Contract General Skills Statistics in Birmingham

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 23 Apr 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	-5.10%	178 19.78%	133
Finance	2	Up 3 places+3	£500	-4.76%	144 16.00%	88
Banking	7	Up 22 places+22	£515	-9.20%	103 11.44%	12
Public Sector	12	Up 1 place+1	£525	+4.89%	84 9.33%	40
Analytical Skills	17	Down -14 places-14	£450	-5.26%	75 8.33%	61
Investment Banking	26	Up 21 places+21	-	-	56 6.22%	5
Legal	45	Down -22 places-22	£500	-23.07%	33 3.67%	19
Local Government	55	Down -4 places-4	£525	-2.32%	23 2.56%	8
Organisational Skills	56	Down -19 places-19	£300	+53.84%	22 2.44%	13
Telecoms	57	Down -27 places-27	£550	+7.31%	21 2.33%	15
Law	65	Down -16 places-16	£550	+15.78%	13 1.44%	14
Documentation Skills	65	Down -13 places-13	£500	-16.66%	13 1.44%	8
Manufacturing	70	Down -27 places-27	£550	+12.82%	8 0.89%	22
Presentation Skills	70	Down -27 places-27	£550	-2.00%	8 0.89%	10
Games	71	Down -20 places-20	-	-	7 0.78%	2
Retail	71	Down -29 places-29	£600	+14.28%	7 0.78%	22
Influencing Skills	71	Down -26 places-26	£450	-25.00%	7 0.78%	11
Marketing	72	Down -29 places-29	£780	+188.88%	6 0.67%	31
Military	74	Down -24 places-24	-	-	4 0.44%	4
Publishing	75	New entry-	£486	-	3 0.33%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	75	Down -27 places-27	-	-	3 0.33%	18
Financial Institution	76	Down -25 places-25	£709	+18.08%	2 0.22%
Back Office	76	Down -28 places-28	£600	+17.07%	2 0.22%	3
Automotive	76	Down -24 places-24	-	-	2 0.22%	8
Social Housing	76	New entry-	£313	-	2 0.22%	1
General Ledger	76	Down -25 places-25	£450	-14.28%	2 0.22%