Senior Mainframe Developer Jobs

Senior Mainframe Developer
UK

As of 4 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Mainframe Developer salary in the UK.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 699 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Mainframe Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 47,541 93,322 94,998
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 94.63% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 27,467 66,921 59,760
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% +6.00%

Senior Mainframe Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Mainframe Developer in the UK

Senior Mainframe Developer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Mainframe Developer.

Salary trend for Senior Mainframe Developer in the UK

Senior Mainframe Developer
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Mainframe Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2025. 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
London - 1 - -
England - 1 - -

Senior Mainframe Developer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Senior Mainframe Developer 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 Senior Mainframe Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) CICS
1 1 (100.00%) Assembly Language
1 1 (100.00%) REXX
1 1 (100.00%) zOS
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI

Senior Mainframe Developer 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 (100.00%) CICS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Assembly Language
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) REXX
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM