The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies in Northampton. 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 |
23 |
17 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Mainframe |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northampton |
1.63% |
3.15% |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
4.76% |
10.81% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£326 |
£445 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-26.74% |
- |
- |
| Northamptonshire median daily rate |
£326 |
£445 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-26.74% |
- |
- |
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 Northampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
42 |
37 |
37 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton |
34.15% |
29.13% |
27.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
34 |
24 |
31 |
| 10th Percentile |
£214 |
£230 |
£158 |
| 25th Percentile |
£356 |
£368 |
£331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£401 |
£445 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.89% |
+11.25% |
-11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£484 |
£517 |
£519 |
| 90th Percentile |
£537 |
£574 |
£685 |
| Northamptonshire median daily rate |
£401 |
£448 |
£400 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.39% |
+11.88% |
-12.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£14.00 |
- |
| Northamptonshire median hourly rate |
- |
£14.00 |
£18.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-25.33% |
-12.79% |
