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COBOL jobs and pay
How many open roles ask for COBOL, what employers state they pay for it, and where that demand sits.
Citable summary
COBOL appears in 25 open roles (0.0% of postings) with an employer-stated median of 185,200 (P25 130,000 – P75 185,200), as of 2026-10-18.
n=25, as of 2026-10-18 · How these skill figures are calculated
25
Open roles
0.0%
Share of all postings
4
Postings with a salary range
$185,200
Median stated pay
Which job families hire for this skill
Where roles naming this skill are concentrated across job families.
Demand by job family
| Job family | Open roles | Share of skill's roles |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 20 | 80.0% |
| Other | 2 | 8.0% |
| Consulting | 1 | 4.0% |
| Data & ML | 1 | 4.0% |
| Sales | 1 | 4.0% |
Skill demand by country
| Country | Open roles | Share of skill's roles |
|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 24.0% |
| United States | 5 | 20.0% |
| Spain | 4 | 16.0% |
| Portugal | 4 | 16.0% |
| France | 3 | 12.0% |
| Canada | 1 | 4.0% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4.0% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4.0% |
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Method: counts come from public job postings; pay figures use only postings with an employer-stated salary range. salaries.geo_answer_method →