBOL.
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Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing COBOL in the North West over the 6 months to 29 April 2026.
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Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the North West region over the 6 months to 29 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 |
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| Lancashire | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | |
| Manchester | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
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COBOL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:
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