COBOL Programmer Contract Job Trends in the City of London

COBOL Programmer
Central London > City of London

As of 13 December 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 the City of London.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a COBOL Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.056% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Central London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,677 1,989 2,476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.32% 93.12% 93.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,176 1,227 1,762
10th Percentile £325 £363 £353
25th Percentile £419 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £686 £688
90th Percentile £771 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 14 14
10th Percentile £20.06 £16.40 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.88 £23.25 £19.51
Median hourly rate £34.00 £48.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +95.92% -42.35%
75th Percentile £52.19 £107.13 £44.56
90th Percentile £64.30 £129.85 £66.25
Central London median hourly rate £28.00 £35.00 £24.99
% change year-on-year -20.00% +40.08% -40.51%

COBOL Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'COBOL Programmer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

COBOL Programmer job vacancy trend in the City of London

COBOL Programmer
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for COBOL Programmer job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for COBOL Programmer job vacancies in the City of London

COBOL Programmer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, COBOL Programmer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring COBOL Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis

COBOL Programmer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

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