COBOL Developer
UK > England
The median COBOL Developer daily rate in England is £360, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
500 |
525 |
622 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+25 |
+97 |
+157 |
| Contract jobs requiring a COBOL Developer |
8 |
3 |
6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England |
0.029% |
0.009% |
0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.032% |
0.010% |
0.014% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£342 |
£338 |
| 25th Percentile |
£340 |
£346 |
£351 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£360 |
£351 |
£378 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.56% |
-7.02% |
-24.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£373 |
£376 |
£411 |
| 90th Percentile |
£386 |
£390 |
£427 |
| UK median daily rate |
£363 |
£351 |
£378 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.42% |
-7.15% |
-28.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£51.25 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£53.75 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title |
25,298 |
31,008 |
42,641 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.67% |
92.87% |
94.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
16,412 |
20,390 |
30,037 |
| 10th Percentile |
£285 |
£300 |
£307 |
| 25th Percentile |
£402 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
-4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£656 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£536 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.02% |
-0.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1,308 |
1,820 |
1,331 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.62 |
£14.16 |
£15.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.72 |
£21.25 |
£19.06 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.00 |
£45.00 |
£43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-42.22% |
+4.65% |
+68.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55.00 |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£75.00 |
£78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
£43.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.51% |
- |
+67.45% |
