The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Inventory Control skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Inventory Control over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
54
60
-
Rank change year-on-year
+6
-
-
Contract jobs citing Inventory Control
1
2
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Inventory Control falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
465
616
771
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
87.57%
79.59%
85.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
312
415
523
10th Percentile
£163
£231
£263
25th Percentile
£363
£375
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-
-5.00%
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£578
£594
£638
90th Percentile
£689
£700
£723
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+0.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted
38
37
31
10th Percentile
-
£13.70
£12.50
25th Percentile
£12.62
£18.50
£13.10
Median hourly rate
£17.44
£26.00
£20.97
Median % change year-on-year
-32.94%
+23.99%
+25.19%
75th Percentile
£25.82
£41.75
£29.38
90th Percentile
£27.64
£55.50
£53.75
West Midlands median hourly rate
£24.22
£19.95
£25.00
% change year-on-year
+21.40%
-20.20%
+44.93%
Inventory Control Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Inventory Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Inventory Control Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Inventory Control 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 Inventory Control.
Inventory Control 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:
