Agile Contracts in the West Midlands

Agile Software Development
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Agile skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Agile over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 4 1
Rank change year-on-year -3 -3 +1
Contract jobs citing Agile 231 386 1,009
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.88% 17.26% 28.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.32% 19.64% 31.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 286 756
10th Percentile £358 £413 £399
25th Percentile £450 £455 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £539 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% +2.62% +16.67%
75th Percentile £650 £635 £588
90th Percentile £750 £694 £688
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 2 2
10th Percentile £13.85 - £56.51
25th Percentile £18.73 £12.50 £56.54
Median hourly rate £47.50 £13.00 £58.14
Median % change year-on-year +265.38% -77.64% +137.31%
75th Percentile £57.50 £13.50 £59.82
90th Percentile £58.75 - £59.88
England median hourly rate £61.06 £65.00 £50.77
% change year-on-year -6.06% +28.03% +1.54%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Agile is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,613 1,965 3,219
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 82.93% 87.84% 90.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,075 1,334 2,338
10th Percentile £263 £263 £278
25th Percentile £371 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £495
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +5.05% +16.47%
75th Percentile £625 £609 £586
90th Percentile £745 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 49 63
10th Percentile £11.09 £12.50 £12.05
25th Percentile £14.22 £13.70 £13.94
Median hourly rate £22.50 £20.97 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% +23.35% +6.25%
75th Percentile £40.81 £28.75 £19.93
90th Percentile £58.75 £48.75 £24.05
England median hourly rate £37.50 £37.32 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.48% +49.28% +11.11%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in the West Midlands

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Agile in the West Midlands

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in the West Midlands

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in the West Midlands

Agile
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Agile in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Agile in the West Midlands

Agile
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham -2 81 £556 +1.14% 117
Warwickshire -4 51 £600 +11.63% 56
Shropshire -2 34 £358 -33.70% 6
Coventry -1 32 £563 +7.14% 28
Staffordshire +1 9 £325 -35.64% 34
Worcestershire -3 4 £525 -19.23% 23
Solihull -14 1 - - 4
Agile
England

