COBOL
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for COBOL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited COBOL over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 523 | 608 | 778 |
Rank change year-on-year | +85 | +170 | -163 |
Contract jobs citing COBOL | 50 | 92 | 79 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.090% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.39% | 0.46% | 0.25% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 51 | 39 |
10th Percentile | £325 | £341 | £366 |
25th Percentile | £358 | £463 | £431 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £538 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -25.58% | +7.50% | +23.46% |
75th Percentile | £460 | £552 | £540 |
90th Percentile | £488 | £649 | £613 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £358 | £540 | £485 |
% change year-on-year | -33.70% | +11.34% | +29.33% |
All Programming Languages
UK
COBOL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,689 | 19,807 | 31,680 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.82% | 34.69% | 36.23% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,016 | 14,288 | 23,102 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £392 | £385 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -3.09% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £653 |
90th Percentile | £763 | £785 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £490 |
% change year-on-year | -2.20% | +2.04% | +15.29% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 491 | 450 | 512 |
10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.24 | £19.56 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.10 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +24.75% | +16.95% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
90th Percentile | £78.75 | £78.00 | £74.30 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
% change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +24.05% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
COBOL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL.
COBOL
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing COBOL over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
COBOL
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBOL.
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Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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England | +65 | 33 | £400 | -23.81% | 5 |
Work from Home | +87 | 31 | £360 | -33.33% | |
UK excluding London | +25 | 18 | £358 | -33.70% | 3 |
London | +97 | 15 | £464 | -2.37% | 2 |
Midlands | +25 | 11 | £358 | -33.70% | 1 |
West Midlands | +17 | 11 | £358 | -33.70% | 1 |
South East | +24 | 5 | £358 | -39.06% | |
Scotland | +45 | 2 | £400 | -24.71% | 1 |
Yorkshire | +6 | 1 | £340 | -32.00% | 1 |
North of England | +3 | 1 | £340 | -20.00% | 1 |
South West | - | 1 | £838 | - |
COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: