The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring ChatOps skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
ChatOps 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
728 |
470 |
633 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham |
85.15% |
90.21% |
82.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
449 |
335 |
411 |
| 10th Percentile |
£265 |
£194 |
£238 |
| 25th Percentile |
£402 |
£378 |
£368 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£513 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.44% |
+13.89% |
-10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£613 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£659 |
£700 |
£663 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£492 |
£500 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.60% |
+5.26% |
-5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
29 |
14 |
44 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.25 |
£12.62 |
£13.20 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.09 |
£13.14 |
£17.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.69 |
£22.25 |
£27.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.49% |
-18.35% |
+96.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£25.00 |
£30.51 |
£48.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£30.00 |
£45.95 |
£67.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£22.01 |
£18.32 |
£23.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.14% |
-20.35% |
+29.80% |
