Mainframe Systems Engineer Contracts

Mainframe System Engineer
UK

As of 30 April 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Mainframe System Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 518 597 -
Rank change year-on-year +79 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe Systems Engineer 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.007% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.007% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £430 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £430 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

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 27,050 40,453 56,471
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.79% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,687 26,352 39,474
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £409 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.55% -1.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,031 2,658 1,569
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.51 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -20.00% +91.86%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.75 £38.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -25.32% -9.41% +117.95%

Mainframe Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Mainframe Systems Engineer in the UK

Mainframe Systems Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Mainframe Systems Engineer in the UK

Mainframe Systems Engineer
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 Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. 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 +48 1 - -

Mainframe Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Mainframe Systems Engineer 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) REXX
1 1 (100.00%) MVS
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
1 1 (100.00%) Broadcom
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Mainframe Systems Engineer 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) MVS
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) REXX
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Broadcom