The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Mainframe over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
6 months to 1 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
65
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Mainframe
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Mainframe is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
233
316
370
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
30.18%
34.99%
28.03%
Number of daily rates quoted
154
205
263
10th Percentile
£259
£263
£256
25th Percentile
£350
£400
£362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
+5.26%
-
75th Percentile
£573
£650
£561
90th Percentile
£719
£700
£688
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
+13.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
8
7
10th Percentile
£18.88
£14.10
£13.80
25th Percentile
£22.33
£17.44
£15.75
Median hourly rate
£26.00
£22.35
£17.70
Median % change year-on-year
+16.32%
+26.29%
-26.25%
75th Percentile
£40.81
£64.69
-
90th Percentile
£54.80
£98.25
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£22.50
£24.00
£15.86
% change year-on-year
-6.25%
+51.32%
-5.71%
Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Mainframe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Mainframe Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Birmingham.
Mainframe Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Birmingham.
Mainframe Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe.
Mainframe 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:
