The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for COBOL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited COBOL over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
COBOL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
456
590
737
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire
27.37%
26.59%
27.40%
Number of daily rates quoted
327
409
577
10th Percentile
£308
£399
£350
25th Percentile
£411
£440
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£525
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-9.52%
+10.53%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£588
£619
£560
90th Percentile
£627
£700
£639
England median daily rate
£550
£565
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.65%
+2.73%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
10
6
10th Percentile
-
£42.79
£21.11
25th Percentile
£61.25
£52.03
£24.54
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£62.50
£27.54
Median % change year-on-year
-
+126.98%
+5.90%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£70.00
£39.60
90th Percentile
-
£71.00
£43.10
England median hourly rate
£62.50
£62.50
£50.77
% change year-on-year
-
+23.10%
+19.46%
COBOL Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings citing COBOL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
COBOL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Yorkshire.
COBOL Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing COBOL in Yorkshire.
COBOL Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing COBOL also mentioned 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 across the Yorkshire region with a requirement for COBOL.
COBOL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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: