Mainframe Contract Job Trends in Southampton
Mainframes
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Mainframe | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | - | - | 0.67% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 3.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | - | - | £525 |
All Generic Skills
Southampton
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 citing generic IT skills in Southampton.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 42 | 42 | 33 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton | 25.00% | 26.42% | 22.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 30 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £163 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £337 | £219 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £356 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.90% | +40.45% | +2.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £549 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £722 | £578 | £568 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £550 | £508 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.37% | -7.73% | +7.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.90 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37.50 | £22.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67.90 | £67.90 | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £39.13 | £33.47 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.90% | +2.98% | -38.10% |
Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Mainframe Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Mainframe.
