Programmer Contracts in Birmingham

Programmer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Programmer daily rate in Birmingham is £492 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 76 97
Rank change year-on-year +21 +21 -34
Contract jobs requiring a Programmer 6 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.79% 0.23% 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 0.23% 0.079%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £486 - £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £350
Median % change year-on-year -1.70% +42.86% +16.67%
75th Percentile £497 - £375
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £535 £500 £344
% change year-on-year +7.00% +45.45% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.50 - -
Median hourly rate £19.00 - -
75th Percentile £19.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £19.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 702 852 1,270
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.61% 96.38% 95.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 493 568 927
10th Percentile £258 £263 £213
25th Percentile £338 £377 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £601 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +16.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 35 21
10th Percentile £13.10 £11.40 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.88 £12.50 £14.00
Median hourly rate £28.50 £20.00 £17.48
Median % change year-on-year +42.50% +14.42% -2.89%
75th Percentile £48.75 £24.94 £18.00
90th Percentile £57.91 £60.50 £20.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.00 £19.50 £17.14
% change year-on-year +12.82% +13.77% +7.13%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in Birmingham

Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Programmer in Birmingham

Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Birmingham.

Hourly rate trend for Programmer in Birmingham

Programmer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Programmer contract job roles required 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 Birmingham region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (16.67%) C
2 1 (16.67%) C++
2 1 (16.67%) PL/SQL
2 1 (16.67%) Visual Studio
2 1 (16.67%) PVCS
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) PVCS
1 1 (16.67%) Visual Studio
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) C
1 1 (16.67%) C++
1 1 (16.67%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared