Contract General Skills Statistics in the West Midlands

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	3	Down -2 places-2	£470	-1.05%	658 20.92%	475
Finance	6	No change0	£492	-7.73%	395 12.56%	243
Public Sector	18	Down -1 place-1	£488	+7.45%	298 9.47%	81
Analytical Skills	19	Down -9 places-9	£450	-5.26%	290 9.22%	187
Banking	55	Up 10 places+10	£550	-2.39%	124 3.94%	18
Legal	81	Down -32 places-32	£500	+5.26%	80 2.54%	53
Organisational Skills	96	Down -44 places-44	£338	-3.57%	64 2.03%	43
Manufacturing	100	Down -27 places-27	£420	-11.57%	59 1.88%	117
Investment Banking	103	Down -12 places-12	-	-	56 1.78%	4
Local Government	104	Down -16 places-16	£525	-	55 1.75%	23
Automotive	108	Down -34 places-34	£550	+34.14%	51 1.62%	69
Documentation Skills	111	Down -34 places-34	£489	+22.12%	48 1.53%	19
Telecoms	115	Down -43 places-43	£550	+7.31%	44 1.40%	39
Retail	120	Down -50 places-50	£500	+11.11%	39 1.24%	73
Influencing Skills	122	Down -45 places-45	£500	-13.04%	37 1.18%	29
Inclusion and Diversity	125	Down -60 places-60	£540	+17.39%	34 1.08%	42
Presentation Skills	128	Down -64 places-64	£492	-10.54%	31 0.99%	45
Law	130	Down -72 places-72	£588	+6.81%	29 0.92%	34
Police	133	Down -37 places-37	£550	+15.78%	26 0.83%	3
Marketing	135	Down -49 places-49	£625	+131.48%	24 0.76%	102
Electronics	147	Down -53 places-53	£400	-	12 0.38%	22
Publishing	148	New entry-	£450	-	11 0.35%	6
Military	148	Down -55 places-55	£563	-	11 0.35%	10
Billing	149	Down -54 places-54	£475	+50.79%	10 0.32%	9
Aerospace	149	Down -58 places-58	-	-	10 0.32%	23