Mainframes
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 52 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +8 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Mainframe | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield | - | 0.22% | 0.43% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.55% | 1.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £90,000 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | - | - | £90,000 |
All Generic Skills
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 63 | 181 | 146 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield | 15.37% | 39.01% | 31.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 69 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,325 | £31,925 | £25,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,375 | £42,500 | £32,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +15.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,375 | £77,500 | £65,927 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,750 | £96,250 | £80,000 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £40,000 | £58,250 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.33% | +29.44% | -5.26% |
Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Mainframe
Salary Trend in Sheffield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Mainframe.
