The table below looks at the prevalence of the term General Ledger in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited General Ledger over the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
General Ledger 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
383
411
405
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
62.58%
57.97%
49.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
272
270
263
10th Percentile
£200
£196
£266
25th Percentile
£370
£350
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£575
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£650
£739
£745
West Midlands median daily rate
£490
£500
£505
% change year-on-year
-2.00%
-0.99%
+1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
23
9
16
10th Percentile
£14.00
£19.60
£12.50
25th Percentile
£16.25
£21.25
£14.03
Median hourly rate
£22.05
£47.50
£16.25
Median % change year-on-year
-53.58%
+192.31%
-7.14%
75th Percentile
£26.51
£55.25
£28.75
90th Percentile
-
£57.80
£58.13
West Midlands median hourly rate
£29.00
£23.82
£20.50
% change year-on-year
+21.75%
+16.20%
+25.31%
General Ledger Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing General Ledger as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
General Ledger Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing General Ledger.
General Ledger Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing General Ledger 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 General Ledger.
General Ledger 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:
