The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Coventry 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 Coventry.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
30
36
78
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry
30.93%
25.17%
28.36%
Number of daily rates quoted
19
25
50
10th Percentile
£378
£295
£351
25th Percentile
£386
£413
£373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£432
£450
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-4.11%
-
-
75th Percentile
£470
£538
£525
90th Percentile
£549
£575
£655
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£456
£525
% change year-on-year
+4.11%
-13.10%
+14.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£23.22
West Midlands median hourly rate
£27.50
£57.50
£29.32
% change year-on-year
-52.17%
+96.13%
+68.59%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Coventry.
COBOL Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Coventry.
COBOL Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry
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 Coventry region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry 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:
