Freedom of Information Contract Job Trends in Birmingham
Freedom of Information (FOI) West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Freedom of Information 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
259
185
309
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
41.91%
25.80%
36.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
168
109
166
10th Percentile
£249
£158
£270
25th Percentile
£383
£375
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£469
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
+6.67%
-6.25%
75th Percentile
£538
£663
£588
90th Percentile
£600
£738
£678
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£550
£510
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
+7.84%
+2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
17
5
17
10th Percentile
-
£32.30
£26.25
25th Percentile
-
£50.00
£30.00
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£53.50
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-64.73%
-17.69%
+261.11%
75th Percentile
-
£57.25
£67.50
90th Percentile
£31.75
£58.90
£68.00
West Midlands median hourly rate
£30.00
£32.21
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-6.85%
+17.12%
+44.74%
Freedom of Information Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Freedom of Information relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Freedom of Information Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Freedom of Information.
Freedom of Information Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Freedom of Information.
Freedom of Information Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Freedom of Information also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Freedom of Information.
Freedom of Information 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:
