Contract General Skills Statistics in Birmingham

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 3 Oct 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	+5.00%	152 16.58%	386
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£470	+4.44%	147 16.03%	435
Public Sector	12	Down -5 places-5	£525	+10.52%	88 9.60%	147
Banking	14	Up 10 places+10	£475	-5.00%	80 8.72%	39
Analytical Skills	24	Down -17 places-17	£425	-15.00%	53 5.78%	179
Legal	41	Down -7 places-7	£481	-8.33%	33 3.60%	137
Investment Banking	45	Up 3 places+3	-	-	29 3.16%	10
Local Government	46	Up 20 places+20	£525	-12.50%	28 3.05%	26
Organisational Skills	50	Down -8 places-8	£341	+33.04%	23 2.51%	72
Marketing	55	Down -2 places-2	£720	+55.67%	18 1.96%	119
Manufacturing	56	Down -6 places-6	£550	+4.76%	17 1.85%	114
Retail	57	Up 5 places+5	£625	+38.88%	16 1.74%	108
Law	61	Down -1 place-1	£560	+1.81%	12 1.31%	85
Influencing Skills	61	Down -1 place-1	£513	+2.50%	12 1.31%	48
Inclusion and Diversity	63	Down -6 places-6	£550	+32.53%	10 1.09%	180
Telecoms	64	Down -21 places-21	£413	+36.36%	9 0.98%	38
Military	66	Down -2 places-2	£675	+8.00%	7 0.76%	8
Documentation Skills	68	Down -7 places-7	£419	-23.86%	5 0.55%	10
Publishing	69	New entry-	£400	-	4 0.44%	5
Spanish Language	69	New entry-	-	-	4 0.44%
Presentation Skills	69	Down -21 places-21	£525	+12.90%	4 0.44%	46
Automotive	70	Down -4 places-4	-	-	3 0.33%	32
Pharmaceutical	70	New entry-	-	-	3 0.33%	25
Front Office	71	New entry-	-	-	2 0.22%	6
Back Office	71	Down -5 places-5	£155	-78.57%	2 0.22%	6
Electronics	72	Down -10 places-10	-	-	1 0.11%	23
French Language	72	New entry-	-	-	1 0.11%	1
German Language	72	New entry-	£135	-	1 0.11%	3
Billing	72	Down -6 places-6	£350	-11.94%	1 0.11%	18
General Ledger	72	Down -6 places-6	£475	-17.39%	1 0.11%	4