Documentation Skills
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | 60 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +14 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 1.08% | 1.39% | 0.25% |
| As % of the General category | 1.68% | 2.36% | 0.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £516 | £247 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £522 | £288 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £360 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.19% | -24.21% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £656 | £470 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £533 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £531 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +8.97% | +2.63% |
All General Skills
Birmingham
Documentation Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 417 | 424 | 381 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 64.25% | 58.81% | 47.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 297 | 273 | 256 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £196 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £570 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £644 | £738 | £745 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.42% | -2.44% | +2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 11 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.43 | £16.00 | £12.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.56 | £20.88 | £14.34 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.53 | £26.13 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.78% | +53.68% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.51 | £52.63 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £57.25 | £60.25 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £27.21 | £23.82 | £20.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.23% | +16.20% | +21.05% |
Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Documentation Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Documentation Skills.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in Birmingham over the 6 months to 14 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Documentation Skills.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: