COBOL Developer Contract Job Trends in Telford

COBOL Developer
Shropshire > Telford

As of 13 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median COBOL Developer daily rate in Telford.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a COBOL Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Telford 0.38% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Shropshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Telford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Telford. 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 Telford with a recognized job title 238 80 38
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.84% 86.02% 97.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 65 22
10th Percentile £360 £313 £210
25th Percentile £429 £434 £336
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £484 £478
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +1.36% -9.91%
75th Percentile £538 £519 £500
90th Percentile £560 £558 £584
Shropshire median daily rate £500 £477 £475
% change year-on-year +4.82% +0.42% -10.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
Shropshire median hourly rate £18.68 £23.60 -
% change year-on-year -20.85% - -

COBOL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'COBOL Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford.

COBOL Developer job vacancy trend in Telford

COBOL Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Telford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for COBOL Developer job vacancies in Telford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for COBOL Developer job vacancies in Telford

COBOL Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, COBOL Developer 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 Telford region featuring COBOL Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) ICL
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Programming
1 1 (100.00%) VME

COBOL Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) VME
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Programming
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ICL