Contract General Skills Statistics in Birmingham

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£470	+2.17%	181 19.44%	144
Finance	2	Up 3 places+3	£500	-4.76%	148 15.90%	94
Banking	7	Up 19 places+19	£500	-13.19%	103 11.06%	8
Public Sector	13	Down -1 place-1	£525	+3.90%	86 9.24%	39
Analytical Skills	17	Down -14 places-14	£450	-5.26%	75 8.06%	55
Investment Banking	26	Up 18 places+18	-	-	56 6.02%	4
Legal	43	Down -22 places-22	£500	-20.00%	34 3.65%	25
Telecoms	55	Down -27 places-27	£538	+4.87%	22 2.36%	16
Organisational Skills	55	Down -22 places-22	£300	+53.84%	22 2.36%	9
Local Government	56	Down -8 places-8	£525	-2.32%	21 2.26%	9
Documentation Skills	63	Down -14 places-14	£500	-16.66%	14 1.50%	4
Law	65	Down -19 places-19	£550	+15.78%	12 1.29%	21
Manufacturing	68	Down -27 places-27	£550	+10.00%	9 0.97%	18
Presentation Skills	69	Down -29 places-29	£550	-2.00%	8 0.86%	12
Influencing Skills	69	Down -27 places-27	£450	-25.00%	8 0.86%	9
Games	70	Down -22 places-22	-	-	7 0.75%	2
Retail	70	Down -31 places-31	£600	+14.28%	7 0.75%	22
Marketing	71	Down -31 places-31	£780	+188.88%	6 0.64%	35
Military	73	Down -26 places-26	-	-	4 0.43%	4
Automotive	74	Down -25 places-25	-	-	3 0.32%	8
Publishing	74	New entry-	£486	-	3 0.32%	3
Social Housing	75	New entry-	£313	-	2 0.21%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	75	Down -31 places-31	-	-	2 0.21%	15
General Ledger	75	Down -26 places-26	£450	-14.28%	2 0.21%
Financial Institution	76	Down -29 places-29	£525	-12.50%	1 0.11%
Back Office	76	Down -31 places-31	£600	+17.07%	1 0.11%	6
German Language	76	New entry-	-	-	1 0.11%	1
Billing	76	Down -27 places-27	£475	-	1 0.11%	5