Contract General Skills Statistics in Birmingham

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 12 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Finance	1	Up 2 places+2	£525	+11.94%	167 18.23%	257
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£450	+8.89%	140 15.28%	339
Banking	10	Up 21 places+21	£495	-1.00%	94 10.26%	24
Public Sector	14	Down -7 places-7	£525	+10.52%	85 9.28%	111
Analytical Skills	23	Down -14 places-14	£450	-5.06%	59 6.44%	132
Investment Banking	30	Up 21 places+21	-	-	44 4.80%	14
Local Government	34	New entry-	£525	-	40 4.37%	14
Legal	43	Down -20 places-20	£500	-4.76%	31 3.38%	105
Organisational Skills	49	Down -21 places-21	£350	+79.48%	25 2.73%	45
Marketing	56	Down -15 places-15	£710	+77.50%	18 1.97%	94
Retail	58	Down -8 places-8	£625	+38.88%	16 1.75%	68
Influencing Skills	60	Down -11 places-11	£450	-18.18%	14 1.53%	30
Law	60	Down -11 places-11	£530	-11.08%	14 1.53%	62
Manufacturing	63	Down -21 places-21	£550	+4.76%	11 1.20%	71
Documentation Skills	66	Down -13 places-13	£438	-23.91%	8 0.87%	14
Inclusion and Diversity	67	Down -22 places-22	£538	+24.27%	7 0.76%	186
Telecoms	67	Down -36 places-36	£450	+76.47%	7 0.76%	29
Military	69	Down -16 places-16	-	-	5 0.55%	7
Spanish Language	70	New entry-	-	-	4 0.44%
Presentation Skills	70	Down -28 places-28	£550	+35.80%	4 0.44%	31
Publishing	70	New entry-	£400	-	4 0.44%	3
Games	70	Down -17 places-17	-	-	4 0.44%	2
Automotive	71	Down -17 places-17	-	-	3 0.33%	24
Billing	72	Down -19 places-19	£413	+3.77%	2 0.22%	12
General Ledger	72	New entry-	£450	-	2 0.22%	2
Front Office	72	New entry-	-	-	2 0.22%	1