Mainframes
UK > Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 82 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Mainframe | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | - | 0.11% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.30% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £66,199 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £50,000 | £79,632 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -37.21% | +1.91% |
All Generic Skills
Wales
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 Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 296 | 330 | 325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 27.28% | 35.75% | 38.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 193 | 172 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,163 | £31,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £49,215 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.48% | +9.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £61,449 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,790 | £70,900 | £72,433 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -7.69% |
Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Mainframe
Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Mainframe.
