Out for 2 years...what's happened to rates?!

[darmstadt]

Not in COBOL !! Maybe Java or C#. Many of those chaps may not even have heard of COBOL.

Oh definitely in COBOL! As the worlds supply of COBOL programmers slowly started decreasing, the sub-contintent outsourcing firms saw a ready market and trained a lot of students and graduates in COBOL, primarily for the USA market. Due to the fact that none of these people had any business knowledge, the coding is pretty tulipe. You only need to look at some of the forums where MF'ers hang out to see the problems.

[escapeUK]

Bear in mind - it's an ageing, Jurassic period skillset, being MF Cobol...................

Any ideas?

And therefore rare and valuable. Dont sell yourself short.

[bluetoaster]

I also started out in COBOL and know there are COBOL shops around, I just don't see roles advertised.