COBOL Programmer Contracts in Central London

COBOL Programmer
London > Central London

As of 11 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median COBOL Programmer daily rate in Central London.

6 months to
11 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a COBOL Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.053% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 1,778 2,309 3,486
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 95.41% 94.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,154 1,616 2,361
10th Percentile £350 £340 £325
25th Percentile £449 £439 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +8.99%
75th Percentile £680 £675 £725
90th Percentile £775 £788 £813
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 27 23
10th Percentile £18.49 £20.10 £15.50
25th Percentile £23.00 £21.25 £18.50
Median hourly rate £28.33 £27.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.91% -22.86% -13.58%
75th Percentile £41.48 £28.59 £61.25
90th Percentile £86.25 £41.50 £87.64
London median hourly rate £32.25 £27.81 £36.00
% change year-on-year +15.97% -22.75% +2.86%

COBOL Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured COBOL Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for COBOL Programmer in Central London

COBOL Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL Programmer in Central London.

Daily rate trend for COBOL Programmer in Central London

COBOL Programmer
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COBOL Programmer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 11 June 2025. 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
City of London - 1 - - 2
COBOL Programmer
London

COBOL Programmer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 11 June 2025, COBOL Programmer contract job roles required 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 Central London region featuring COBOL Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) VAX
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Applications

COBOL Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (100.00%) VAX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL