The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Chemistry skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Chemistry over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 29 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
50
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Chemistry
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Chemistry 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
434
608
780
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
87.32%
81.94%
87.35%
Number of daily rates quoted
298
404
511
10th Percentile
£163
£236
£300
25th Percentile
£375
£375
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£475
£520
Median % change year-on-year
-
-8.65%
+6.67%
75th Percentile
£588
£577
£638
90th Percentile
£689
£696
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£483
£500
£525
% change year-on-year
-3.40%
-4.76%
+6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
27
43
31
10th Percentile
-
£13.25
£12.00
25th Percentile
£12.62
£18.50
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£16.00
£26.00
£20.71
Median % change year-on-year
-38.46%
+25.57%
+23.61%
75th Percentile
£25.13
£47.13
£29.38
90th Percentile
£35.77
£56.25
£53.75
West Midlands median hourly rate
£19.00
£22.50
£21.69
% change year-on-year
-15.56%
+3.73%
+28.92%
Chemistry Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Chemistry as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Chemistry Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Chemistry 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 Chemistry.
Chemistry 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:
