Mainframe Expert Contracts

Mainframe Expert
UK

As of 23 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Mainframe Expert daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 590 706 -
Rank change year-on-year +116 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe Expert 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.002% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.002% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 40,491 57,026 85,241
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.56% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,430 39,779 59,788
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £408 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,635 1,621 2,118
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +0.94%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.99 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -11.76% +117.95% +2.63%

Mainframe Expert
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Mainframe Expert in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Mainframe Expert in the UK

Mainframe Expert
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mainframe Expert.

Daily rate trend for Mainframe Expert in the UK

Mainframe Expert
Top 1 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe Expert within the UK over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Live
Jobs
Work from Home +121 1 - -

Mainframe Expert Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Mainframe Expert contract job roles required 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 featuring Mainframe Expert in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
1 1 (100.00%) CICS
1 1 (100.00%) REXX
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
1 1 (100.00%) Migration

Mainframe Expert Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CICS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) REXX