The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Arabic Language in contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Arabic Language over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Arabic Language is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
408 |
532 |
739 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham |
52.78% |
58.85% |
55.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
280 |
361 |
535 |
| 10th Percentile |
£212 |
£263 |
£205 |
| 25th Percentile |
£373 |
£389 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£513 |
£463 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.20% |
+10.81% |
+15.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£638 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£688 |
£700 |
£688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£510 |
£510 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+7.37% |
+17.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
32 |
28 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£11.78 |
£11.00 |
£12.35 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.73 |
£12.50 |
£13.81 |
| Median hourly rate |
£25.33 |
£17.39 |
£17.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+45.61% |
+0.83% |
-4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.75 |
£29.12 |
£17.94 |
| 90th Percentile |
£56.25 |
£74.75 |
£19.28 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£19.59 |
£17.85 |
£17.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.75% |
+5.00% |
+2.26% |
