IBM Mainframe Developer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

IBM Mainframe Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median IBM Mainframe Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IBM Mainframe Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 575 612 818
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 94.44% 95.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 288 341 485
10th Percentile £233 £200 £241
25th Percentile £410 £391 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £479
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -3.44% +0.84%
75th Percentile £599 £538 £575
90th Percentile £675 £638 £638
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 25 47
10th Percentile £19.55 £20.58 £15.64
25th Percentile £30.50 £21.05 £28.94
Median hourly rate £55.00 £23.59 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +133.15% -60.68% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £81.24 £28.38 £66.40
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £23.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year +4.74% -43.82% +92.57%

IBM Mainframe Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IBM Mainframe Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

IBM Mainframe Developer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

IBM Mainframe Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 26 February 2026, IBM Mainframe Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring IBM Mainframe Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) zOS

IBM Mainframe Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Clustering
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM