The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for COBOL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited COBOL over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
COBOL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
342
341
288
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
39.72%
38.14%
29.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
219
227
194
10th Percentile
£362
£410
£350
25th Percentile
£413
£435
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£480
£550
£481
Median % change year-on-year
-12.73%
+14.35%
+13.51%
75th Percentile
£600
£667
£542
90th Percentile
£678
£750
£613
Scotland median daily rate
£480
£495
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.93%
+4.11%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
6
4
10th Percentile
£51.88
£51.99
£39.00
25th Percentile
£52.50
£56.25
£41.25
Median hourly rate
£57.50
£59.03
£45.00
Median % change year-on-year
-2.58%
+31.17%
-32.33%
75th Percentile
£62.50
£65.06
£48.39
90th Percentile
-
£67.66
£49.08
Scotland median hourly rate
£57.50
£59.03
£47.00
% change year-on-year
-2.59%
+25.60%
+8.05%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Glasgow.
COBOL Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing COBOL also mentioned 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 Glasgow region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