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.90%) CICS
1 9 (3.90%) SAS
2 4 (1.73%) Confluence
3 3 (1.30%) CMS
3 3 (1.30%) Drupal
4 2 (0.87%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.43%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (2.60%) Simulink
1 6 (2.60%) Stateflow
2 5 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.16%) TargetLink
3 4 (1.73%) Trello
4 3 (1.30%) CANalyzer
4 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.30%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.43%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (4.33%) NetSuite
2 5 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.73%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.87%) Maximo
4 2 (0.87%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.87%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.87%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.87%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.43%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.43%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 49 (21.21%) Azure
2 24 (10.39%) Azure DevOps
3 19 (8.23%) AWS
4 12 (5.19%) Power Platform
5 8 (3.46%) Boomi
6 7 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (3.03%) SaaS
6 7 (3.03%) SuccessFactors
7 6 (2.60%) Azure App Service
7 6 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (2.60%) Power Automate
7 6 (2.60%) PowerApps
8 5 (2.16%) Azure AKS
9 4 (1.73%) IaaS
9 4 (1.73%) PaaS
10 3 (1.30%) Amazon S3
10 3 (1.30%) AWS Step Functions
10 3 (1.30%) GCP
10 3 (1.30%) Serverless
11 2 (0.87%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.03%) Firewall
1 7 (3.03%) WAN
2 6 (2.60%) Internet
3 5 (2.16%) DNS
4 4 (1.73%) Ethernet
4 4 (1.73%) LAN
4 4 (1.73%) Network Security
4 4 (1.73%) SSL
4 4 (1.73%) VPN
5 3 (1.30%) ADSL
5 3 (1.30%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (1.30%) MPLS
5 3 (1.30%) PSTN
5 3 (1.30%) SAN
6 2 (0.87%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.87%) Junos
6 2 (0.87%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.43%) FlexRay
7 1 (0.43%) Intranet
7 1 (0.43%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (9.52%) MySQL
2 15 (6.49%) Amazon Redshift
3 10 (4.33%) DB2
3 10 (4.33%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.90%) IDMS
4 9 (3.90%) Power BI
5 6 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.73%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (0.87%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (0.87%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.87%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.43%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.43%) Flink
8 1 (0.43%) MS Access
8 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 40 (17.32%) Git
2 17 (7.36%) JIRA
3 9 (3.90%) Bitbucket
4 8 (3.46%) Subversion
5 6 (2.60%) Jenkins
6 5 (2.16%) Selenium
6 5 (2.16%) Visual Studio
7 4 (1.73%) Ant
7 4 (1.73%) Artifactory
8 3 (1.30%) CANoe
8 3 (1.30%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.87%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.87%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.43%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.43%) JMeter
10 1 (0.43%) NUnit
10 1 (0.43%) Octopus Deploy
10 1 (0.43%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.43%) TestRail
10 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 88 (38.10%) Social Skills
2 49 (21.21%) Finance
3 34 (14.72%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (11.26%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.36%) Automotive
6 10 (4.33%) Retail
7 7 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (2.60%) Electronics
8 6 (2.60%) German Language
8 6 (2.60%) Law
8 6 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (2.60%) Telecoms
9 5 (2.16%) Marketing
9 5 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.30%) Billing
11 3 (1.30%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.87%) Legal
12 2 (0.87%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 43 (18.61%) Developer
2 33 (14.29%) Architect
3 24 (10.39%) Analyst
3 24 (10.39%) Project Manager
4 23 (9.96%) Senior
5 16 (6.93%) Lead
6 15 (6.49%) Business Analyst
7 10 (4.33%) IBM Mainframe Developer
7 10 (4.33%) Mainframe Developer
7 10 (4.33%) Senior Manager
7 10 (4.33%) Solutions Architect
8 9 (3.90%) Azure Architect
8 9 (3.90%) IT Manager
8 9 (3.90%) Product Owner
9 8 (3.46%) Consultant
9 8 (3.46%) Senior Project Manager
9 8 (3.46%) SQL Developer
10 6 (2.60%) Enterprise Architect
10 6 (2.60%) Java Developer
10 6 (2.60%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.93%) .NET
2 13 (5.63%) XML
3 8 (3.46%) AngularJS
3 8 (3.46%) JSON
3 8 (3.46%) Web Services
4 7 (3.03%) HTML
4 7 (3.03%) REST
4 7 (3.03%) XSLT
5 6 (2.60%) RESTful
5 6 (2.60%) Spring
6 4 (1.73%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.73%) CSS
6 4 (1.73%) Entity Framework
6 4 (1.73%) SOAP
7 3 (1.30%) React
7 3 (1.30%) Visualforce
7 3 (1.30%) WSDL
7 3 (1.30%) XSD
8 2 (0.87%) React Native
8 2 (0.87%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.66%) Product Ownership
2 11 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (4.33%) IBM Mainframe
3 10 (4.33%) Mainframe
3 10 (4.33%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.90%) Data Structures
5 8 (3.46%) Public Cloud
6 7 (3.03%) Algorithms
6 7 (3.03%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.60%) IoT
8 5 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (2.16%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.73%) Industry 4.0
9 4 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.30%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.30%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.30%) Infotainment
10 3 (1.30%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.30%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.33%) Unix
2 9 (3.90%) zOS
3 4 (1.73%) Linux
4 3 (1.30%) Windows
5 1 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (27.27%) Scrum
2 62 (26.84%) Stakeholder Management
3 42 (18.18%) Project Management
4 35 (15.15%) DevOps
5 34 (14.72%) Roadmaps
6 32 (13.85%) Software Engineering
7 31 (13.42%) Continuous Improvement
8 30 (12.99%) Problem-Solving
9 28 (12.12%) Waterfall
10 27 (11.69%) Continuous Integration
11 25 (10.82%) Requirements Gathering
12 24 (10.39%) Analytics
13 23 (9.96%) PRINCE2
14 22 (9.52%) Project Delivery
15 19 (8.23%) ETL
16 17 (7.36%) CI/CD
16 17 (7.36%) Configuration Management
17 16 (6.93%) Dashboard Development
17 16 (6.93%) ITIL
17 16 (6.93%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 30 (12.99%) SQL
2 14 (6.06%) C#
3 11 (4.76%) JavaScript
4 10 (4.33%) COBOL
4 10 (4.33%) Java
5 9 (3.90%) CLIST
5 9 (3.90%) REXX
5 9 (3.90%) SELCOPY
6 8 (3.46%) PL/SQL
6 8 (3.46%) Python
7 7 (3.03%) Bash
7 7 (3.03%) Bourne shell
7 7 (3.03%) Korn
8 6 (2.60%) MATLAB
9 5 (2.16%) Bicep
9 5 (2.16%) C
9 5 (2.16%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.30%) Apex Code
10 3 (1.30%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.30%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 34 (14.72%) Degree
2 31 (13.42%) Security Cleared
3 30 (12.99%) SC Cleared
4 10 (4.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (4.33%) Master's Degree
5 9 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (3.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.16%) PMI Certification
7 5 (2.16%) PMP
8 4 (1.73%) CCNA
9 3 (1.30%) BC Cleared
9 3 (1.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.87%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.43%) APMG
11 1 (0.43%) CCNP
11 1 (0.43%) CCSP
11 1 (0.43%) CISSP
11 1 (0.43%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.96%) QA
2 5 (2.16%) AUTOSAR
2 5 (2.16%) ISO 26262
2 5 (2.16%) MISRA
2 5 (2.16%) MISRA C
3 4 (1.73%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.30%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.30%) SLA
5 2 (0.87%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.87%) PMO
6 1 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.43%) GDPR
6 1 (0.43%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (0.87%) Docker
1 2 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.43%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (6.06%) Grafana
2 7 (3.03%) Ansible
2 7 (3.03%) Terraform
3 2 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.43%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.43%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.43%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.43%) Puppet
4 1 (0.43%) Rancher
Vendors
1 28 (12.12%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.23%) Salesforce
3 18 (7.79%) Oracle
4 17 (7.36%) SAP
5 15 (6.49%) Talend
6 14 (6.06%) Denodo
6 14 (6.06%) IBM
7 13 (5.63%) ServiceNow
8 9 (3.90%) Syncsort
9 8 (3.46%) Cisco
10 3 (1.30%) BT
10 3 (1.30%) CheckPoint
10 3 (1.30%) F5
10 3 (1.30%) Openreach
11 2 (0.87%) Databricks
11 2 (0.87%) Guidewire
11 2 (0.87%) Juniper
11 2 (0.87%) MuleSoft
12 1 (0.43%) Adobe
12 1 (0.43%) Sage