IBM Mainframe Contract Job Trends in Scotland

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 18 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 - 112
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing IBM Mainframe 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.042% - 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.11% - 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £750 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - £500
75th Percentile £850 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 £395 £475
% change year-on-year +32.91% -16.84% -26.92%

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 944 654 654
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 39.78% 41.00% 34.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 506 325 395
10th Percentile £220 £185 £207
25th Percentile £364 £358 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £463
Median % change year-on-year - -2.70% -7.50%
75th Percentile £540 £538 £588
90th Percentile £650 £608 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £515 £540
% change year-on-year +1.94% -4.63% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 28 29
10th Percentile £13.90 £15.85 £12.30
25th Percentile £18.67 £17.30 £15.22
Median hourly rate £32.00 £21.86 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year +46.39% +18.97% -4.20%
75th Percentile £43.96 £28.49 £23.89
90th Percentile £63.75 £60.75 £28.15
UK median hourly rate £38.25 £30.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +27.50% -40.00% +11.11%

IBM Mainframe
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IBM Mainframe relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

IBM Mainframe job vacancy trend in Scotland

IBM Mainframe
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing IBM Mainframe.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing IBM Mainframe

IBM Mainframe
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing IBM Mainframe.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing IBM Mainframe

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 18 September 2026. 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 - 1 £800 - 1
IBM Mainframe
UK

IBM Mainframe
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Db2
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Migration Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Pega