IBM Mainframe
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IBM Mainframe in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IBM Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | - | - | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing IBM Mainframe | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | - | - | 0.50% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 1.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £330 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £358 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £373 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £376 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £479 | £358 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.72% | +33.66% | -15.76% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
IBM Mainframe falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 948 | 487 | 621 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 29.50% | 33.80% | 31.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 586 | 301 | 386 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £193 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £396 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £600 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £650 | £750 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £526 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -4.45% | -3.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 54 | 29 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.60 | £17.84 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.49 | £28.18 | £14.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.24 | £33.91 | £23.58 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.92% | +43.84% | -14.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.50 | £50.00 | £40.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.35 | - | £58.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £43.96 | £33.91 | £36.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.64% | -7.10% | +62.33% |
IBM Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IBM Mainframe relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
IBM Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing IBM Mainframe.
IBM Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing IBM Mainframe.
