COBOL
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 242 | 258 | 277 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +19 | -49 |
| Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.59% | 0.50% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £71,837 | £45,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,805 | £47,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.03% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £84,964 | £48,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £73,805 | £64,750 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.98% | -0.38% | -1.89% |
All Programming Languages
West Midlands
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 the West Midlands with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 1,877 | 2,390 | 3,007 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 25.84% | 36.18% | 41.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,631 | 1,232 | 2,137 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,375 | £40,399 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,750 | £79,000 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +8.70% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing COBOL in the West Midlands.
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Salary Histogram in the West Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing COBOL in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
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Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | -2 | 11 | £73,805 | - | 1 |
| COBOL England |
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COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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: