Skill ProfileLanguages

COBOL

No mentions of COBOL in May 2026. Historic data still available below.

Mentions · May 2026
0
mentions
this month
12-Mo TrendJun '25 May '26
Share of All Jobs
0.0%
All-Time Peak
1mentions · May 2013
First Seen
May 2013
Month Momentum
§ 01Demand Signal

Mention history

Annual averages give the long-run shape without the monthly noise; the last two years are zoomed in below.

All-time mentions
12since May 2013 · 161 months
+100% YoY2025 vs 2024
1
'15
0
'16
0
'17
2
PEAK
'18
2
'19
0
'20
0
'21
0
'22
1
'23
1
'24
2
'25
0
'26

Total mentions, by year · hatched column = year still in progress

All-time
12161 mo
↑ Best year
20142
↓ Quietest full year
20160
Latest full year
2025+100% YoY
§ 02Compensation

What COBOL jobs pay

Compensation

Too few COBOL posts disclosed compensation over the past 3 years to report a reliable range.

§ 03Footprint

Where COBOL is hired

Regions
Top geographies

Share of COBOL posts by where the role is based.

No regional breakdown available for COBOL this month.

Remote Policy

No remote-policy classification available.

§ 04Composition

Who hires for COBOL

By Seniority
Roles by level

No seniority breakdown available for COBOL this month.

By Function
Roles by function

No role-function breakdown available for COBOL this month.

§ 05Technical Skills

Java is the skill most co-mentioned with COBOL.

#01
Signature Stack
COBOL’s strongest
pairings

Skills with the highest lift when co-listed with COBOL over 2023–Present.

Top-Lift Pairs · 2023–Present
Java
19.0×
Rust
13.9×

Lift = how much more likely to co-appear than by chance

Common Stacks · Top co-mentioned skills2023–Present
01Java1192%
02Rust1192%

% of COBOL jobs also mentioning the skill · 2023–Present

Peer Comparison · LanguagesWhere COBOL stands among languages
SkillMentionsYoYMarket share
0154+13%
7.2%
0238-17%
5.1%
03230.0%
3.1%
0412-25%
1.6%
059-53%
1.2%
0670.0%
0.9%
076+50%
0.8%
086+20%
0.8%
095+25%
0.7%
105+25%
0.7%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill · May 2026

§ 06Sponsorship

Visa support stays a minority signal across the thread.

Visa Sponsorship
11 posts offer sponsorship
1.5%
Offer sponsorship
111.5%
Explicitly decline
141.9%
Don’t mention
72096.6%

Based on 745 HN job posts in May 2026. Visa policy is not broken down per language — these rates cover all postings in the thread.