The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bradford requiring COBOL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited COBOL over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
COBOL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Bradford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
2
5
9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bradford
8.70%
8.93%
10.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
5
8
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£300
£381
Median % change year-on-year
+50.00%
-21.31%
-15.28%
75th Percentile
-
£388
£440
90th Percentile
-
£530
£457
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£475
£525
% change year-on-year
-
-9.52%
+10.53%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bradford.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bradford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Bradford.
COBOL Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bradford
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Bradford region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bradford 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:
