The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
118
125
170
Rank change year-on-year
+7
+45
+17
Contract jobs citing COBOL
1
1
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
707
750
1,578
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
40.24%
34.14%
43.40%
Number of daily rates quoted
468
534
1,034
10th Percentile
£413
£400
£425
25th Percentile
£464
£463
£513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£577
£575
£625
Median % change year-on-year
+0.26%
-8.00%
+4.17%
75th Percentile
£695
£688
£738
90th Percentile
£796
£788
£825
Central London median daily rate
£575
£565
£620
% change year-on-year
+1.77%
-8.87%
+3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
8
10th Percentile
-
-
£35.00
25th Percentile
-
£46.75
£47.19
Median hourly rate
-
£48.50
£57.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-15.65%
-4.96%
75th Percentile
-
£50.25
£65.00
90th Percentile
-
-
£84.13
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£48.50
£57.50
% change year-on-year
-40.06%
-15.65%
-4.96%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in the City of London.
COBOL Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBOL in the City of London.
COBOL Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 2 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 City of London region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:
