Mainframe Systems Engineer Jobs

Mainframe System Engineer
UK

As of 23 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Mainframe System Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 886 977 1214
Rank change year-on-year +91 +237 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Mainframe Systems Engineer 3 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.001% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.001% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £49,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -
75th Percentile - £54,500 £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £50,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 92,477 96,786 147,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 66,588 60,676 85,408
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,075
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Mainframe Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Mainframe Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Mainframe Systems Engineer in the UK

Mainframe Systems Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Mainframe Systems Engineer.

Salary trend for Mainframe Systems Engineer in the UK

Mainframe Systems Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
England +116 3 - -
UK excluding London - 2 - -
London +132 1 - -
Work from Home +81 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
South East - 1 - -

Mainframe Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Mainframe Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Mainframe Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Mainframe
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) ISTQB
2 2 (66.67%) JIRA
2 2 (66.67%) QA
2 2 (66.67%) Release Management
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (66.67%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) OLTP
2 2 (66.67%) COBOL
2 2 (66.67%) REXX
2 2 (66.67%) Shell Script
2 2 (66.67%) Git
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Jenkins
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) CloudBees
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Exploratory Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) HLASM
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) WhatsApp
3 1 (33.33%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (33.33%) IBM
3 1 (33.33%) IBM Mainframe

Mainframe Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) WebSphere
1 1 (33.33%) WebSphere Application Server
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) CloudBees
2 1 (33.33%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Git
1 2 (66.67%) Jenkins
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Mainframe
2 1 (33.33%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (66.67%) Exploratory Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Release Management
1 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
1 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) COBOL
1 2 (66.67%) HLASM
1 2 (66.67%) Python
1 2 (66.67%) REXX
1 2 (66.67%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) IBM