Senior COBOL Programmer Contracts in England

Senior COBOL Programmer
UK > England

As of 15 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior COBOL Programmer daily rate in England.

6 months to
15 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 491 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior COBOL Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.004% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

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 22,805 34,856 44,395
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 92.83% 94.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,988 22,729 31,553
10th Percentile £293 £288 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £635 £638 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,004 2,669 1,322
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.13 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £29.00 £39.55 £44.32
Median % change year-on-year -26.68% -10.76% +84.67%
75th Percentile £58.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.67% -16.67% +80.00%

Senior COBOL Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Senior COBOL Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Senior COBOL Programmer in England

Senior COBOL Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior COBOL Programmer in England.

Daily rate trend for Senior COBOL Programmer in England

Senior COBOL Programmer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior COBOL Programmer within the England region over the 6 months to 15 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London - 1 - - 2
Senior COBOL Programmer
UK

Senior COBOL Programmer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 June 2025, Senior COBOL Programmer contract job roles required 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 England region featuring Senior COBOL Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) VAX
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Applications

Senior COBOL Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (100.00%) VAX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL