The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Generative AI skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Generative AI over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Generative AI is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
626 |
778 |
1,220 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham |
82.80% |
88.01% |
91.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
413 |
521 |
882 |
| 10th Percentile |
£252 |
£275 |
£225 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£398 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£513 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.32% |
+7.89% |
+11.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£631 |
£594 |
| 90th Percentile |
£685 |
£700 |
£688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£500 |
£513 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.44% |
+5.13% |
+14.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
43 |
29 |
22 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.19 |
£11.00 |
£12.05 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.00 |
£12.50 |
£13.81 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.00 |
£16.29 |
£17.24 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+59.66% |
-5.54% |
-4.22% |
| 75th Percentile |
£47.13 |
£28.75 |
£18.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£56.25 |
£62.50 |
£19.87 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£22.50 |
£18.50 |
£17.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+21.62% |
+8.82% |
+2.16% |
