CIPD Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 60
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIPD 0 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham - - 0.53%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 2.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £638
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £675
75th Percentile - - £713
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate - £319 £675
% change year-on-year - -52.78% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Birmingham.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 186 152 182
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 20.31% 30.28% 24.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 105 102
10th Percentile £213 £148 £263
25th Percentile £397 £275 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +17.65% -17.07%
75th Percentile £575 £603 £550
90th Percentile £651 £700 £674
West Midlands median daily rate £469 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -4.67% -1.60% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 5 14
10th Percentile £16.03 £23.22 £13.48
25th Percentile £18.20 £30.29 £15.81
Median hourly rate £19.34 £44.00 £25.33
Median % change year-on-year -56.05% +73.74% +51.19%
75th Percentile £75.00 £52.50 £28.31
90th Percentile - £56.40 £48.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £52.50 £32.65 £28.50
% change year-on-year +60.82% +14.54% +42.50%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIPD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

CIPD job vacancy trend in Birmingham

CIPD
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing CIPD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing CIPD