The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring COBOL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited COBOL over the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
32
-
42
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing COBOL
1
0
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne
COBOL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
66
66
107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne
31.13%
32.84%
43.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
55
30
86
10th Percentile
£326
£348
£385
25th Percentile
£380
£403
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£450
£565
Median % change year-on-year
-
-20.35%
+7.62%
75th Percentile
£497
£501
£700
90th Percentile
£575
£555
£775
Tyne and Wear median daily rate
£450
£450
£565
% change year-on-year
-
-20.35%
+7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
9
0
Median hourly rate
£52.00
£47.50
-
Median % change year-on-year
+9.47%
-
-
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate
£52.00
£47.50
-
% change year-on-year
+9.47%
-
-
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Newcastle upon Tyne.
COBOL Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Newcastle upon Tyne.
COBOL Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne
For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:
