Mainframe Developer
UK
The median Mainframe Developer daily rate in the UK is £384, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
533 |
571 |
679 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+38 |
+108 |
+184 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe Developer |
6 |
19 |
6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK |
0.019% |
0.044% |
0.011% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.021% |
0.047% |
0.011% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
12 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£330 |
£326 |
£468 |
| 25th Percentile |
£361 |
£347 |
£475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£384 |
£359 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.96% |
-28.20% |
+6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£397 |
£376 |
£525 |
| 90th Percentile |
£400 |
£477 |
£533 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate |
£390 |
£355 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.01% |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£51.25 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£53.75 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title |
28,823 |
40,432 |
52,711 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.00% |
93.00% |
94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
18,389 |
25,993 |
36,631 |
| 10th Percentile |
£288 |
£285 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£401 |
£410 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£525 |
£538 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.33% |
+1.42% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate |
£475 |
£494 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
-1.20% |
+4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1,297 |
2,846 |
1,533 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.85 |
£12.86 |
£14.25 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.44 |
£16.65 |
£19.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.50 |
£37.50 |
£43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-29.33% |
-12.79% |
+68.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55.25 |
£62.50 |
£65.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£73.45 |
£74.00 |
£76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£40.00 |
£40.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-37.13% |
- |
+96.08% |
