Mainframe System Engineer
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire
The median Mainframe System Engineer daily rate in Nottinghamshire is £497, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 21 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe Systems Engineer | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Nottinghamshire | 0.59% | 2.33% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.64% | 2.55% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £429 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £455 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £497 | £488 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £505 | £506 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £497 | £488 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Nottinghamshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Nottinghamshire with a recognized job title | 157 | 157 | 170 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.90% | 91.28% | 95.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 85 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £196 | £182 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £363 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £500 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.50% | +1.01% | -5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £589 | £550 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £714 | £613 | £745 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £418 | £440 | £453 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | -2.87% | +0.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 7 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.10 | £13.19 | £11.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.17 | £14.09 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.87 | £15.00 | £19.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.13% | -23.52% | +78.30% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36.93 | £74.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £82.05 | £91.25 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £21.25 | £24.18 | £18.97 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.12% | +27.45% | +12.03% |
Mainframe Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Mainframe Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire.
Mainframe Systems Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Nottinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe Systems Engineer within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 14 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Nottingham | -6 | 1 | £497 | +1.85% | 1 |
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Mainframe Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire
For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Mainframe Systems Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Nottinghamshire region featuring Mainframe Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Mainframe Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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