The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
65
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing COBOL
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
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 Birmingham with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
187
229
315
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
24.44%
25.33%
23.72%
Number of daily rates quoted
144
157
241
10th Percentile
£259
£316
£325
25th Percentile
£310
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£406
£500
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-18.75%
+11.11%
+12.50%
75th Percentile
£575
£650
£563
90th Percentile
£646
£700
£650
West Midlands median daily rate
£450
£525
£460
% change year-on-year
-14.29%
+14.13%
+15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
7
0
10th Percentile
£40.20
£21.70
-
25th Percentile
£40.50
£24.31
-
Median hourly rate
£55.00
£33.39
-
Median % change year-on-year
+64.74%
-
-
75th Percentile
£56.25
£75.63
-
90th Percentile
-
£98.50
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£57.50
£29.32
£17.39
% change year-on-year
+96.13%
+68.59%
-53.63%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Birmingham.
COBOL Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing COBOL also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
