Electronic Point Of Sale (EPoS) West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term EPoS in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited EPoS over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 12 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
51
59
70
Rank change year-on-year
+8
+11
+20
Contract jobs citing EPoS
4
4
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
EPoS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
183
195
299
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
33.21%
28.76%
34.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
130
124
173
10th Percentile
£182
£236
£263
25th Percentile
£305
£381
£369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£534
£675
£635
90th Percentile
£600
£750
£713
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£538
£513
% change year-on-year
-7.02%
+4.93%
+2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
7
11
10th Percentile
-
£19.70
£24.00
25th Percentile
-
£30.25
£26.25
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£40.50
£30.00
Median % change year-on-year
-53.41%
+35.00%
+69.49%
75th Percentile
-
£53.13
£42.40
90th Percentile
£41.49
£56.25
£97.50
West Midlands median hourly rate
£30.00
£32.40
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-7.41%
+17.83%
+44.74%
EPoS Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing EPoS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
EPoS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing EPoS in Birmingham.
EPoS Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing EPoS in Birmingham over the 6 months to 12 August 2025.
EPoS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing EPoS in Birmingham.
EPoS Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 12 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing EPoS 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 EPoS.
EPoS 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:
