As of 27 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Mainframe Programmer daily rate in the UK.
6 months to 27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
540
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-
Rank change year-on-year
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-
-
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Mainframe Programmer
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
27,987
40,287
52,460
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.13%
92.91%
94.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
17,917
25,876
36,488
10th Percentile
£289
£281
£313
25th Percentile
£402
£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
£493
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.65%
-1.40%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1,234
2,861
1,509
10th Percentile
£13.76
£12.86
£14.25
25th Percentile
£17.30
£16.50
£19.06
Median hourly rate
£26.50
£37.50
£43.75
Median % change year-on-year
-29.33%
-14.29%
+71.57%
75th Percentile
£56.25
£62.50
£65.00
90th Percentile
£73.75
£74.00
£76.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£25.15
£40.00
£40.00
% change year-on-year
-37.13%
-
+100.00%
Senior Mainframe Programmer Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Mainframe Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Mainframe Programmer Skill Set Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 June 2025, Senior Mainframe Programmer 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 Senior Mainframe Programmer in the job title.
Senior Mainframe Programmer 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:
