The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 24 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
121
147
126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
35.28%
38.79%
28.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
83
95
83
10th Percentile
£353
£400
£413
25th Percentile
£395
£428
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-20.83%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
£600
£575
£700
90th Percentile
£650
£624
-
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£518
£475
£600
% change year-on-year
+8.95%
-20.83%
+26.32%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Sheffield.
COBOL Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 24 May 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 Sheffield region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
