The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire 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 5 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 Yorkshire with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
440
614
756
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire
26.38%
26.49%
27.97%
Number of daily rates quoted
318
433
580
10th Percentile
£300
£389
£363
25th Percentile
£403
£425
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£525
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-11.90%
+10.53%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£587
£600
£550
90th Percentile
£638
£700
£638
England median daily rate
£541
£563
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.92%
+2.33%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
11
6
10th Percentile
-
£42.67
£21.11
25th Percentile
£61.25
£47.40
£24.54
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£62.50
£27.54
Median % change year-on-year
-
+126.98%
+5.90%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£70.00
£39.60
90th Percentile
-
-
£43.10
England median hourly rate
£62.50
£60.00
£50.10
% change year-on-year
+4.17%
+19.76%
+15.17%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Yorkshire.
COBOL Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Yorkshire.
COBOL Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 5 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 Yorkshire region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:
