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 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
118
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing COBOL
3
0
0
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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
682
752
1,264
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
37.80%
36.29%
39.49%
Number of daily rates quoted
473
513
817
10th Percentile
£393
£406
£413
25th Percentile
£463
£481
£495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£593
£601
Median % change year-on-year
+1.27%
-1.33%
+0.08%
75th Percentile
£690
£708
£738
90th Percentile
£775
£825
£825
Central London median daily rate
£580
£575
£600
% change year-on-year
+0.87%
-4.17%
+2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
0
2
10th Percentile
£22.05
-
£18.53
25th Percentile
£26.00
-
£27.94
Median hourly rate
£34.00
-
£46.25
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-11.90%
75th Percentile
£63.75
-
£66.94
90th Percentile
£73.75
-
£77.78
Central London median hourly rate
£42.72
£41.50
£46.25
% change year-on-year
+2.94%
-10.27%
-11.90%
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 Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing COBOL.
COBOL Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing COBOL.
COBOL Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 26 August 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:
