The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
18
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Mainframe
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire
Mainframe falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Leicestershire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
34
49
39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire
34.00%
30.82%
22.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
23
34
33
10th Percentile
£250
£160
£333
25th Percentile
£308
£223
£370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£323
£395
Median % change year-on-year
+43.41%
-18.35%
-8.14%
75th Percentile
£538
£563
£469
90th Percentile
£636
£625
£510
East Midlands median daily rate
£450
£410
£436
% change year-on-year
+9.76%
-5.86%
-3.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£13.50
-
East Midlands median hourly rate
£13.81
£14.00
£21.97
% change year-on-year
-1.36%
-36.26%
+28.41%
Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings citing Mainframe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Mainframe Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Leicestershire.
Mainframe Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Leicestershire.
Mainframe Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Mainframe 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 Leicestershire region with a requirement for Mainframe.
Mainframe Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:
