The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IBM Mainframe in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IBM Mainframe over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
IBM Mainframe is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
13,085
19,696
29,368
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
30.32%
33.30%
33.10%
Number of daily rates quoted
8,418
13,533
20,480
10th Percentile
£263
£308
£313
25th Percentile
£413
£450
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-2.23%
-
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£656
£678
£656
90th Percentile
£798
£800
£763
UK excluding London median daily rate
£500
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
902
642
725
10th Percentile
£12.25
£9.80
£14.25
25th Percentile
£15.17
£10.63
£17.00
Median hourly rate
£30.14
£22.49
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
+34.04%
-18.24%
+4.05%
75th Percentile
£61.30
£64.44
£50.00
90th Percentile
£70.00
£75.00
£66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£28.25
£22.00
£20.07
% change year-on-year
+28.41%
+9.64%
-16.40%
IBM Mainframe Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing IBM Mainframe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IBM Mainframe Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IBM Mainframe.
IBM Mainframe Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IBM Mainframe over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
IBM Mainframe Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IBM Mainframe.
IBM Mainframe Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Mainframe within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Location
Rank Change on Same Period Last Year
Matching Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
IBM Mainframe Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing IBM Mainframe also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads with a requirement for IBM Mainframe.
IBM Mainframe Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
