The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Cost Control skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
63
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Cost Control
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Cost Control 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
535
586
698
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
90.07%
82.65%
83.49%
Number of daily rates quoted
348
387
453
10th Percentile
£202
£200
£271
25th Percentile
£363
£381
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+2.25%
75th Percentile
£575
£638
£610
90th Percentile
£649
£750
£730
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£520
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
+4.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
53
10
25
10th Percentile
-
£21.18
£12.98
25th Percentile
£12.62
£29.30
£15.50
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£50.00
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
-62.26%
+81.82%
+52.78%
75th Percentile
£22.08
£55.19
£67.50
90th Percentile
£26.51
£57.53
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£24.34
£28.50
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-14.60%
+3.64%
+52.78%
Cost Control Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Cost Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Cost Control Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Cost Control.
Cost Control Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Control 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 Cost Control.
Cost Control 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:
