Mainframe Programmer Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Mainframe Programmer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Mainframe Programmer daily rate in Sheffield is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
9 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe Programmer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £507 - -
25th Percentile £508 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £518 - -
90th Percentile £518 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £513 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 973 333 357
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.43% 90.49% 87.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 642 222 215
10th Percentile £363 £224 £375
25th Percentile £425 £376 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £469 £490
Median % change year-on-year +6.61% -4.29% -14.78%
75th Percentile £560 £550 £576
90th Percentile £675 £636 £624
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.37% -0.11% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 4 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £18.10 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £17.38
Median % change year-on-year +40.42% +5.63% -13.13%
75th Percentile £34.77 £18.50 £22.44
90th Percentile £36.61 £18.51 £23.75
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £13.23
% change year-on-year +40.42% +38.72% -33.85%

Mainframe Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Mainframe Programmer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Mainframe Programmer job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Mainframe Programmer
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Mainframe Programmer job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Mainframe Programmer job vacancies in Sheffield

Mainframe Programmer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Mainframe Programmer 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 Sheffield region featuring Mainframe Programmer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Assembly Language
1 2 (100.00%) CLIST
1 2 (100.00%) IBM
1 2 (100.00%) ISPF
1 2 (100.00%) JCL
1 2 (100.00%) OMEGAMON
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) REXX
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) SAS
1 2 (100.00%) Time Sharing Option
1 2 (100.00%) zOS

Mainframe Programmer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 2 (100.00%) SAS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) ISPF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Assembly Language
1 2 (100.00%) CLIST
1 2 (100.00%) JCL
1 2 (100.00%) REXX
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) IBM