Contract General Skills Statistics in Birmingham

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 30 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Finance	1	Up 4 places+4	£525	+11.22%	160 17.52%	148
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£450	+4.89%	139 15.22%	237
Banking	8	Up 22 places+22	£500	-	94 10.30%	22
Public Sector	14	Down -8 places-8	£525	+10.52%	82 8.98%	57
Analytical Skills	24	Down -17 places-17	£450	-10.00%	55 6.02%	91
Investment Banking	33	Up 18 places+18	-	-	41 4.49%	11
Local Government	40	New entry-	£525	-	34 3.72%	16
Legal	41	Down -13 places-13	£513	-4.65%	33 3.61%	65
Organisational Skills	54	Down -18 places-18	£299	+53.20%	20 2.19%	29
Marketing	55	Down -9 places-9	£720	+80.00%	19 2.08%	61
Retail	57	Down -2 places-2	£600	+33.33%	17 1.86%	55
Manufacturing	62	Down -16 places-16	£550	+4.76%	12 1.31%	64
Law	63	Down -11 places-11	£545	-2.28%	11 1.20%	36
Influencing Skills	64	Down -12 places-12	£475	-13.63%	10 1.10%	11
Documentation Skills	67	Down -9 places-9	£425	-26.08%	7 0.77%	5
Inclusion and Diversity	67	Down -17 places-17	£538	+24.27%	7 0.77%	52
Telecoms	67	Down -29 places-29	£450	+76.47%	7 0.77%	23
Military	68	Down -10 places-10	£675	+8.00%	6 0.66%	10
Spanish Language	70	New entry-	-	-	4 0.44%
Publishing	70	New entry-	£400	-	4 0.44%	3
Presentation Skills	71	Down -32 places-32	£538	+13.15%	3 0.33%	28
Automotive	71	Down -12 places-12	-	-	3 0.33%	19
Billing	72	Down -14 places-14	£413	+3.77%	2 0.22%	8
General Ledger	72	Down -13 places-13	£450	-21.73%	2 0.22%	2
Front Office	72	New entry-	-	-	2 0.22%