COBOL
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 495 | 654 | 770 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +159 | +116 | -209 |
| Permanent jobs citing COBOL | 96 | 19 | 83 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 0.28% | 0.044% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.70% | 0.090% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 95 | 17 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,809 | £61,180 | £51,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,805 | £69,447 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.27% | +6.84% | +36.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,964 | £77,715 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £116,070 | £90,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £73,805 | £66,500 | £67,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.98% | -0.75% | +21.82% |
All Programming Languages
Work from Home
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 with a WFH option and a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 13,779 | 21,042 | 39,750 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 40.72% | 49.21% | 58.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,434 | 15,507 | 23,971 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £41,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £50,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £85,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
COBOL
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
COBOL
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing COBOL.
COBOL
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing COBOL over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.
COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
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