Mainframe Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands
Mainframes
England > East Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 66 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -14 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Mainframe | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | - | 0.82% | 1.72% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 2.31% | 5.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £340 | £445 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £345 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -29.23% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £433 | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £583 | - |
| England median daily rate | £535 | £402 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.08% | -17.54% | -15.22% |
All Generic Skills
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 340 | 303 | 223 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 24.25% | 35.56% | 29.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 162 | 217 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £212 | £295 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £352 | £358 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £438 | £447 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -2.13% | -5.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £538 | £509 |
| 90th Percentile | £662 | £638 | £575 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.23% | -1.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 83 | 16 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.76 | £18.87 | £21.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.51 | £20.74 | £30.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.29 | £21.39 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.82% | -57.22% | +138.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.75 | £24.06 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.89 | £25.13 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £33.99 | £27.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.60% | -47.62% | +16.67% |
Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Mainframe Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Mainframe.
Mainframe Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Mainframe.
