The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring knowledge or experience of HP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited HP over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Hewlett-Packard Company.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
40
63
59
Rank change year-on-year
+23
-4
+34
Contract jobs citing HP
10
4
16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
HP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
245
332
403
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
46.93%
42.95%
44.58%
Number of daily rates quoted
176
219
236
10th Percentile
£160
£262
£229
25th Percentile
£353
£330
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£425
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+20.59%
-10.53%
-
75th Percentile
£613
£575
£608
90th Percentile
£691
£692
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£479
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
+6.33%
-10.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
23
18
10th Percentile
£20.15
£11.55
£12.50
25th Percentile
£25.13
£14.00
£13.73
Median hourly rate
£30.00
£26.00
£19.60
Median % change year-on-year
+15.38%
+32.64%
-1.99%
75th Percentile
£30.68
£39.63
£51.88
90th Percentile
£42.66
£55.00
£97.50
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.51
£19.95
£18.50
% change year-on-year
-7.22%
+7.84%
+7.06%
HP Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing HP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
HP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HP in Birmingham.
HP Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HP in Birmingham over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
HP Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HP in Birmingham.
HP Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing HP 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 HP.
HP 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:
