Mainframe Systems Programmer Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Mainframe Systems Programmer
England > Yorkshire

The median Mainframe Systems Programmer daily rate in Yorkshire is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe Systems Programmer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.074% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £507 - -
25th Percentile £508 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £518 - -
90th Percentile £518 - -
England median daily rate £513 - £550

All Contract IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,466 1,045 1,541
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.37% 94.23% 90.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,520 659 956
10th Percentile £319 £254 £260
25th Percentile £410 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £478
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -0.52% -9.05%
75th Percentile £569 £548 £575
90th Percentile £675 £613 £650
England median daily rate £520 £514 £525
% change year-on-year +1.17% -2.10% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 38 76
10th Percentile £16.73 £14.86 £11.30
25th Percentile £23.00 £17.87 £12.53
Median hourly rate £25.77 £21.24 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.33% +21.37% -16.67%
75th Percentile £46.25 £22.14 £25.83
90th Percentile £68.75 £29.21 £53.75
England median hourly rate £45.56 £29.33 £39.50
% change year-on-year +55.32% -25.75% -12.22%

Mainframe Systems Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Mainframe Systems Programmer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Mainframe Systems Programmer job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Mainframe Systems Programmer
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Mainframe Systems Programmer job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Mainframe Systems Programmer job vacancies in Yorkshire

Mainframe Systems Programmer
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mainframe Systems Programmer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
South Yorkshire - 2 £513 -
Mainframe Systems Programmer
England

Mainframe Systems Programmer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Mainframe Systems Programmer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Yorkshire region featuring Mainframe Systems Programmer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Assembly Language
1 2 (100.00%) CLIST
1 2 (100.00%) IBM
1 2 (100.00%) ISPF
1 2 (100.00%) JCL
1 2 (100.00%) OMEGAMON
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) REXX
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) SAS
1 2 (100.00%) Time Sharing Option
1 2 (100.00%) zOS

Mainframe Systems Programmer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) SAS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) ISPF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Assembly Language
1 2 (100.00%) CLIST
1 2 (100.00%) JCL
1 2 (100.00%) REXX
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) IBM