The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Broadband skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Broadband over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
65
77
89
Rank change year-on-year
+12
+12
-30
Contract jobs citing Broadband
2
1
6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Broadband is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
150
146
160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
19.69%
15.94%
11.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
93
67
104
10th Percentile
£205
£313
£163
25th Percentile
£290
£400
£209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£513
£406
Median % change year-on-year
-31.71%
+26.15%
-9.72%
75th Percentile
£488
£700
£500
90th Percentile
£600
£731
£593
West Midlands median daily rate
£400
£483
£400
% change year-on-year
-17.18%
+20.75%
-5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
5
4
10th Percentile
£13.25
-
£12.22
25th Percentile
£14.00
£12.50
£14.49
Median hourly rate
£19.95
£15.00
£18.25
Median % change year-on-year
+33.00%
-17.81%
+15.98%
75th Percentile
£28.75
£18.75
£20.00
90th Percentile
£72.90
£20.21
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£19.95
£18.50
£16.50
% change year-on-year
+7.84%
+12.12%
+10.00%
Broadband Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Broadband as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Broadband Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Broadband in Birmingham.
Broadband Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Broadband in Birmingham.
Broadband Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Broadband 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 Broadband.
Broadband 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:
