The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring BIG-IP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited BIG-IP over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
55
-
73
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+20
DemandTrendContract jobs citing BIG-IP
2
0
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
BIG-IP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Birmingham.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
103
73
199
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
17.76%
10.37%
23.01%
Number of daily rates quoted
66
40
93
10th Percentile
£246
£165
£241
25th Percentile
£332
£245
£338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£445
£350
£385
Median % change year-on-year
+27.14%
-9.09%
-4.94%
75th Percentile
£488
£500
£650
90th Percentile
£570
£674
£731
West Midlands median daily rate
£450
£475
£425
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
+11.76%
-2.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
3
7
10th Percentile
£44.35
£13.40
£15.95
25th Percentile
£44.88
£13.63
£40.38
Median hourly rate
£47.00
£14.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
+235.71%
-78.46%
+225.00%
75th Percentile
£50.38
£18.88
£68.13
90th Percentile
£51.65
£21.80
£69.25
West Midlands median hourly rate
£30.00
£14.00
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+114.29%
-49.09%
+61.76%
BIG-IP Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing BIG-IP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
BIG-IP Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing BIG-IP.
BIG-IP Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing BIG-IP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for BIG-IP.
BIG-IP Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
