Mainframes
Wales > West Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mainframe in contract job vacancies in West Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mainframe over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Mainframe | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Wales | 2.67% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 10.00% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £408 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £419 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £423 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £424 | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | £425 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
West Wales
Mainframe falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in West Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Wales | 26.67% | 8.33% | 19.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £205 | £145 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £264 | £204 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £398 | £305 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.98% | +30.33% | -7.51% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £559 | £404 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £636 | £462 |
| Wales median daily rate | £413 | £331 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.56% | -22.08% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.41 | - | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.91 | - | £22.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £16.42 | - | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £43.96 | £20.50 | £25.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +114.44% | -19.92% | +11.30% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mainframe relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Wales.
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Daily Rate Trend in West Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Mainframe.
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Contract Job Locations in West Wales
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 Wales region over the 6 months to 5 October 2026. 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 |
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| Swansea | - | 2 | £419 | - | 1 |
| Mainframe Wales |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: