The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh 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 6 May 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 Edinburgh with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
197
473
550
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
24.29%
36.84%
28.26%
Number of daily rates quoted
142
372
377
10th Percentile
£400
£406
£400
25th Percentile
£420
£438
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£480
£485
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-1.03%
+2.11%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£575
£538
£550
90th Percentile
£633
£590
£675
Scotland median daily rate
£480
£495
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.93%
+4.11%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
4
10
10th Percentile
£33.20
£42.68
£17.50
25th Percentile
£38.00
£48.19
£26.50
Median hourly rate
£60.50
£52.50
£45.56
Median % change year-on-year
+15.24%
+15.23%
-5.08%
75th Percentile
£60.75
£57.19
£53.75
90th Percentile
-
£63.38
£54.45
Scotland median hourly rate
£57.50
£59.03
£47.00
% change year-on-year
-2.59%
+25.60%
+8.05%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Edinburgh.
COBOL Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Edinburgh.
COBOL Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 6 May 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
