Mainframes
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Mainframe over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 98 | 142 | 161 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | +19 | -53 |
| Contract jobs citing Mainframe | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 0.73% | 0.042% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.18% | 0.13% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £323 | - | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | £341 | £475 | £422 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £364 | £500 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.20% | -16.67% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £432 | £525 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £464 | - | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £553 | £508 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.50% | +8.87% | +12.78% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
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 advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 642 | 768 | 1,007 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 33.30% | 32.11% | 28.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 406 | 527 | 720 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £263 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.70% | +5.26% | +13.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £632 | £638 | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £700 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 47 | 19 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.42 | £17.10 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.71 | £17.99 | £12.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £24.00 | £15.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +51.32% | -5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.25 | £52.50 | £17.70 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.75 | £65.50 | £19.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.00 | £22.50 | £26.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -15.09% | +0.88% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Mainframe as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in the West Midlands.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mainframe in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mainframe in the West Midlands.
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Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | +41 | 11 | £358 | -28.40% | |
| Birmingham | - | 2 | £475 | - | |
| Solihull | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Mainframe England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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: