COBOL
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring COBOL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
79 |
- |
82 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+37 |
| Contract jobs citing COBOL |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire |
0.22% |
- |
0.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
0.69% |
- |
0.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£340 |
- |
- |
| Yorkshire median daily rate |
£360 |
- |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-0.05% |
COBOL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in West Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
290 |
225 |
243 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire |
31.62% |
31.96% |
21.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
180 |
158 |
186 |
| 10th Percentile |
£363 |
£359 |
£330 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£413 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£498 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+0.50% |
-0.50% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£573 |
£567 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£725 |
£650 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+2.56% |
-9.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
7 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£26.25 |
£17.38 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£28.75 |
£19.91 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£52.50 |
£21.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+146.36% |
-69.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£99.32 |
£25.58 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£102.00 |
£44.39 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£49.50 |
£40.00 |
£21.31 |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.75% |
+87.71% |
-69.56% |
COBOL
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing COBOL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
COBOL
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing COBOL.
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Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing COBOL.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:
