England COBOL Programmer Contracts
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The table below looks at the demand for the COBOL Programmer role in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COBOL Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 COBOL Programmer
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank523599
Rank change on same period last yearUp+76
Matching contract IT job ads2035
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.036 %
As % of the category below0.034 %0.042 %
Daily rates quoted59
Average minimum daily rate£324£303
Average daily rate£324£303
% change on same period last year+6.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£210£303
% change on same period last year-30.79 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£32.50
Average hourly rate£30.00£32.50
% change on same period last year-7.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.00£32.50
% change on same period last year-7.69 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads5800682591
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.67 %85.41 %
Daily rates quoted1924525437
Average minimum daily rate£373£390
Average daily rate£399£415
% change on same period last year-3.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted53897422
Average minimum hourly rate£22.62£23.81
Average hourly rate£24.12£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.62£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
COBOL Programmer UKCOBOL Programmer
UK

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 Programmer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COBOL Programmer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England COBOL Programmer Demand Trend

COBOL Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing COBOL Programmer across the England region.

England COBOL Programmer Daily Rate Trend

COBOL Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing COBOL Programmer across the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

England COBOL Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

COBOL Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing COBOL Programmer across the England region.

England COBOL Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

COBOL Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL Programmer within the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last		Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South EastUp+325£210-32.25 %
LondonUp+674£400-
West MidlandsUp+134--
YorkshireUp+213--
MidlandsNew entry-2--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
North WestNew entry-1--
COBOL Programmer UKCOBOL Programmer
UK

COBOL Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited COBOL Programmer in their job title 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 with COBOL Programmer in their job title.

126 (100.00 %)COBOL
211 (42.31 %)Mainframe
310 (38.46 %)CICS
47 (26.92 %)DB2
47 (26.92 %)IBM
55 (19.23 %)SQL
55 (19.23 %)ICL
55 (19.23 %)VME
64 (15.38 %)IDMS
64 (15.38 %)TPMS
64 (15.38 %)Windows
64 (15.38 %)Micro Focus
64 (15.38 %)Finance
73 (11.54 %)JCL
73 (11.54 %)zOS
82 (7.692 %)Oracle
82 (7.692 %)SQL Server
82 (7.692 %)Perl
82 (7.692 %)RPG
82 (7.692 %)Synon
82 (7.692 %)Manufacturing
82 (7.692 %)Migration
82 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
82 (7.692 %)AS400
82 (7.692 %)Degree
82 (7.692 %)Decision Table
82 (7.692 %)ISPF
82 (7.692 %)French Language
82 (7.692 %)IBM Mainframe
82 (7.692 %)System Testing

COBOL Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited COBOL Programmer in their job title 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 with COBOL Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (7.692 %)ISPF
21 (3.846 %)WebSphere
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (38.46 %)CICS
24 (15.38 %)TPMS
31 (3.846 %)MQSeries
31 (3.846 %)WebSphere MQ
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (26.92 %)DB2
24 (15.38 %)IDMS
32 (7.692 %)SQL Server
41 (3.846 %)Adabas
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.692 %)Synon
21 (3.846 %)QARun
21 (3.846 %)Oracle Forms
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (15.38 %)Finance
22 (7.692 %)Manufacturing
31 (3.846 %)Financial Institution
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (42.31 %)Mainframe
22 (7.692 %)AS400
22 (7.692 %)French Language
22 (7.692 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (3.846 %)Spanish Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (19.23 %)VME
24 (15.38 %)Windows
33 (11.54 %)zOS
41 (3.846 %)MVS
41 (3.846 %)AIX
41 (3.846 %)UNIX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
12 (7.692 %)Migration
12 (7.692 %)Decision Table
12 (7.692 %)System Testing
21 (3.846 %)ERP
21 (3.846 %)Data Analysis
21 (3.846 %)Systems Analysis
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (100.00 %)COBOL
25 (19.23 %)SQL
33 (11.54 %)JCL
42 (7.692 %)Perl
42 (7.692 %)RPG
51 (3.846 %)Assembly Language
51 (3.846 %)Shell Script
51 (3.846 %)NATURAL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.692 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.846 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.846 %)AllFusion Endevor
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (26.92 %)IBM
25 (19.23 %)ICL
34 (15.38 %)Micro Focus
42 (7.692 %)Oracle
51 (3.846 %)Unisys
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