Application Discovery Contract Job Trends in Birmingham
Application Discovery
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Application Discovery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Application Discovery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.11% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.14% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £333 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £345 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £358 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £345 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham
Application Discovery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 715 | 591 | 598 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 82.00% | 91.77% | 83.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 400 | 385 | 387 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £250 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £375 | £374 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £575 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £650 | £743 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £511 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -2.20% | +2.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 54 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.46 | £12.62 | £19.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.67 | £13.25 | £21.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £18.87 | £38.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +132.96% | -50.42% | +26.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £23.56 | £54.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £26.51 | £57.53 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £22.50 | £23.05 | £23.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.39% | -2.33% | -14.18% |
Application Discovery Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Application Discovery relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Application Discovery Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Application Discovery.
Application Discovery Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Application Discovery.
Application Discovery Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Analysis | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Process Analysis | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Process Mapping | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Analysis | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Migration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Process Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Requirements Gathering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Requirements Workshops | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Technology Transformation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Workshop Facilitation | 100.0% | 1 |