Mainframes
West Wales > Swansea
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies in Swansea. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Mainframe | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Swansea | 3.70% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 11.76% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £408 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £419 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £423 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £424 | - | - |
| West Wales median daily rate | £419 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Swansea
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 Swansea.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea | 31.48% | 8.33% | 15.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £205 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £264 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £398 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.98% | -20.50% | +51.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £559 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £636 | - |
| West Wales median daily rate | £465 | £398 | £305 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.98% | +30.33% | -7.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £22.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Wales median hourly rate | £15.91 | - | £22.50 |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea.
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Daily Rate Trend in Swansea
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Mainframe.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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: