Mainframe Job Trends in West London

Mainframes
London > West London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in permanent job vacancies in West London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 28 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Mainframe 0 26 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West London - 6.86% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 10.61% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 26 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 -
London median annual salary £80,000 £50,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +60.00% -12.28% -29.01%

All Generic Skills
West 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 requiring generic IT skills in West London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 253 245 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West London 49.03% 64.64% 35.94%
Number of salaries quoted 97 77 103
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,150 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £68,750 £69,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £79,050 £78,750 £80,300
London median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% - +4.62%

Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West London.

Mainframe job vacancy trend in West London

Mainframe
Salary Trend in West London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Mainframe.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Mainframe