Contract General Skills Statistics in Birmingham

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£475	+2.15%	157 17.94%	247
Finance	2	Up 4 places+4	£523	+4.50%	152 17.37%	212
Public Sector	11	Down 2 places-2	£525	+10.52%	90 10.29%	83
Banking	17	Up 2 places+2	£484	-7.85%	76 8.69%	20
Analytical Skills	27	Down 15 places-15	£400	-20.00%	52 5.94%	105
Legal	45	Down 6 places-6	£525	-	32 3.66%	82
Investment Banking	47	Up 3 places+3	£500	-	30 3.43%	7
Local Government	48	Up 22 places+22	£525	-12.50%	29 3.31%	9
Organisational Skills	53	Down 4 places-4	£308	-5.38%	24 2.74%	30
Marketing	58	Up 2 places+2	£720	+42.22%	19 2.17%	70
Manufacturing	58	Down 3 places-3	£550	+7.31%	19 2.17%	78
Retail	59	Up 8 places+8	£550	+20.54%	18 2.06%	71
Inclusion and Diversity	65	Down 3 places-3	£550	+32.53%	12 1.37%	74
Telecoms	65	Down 13 places-13	£413	+17.43%	12 1.37%	30
Law	66	Down 1 place-1	£560	+1.81%	11 1.26%	38
Influencing Skills	67	Down 2 places-2	£538	+10.25%	10 1.14%	24
Military	68	No change0	£725	+16.00%	9 1.03%	4
Documentation Skills	72	Down 6 places-6	£419	-28.72%	5 0.57%	12
Spanish Language	73	New entry-	-	-	4 0.46%	2
Presentation Skills	73	Down 22 places-22	£525	+13.51%	4 0.46%	26
Pharmaceutical	73	New entry-	-	-	4 0.46%	19
Automotive	74	Down 2 places-2	-	-	3 0.34%	16
Publishing	74	Down 2 places-2	-	-	3 0.34%	2
Front Office	75	New entry-	-	-	2 0.23%	6
Back Office	75	Down 3 places-3	£155	-78.57%	2 0.23%	20
French Language	76	New entry-	-	-	1 0.11%	2
German Language	76	New entry-	£135	-	1 0.11%	1
Billing	76	Down 4 places-4	£350	-11.94%	1 0.11%	11
Aviation	76	New entry-	£500	-	1 0.11%	3
General Ledger	76	Down 4 places-4	£475	-17.39%	1 0.11%	1
Electronics	76	Down 8 places-8	-	-	1 0.11%	22