COBOL
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for COBOL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited COBOL over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 157 | 243 | 232 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | -11 | -58 |
| Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 0.20% | 0.095% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.69% | 0.21% | 0.047% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,323 | £72,114 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £71,837 | £85,410 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £76,868 | £100,740 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.70% | +91.89% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,964 | £116,070 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £73,805 | £100,740 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.74% | +91.89% | -25.00% |
All Programming Languages
West Yorkshire
COBOL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 874 | 2,388 | 2,122 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 28.93% | 45.45% | 45.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 697 | 1,125 | 1,635 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,500 | £34,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,528 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.39% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £73,750 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,548 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
COBOL
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in West Yorkshire.
COBOL
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing COBOL in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
COBOL
Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | - | 6 | £76,868 | - | 1 |
| COBOL Yorkshire |
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COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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: