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
700
936
1,242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.74%
94.64%
96.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
493
632
915
10th Percentile
£250
£224
£206
25th Percentile
£335
£370
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£460
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
+8.70%
+12.20%
75th Percentile
£575
£600
£575
90th Percentile
£663
£688
£688
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
+5.26%
+18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
38
32
22
10th Percentile
£12.80
£11.10
£11.65
25th Percentile
£16.25
£12.50
£12.47
Median hourly rate
£28.50
£20.00
£15.75
Median % change year-on-year
+42.50%
+26.98%
-12.50%
75th Percentile
£48.75
£26.19
£17.70
90th Percentile
£69.12
£63.13
£18.65
West Midlands median hourly rate
£22.29
£18.00
£16.50
% change year-on-year
+23.83%
+9.09%
+10.00%
Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Software Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Birmingham.
Software Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Birmingham.
Software Engineer Skill Set Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 19 March 2024, Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
Software Engineer 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: