COBOL
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring COBOL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 84 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing COBOL | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East of England | - | 0.10% | - |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 0.39% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £418 | £450 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.22% | -2.70% | -2.63% |
All Programming Languages
East of England
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 East of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 389 | 258 | 458 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England | 20.21% | 26.09% | 24.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 181 | 137 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £470 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.32% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £550 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £629 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.42% | -6.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 120 | 58 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.85 | £31.64 | £52.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £59.00 | £60.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.21 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.35% | +1.54% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.33 | £95.00 | £90.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing COBOL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
COBOL
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing COBOL.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing COBOL.
