The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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
30
37
-
Rank change year-on-year
+7
-
-
Contract jobs citing Mainframe
1
7
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
78
115
197
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes
45.09%
29.49%
26.23%
Number of daily rates quoted
59
89
143
10th Percentile
£331
£175
£244
25th Percentile
£492
£350
£440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£560
£500
£513
Median % change year-on-year
+12.00%
-2.44%
+3.54%
75th Percentile
£630
£600
£632
90th Percentile
£661
£700
£675
Buckinghamshire median daily rate
£550
£500
£513
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-2.44%
+3.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
8
0
10th Percentile
£20.65
£17.64
-
25th Percentile
£32.13
£21.37
-
Median hourly rate
£52.50
£23.48
-
Median % change year-on-year
+123.57%
-
-
75th Percentile
£61.88
£25.82
-
90th Percentile
£66.75
£30.00
-
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate
£38.25
£27.50
£42.50
% change year-on-year
+39.09%
-35.29%
+88.89%
Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Job postings citing Mainframe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Mainframe Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Milton Keynes.
Mainframe Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in Milton Keynes.
Mainframe Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes region with a requirement for Mainframe.
Mainframe Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:
