The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies in Coventry. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Mainframe falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Coventry.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
27
34
81
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry
27.84%
23.78%
29.45%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
27
55
10th Percentile
£381
£396
£294
25th Percentile
£438
£450
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£588
£550
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+6.82%
+15.79%
+5.56%
75th Percentile
£638
£675
£613
90th Percentile
£725
£688
£694
West Midlands median daily rate
£525
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£26.00
Median hourly rate
-
-
£27.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+80.00%
75th Percentile
-
-
£28.00
90th Percentile
-
-
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£28.18
£22.50
£24.00
% change year-on-year
+25.24%
-6.25%
+51.32%
Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Job postings citing Mainframe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
Mainframe Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Coventry.
Mainframe Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Coventry.
Mainframe Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Mainframe 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 Mainframe.
Mainframe 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:
