Mainframe Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Mainframes
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 593 | 509 | 544 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -84 | +35 | -128 |
| Permanent jobs citing Mainframe | 93 | 27 | 50 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.10% | 0.079% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.41% | 0.21% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 14 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £50,000 | £33,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,250 | £51,875 | £41,024 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £70,500 | £73,099 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.99% | -3.56% | +11.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £81,875 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £89,300 | £106,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £76,250 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.31% | +52.50% | -23.49% |
All Generic Skills
UK excluding London
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 citing generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing generic IT skills | 22,616 | 12,658 | 14,186 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 25.39% | 36.82% | 29.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,978 | 6,343 | 6,255 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £26,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,750 | £31,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,358 | £45,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.13% | -16.67% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,750 | £67,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £78,750 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £53,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -10.83% | -4.00% |
Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Mainframe Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Mainframe.
Mainframe Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Mainframe in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Mainframe Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 25 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | -28 | 33 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 26 | £72,500 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -14 | 24 | £45,000 | -43.75% | 12 |
| North of England | -68 | 24 | £45,000 | -42.49% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 23 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -36 | 10 | £55,000 | - | |
| South East | -59 | 9 | £29,564 | -64.70% | 5 |
| Scotland | +6 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
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Mainframe Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Native | 36.6% | 34 |
| 2 | Enterprise Software | 23.7% | 22 |
| 2 | Legacy Applications | 23.7% | 22 |
| 4 | Legacy Systems | 18.3% | 17 |
| 5 | Digital Wallet | 9.7% | 9 |
| 5 | Product Ownership | 9.7% | 9 |
| 7 | IBM Mainframe | 2.2% | 2 |
| 7 | Social Media | 2.2% | 2 |
| 9 | Data Centre | 1.1% | 1 |
| 9 | Distributed Systems | 1.1% | 1 |
| 9 | Manufacturing Execution System | 1.1% | 1 |
| 9 | Private Cloud | 1.1% | 1 |
| 9 | Public Cloud | 1.1% | 1 |