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The table below looks at the demand for COBOL skills within the Bicester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COBOL over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCOBOL
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below20.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£298
% change on same period last year+22.87 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.69£34.00
% change on same period last year-15.62 %
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bicester
Matching contract IT job ads203
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.004 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£260-
Average daily rate£285-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£310-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.94£32.49
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
COBOL OxfordshireCOBOL
Oxfordshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

COBOL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COBOL across the Bicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bicester COBOL Demand Trend

COBOL
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester region citing COBOL also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited COBOL.

13 (75.00 %)Logistics
13 (75.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (75.00 %)Security Cleared

COBOL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester region citing COBOL also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited COBOL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
13 (75.00 %)COBOL Developer
21 (25.00 %)COBOL Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Analyst Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Programmer
21 (25.00 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
21 (25.00 %)COBOL Programmer
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Logistics
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (75.00 %)Security Cleared