The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cantonese Language in contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cantonese Language over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Cantonese Language is in the General Skills 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 common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
399 |
519 |
749 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham |
52.78% |
58.71% |
56.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
273 |
352 |
541 |
| 10th Percentile |
£258 |
£263 |
£210 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£400 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£514 |
£463 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.98% |
+11.08% |
+9.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£650 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£690 |
£712 |
£688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£510 |
£501 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.90% |
+5.37% |
+15.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
32 |
28 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£11.78 |
£11.00 |
£12.30 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.73 |
£12.50 |
£13.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£24.65 |
£17.39 |
£17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+41.73% |
+2.31% |
-5.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.75 |
£29.12 |
£17.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£56.25 |
£74.75 |
£18.00 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£19.00 |
£18.25 |
£17.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.11% |
+7.35% |
+4.62% |
