COBOL
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 117 | 147 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +30 | -50 |
| Contract jobs citing COBOL | 11 | 13 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 0.57% | 0.55% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.59% | 2.10% | 2.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | - | £392 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | - | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £358 | £540 | £517 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.70% | +4.45% | +37.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £373 | - | £540 |
| 90th Percentile | £376 | £550 | - |
| England median daily rate | £400 | £500 | £483 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +3.63% | +28.15% |
All Programming Languages
West Midlands
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 the West Midlands with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 425 | 620 | 925 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 21.86% | 26.19% | 26.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 309 | 427 | 677 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £363 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £525 | £460 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +14.13% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £595 | £541 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £700 | £635 |
| England median daily rate | £540 | £565 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.36% | +2.66% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.10 | £21.73 | £16.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £23.81 | £16.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £29.32 | £17.39 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +96.13% | +68.59% | -53.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £64.69 | £18.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.75 | £98.25 | £18.60 |
| England median hourly rate | £62.50 | £60.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +20.00% | +14.94% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
COBOL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in the West Midlands.
COBOL
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBOL in the West Midlands.
COBOL
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | +29 | 10 | £358 | -33.70% | |
| Birmingham | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| COBOL England |
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COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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: