IBM Mainframe
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IBM Mainframe in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IBM 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 | 114 | 123 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing IBM Mainframe | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.12% | 0.27% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.32% | 0.82% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £479 | £500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.20% | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £480 | £374 | £446 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.21% | -16.19% | -15.00% |
All Generic Skills
Scotland
IBM 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 Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 618 | 732 | 1,037 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 38.03% | 33.02% | 36.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 316 | 426 | 712 |
| 10th Percentile | £221 | £203 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £467 | £475 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.68% | -2.56% | +2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £588 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 36 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.75 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.25 | £10.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.14 | £12.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.31% | +47.44% | -71.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £38.25 | £28.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.00 | £60.38 | £52.55 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.05 | £30.00 | £22.49 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.83% | +33.42% | -18.24% |
IBM Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing IBM Mainframe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
IBM Mainframe
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IBM Mainframe in Scotland.
IBM Mainframe
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IBM Mainframe in Scotland.
IBM Mainframe
Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Glasgow | - | 1 | £479 | - | |
| IBM Mainframe UK |
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IBM Mainframe
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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