COBOL
Shropshire > Telford
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Telford with a requirement for COBOL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited COBOL over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 50 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +17 | -26 |
| Contract jobs citing COBOL | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Telford | 9.17% | 7.56% | 3.41% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 14.93% | 9.85% | 7.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | - | £429 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | - | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £358 | £540 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.70% | +4.85% | +36.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £373 | - | £535 |
| 90th Percentile | £376 | £550 | £540 |
| Shropshire median daily rate | £358 | £540 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.70% | +6.93% | +33.60% |
All Programming Languages
Telford
COBOL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Telford with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 67 | 132 | 233 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford | 61.47% | 76.74% | 46.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 110 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £425 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £527 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £540 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.93% | +9.09% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £540 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £600 | £575 |
| Shropshire median daily rate | £535 | £540 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.93% | +9.09% | +22.22% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Telford.
COBOL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Telford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Telford.
COBOL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Telford 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: