The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast 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 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 advertised in Belfast with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
34 |
55 |
71 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast |
27.42% |
33.54% |
40.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
18 |
34 |
38 |
| 10th Percentile |
£318 |
£400 |
£371 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£403 |
£460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£443 |
£450 |
£488 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.67% |
-7.69% |
+12.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£505 |
£537 |
£519 |
| 90th Percentile |
£575 |
£635 |
£565 |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£443 |
£450 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.67% |
-7.69% |
+12.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£16.12 |
£13.50 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+19.41% |
- |
- |
| County Antrim median hourly rate |
£31.25 |
£13.50 |
£19.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+131.48% |
-28.95% |
- |
